Kento Yamazaki was born on September 7, 1994, in Tokyo, in a middle-class household. His parents worked hard to provide Kento and his elder brother with sufficient comfort. He grew up seeing his parents struggle to make both ends meet, and became more mature than other children of his age. Also he loved playing soccer and was really good at it. He claimed in later interviews that as a child, he dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player, and coaching the national team once after retirement. Having artistic instincts, Kento loved reading mangas and dreamed of becoming a manga artist someday. He was a fan of ‘Death Note,’ and later in his career, when he became a part of the series based on it, his joy seemed no bound. By his early teenage, he had become well aware of how good he looked. He was a popular kid in elementary school, and upon his friends’ advice, he started sculpting his body to pursue a career in modeling.

The transition from modeling to films wasn’t a difficult one for Kento, as it was natural for models to look for a career in acting. At a young age of 16, he got his first acting assignment in the series ‘Leregnomin ba Kento.’ It was followed by ‘Clone Baby,’ which established Kento as a solid young actor.

He made his film debut with ‘Control Tower’ and his acting received positive feedback.

Thereafter, he appeared in ‘The Wings of Kirin’ in 2012. He played an important role in this big-budget supernatural thriller. In the same year, Kento played the lead role in the horror-thriller film ‘Another.’ The latter turned out to be a major box office success and collected more than 5 million US dollars at the Japanese box office alone.

Kento Yamazaki is a huge fan of mangas and owns a huge collection in his house. He is also a part time musician and plays guitar very well.

Kento has never opened up about any of his relationships, but his on-off relationship with actress Nikaido Fumi has often surfaced in the media.