Gordon Maeda

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Gordon Maeda
眞栄田 郷敦
Born
Maeda Gōdon (前田 郷敦)

(2000-01-09) January 9, 2000 (age 21)
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor, model
Years active2018–present
Parent(s)Sonny Chiba (father)
Tamami Chiba (mother)
RelativesJuri Manase (half-sister)
Mackenyu (brother)
Websitemaeda-gordon.com

Gordon Maeda (眞栄田 郷敦, Maeda Gōdon, born January 9, 2000) is an American-born Japanese actor. He is the son of Japanese actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba.

Biography[]

Maeda was born on January 9, 2000 in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Japanese action actor Sonny Chiba and second wife Tamami. He has one brother Mackenyu and a half-sister Juri Manase from his father's previous marriage. Maeda lived in Beverly Hills for 12 years until he graduated elementary school, before moving to Japan with his mother.[1] His parents divorced in 2015. He learned Kyokushin karate at the age of 5 and continued for 7 years. He placed 2nd at the US Kyokushin karate Nationals when he was 10 years old. In elementary school, he played saxophone as his choice of extracurricular activity. After entering junior high school in Kyoto, he joined the school's brass band. It was a period in which he developed his desire to enroll at Tokyo University of the Arts with the goal of becoming professional saxophonist. In order to further pursue his dream he went to Meisei Gakuin, a private senior high school in Okayama which has highly reputable brass band.[2] He lived in the school dorm in Okayama through out high school. During his six years of participation in school brass band, he performed in numerous concours and won several trophies from regional and national competitions. Together with Meisei Gakuin brass band, he won silver and bronze awards at All-Japan Band Competition in 2016 and 2017 respectively.[3] He started considering to go into showbiz after unexpectedly failing his entrance exam for Tokyo University of the Arts.[4]

Through his father, in 2018 he got acquainted with entertainment industry officials including the team which later produced his debut movie, Little Love Song. He made his runway debut in Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) Kitakyushu 2018.[5] For his stage name, he changed kanji writing of his birth last name from 前田 (Mae-da) to 眞栄田 (Ma-e-da) because he wanted to include "真" character in it, just like his father and brother's stage names.[6]

Filmography[]

Television drama[]

Year Title Network Role Notes
2019 No Side Manager TBS Keita Nanao
2020 I Can Meet You Three More Times Fuji TV Seishiro Michibayashi Lead role
My Housekeeper Nagisa-san TBS Haruto Segawa
2021 Kyojo II Fuji TV Takashi Inabe
With You Who Wanted to be a Star NTV Shusei Washigami Lead role
The Romance Manga Artist Fuji TV Togo Nikaido
Promise Cinderella TBS Issei Kataoka [7] Lead role
Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend Wowow himself [8] Lead role, mockumentary

Web drama[]

Year Title Network Role Notes
2020 My Subordinate Haruto-kun Paravi Haruto Segawa Lead role, spin-off of My Housekeeper Nagisa-san
2021 With You Who Wanted to be a Star -another story- Hulu Shusei Washigami Lead role, alternate retelling of With You Who Wanted to be a Star
Renai Kakutoka Fuji TV on-demand (FOD) Togo Nikaido Lead role, spin-off of The Romance Manga Artist
Cinderella Complex Paravi Issei Kataoka Episode 5, spin-off of Promise Cinderella

Theatrical film[]

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Little Love Song Shinji Fukumura
Come Kiss Me at 0:00 AM Akira Hamabe [9]
2021 Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold Takashi Minamikawa
Tokyo Revengers Takashi Mitsuya [10]

References[]

  1. ^ "眞栄田郷敦、セレブなビバリーヒルズ暮らし・サックス奏者を目指していた過去明かす". mdpr.jp. modelpress. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "＜眞栄田郷敦＞人生変えた恩師の言葉に涙　父・千葉真一さんとの思い出、新田真剣佑との関係性も　「A-Studio＋」出演". news.yahoo.co.jp. Mainichi Kirei. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "第65回全日本吹奏楽コンクール". www.suisougaku-net.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ "眞栄田郷敦　サックスでプロ目指すも挫折…思いは「まったくなかった」芸能界入りのきっかけは父と兄". news.yahoo.co.jp. Sponichi. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ "新田真剣佑の弟・眞栄田郷敦（まえだごうどん）「TGC北九州」出演決定". mdpr.jp. modelpress. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ "父・千葉真一、兄・新田真剣佑への尊敬の念――眞栄田郷敦、銀幕デビューの地・沖縄で"芸道"を突き進む". eiga.com. 映画.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ^ 『プロミス・シンデレラ』キャスト・出演者一覧【2021年7月期放送】. Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  8. ^ "綾野剛がロビンマスク！「キン肉マン THE LOST LEGEND」で眞栄田郷敦＆玉城ティナと共闘". eiga.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Live-Action Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network.
  10. ^ "Live-Action Tokyo Revengers Film Casts Gordon Maeda, Hiroya Shimizu". Anime News Network.


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