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| At the age of 22, while hanging out with his sister, Ayako, at a local deli in Beverly Hills, a talent scout spotted him and subsequently, he found himself as part of the TOMMY HILLFIGER AMERICA TOUR model team, along with other well-known mates Kate Hudson and Simon Rex. |
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| Kentaro dropped out from USC to concentrate fully on his modeling/acting career. During his first 2 years in the modeling scene, he went for many auditions both in NY and LA. He also attended Pierro Duso Acting School in Santa Monica to brush up his acting skills. |
| He made his acting debut as the lead in SEAMLESS, alongside Shannon Elizabeth as the co-lead in 1999. After Seamless, he was introduced to a big entertainment agency in Japan, Dentsu Inc. and he decided to pursue his acting and modeling career in Japan. Under Dentsu’s wing, Kentaro expanded his career portfolio in the entertainment scene in Japan. |
