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''. Takahata graduated from

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. He is the eldest son of actress

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Biography

Takahata was a member of the baseball team at

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. His position was catcher. When he was in his third year of high school, he saw his mother, Atsuko, in the play ''

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'' and was inspired to become an actor. He made his acting debut in the drama ''Akkoto Bokura ga Ikita Natsu'' in 2012. Later in April Takahata went to Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, the same college his mother graduated from, and studied theatre acting. In 2015 he gained recognition when he appeared in the

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''. Takahata's reputation later increased as he appeared in a number of variety shows sometimes with his mother Atsuko. On 23 August 2016 he was arrested by the Gunma Prefectural Police on charges of

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against a female employee at a business hotel in

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, where he stayed during movie shoot. On 9 September 2016 at the Maebashi District Public Prosecutors Office, Takahata and the victim declared that the charges would be dropped. On the same day his manager, Mitsuzo Ishii Office, cancelled his contract, and he became independent. On August 16, 2019, he continued his entertainment activities by appearing in the stage production of "Goodbye Nishiko-Kun".

Filmography

TV drama

Unscheduled due to scandal

Films

Cancelled due to scandal

Stage

Canceled due to scandal

Other TV programmes

Unscheduled due to scandal

Narration

Music videos

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