is a Japanese actor, model and

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who is affiliated with

Horipro is a large Japanese talent agency. History It was founded in 1960 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション ''Hori Purodakushon'') and changed to its present name in 1990. Horipro has two locations in the United States: Nashville and ...

. He was a

Rissho University , one of the oldest universities in Japan, was founded in 1580, when a seminary was established as a learning center for young monks of the Nichiren shu. The university's name came from the Rissho Ankoku Ron, a thesis written by Nichiren, a pro ...

Global Environmental Sciences student. He is best known for his role as Shinnosuke Tomari, the main character of the ''

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'' series ''

Kamen Rider Drive is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as the 16th Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 25th series overall. Riku Sanjo returns to the Kamen Rider Series to serve as ''Drive''s lead screenwriter, with Ryuta Tasaki as director. It premiered ...

''.

Biography

Takeuchi is the oldest brother in family with one sister and one brother. He is left-handed. His real name is Ryo Takeuchi. His parents love the sounds of "Ryo", so they gave the name Ryo to him. The kanji "崚" of his name is quite rare to use in a name. Takeuchi started playing

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

when he was five, he belonged to

Tokyo Verdy is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...

when he was young. He originally went to a college on a soccer recommendation, but did not pursue a soccer career. In April 2013, Takeuchi was featured in the female magazine ''Mina'', after winning the audition ''Mina Kare Grand Prix'', which was contested by 2,457 people. He has acted in films and television series. From 2014–2015 Takeuchi played the protagonist, Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive in ''

''. In November 21, 2016, Takeuchi was one of the three winners of 2016 Best Stylish Award. In 2017, Takeuchi had breakthrough roles as Jun'ichiro Shimatani in NHK Morning Drama (Asadora) ''

Hiyokko is a Japanese television drama series and the 96th asadora series, following '' Beppinsan''. It was premiered on April 3, 2017, and ended on September 30, 2017. Plot Mineko Yatabe is a teenager living in a very rural area of Ibaraki Prefecture i ...

'', as Hajime Mugino in NTV Drama '' Kahogo no Kahoko'' and as Hiroto Mogi in TBS Sunday Drama ''Rikuoh''. In January 2020, he played his first leading role in a Sunday Theatre (TBS) in ''Ship of Theseus''. He's the youngest to have led in Sunday Theatre at the age of 26. In April 25, 2022, Takeuchi was cast in

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's drama ''Roppongi Class'', a remake of the hit South Korean drama series ' ''Itaewon Class''' as Arata Miyabe.

Filmography

TV series

Web drama

Film

Special

Dubbing roles

Awards

Stage performances

* 2021 ''ミュージカル「17 AGAIN」/ Musical '17 AGAIN role: Mike (Lead)

Music videos appearances

References

External links

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Official profile at Horipro
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Official Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Takeuchi, Ryoma 1993 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male models Male actors from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese male actors