Yu Inaba

Yu Inaba
Yu Inaba
Born	January 12, 1993 (age 31); Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009 – present
Known for	Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach in Kamen Rider Drive (2015）
Spouse	Nicole Fujita (m. 2023)
Website	yu-inaba.lespros.net

Yu Inaba (稲葉友, Inaba Yū, born January 12, 1993^[1]) is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach in the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Drive.

Biography

Inaba was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. In November 2009, when he was a 16-year-old high school sophomore, he won the 22nd Junon Super Boy Contest Grand Prix. Inaba was awarded from among the largest number of 15,491 people.^[2] In 2010, he debuted in the TV drama Clone Baby. In 2011, Inaba first starred in the stage play Sanada Ten Braves: Boku-ra ga mamoritakatta mono.

On August 4, 2023, he announced his marriage with Japanese model Nicole Fujita on Instagram.^[3]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Other notes	Ref.
2017	Naotora: The Lady Warlord		Taiga drama	^[4]
2021	Given	Ugetsu Murata		^[5]
2022	Harem Marriage	Ryunosuke Date		^[6]
2022–23	Minato's Laundromat	Shu Sakuma		^[7]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Other notes	Ref.
2020	Hotel Royal			^[8]
2021	Will I Be Single Forever?			^[9]
2022	Koi Kogare Utae	Kiritani	Lead role	^[10]
2023	#Mito	Kiyoshi Tanabe		^[11]

References

^ ""「マルチ」をめざすスターの原石" Town News (February 11, 2010)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
^ ""ジュノン・スーパーボーイ高校２年の稲葉友さんがグランプリイモトも「イチコロ」" Mainichi Japan (November 23, 2009)". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
^ 村上幸将. "藤田ニコルと稲葉友が結婚交際３年すでに同居「家族として支え合い」妊娠しておらず仕事は継続 - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
^ "おんな城主直虎の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
^ "ドラマ「ギヴン」追加キャストに八木アリサ、奥野壮、小野寺晃良、稲葉友". Natalie. June 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "ドラマ「ハレ婚。」3人の妻を手に入れるハレ婚夫・龍之介役は稲葉友に決定". Natalie. November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "ドラマ「みなと商事コインランドリー」に福士誠治・奥智哉・稲葉友・豊嶋花が出演" [Seiji Fukushi, Tomoya Oku, Yu Inaba, and Hana Toyoshima cast in TV drama Minato's Laundromat]. Natalie (in Japanese). 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
^ "松山ケンイチ、安田顕ら17人が「ホテルローヤル」に出演、公開は11月13日". Natalie. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
^ "市川実和子、松村沙友理、徳永えりが出演！『ずっと独身でいるつもり？』追加キャスト". Cinematoday. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
^ "稲葉友「恋い焦れ歌え」で長編映画初主演、「自分の全てを懸けて臨もう」". Natalie. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ "#ミトヤマネ". eiga.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

External links

[1] ""「マルチ」をめざすスターの原石" Town News (February 11, 2010)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2015-06-12.

[2] ""ジュノン・スーパーボーイ高校２年の稲葉友さんがグランプリイモトも「イチコロ」" Mainichi Japan (November 23, 2009)". Retrieved 2015-06-12.

[3] 村上幸将. "藤田ニコルと稲葉友が結婚交際３年すでに同居「家族として支え合い」妊娠しておらず仕事は継続 - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-04.

[4] "おんな城主直虎の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

[5] "ドラマ「ギヴン」追加キャストに八木アリサ、奥野壮、小野寺晃良、稲葉友". Natalie. June 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[6] "ドラマ「ハレ婚。」3人の妻を手に入れるハレ婚夫・龍之介役は稲葉友に決定". Natalie. November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[natalie_2022-06-01-7] "ドラマ「みなと商事コインランドリー」に福士誠治・奥智哉・稲葉友・豊嶋花が出演" [Seiji Fukushi, Tomoya Oku, Yu Inaba, and Hana Toyoshima cast in TV drama Minato's Laundromat]. Natalie (in Japanese). 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2023-05-07.

[8] "松山ケンイチ、安田顕ら17人が「ホテルローヤル」に出演、公開は11月13日". Natalie. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

[9] "市川実和子、松村沙友理、徳永えりが出演！『ずっと独身でいるつもり？』追加キャスト". Cinematoday. Retrieved August 30, 2021.

[10] "稲葉友「恋い焦れ歌え」で長編映画初主演、「自分の全てを懸けて臨もう」". Natalie. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

[11] "#ミトヤマネ". eiga.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

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