Towa Araki
Towa Araki (born September 28, 2005) is a Japanese actor born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has appeared in numerous film and television productions, often portraying younger versions of lead characters or supporting roles in ensemble dramas.
Career
Araki began his acting career in the mid-2010s. His early film credits include Strayer's Chronicle (2015) and No Longer Heroine (2015), where he appeared as a younger version of a character. Throughout his career, he has frequently been cast in roles depicting the childhood or youth of central protagonists, such as in Mars (2016) and Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021).
In television, he gained recognition for his role as Soichi Enomoto in the mystery series Your Turn to Kill (2019), a role he reprised for the 2021 film adaptation. His other notable television appearances include the Netflix series First Love (2022) and the drama Barakamon (2023).
Selected Filmography
Movies
- Strayer's Chronicle (2015)
- No Longer Heroine (2015)
- Mars (2016)
- My Brother Loves Me Too Much (2017)
- Bokyo (2017)
- Real Girl (2018)
- Your Turn to Kill (2021)
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
- Whisper of the Heart (2022)
- Sana: Let Me Hear (2024)
- A Side Character's Love Story (2026)
Television Series
- Shinigami Kun (2014)
- Heisei Busaiku Salaryman (2015)
- Mars (2016)
- High & Low Season 2 (2016)
- A Girl & Three Sweethearts (2016)
- Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu (2017)
- Your Turn to Kill (2019)
- Anonymous (2021)
- School Police (2021)
- Dear My Loneliness and Darkness (2022)
- First Love (2022)
- The Travel Nurse (2022)
- Barakamon (2023)
- Going Home: Cops for the Lost (2024)