Kataoka Naoto (片岡直人), better known by his stage names NAOTO and EXILE NAOTO, is a performer and actor. He's a member of the group EXILE, one of the leaders of the group Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS and leader of the hip-hop unit HONEST BOYZ®. He was also a member of J Soul Brothers' second generation Nidaime J Soul Brothers until they migrated to EXILE in 2009. In 2010, he became the leader of the newly-formed J Soul Brothers III. During Apr 2013, he played the role of Tomonori Kashiwagi in Fuji TV drama Last Cinderella. In the Tokyo TV drama Night Hero NAOTO that aired the same month, NAOTO played himself in his first leading role. His movie Dancing Mary is set to be released in 2020 and made its world premiere at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival.

Filmography

• Thy Name — Ryosuke Iki
• Jam: The Drama — Kenji
• 2020Food Luck! — Yoshito Sato
• 2019Dancing Mary — Kenji
• In Love with Eyes of an Ugly Girl
• 2017HiGH&LOW The Mighty Warriors — Jesse
• Night Hero NAOTO — NAOTO
• 2015Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie — Osamu Fujimoto (voice)
• 2014Blossoms Bloom
• 2013EXILE LIVE TOUR 2013 “EXILE PRIDE”
• 2012EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH~
• Ningen Kansatsu Variety MONITORING
• 2011EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ～願いの塔～
• SPEC ~ First Blood — NAOTO
• 減量ボクサー

Appearances as themselves (1)

• STAR CHIP GOLF — Himself