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The story
It was announced on the 11th via the official website of his talent agency that Kentaro Ito, who works as both a voice actor and stage actor, underwent emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage and will be taking time off to recover. On 5ch, the thread saw confusion between two people who share the same name: actor Kentaro Ito (born 1997), who caused a hit-and-run accident in 2020, and voice actor Kentaro Ito (born 1974), known for roles like Renji Abarai in BLEACH. At first, a string of posts assumed it was the actor involved in the accident. Once talent agency Mouse Promotion issued a statement clarifying it was the voice actor, the confusion in the thread gradually cleared up.
2026.09.11 (Fri)
It was announced on the 11th via the official website of his talent agency that actor Kentaro Ito underwent emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage and would be taking time off to recover.
Source: daily.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
is this the hit-and-run guy?
Fujimon (FUJIWARA): "Hit-and-run, same as my one prior conviction!"
Setsuko, that's Kentaro Shimizu (a 'Grave of the Fireflies' meme format).
Your curse.
Kentaro Ito (actor) – Japanese actor. Former stage name was Kentaro. Born 1997.
Kentaro Ito (baseball) – An outfielder from the early days of Japanese pro baseball
Kentaro Ito (track and field) – Japanese marathon runner
Mouse Promotion put out a statement, so it's the voice actor.
Known for Renji Abarai in BLEACH and Kanki in Kingdom.
Is all his voice work already done and recorded?
I'll give you credit for that. Just a little.
Ah…
the 'Kushikatsu DJ No-Double-Dipping Taro' guy huh…
Did he get a headache and go to the hospital himself,
or did he collapse and get rushed in by ambulance?
My older sister had an insane headache and called an ambulance herself, got hospitalized.
She had bad delirium while admitted, but she's since been discharged and is doing great now.
Not the actor, the voice actor.
Different from the hit-and-run guy.
What's she gonna do now?
Even the gods are watching how you treat people.
After causing a scandal his rate's probably cheap too.
Blood vessels in the brain already wrecked at such a young age.
Damn reporter —
it literally says voice actor Kentaro Ito underwent emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage,
right there.
Oh, Shiraishi from Golden Kamuy.
Aw, and the final season's coming up too…
Background and Key Points of This Story
There are multiple celebrities named Kentaro Ito, and the confusion stems from the common Japanese problem of people sharing the same name. The person announced this time is a voice actor born in 1974, affiliated with Mouse Promotion, known for roles like Renji Abarai in BLEACH and Kanki in Kingdom. Meanwhile, the “hit-and-run” Kentaro Ito initially discussed on 5ch is a completely different person: an actor born in 1997 who caused a traffic accident in 2020 and resumed activities after reaching a settlement. The thread shows the misunderstanding gradually clearing up after the agency’s statement, but the article gives no basis for connecting this brain hemorrhage to the past accident, and it’s easy to mistakenly link these two unrelated people. The announcement makes no mention of the post-surgery outlook or a return timeline — at this point, all that’s known is that he underwent emergency surgery and will be taking time off to recuperate.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Kentaro Ito to Rest — Emergency Surgery for Brain Hemorrhage Symptoms [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★]“.
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