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It was officially announced that Nitta Mackenyu has been cast as Roronoa Zoro for NETFLIX’s live action drama series “ONE PIECE”. Five members of the Straw Hat Pirates have now been cast including Inaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Read More …
Arata Mackenyu is the eldest son of action legend Chiba Shinichi (82) best known worldwide as “Sonny Chiba” and on August 19th, Sonny Chiba passed away due to the novel coronavirus. Mackenyu is staying abroad for work and posted the following image in tribute to Read More …
Arata Mackenyu shared a past and present photo with actor Takenouchi Yutaka. Mackenyu wrote, “I was 5 years old at the time. I grew up”. The past photo was on the set of the 2001 Fuji TV drama “Dekichatta Kekkon” and now the two will Read More …
The “Brave: Gunjyo Senki” Instagram shares an off-shot photo of the late Miura Haruma taken by Mackenyu. The film will be released in theaters on March 12th and features Aoi Nishino (portrayed by Mackenyu) from the Kyudo Club, for some reason goes back in time Read More …
The Governor of Okinawa, Tamaki Denny, asked people to not to travel to Okinawa saying, “Okinawa cannot provide sufficient hospitality due to the declaration of emergency. The medical system including remote islands is also in an emergency. Please cancel your trip to Okinawa. Stay at Read More …
The Governor of Okinawa, Tamaki Denny, asked people to not to travel to Okinawa saying, “Okinawa cannot provide sufficient hospitality due to the declaration of emergency. The medical system including remote islands is also in an emergency. Please cancel your trip to Okinawa. Stay at Read More …
In Japan, there are numerous names that people get wrong. In an article for “Joshi SPA!”, the publication looks into six artists and group names that people often get wrong. One group name that people often have a problem reading, including Horie Takafumi is the Read More …
Actor Mackenyu, who is starring in the drama series “Todonme no Kiss” posted a photo on Instagram with actor Yamazaki Kento holding him has gone viral with over 332,000 likes. In the comment, Mackenyu teases his followers with: “The Kissing Episode 5 of Todome. I’m Read More …