If you had to find a Japanese equivalent, though, it would certainly be Kengo Kora. Since his 2006 big-screen debut, the Kumamoto native has featured in around 50 films, averaging almost four a year.

21 Feb – Kora Kengo has been revealed to be the lead in the drama adaptation of Ochiai Naoyuki's "Tsumi to Batsu: A Falsified Romance" manga, which will see the star turning into a shut-in who ...