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Mackenyu (新田 真剣佑, born November 16, 1996) is a Japanese actor born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows while growing up. As a young child, Mackenyu had many interests including horseback riding, Yabusame, Kyokushin Karate (he was placed third at the US Kyokushin Karate Nationals), gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling (for which he became the school representative). He was also into music, playing piano since he was 10 years old, and later participated in the brass band of his high school in Beverly Hills, playing saxophone, and flute. At the age of 15, Mackenyu watched a movie of Haruma Miura and got inspired to pursue acting professionally in Japan. He held on to the dream of co-starring with the actor once he established his career, which then came true in the movie adaptation of Gunjō Senki (2021). Mackenyu landed his first feature film lead role in Take a Chance (2015) and was featured in the acclaimed short movie Tadaima (2015) for which he won a best supporting actor award at the Asians of Films festival. He moved to Japan later in the same year. His fame grew in Japan after landing the role of Eiji Tomari in Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (2015). In 2016, he made his stage debut in the Japanese musical Boys Over Flower (Hana Yori Dango: The Musical), which prepared him for his future major roles in the stage-musicals ZEROTOPIA (2018) and Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida (2020). He had a prominent role in the two part feature film Chihayafuru Part I & II (2016) which made him a big name in Japan. Mackenyu started to expand his acting opportunities in Hollywood with a supporting role in the film Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). In 2021, he starred as the final villain, Yukishiro Enishi, in the Rurouni Kenshin series. He portrayed Scar in the live-action sequel of Fullmetal Alchemist (2022). He gained global popularity when he landed the role of Roronoa Zoro in the live-action series adaptation of One Piece (2023). Drawing on his martial arts background, Mackenyu performs his own stunts and is highly skilled in sword fighting.
Mackenyu
Timothée Chalamet
for Timothée Chalamet in Batman: The Dark Knight
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In 2006, as covert conflicts shape the modern world, Bruce Wayne has already been operating as Batman for several years. Trained through relentless discipline rather than superhuman means, Bruce fights crime alongside his young partner Jason Todd, who has taken on the mantle of Robin. Behind the scenes, Alfred Pennyworth serves as Bruce’s moral anchor and tactical advisor, while Lucius Fox quietly supplies the technology that allows Batman to stay ahead of his enemies. A shadow war is unfolding beyond Gotham. An ancient and powerful organization known as the League of Assassins is destabilizing governments and waging a global campaign from the shadows. The group is led by the enigmatic Ra’s al Ghul, whose longevity and strategic genius are sustained by the mysterious Lazarus Pit, a source of regenerative power sought by intelligence agencies worldwide. Assisting Ra’s is Jervis Tetch, a brilliant technologist whose advanced systems allow the League to operate with terrifying efficiency. Recognizing the scale of the threat, A.R.G.U.S approaches Batman with an uneasy alliance. As part of the operation, they recruit Selina Kyle, a highly skilled operative recently released from prison, whose agility, intelligence, and moral ambiguity make her invaluable in the field. Though wary of institutions and authority, Batman and Robin accept the partnership, believing the League’s ambitions pose a danger far beyond Gotham. As the conflict escalates into a global war fought in secrecy, Batman, Robin, Selina, and A.R.G.U.S forces engage the League across multiple fronts. Bruce’s past training and hard-earned experience are tested through relentless missions, while Jason pushes himself to prove he belongs at Batman’s side. During a catastrophic battle aboard a moving train, Robin is lost in the chaos, presumed dead, a moment that deeply fractures Bruce and reshapes his sense of responsibility. The war culminates in a final confrontation with Ra’s al Ghul, whose plan threatens to reshape the world through the power of the Lazarus Pit. To stop him, Bruce makes the ultimate sacrifice, ensuring Ra’s defeat at the cost of his own life—or so it seems. Years later, in 2012, Bruce Wayne awakens from a long coma, the world changed and Gotham without its Dark Knight. As he struggles to reconcile loss, guilt, and the passage of time, he is approached by Amanda Waller, who offers him a choice to return as the Batman once more, because the world still needs him.
