is a Japanese former actor, singer and
fugitive
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, best known for playing the lead character in the television series ''
Kamen Rider Super-1
is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the seventh installment in the Kamen Rider Series. The series was broadcast on the Mainichi Broadcasting System from October 17, 1980, to October 3, 1981. The series was a co-production ...
''. In 2013 he was reported to have stolen
¥50 million (about
US$
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450,000) from fans between 2003 and 2012. After refusing to either return the money or appear in court to answer a lawsuit, Takasugi disappeared sometime in 2017.
Personal life
He is a
research associate
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In some universities/research institutes, such as Harvard/Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Public Health, the ...
of a former
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ( ja, 陸上自衛隊, Rikujō Jieitai), , also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service b ...
ranger, from action to military guidance.
He is participating in "Treasures of the Shinkansenji" which is held annually as a series of events, talk shows and fan clubs.
During his career with ''Kamen Rider Super-1'', his young age was reported in various media at the time, but in an interview he recently announced his actual age.
Filmography
Television
Films
Direct-to-video
Stage
Radio
Video games
Advertisements
Discography
Singles
Albums
See also
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List of fugitives from justice who disappeared
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References
External links
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1949 births
Actors from Aichi Prefecture
Fugitives wanted by Japan
Japanese male singers
Japanese male voice actors
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel
Living people