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Sho Ikushima is a Tokyo-based actor/producer/choreographer.
Sho Ikushima is a Japanese actor/producer/choreographer. He was born into an entertainment industry family. His father is a famous Japanese broadcaster, Hiroshi Ikushima, and his brother, Yûki Ikushima, is also an actor in Japan.
Sho started his career as a dancer. At 15, he moved to California to attend Idyllwild Arts Academy, where he began dancing. He wanted to be a theater major in high school but couldn’t speak English, so he became a dance major. He continued his study in dance at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and started acting with John Strasberg. His dance career took him to Europe, where he received a danceWEB Scholarship in Vienna and worked as a soloist at the State Theater Kassel in Germany under the direction of Johannes Wieland. He also choreographed a famous Japanese Kabuki actor, Kankurô Nakamura, for the Asian Games 2026 promo video at the Asian Games 2023 closing ceremony.
Sho’s talent and hard work have not gone unnoticed on the international stage. Upon his return to Japan, he embarked on a successful acting career, collaborating with esteemed directors like Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Masato Harada, Masatoshi Yamaguchi. In 2018, he made his mark in an American action crime/thriller film, Darc, portraying Shigeru Kageyama alongside Tony Schiena and Emmy Award winner,Armand Assante. He has since continued to make his presence felt in American cinema, appearing in End of Loyalty as Yukio.
Sho’s talents extend beyond acting and dancing. In 2024, he made his debut as a producer, spearheading the creation of his first feature film, Crosspoint, in collaboration with Takehiro Hira and Carlo Aquino. This achievement further solidifies his status as a multi-faceted talent in the entertainment industry.
Sho Ikushima is a Japanese actor/producer/choreographer. He was born into an entertainment industry family. His father is a famous Japanese broadcaster, Hiroshi Ikushima, and his brother, Yûki Ikushima, is also an actor in Japan.
Sho started his career as a dancer. At 15, he moved to California to attend Idyllwild Arts Academy, where he began dancing. He wanted to be a theater major in high school but couldn’t speak English, so he became a dance major. He continued his study in dance at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and started acting with John Strasberg. His dance career took him to Europe, where he received a danceWEB Scholarship in Vienna and worked as a soloist at the State Theater Kassel in Germany under the direction of Johannes Wieland. He also choreographed a famous Japanese Kabuki actor, Kankurô Nakamura, for the Asian Games 2026 promo video at the Asian Games 2023 closing ceremony.
Sho’s talent and hard work have not gone unnoticed on the international stage. Upon his return to Japan, he embarked on a successful acting career, collaborating with esteemed directors like Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Masato Harada, Masatoshi Yamaguchi. In 2018, he made his mark in an American action crime/thriller film, Darc, portraying Shigeru Kageyama alongside Tony Schiena and Emmy Award winner,Armand Assante. He has since continued to make his presence felt in American cinema, appearing in End of Loyalty as Yukio.
Sho’s talents extend beyond acting and dancing. In 2024, he made his debut as a producer, spearheading the creation of his first feature film, Crosspoint, in collaboration with Takehiro Hira and Carlo Aquino. This achievement further solidifies his status as a multi-faceted talent in the entertainment industry.
- 生島翔は東京在住の俳優・プロデューサー・振付家である。
15歳の時にアメリカ・カリフォルニア州にあるIdyllwild Arts Academyに単身留学、ダンスを始める。NYU Tisch School of the Artsのダンス科を３年で卒業し、その後NYにてベッシー賞受賞歴のあるPavel Zustiakを始め、Brian Brooks、Gerald Caselなどの振付家の作品に出演。2009年にオーストリアで開催される世界最大級のダンスフェスティバルであるImpulsTanz FestivalにてdanceWEB Scholarshipに選出される。その後ドイツ・カッセル州立劇場とソリストとして契約。Johannes Wieland、Yossi Berg、Oded Grafの作品に出演。
帰国後はダンスや振付だけではなく、テレビ、映画、ラジオなど幅広く活動。2018年には米映画『Darc』に準主役・Shigeru Kageyama役、2023年には米映画『End of Loyalty』にYukio役として出演。日本では、映画『関ヶ原』、『闇金ウシジマくん Part２』、TV『きみはペット』、『３５歳の高校生』、舞台『十二夜』（ジョン・ケアード演出・日生劇場）、『ヴェローナの二紳士』（宮本亜門演出・日生劇場）、MV『BIRDY』（堂珍嘉邦）等に出演。
2024年に初の国際合作長編映画『CROSSPOINT』をプロデュースした。また、2023アジア競技大会の閉会式にて流れた2026アジア競技大会の招聘動画において歌舞伎俳優・中村勘九郎に振付を行う。また、京都大学にて都市工学を学び、芸術とまちづくりを研究しており、多方面で活動中。