Taisei Kido

Taisei Kido (木戸大聖, Kido Taisei) is a Japanese actor born on December 10, 1996, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Standing 1.73 meters tall with blood type A, he has built a career appearing in various television dramas, feature films, and streaming series.

Career

Kido entered the Japanese entertainment industry and began securing minor and supporting roles in television series starting around 2017, including appearances in School Counselor and Fugitive Boys. Over the subsequent years, he transitioned into more prominent supporting and main roles across broadcast television and streaming platforms.

His notable television credits include portraying the younger version of the protagonist Harumichi Namiki in the Netflix romance series First Love: Hatsukoi (2022). He subsequently appeared in multiple major television dramas in 2024, including 9 Border on TBS, House of Ninjas on Netflix, and Where does the Sea Begin on Fuji TV. In film, Kido has been cast in various productions ranging from early appearances in Gintama 2: Rules Are Made To Be Broken (2018) to roles in upcoming features scheduled for release in 2025 and 2026, such as Wind Breaker and A Side Character's Love Story.

Filmography

Selected Television Dramas

School Counselor (Fuji TV-KTV, 2017) - basketball club member
Fugitive Boys (Fuji TV-KTV, 2017) - (ep.10)
First Love: Hatsukoi (Netflix, 2022) - Harumichi Namiki (young)
Yuria Sensei no Akai Ito (TV Asahi, 2023) - Yuya Ban
Draft King (WOWOW, 2023) - Sho Kitabatake
9 Border (TBS, 2024) - Yota Takagi
House of Ninjas (Netflix, 2024) - Kohei Kyotani
Where does the Sea Begin (Fuji TV, 2024) - Yamato Tsukioka

Selected Films

Gintama 2: Rules Are Made To Be Broken (2018)
L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof (2019) - Takemura
Our 30 Minute Sessions (2020)
Kotera-san Climbs! (2020) - Makabe
What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022) - Suda
Yuki Teka Heranu (2025) - Chuya Nakahara
Wind Breaker (2025) - Akihiko Nirei
A Side Character's Love Story (2026) - Hiroki Irie