2015Nominee
Best Performance
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
NAOTO
Actor
Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
August 30, 1983
Biography
Kataoka Naoto (片岡直人), better known by his stage names NAOTO and EXILE NAOTO, is a performer and actor. He's a member of the group EXILE, one of the leaders of the group Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS and leader of the hip-hop unit HONEST BOYZ®. He was also a member of J Soul Brothers' second generation Nidaime J Soul Brothers until they migrated to EXILE in 2009. In 2010, he became the leader of the newly-formed J Soul Brothers III. During Apr 2013, he played the role of Tomonori Kashiwagi in Fuji TV drama Last Cinderella. In the Tokyo TV drama Night Hero NAOTO that aired the same month, NAOTO played himself in his first leading role. His movie Dancing Mary is set to be released in 2020 and made its world premiere at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Food Luck!
2012Nominee
Best Performance
EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH~
Career Highlights
2014Highlight
Best Performance
Blossoms Bloom
2019Highlight
Best Performance
Dancing Mary
Video
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Food Luck!
Dancing Mary