Shono Hayama

Shono Hayama (Japanese: 葉山奨之) is a Japanese actor born on December 19, 1995, in Osaka, Japan. Standing at 1.76 meters tall, he has established a prominent career in Japanese cinema and television drama series since his early acting debut in the early 2010s.

Acting Career and Filmography

Hayama began appearing in film and television productions in the early 2010s. His early film credits include A Gentle Rain Falls for Fukushima (2012) as Kento Ookoshi and My Departure (2012) as a high school student. Throughout the decade, he expanded his repertoire with appearances in various feature films such as The World of Kanako (2014), Mare (2015) as Ittetsu Tsumura, After the Storm (2016), and Yell For The Blue Sky (2016) as Aki Mizushima.

As his career progressed into the late 2010s and 2020s, Hayama took on diverse roles in both films and television series. Notable film appearances include After the Rain (2018), The Island of Cats (2019), and Our 30 Minute Sessions (2020) as Kenta Yamashina. His television work spans numerous networks and projects, ranging from NHK dramas such as An Invisible Cradle (2018) and Themis' Uncertain Court (2026) to commercial broadcast series including The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016), My Beloved Flower (2023), and Stove League (2026).

Selected Filmography

A Gentle Rain Falls for Fukushima (2012) - Kento Ookoshi
The World of Kanako (2014) - Ogata
Mare (2015) - Ittetsu Tsumura
The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016) - Kazuma Watanabe
Yell For The Blue Sky (2016) - Aki Mizushima
Setoutsumi (2017) - Shokichi Seto
An Invisible Cradle (2018) - Yosuke Machida
After the Rain (2018) - Takashi Yoshizawa
Our 30 Minute Sessions (2020) - Kenta Yamashina
My Beloved Flower (2023) - Itsuki Shinomiya