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My Take
Okay, Masaki Suda is one of those actors who quietly becomes the best in the room while you're not looking. He kicked off as the youngest-ever Kamen Rider lead back in 2009, and instead of getting stuck in tokusatsu land, he morphed into this chameleon who reshapes his whole face for every role, racking up serious hardware including a Best Actor award for the brutal boxing drama Ah, Wilderness. Then he just casually goes and becomes a legit pop star too, scoring a hit with Machigaisagashi and landing on Kohaku. Greedy, honestly. And We Made a Beautiful Bouquet basically dismantled every couple who's ever lived together. Yet he keeps this loose, friendly Osaka-kid energy that makes the towering talent weirdly approachable. Terrifying range.
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Story
From Behind the Mask to the Center of Japanese Cinema: The Formidable Talent of Masaki Suda
Overview
Masaki Suda (born February 21, 1993, in Minoh, Osaka) made his acting debut in 2009 in the tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider W, becoming the youngest lead in the franchise's history at the time. He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by a New Actor for Backwater (2013) and the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Ah, Wilderness (2017). Alongside his acting career he has pursued music, earning a major hit with the single Machigaisagashi (2019) and performing on NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen the same year. His 2021 film We Made a Beautiful Bouquet became a wide commercial and cultural hit, and he continued major television work including the NHK taiga drama Kamakura-dono no 13-nin (2022).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Masaki Suda
- Name (Japanese)
- 菅田将暉
- Reading
- すだ まさき
- Real name
- 菅生大将
- Born
- February 21, 1993 (age 33)
- Origin
- Minoh, Osaka, Japan
- Height
- 176 cm
- Occupation
- Actor / Singer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Blood type
- A
- Agency
- Top Coat
- Active years
- 2009–present
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Minoh Municipal Nishi Elementary School
- Junior high
- Minoh Municipal Daiichi Junior High School
- High school
- Osaka Prefectural Ikeda High School (withdrew) → Hinode High School correspondence course (graduated)
- University
- Did not attend university
- Debut
- 2009, acting debut in Kamen Rider W
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Japan Academy Film Prize – New Actor Award (Backwater)
- 2018 Japan Academy Film Prize – Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Ah, Wilderness)
- 2019 Yomiuri Drama Award – Outstanding Actor Award and Sugimura Haruko Award (stage: Caligula)
- 2019 70th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen – first appearance
Timeline
- 2009Acting debut as Philip in the tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider W (double lead with Ren Kiriyama)
- 2014Won Japan Academy Film Prize for New Actor for the film Backwater
- 2017Won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Leading Actor for Ah, Wilderness; began his music career with the single Mitakoto mo Nai Keshiki
- 2019Released the digital single Machigaisagashi; first appearance on NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen
- 2021Film We Made a Beautiful Bouquet became a major hit; announced marriage to actress Nana Komatsu
- 2022Appeared in NHK taiga drama The 13 Lords of the Shogun
- 2024Announced the birth of his first child
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Nana Komatsu (actress, marriage announced 2021)
- Children
- One child (born 2024, details private)
- Siblings
- Younger brothers: Kocchi no Kento (singer) and Masaki Sugao (actor)
4. Personality
Hobbies
- Making clothes
- Listening to music
- Watching Yoshimoto Shinkigeki comedy
Specialties
- Piano
- Boxing
5. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 260 (2009–2026)
- By year (titles with a known year)
- 2009: 7, 2010: 11, 2011: 14, 2012: 13, 2013: 12, 2014: 10, 2015: 18, 2016: 22, 2017: 21, 2018: 13, 2019: 19, 2020: 14, 2021: 14, 2022: 13, 2023: 15, 2024: 11, 2025: 9, 2026: 8, year unknown: 16
- Debut work
- Kamen Rider W
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV Drama | Kamen Rider W | Philip (lead) | 2009 |
| Film | Backwater | Lead (Toma Shinogaki) | 2013 |
| Film | Ah, Wilderness | Lead | 2017 |
| TV Drama | 3-nen A-gumi: Ima kara Minna-san wa, Hitojichi desu | Lead | 2019 |
| Single | Machigaisagashi | Artist | 2019 |
| Film | We Made a Beautiful Bouquet | Lead | 2021 |
| TV Drama | The 13 Lords of the Shogun (NHK taiga) | Minamoto no Yoshitsune | 2022 |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://topcoat.co.jp/masaki_suda
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/suda.masaki_official/
- Xhttps://x.com/sudaofficial
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/菅田将暉
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1134047
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Masaki Suda born?
Masaki Suda was born on February 21, 1993 and is 33 years old.
Where is Masaki Suda from?
Masaki Suda is from Minoh, Osaka, Japan.
What does Masaki Suda do?
Masaki Suda works as Actor, Singer.
How tall is Masaki Suda?
Masaki Suda is 176 cm tall.
What is Masaki Suda's blood type?
Masaki Suda's blood type is A.
Which high school did Masaki Suda attend?
Masaki Suda attended Osaka Prefectural Ikeda High School and Hinode High School correspondence course.
What agency is Masaki Suda with?
Masaki Suda is with Top Coat.
How long has Masaki Suda been active?
Masaki Suda's recorded active years are 2009–present.
What is Masaki Suda known for?
Masaki Suda's notable works include Kamen Rider W, Backwater, Ah, Wilderness.
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