Kouhei Takeda

Kouhei Takeda
武田 航平
Takeda at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016
Born	(1986-01-14) January 14, 1986 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001-present
Agent	A.L.C. Atlantis
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Website	www.kouhei-takeda.com

Kouhei Takeda (武田 航平, Takeda Kōhei, born January 14, 1986) is a Japanese actor, entertainer and model. He is best known for his roles as Kohei Kitahanada in Fuji TV's Hanazakari no Kimitachi e/Ikemen Paradise drama, Otoya Kurenai and Kazumi Sawatari in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kiva and Kamen Rider Build, and the voice of Vaan in Final Fantasy XII. In 2001, he received the 14th "Super Boy JUNON contest" special jury award. He is a former member of the PureBOYS.

Filmography

TV

• Otouto (TV Asahi, 2004)
• Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi (TV Asahi, 2006) as Masato Todo
• My Boss My Hero (NTV, 2006) as Ryusuke Hiratsuka
• Oniyome Nikki 2 (Fuji TV, 2007)
• Hanazakari no Kimitachi e / Ikemen♂Paradise (Fuji TV, 2007) as Kohei Kitahanada
• Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata (TV Tokyo, 2008) as Hayato Noda
• Kamen Rider Kiva (TV Asahi, 2008) as Otoya Kurenai, Masao Kurenai
• Kamen Rider Decade (TV Asahi, 2009) as Otoya Kurenai
• Sengoku Basara: Moonlight Party (2012) as Sanada Yukimura
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014) as Ukita Hideie
• Hotel Concierge (TBS, 2015) as Yudai Tango
• Kamen Rider Build (TV Asahi, 2017) as Kazumi Sawatari/Kamen Rider Grease

Movie

• Summer Nude (2002)
• Shudan Satsujin Club (2004)
• TKO HIPHOP (2005) as Masashi Oota
• Goya-champuru (2006) (named for the Okinawan dish Goya champuru)
• Akanezora (2007) as Taro Sakai
• Waruboro (2007)
• Crows Zero : Extra's
• Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (April, 2008) as Otoya Kurenai
• Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World (August, 2008) as Otoya Kurenai
• ROOKIES The Movie: Graduation (May, 2009) as Sadaharu Kawakami
• Kotodama – Spiritual Curse (2014)
• Kamen Rider Build: Be the One (August 4, 2018) Kazumi Sawatari
• Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (December 22, 2018) Kazumi Sawatari

Other

• Final Fantasy XII (2006) as Vaan (voice)

Stage

• 7Cheers!~Tobe! Jibun To Iu Daichi Kara~ [with PureBOYS] (2007,October 3)
• Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan Stage Play as Toudou Heisuke

CD

• "Kampai Je T'aime" (2007) [with PureBOYS]
• "With Me" (2008) with Crimson-Fang
• "Kimi no Te" (2008) [with PureBOYS]
• "This love never ends" (2008)
• "Inherited-System" (2008) with Yu Takahashi, Keisuke Kato, and Nana Yanagisawa
• "Supernova Love Edit." (2009) with Tetra-Fang
• "Beginning~Message3" (2009) with Kōji Seto

Photobooks

• PureBOYS 1st photo collection (Goma Books, released November 16, 2007)
• CRUISE (March 2009)

CM

• Suntory [C.C. Lemon]

External links

• Official website