Oricon: 2009's Promising Young Actors

Research firm Oricon conducted a survey of 1,000 young men and women, asking them which actors they have high expectations for in 2009.

The #1 answer was Haruma Miura, who ranked third in last year's survey. Miura landed his first starring drama role this past fall when he played a genius hacker in "Bloody Monday."

1. Haruma Miura
2. Takeru Sato
3. Junpei Mizobata
4. Hiro Mizushima
5. Hayato Ichihara
6. Kenichi Matsuyama
7. Shohei Miura
8. Yu Shirota
9. Yusuke Yamamoto
10. Osamu Mukai