is a Japanese actor. He is noted for his roles in ''

tokusatsu is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such te ...

dramas Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been c ...

, such as the lead role in and his supporting role in as the psychopath Takeshi Asakura, known as

Kamen Rider Ouja is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 12th installment in the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise and the third entry in the Heisei era. The series follows idealist journalist Shinji Kido as he attempts to stop the violent Rider War from clai ...

Television roles

Tokusatsu

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Choukou Senshi Changéríon is a ''tokusatsu'' series created by Toei Company. The series aired from April 3, 1996, to December 25, 1996. It was originally planned to run for a full 52 episodes before being cut down to 39 due to low ratings. Plot The DarkZide stealthily a ...

'' (1996) – Akira Suzumura/Changerion *''

Kamen Rider Ryuki is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. The twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider Series, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to January 19, 2003. The series ...

'' (2002-2003) – Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja *''

Kamen Rider Decade is the title of the first installment of the 2009 editions of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. ''Decade'', as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider special anniversary Series, having begun with ''Kamen Rider ...

'' (2009) – Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja (cameo)

Anime television

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Yugo the Negotiator is a Japanese manga series written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Akana Shu, serialized in Kodansha's ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'' magazine from 1994 to 2004. The series transferred to Kodansha's ''Evening (magazine), Evening'' ...

'' (2004) - Yūgo Beppu

Original Video Animation (OVA)

*'' Hunter × Hunter: G.I. Final'' (2004) - Biscuit Krueger (adult form)

Partial filmography

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Kids Return is a 1996 Japanese film written, edited and directed by Takeshi Kitano. The film was made directly after Kitano recovered from a motorcycle wreck that left one side of his body paralyzed. After undergoing extensive surgery and physical therapy, h ...

'' (1996) *'' Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final'' (2002) – Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja *'' Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!'' (2007) – Cobra Imagin (Voice) *'' Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker'' (2009) – Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja (cameo) *" Kamen Rider Brave: Let's Survive! Revival of the Beast Riders" (2017) - Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja

External links

Profile at Nagara Pro
* * * 1973 births Living people Hagino, Takashi {{Japan-actor-stub