NAOTO

Birthday: 1983-08-30
Birthplace: Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2020-11-20 Food Luck! Yoshito Sato
2019-10-03 Dancing Mary Kenji
2014-04-05 Blossoms Bloom
2013-09-27 EXILE LIVE TOUR 2013 “EXILE PRIDE”
2012-10-17 EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH~
2011-12-25 EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ~願いの塔~