Mizuki Itagaki

Mizuki Itagaki
板垣瑞生
Born(2000-10-25)25 October 2000
Tokyo, Japan
Diedc. February 2025 (aged 24)
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • fashion model
Years active2011–2025

Mizuki Itagaki (板垣瑞生, Itagaki Mizuki, 25 October 2000[1] – c. February 2025[2]) was a Japanese actor and singer. From 2014 to 2020, he was a member of the boy band M!lk [ja], a part of Stardust Promotion's male musical collective Ebidan.

Career

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At the age of 10, Itagaki was scouted by Stardust Promotion in front of the Statue of Hachikō while he and his mother were on their way home from shopping.[3] He later joined Stardust Promotion's all-male musical collective Ebidan when he was 11 years old.[4] He appeared in Fujifabric music video as his debut work.[5]

In 2014 he made his movie debut in Dark Gold Ushima-kun Part 2.[6] He also got a major role as Kazuhiko Kambara in Solomon's Perjury, which was released in 2015. In 2014, he was announced as a member of Milk [ja], a sub-group of Ebidan, at Stardust Promotion's Star Festival in November 2014.[7] In November 2015 he appeared in the NHK taiga drama Hana Moyu as Mōri Motoakira.

On 9 March 2024 Stardust Promotion announced that Itagaki's official fan club was closed and his social media accounts were also closed.[8] On 29 November 2024, Itagaki revealed through his Instagram account that he had been hospitalized in January 2024 for an unspecified mental illness and had decided to quit acting after facing stress and pressure.[9] In the same post, he also revealed that he had developed anorexia and insomnia.[9] However, he also stated that he was transitioning back into his acting career through live-streaming and searching for other talent companies.[9] In another Instagram post on 31 December 2024, Itagaki stated that he was "looking forward" to "new challenges".[3]

Death

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In late January 2025, Itagaki was declared reported missing.[3][10] On April 17, 2025, his family posted on his Instagram account that the police notified them a few days prior that he was found dead in Tokyo.[3][10][11] Itagaki's family also stated that he had been suffering from an undisclosed mental illness since 2024.[10] Investigation revealed that he was believed to have died in early February and his body was found in mid-March.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2 Boy D [12]
Blue Spring Ride young Kou Mabuchi [13]
2015 Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion Kazuhiko Kanbara [14]
Solomon's Perjury Part 2: Judgement Kazuhiko Kanbara [14]
2018 Hibiki Ryōtarō Tsubaki [15]
2019 Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy Azusa Odagiri [16]
Boy Detectives Club Neo [17]
Love Stoppage Time Lead role [14]
Ghost Master Sakuraba [18]
2020 Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Ono [19]
Demon Girl Ren Aotsuki [20]
2021 Heartbeats Yasuhiro Hasebe [21]
Between Us [22]
2022 That Disappearance Filmed in 2018 [23]
The Blue Skies at Your Feet Yūto Motoyama [24]
HiGH&LOW THE WORST X Miyauchi Kozo (Binzo) [25]
Two Outs Bases Loaded Hachi [26]
2023 Our Secret Diary Hiroto Yano [27]
2024 Don't Lose Your Head! Katō Taemon [28]

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2015 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Tetsunosuke Saika the 22nd TV Asahi [29]
Burning Flower Mōri Motoakira NHK Taiga drama [12]
2017–18 Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Chagum NHK 2 seasons [12]
2020 In-House Marriage Honey Miura Manatsu MBS Lead role [14]
Yell Tadashi Shigemori NHK Asadora [14]
2021 Awaiting Kirin Mori Ranmaru NHK Taiga drama [30]
2022 Hiru Tetris Wowow [31]

Dubbing

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References

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  2. ^ a b "【訃報】板垣瑞生さん（２４）　死の状況が明らかに　亡くなったのは、2月上旬頃とみられ、3月中旬に遺体で発見　遺体には、外傷もなく事件性は認められない" [(Obituary) The circumstances around the death of Mizuki Itagaki (age 24) have been revealed: he is believed to have died around early February; his body was discovered in mid-March; no visible injuries on the body and no evidence of foul play]. TBS News Dig (in Japanese). 17 April 2025. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Lee, Jan (18 April 2024). "Japanese idol-actor Mizuki Itagaki found dead at 24 after going missing for months". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  4. ^ "宮部みゆき原作『ソロモンの偽証』でミステリアスな美少年を演じた板垣瑞生(1/4)". CREA WEB. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ "宮部みゆき原作『ソロモンの偽証』でミステリアスな美少年を演じた板垣瑞生(2/4)". CREA WEB. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  6. ^ "「ソロモンの偽証」監督、藤野涼子と板垣瑞生の「まなざしと心に賭けた」". 映画ナタリー. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  7. ^ "超特急、DISH//に続く"スタダ系男子"M!LKに黄色い歓声 フレッシュなパフォーマンスで魅了". Model Press. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  8. ^ "板垣瑞生さん 所属事務所を退所 ファンクラブも閉鎖". Yahoo! News. 9 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "【真相】俳優・板垣瑞生さん　事務所退所は「人前に出ることが難しいほどに心身共に弱っていた」現在は回復・配信やイベントに取り組み俳優業再開を模索" [(Truth) Actor Mizuki Itagaki left his agency because he was "so weak both physically and mentally that it was difficult to appear in public"; at the present, he is recovering, working on live broadcasts and events, and exploring the possibility of returning to acting]. TBS News Dig (in Japanese). 29 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (17 April 2025). "Actor Mizuki Itagaki Dies at 24 After Going Missing in January". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Mizuki Itagaki, Japanese actor, singer dies at 24". Daily Jang. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  12. ^ a b c "M!LK板垣瑞生&宮世琉弥、俳優業専念で卒業発表 1月末に7人体制ラストライブ". Oricon. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  13. ^ "『精霊の守り人』チャグム役・板垣瑞生、"王子"を演じて成長". Oricon. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d e "持田将史＆板垣瑞生、『エール』に新風をもたらす歯車に 裕一は再び音楽の道へ". Real Sound. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  15. ^ "響 HIBIKI". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  16. ^ "ホットギミック ガールミーツボーイ". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  17. ^ "超・少年探偵団NEO Beginning". eiga.com. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  18. ^ "ゴーストマスター". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  19. ^ "浜辺美波、板垣瑞生、桜田ひより、赤楚衛二…注目の若手俳優4人が実写版『映像研』に参戦！". Movie Walker. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  20. ^ "井頭愛海主演『鬼ガール！！』、桜田ひより、板垣瑞生、吉田美月喜ら出演決定". Crank-in!. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  21. ^ "胸が鳴るのは君のせい". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  22. ^ "「藍に響け」に永瀬莉子、板垣瑞生、小西桜子、山之内すずら8名！特報も到着". Natalie. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  23. ^ "その消失、". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  24. ^ "君が落とした青空". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  25. ^ "HiGH&LOW". HiGH&LOW (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  26. ^ "ツーアウトフルベース". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  27. ^ "交換ウソ日記". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  28. ^ "身代わり忠臣蔵". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  29. ^ "忍びの19「探せ！天空のオトモ忍」". TV Asahi. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  30. ^ "板垣瑞生が大河ドラマ「麒麟がくる」出演、信長を慕う森蘭丸役". Natalie. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  31. ^ "赤楚衛二と坂口健太郎主演「ヒル」に吉川愛、飯豊まりえ、柳俊太郎、板垣瑞生ら". Natalie. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  32. ^ "セーフハウス～もう一人の殺人鬼～". Wowow. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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