Mackenyu

Mackenyu Arata, born Mackenyu Maeda on November 16, 1996, in Los Angeles, is a Japanese actor. He rose to fame for his portrayal of Arata Wataya in the Chihayafuru live-action trilogy in 2016, earning him the 40th Japan Academy Newcomers of the Year Award in 2017. Mackenyu has appeared in various manga adaptations, including JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), Tokyo Ghoul S (2019), and Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021). He has also taken on notable roles such as Pegasus Seiya in Knights of the Zodiac and Roronoa Zoro in the upcoming Netflix series One Piece (2023). Mackenyu is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba.