My Take
I've watched Kanata Hongō basically grow up on screen, and that's a weird, slightly unfair feeling: the kid actor with the porcelain, almost too-pretty face just quietly became an adult lead without ever losing the look. What gets me is how that delicate, breakable quality cuts both ways for him. He can play the fragile, ethereal type, then flip into a cold-eyed villain and you buy it completely. There's a precision to him I really respect. And then you find out the guy off-camera is a full-blown otaku who disappears into games and figures, and suddenly the icy beauty feels totally approachable. That gap, aloof exterior, genuinely obsessive nerd underneath, is honestly his best weapon. This Miyagi kid is way more endearing than his face lets on.
Overview
Kanata Hongō is a Japanese actor, model, and voice actor born on November 15, 1990, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. He began his career as a child actor and has since established himself across television, film, and voice work. Standing 174 cm tall, he attended Nihon University. He is known for his slender, delicate appearance and versatility in roles ranging from fragile protagonists to cold antagonists.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kanata Hongō
- Name (Japanese)
- 本郷奏多
- Reading
- ほんごう かなた
- Born
- November 15, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse (午)
- Origin
- Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Actor / Model / Voice Actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Nihon University
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://official.stardust.co.jp/kanata
- Xhttps://x.com/k_hongo_staff
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AC%E9%83%B7%E5%A5%8F%E5%A4%9A
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.