Sota Aoyama
Sota Aoyama | |
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青山 草太 | |
| Born | Takeshi Tanabe September 17, 1979 Shimane, Japan |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Kaito Touma in Ultraman Max Sadaharu Inui in Prince of Tennis musical series Tōuta Matsuda in Death Note live action series |
YouTube information | |
| Channels | sota aoyama |
| Years active | 2020–present |
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| Subscribers | 2.48K |
| Total views | 156,611 views (as of 2 April 2023) |
Last updated: 2 April 2023 | |
Takeshi Tanabe (田部 猛司, Tanabe Takeshi)[1] (born September 17, 1979), known professionally as Sōta Aoyama (青山 草太, Aoyama Sōta), is a Japanese male actor, vlogger, and content creator. He is best known for originating the role of Sadaharu Inui of the first generation Seigaku cast of the Prince of Tennis musical series (commonly called Tenimyu), and also played the role of Kaito Toma, the human host of Ultraman Max in the 2005 Ultraman Max series.[2]
Aoyama reprised his role as Inui[when?] and reunited with the majority first Seigaku cast to perform in Tenimyu's Dream Live 7th concert to celebrate the end of the series' first season.
Aside from his acting career, he also had a Youtube Channel for his outdoor and travel contents.[3]
Aoyama appeared in the 1st anniversary of Ultraman Connection Live along with his Ultraman Max co-stars, Hitomi Hasebe, Sean Nichols, and series creators, Takeshi Yagi and Takashi Miike.[4]
Stage roles[edit]
Tenimyu: The Prince Of Tennis Musical Series (as Sadaharu Inui)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical (2003)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Remarkable 1st Match Fudomine (2003–2004)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 1st (2004)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: More Than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen (2004)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ (In Winter of 2004-2005)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 7th (2010)
Filmography[edit]
Film and television[edit]
- Damenari (2004) TV series, as Tezuka
- Holyland (2005) Mini TV series, as Shinichi Kaneda
- Ultraman Max (2005) TV series, as Kaito Toma
- Watashi ga Watashi de Aru Tame ni (2006) as Tonomura Kazuki
- Death Note (2006) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
- Death Note: The Last Name (2006) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
- Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (2007) Mini TV series
- Natsu Kumo Agare (2007) TV series
- The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File (2008) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
- Sorasoi (2008) as Tabe
- Ultraman X (2015) TV series, as Kaito Toma and Ultraman Max
- Taiyō no Futa (2016) as Manabu Terata
- Death Note: New Generation (2016) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
- Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
Music videos[edit]
- Sota appeared in Kimeru's music video of "Timeless" alongside fellow Tenimyu cast members Eiji Takigawa and Naoya Gomoto.
Web series[edit]
- Ultraman Connection Live (2022) as himself
References[edit]
- ^ "のんびりゆったり路線バスの旅｜2014-01-04(土)放送 TVでた蔵". ワイヤーアクション. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ Nagado, Alexandre (5 May 2005). "Ultraman Max: O novo herói da TV japonesa" (in Portuguese). Omelete. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Sota Aoyama Official Youtube Channel".
- ^ "Ultraman Connection Live 1st Anniversary: Ultraman Max Special Announced!".