Soya Kurokawa

Okay, so this kid completely floored me. Soya Kurokawa shows up in Kore-eda's "Monster" and just quietly wrecks you, no theatrics, no mugging for the camera, just this unnervingly controlled performance from someone barely into his teens. What gets me is how much he does with stillness; whole scenes turn on a flicker behind his eyes, and that's the kind of restraint you usually only see from actors twice his age who've earned it the hard way. The fact that a regular kid from Saitama ends up walking the carpet at Cannes is the sort of wild, life-is-strange trajectory you can't script. I have no idea what he'll grow into, and honestly that's the fun part. I'm just going to keep half an eye on him and quietly root for the long haul.

Soya Kurokawa is a Japanese actor born on December 5, 2009, in Saitama Prefecture. He gained wide recognition for his role in Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2023 film Monster (怪物), delivering a performance that drew attention far beyond what is typically expected of a child actor. His nuanced expressiveness in dialogue-light scenes drew particular praise from critics and audiences.

Name (English)

Soya Kurokawa

Name (Japanese)

黒川想矢

Reading

くろかわ そうや

Born

December 5, 2009 (age 16)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox (丑)

Origin

Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Child actor / Actor

Motto

Private

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Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Child actor
• Actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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