Kanata Hongo (本郷 奏多, Hongo Kanata), is a young Japanese actor who was born on November 15, 1990. He has appeared in several movies, including Moon Child, which also starred Gackt, Hyde and Wang Lee Hom. Kanata played the role of “Sho” as a child, while the adult role was played by Gackt. He appeared in a movie called Hinokio which was released on July 2005 in Japan. He is also the young boy in the singer YUI’s music video for her song Tomorrow’s way.
He was cast as the popular anime character, Ryoma Echizen, in the live-action adaptation The Prince of Tennis film, released on May 13, 2006 in Japan.
Kanata Hongo will also portray the character Shinichi Okazaki (Shin) in the movie NANA 2 which will be released in Japan on December 9 2006.
* Name: Kanata Hongo
* D.O.B: 15 November 1990
* Birthplace: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
* Height: Approx. 162 cm (5′3″)
* Weight: ?
* Profession: Actor
* Hobbies/Specialties: Baseball, Tennis,
* Horoscope: Scorpion
* Others: He likes dogs
* Talent agency: Stardust