is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his roles as Kousuke Kitamura (Ivory) in TV Tokyo's drama ''Happy Boys'' and Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider Ixa in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series ''
Kamen Rider Kiva''. Also, he is one of
PureBoys
PureBoys (stylized PureBOYS from 2007–08) was a Japanese project group formed in 2007 by Ameba. PureBoys was conceived as an endorsement featuring young actors from various talent agencies to promote Ameba's blogging service, Ameba Blogs, but ...
, though on March 21, 2008 he announced his graduation from the group alongside colleagues
Yukihiro Takiguchi
was a Japanese actor, singer, and model affiliated with Stardust Promotion. After modeling in various campaigns, he made his acting debut in the 2004 television series ''Water Boys 2'' and later appeared as Fumizō Sōma from ''Tadashii Ōji ...
and
Masei Nakayama. This graduation was made official on March 31, 2008; the "graduation ceremony" was on March 28, 2008 during the PureBoys' weekly school-themed internet broadcast show. He graduated from
Nihon University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ...
. In 2016, he launched his apparel brand "StarLean". On March 31, 2017, he left the talent agency Box Corporation to retire from the entertainment business, but from 2018, he is affiliated with the talent agency G-Star.Pro.
Filmography
TV
*
Happy! 2 (TBS, 2006)
*
Happy Boys
is a 13 episode Japanese television comedy, following five young men who work at Lady Braganza, a butler café. It was adapted into a manga by Makoto Tateno.
Television series
The series aired Mondays between 13:15 and 14:45.
Cast
* Koji Se ...
(TV Tokyo, 2007) as ''Kousuke Kitamura (Ivory)''
*
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e / Ikemen Paradise (Fuji TV, 2007) as ''Hikaru Yao''
*
Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Summer Special 2007 (FujiTV, 2007)
*
Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata (TV Tokyo, 2008) as ''Tamon Sakura''
p. 12*
Kamen Rider Kiva (TV Asahi, 2008) as ''Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider Ixa''
*
Mei-chan no Shitsuji
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riko Miyagi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Margaret'' magazine. The manga is licensed and published in Chinese in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing. The manga has been adapted into ...
(Fuji TV, 2009) as ''Roppongi''
*
Buzzer Beat! (Fuji TV, 2009) as ''Yoichi Oze''
Movie
*The Death Game Park(2010)
*Madafakutori (lead role) as Akira
*
Ongakubito
is a 2010 Japanese romance film directed by Hidetaka Itō who is known for the Fuji TV's variety show ''Run for Money Tōsōchū''. Kazuma Sano and Mirei Kiritani play the lead roles. It was released on May 15, 2010.
Cast
* Kazuma Sano as Aoi Kag ...
(2010)
*
Takumi-kun Series: Soshite Harukaze ni Sasayaite (2007) as ''Giichi Saki (Gii)''
*
Kamen Rider Kiva: The King of Hell Castle (2008) as ''Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider Ixa''
*
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle (2013) as ''Kiva Army Warlord''
Stage
*7Cheers!~Tobe! Jibun To Iu Daichi Kara~
ith PureBOYS(October 3–8, 2007)
*Masked Rider Kiva Live&Show @Zepp Tokyo
ith Kiva cast(August 7, 2008)
*Masked Rider Kiva Christmas Live&Show: Holy Fang Party
ith Kiva cast(December 25, 2008)
CD
*"Happy Boys Image Collection 3 ~In the Future~" as Ivory (Kousuke Kitamura), 2007
*"Kampai Je T'aime"
ith PureBOYS">PureBOYS.html" ;"title="ith PureBOYS">ith PureBOYS 2007
*"Fight for Justice ~Individual-System NAGO ver.~" as Keisuke Nago, 2008
*"Inherited-System Masked Rider IXA Tribute Album" as Keisuke Nago, 2008
*"Don't lose yourself" as Keisuke Nago, 2008
*"IXA-cise" as Keisuke Nago, 2008
*"IXA-cise2 (Body rhythm Edit.)" as Keisuke Nago, 2009
*"Kato Keisuke Pieces of Dream"
Photobooks
* Aqua (Fuso Publishing Inc., released July 18, 2007)
* PureBOYS 1st photo collection (Goma Books, released November 16, 2007)
* Kamen Rider Kiva Character Visual Guide "Prelude", 2008
* Gekijouban Kamen Rider Kiva Official Photobook, July 2008
* Kamen Rider Kiva Character Visual Guide "Concerto", August 2008
CM
* Intelligence, "an" and "in love byte" Version (2007)
* Kao (Face) "Men's Biore" (2008)
* DataCardDass Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride (2009)
External links
Official agency profile
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1988 births
Living people
Japanese male television actors