Takeru Satoh
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese actor. His debut role was as the lead in Kamen Rider Den-O
, and is known for his subsequent roles in the dramatizations of Q10 and Ryōmaden
.
(TV Asahi
) where he appeared as Toru Kouno. In 2007 he appeared in Shinigami no Ballad as a guest (Kentarō Ishihara) and gained popularity in the seventeenth installment
of the Kamen Rider series
as Ryotaro Nogami
. Satoh claims that Den-O became popular because of its comedic timing.
Following the success and popularity of Kamen Rider Den-O and a further two films, in spring 2008 Satoh starred in award-winning drama Rookies (TBS
) with the role of supporting character Yuya Okada. Okada belongs to a group of delinquents who belong to a baseball club but are no longer able to play due to suspension from a previously violent match. The arrival of new teacher, Koichi Kawato, finds that the club members left (the delinquents) are only interested in women, smoking and doing nothing until, under Kawato's guidance, they discover their dream of going to the Koshien high school baseball tournament
.
Sato considers his role in Rookies to be his "break out role" even though it was only a minor part. However, as Rookies was shown at 8pm on a Saturday, during primetime, it reached a much larger audience than any of his previous works. Sato also featured in the special episode of Rookies and starred in the film version in the summer of 2009.
He reprised his role in the third film of Kamen Rider Den-O in October 2008. This movie would be Sato's last time playing Ryotaro.
During the same month, he starred in the drama Bloody Monday, based on the manga with the same name
. For this drama, Sato co-starred with fellow Amuse member, Haruma Miura
and their characters, Otoya Kujo and Fujimaru Takagi respectively, are best friends like Miura and Sato are in real life.
In early 2009, Sato starred in Mei-chan no Shitsuji
as Kento Shibata who decides to enroll in a butler school so that he can stay close to childhood friend Mei Shinonome who attends St. Lucia Girls' Academy, where all the students have butlers! His role in this drama is a firm favorite with fans. He starred in Goemon and the film for Rookies in summer 2009. Later on he guest starred on TV shows, Mr. Brain and True Horror Stories and starred in MW Dai-0-sho. For 2010, he is set to star in TV show Ryōmaden
and has a major supporting role in the film BECK
co-starring Hiro Mizushima and Osamu Mukai
, both of them being his co-stars from Mei-chan no Shitsuji.
On June 28, 2011 he was confirmed to star as Himura Kenshin
in the live action adaptation of the Rurouni Kenshin
manga, which is currently scheduled for a 2012 release.
.
He celebrated his 20th birthday with a festival in Odaiba
, called "Takeru Festival 2009". Fans gathered and watched montages of Sato's previous and current works and even the commercial for Lotte
's Fits mint. It also included a live chat between Satoh and an MC and ended with Sato singing.
In 18 June 2011 he decided to not updating his blog anymore because of burden and he will begin to use an official website. He officially announced his website address in 30 June 2011 which accessible in 1 July 2011.
Kamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008...
, and is known for his subsequent roles in the dramatizations of Q10 and Ryōmaden
Ryōmaden
is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma...
.
Career
Sato's first drama was in Princess Princess DPrincess Princess D
is a Japanese television drama originally aired by TV Asahi from June to September 2006. The series centers on three high school students involved in their school's cross-dressing princess system, and was loosely based on the manga Princess Princess by Mikiyo Tsuda.-Summary:Fujimori Gakuen is an...
(TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
) where he appeared as Toru Kouno. In 2007 he appeared in Shinigami no Ballad as a guest (Kentarō Ishihara) and gained popularity in the seventeenth installment
Kamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008...
of the Kamen Rider series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
as Ryotaro Nogami
Kamen Rider Den-O (character)
is the primary protagonist and eponymous character of the 2007 Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider Den-O.-Ryotaro Nogami: is a young man with an intense streak of bad luck. Having lost his parents at a young age, he lived with his grandmother and older sister Airi, visiting his parents' library/café...
. Satoh claims that Den-O became popular because of its comedic timing.
Following the success and popularity of Kamen Rider Den-O and a further two films, in spring 2008 Satoh starred in award-winning drama Rookies (TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) with the role of supporting character Yuya Okada. Okada belongs to a group of delinquents who belong to a baseball club but are no longer able to play due to suspension from a previously violent match. The arrival of new teacher, Koichi Kawato, finds that the club members left (the delinquents) are only interested in women, smoking and doing nothing until, under Kawato's guidance, they discover their dream of going to the Koshien high school baseball tournament
National High School Baseball Championship
The National High School Baseball Championship of Japan, commonly known as "Summer Kōshien" , is an annual nationwide high school baseball tournament...
.
Sato considers his role in Rookies to be his "break out role" even though it was only a minor part. However, as Rookies was shown at 8pm on a Saturday, during primetime, it reached a much larger audience than any of his previous works. Sato also featured in the special episode of Rookies and starred in the film version in the summer of 2009.
He reprised his role in the third film of Kamen Rider Den-O in October 2008. This movie would be Sato's last time playing Ryotaro.
During the same month, he starred in the drama Bloody Monday, based on the manga with the same name
Bloody Monday (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether...
. For this drama, Sato co-starred with fellow Amuse member, Haruma Miura
Haruma Miura
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is part of the Amuse agency, and debuted as one of the members of Brash Brats, a J-pop group. However, they are currently on hiatus, while Haruma is still active as an actor. He gained popularity with Gokusen 3 and 2007 film Koizora...
and their characters, Otoya Kujo and Fujimaru Takagi respectively, are best friends like Miura and Sato are in real life.
In early 2009, Sato starred in Mei-chan no Shitsuji
Mei-chan no Shitsuji
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riko Miyagi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Margaret magazine. The manga is licensed and published in Chinese in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing...
as Kento Shibata who decides to enroll in a butler school so that he can stay close to childhood friend Mei Shinonome who attends St. Lucia Girls' Academy, where all the students have butlers! His role in this drama is a firm favorite with fans. He starred in Goemon and the film for Rookies in summer 2009. Later on he guest starred on TV shows, Mr. Brain and True Horror Stories and starred in MW Dai-0-sho. For 2010, he is set to star in TV show Ryōmaden
Ryōmaden
is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma...
and has a major supporting role in the film BECK
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
BECK is a manga by Harold Sakuishi published by Kodansha in Monthly Shōnen Magazine. It was adapted as an anime television series with the title BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad...
co-starring Hiro Mizushima and Osamu Mukai
Osamu Mukai
is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan. Graduated from Meiji University.-Summary:Mukai's first main role was in the 2006 Japanese television drama Nodame Cantabile...
, both of them being his co-stars from Mei-chan no Shitsuji.
On June 28, 2011 he was confirmed to star as Himura Kenshin
Himura Kenshin
, known as Kenshin Himura in the English-language anime dubs, is a fictional character from the Rurouni Kenshin universe created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. He is the main protagonist of the manga and anime series, as well as the related media in the franchise...
in the live action adaptation of the Rurouni Kenshin
Rurouni Kenshin
, also known as Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The fictional setting takes place during the early Meiji period in Japan. The story is about a fictional assassin named Himura Kenshin, from the Bakumatsu who becomes a wanderer to...
manga, which is currently scheduled for a 2012 release.
Personal life
Takeru graduated from North High School in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture on March 2007, weeks before his 18th birthday. On his blog, he has talked about the stress and loneliness sometimes felt in being the star of a television show. His hobbies include playing with his pet cats, break dancing and Rubik's CubeRubik's Cube
Rubik's Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik.Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that...
.
He celebrated his 20th birthday with a festival in Odaiba
Odaiba
is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential...
, called "Takeru Festival 2009". Fans gathered and watched montages of Sato's previous and current works and even the commercial for Lotte
Lotte (conglomerate)
Lotte Co., Ltd. is a South Korean-Japanese Jaebeol and one of the largest food and shopping groups in South Korea and Japan. Lotte was established in June 1948, in Tokyo, by Japanese-educated, Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-Ho – also known as...
's Fits mint. It also included a live chat between Satoh and an MC and ended with Sato singing.
In 18 June 2011 he decided to not updating his blog anymore because of burden and he will begin to use an official website. He officially announced his website address in 30 June 2011 which accessible in 1 July 2011.
Dramas
| Year | Broadcast Network | English Title | Japanese Title | English Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TV Asahi TV Asahi , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.... |
Princess Princess D Princess Princess D is a Japanese television drama originally aired by TV Asahi from June to September 2006. The series centers on three high school students involved in their school's cross-dressing princess system, and was loosely based on the manga Princess Princess by Mikiyo Tsuda.-Summary:Fujimori Gakuen is an... |
プリンセス・プリンセス D | Princess Princess D | Tooru Kouno |
| 2007 | TV Tokyo TV Tokyo is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime... |
Shinigami no Ballad | しにがみのバラッド | Ballad of a Shinigami | Kantarō Ichihara (Guest Starring in Episodes 7 & 8) |
| TV Asahi TV Asahi , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.... |
Kamen Rider Den-O Kamen Rider Den-O is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008... |
仮面ライダー電王 | Masked Rider Den-O | Ryotaro Nogami Kamen Rider Den-O (character) is the primary protagonist and eponymous character of the 2007 Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider Den-O.-Ryotaro Nogami: is a young man with an intense streak of bad luck. Having lost his parents at a young age, he lived with his grandmother and older sister Airi, visiting his parents' library/café... |
|
| 2008 | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
Rookies Rookies (manga) is a Japanese shōnen manga written and illustrated by Masanori Morita. The series was featured on Weekly Shōnen Jump during its original run from 1998 to 2003. The series was licensed for release in France by Edition Tonkam and in Italy by Star Comics, where it was featured in the magazine Express... |
ルーキーズ | - | Yuuya Okada |
| TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
Bloody Monday Bloody Monday (manga) is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether... |
ブラッディ・マンデイ | Bloody Monday | Otoya Kujo | |
| 2009 | Fuji TV Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... |
Mei-chan no Shitsuji Mei-chan no Shitsuji is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riko Miyagi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Margaret magazine. The manga is licensed and published in Chinese in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing... |
メイちゃんの執事 | Mei-chan's Butler | Kento Shibata |
| TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
MR. BRAIN | ミスターブレイン | MR. BRAIN | Masaru Nakagawa (Guest Starring in Episodes 4 & 5) | |
| NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
MW Dai-0-sho: Akuma no Game | MW―ムウ― 第0章 ～悪魔のゲーム～ | MW Chapter 0: The Devil's Game | Takashi Morioka | |
| Fuji TV Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... |
Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Kao no Michi | ほんとにあった怖い話 ~顔の道~ | True Horror Stories: The Road of Face | Shoutaro (Guest Starring in Episode 5 "Kao no Michi" Story) | |
| 2010 | NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... |
Ryōmaden Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma... |
龍馬伝 | - | Okada Izō Okada Izo was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, feared as one of the four most notable assassins of the Bakumatsu period. He was born in Tosa to the gōshi Okada Gihei, who had been a peasant but had bought the gōshi rank... |
| TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
Bloody Monday 2 Bloody Monday (manga) is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether... |
ブラッディ・マンデイ 2 | Bloody Monday 2 | Otoya Kujo | |
| NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
Q10 | Q10 (キュート) | Heita Fukai | ||
| 2011 | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
Fuyu no Sakura | 冬のサクラ | - | Hajime Inaba |
Movies
| Year | English Title | Japanese Title | Romanization | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! is the theatrical film adaptation of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV series directed by Takao Nagaishi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi. The movie takes place between episodes 27 and 28 of the series, featuring the DenLiner and its passengers travel as far back as the Edo period of Japan.The film is... |
劇場版 仮面ライダー電王 俺、誕生 | Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Den'ō Ore, Tanjō! | Ryotaro Nogami |
| 2008 | Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka is a Japanese tokusatsu film in the Kamen Rider franchise. Climax Deka is the second film to feature the characters of the television drama Kamen Rider Den-O and the first to feature the characters of Kamen Rider Kiva. It opened in theaters on April 12, 2008 as part of the... |
劇場版 仮面ライダー電王＆キバ クライマックス刑事（デカ | Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Den'ō ando Kiba Kuraimakkusu Deka | Ryotaro Nogami |
| Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | 劇場版 さらば仮面ライダー電王 ファイナル・カウントダウン | Gekijōban Saraba Kamen Raidā Den'ō Fainaru Kauntodaun | Ryotaro Nogami | |
| 2009 | Goemon | GOEMON | Goemon | Young Saizou Kirigakure |
| Rookies -Graduation- | ルーキーズ -卒業- | Rookies -Sotsugyō- | Yuya Okada | |
| 2010 | TRICK 3 | 劇場版TRICK 霊能力者バトルロイヤル | Gekijyōban TRICK Reinōryokusha Batoruroiyaru | Shohei Nakamori |
| BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad | BECK | BECK | Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka | |
| 2012 | Rurouni Kenshin | るろうに剣心 | Rurōni Kenshin | Himura Kenshin Himura Kenshin , known as Kenshin Himura in the English-language anime dubs, is a fictional character from the Rurouni Kenshin universe created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. He is the main protagonist of the manga and anime series, as well as the related media in the franchise... |
PV
- Bahashishi, Oasis(オアシス)(2007)
- Bahashishi, Yakusoku (約束)(2007)
- Bahashishi, Kiseki (キセキ)(2008)
Singles
- "Pre-go ~ZERO~" (2007)
- "Double-Action" (2007)
- "Perfect-Action ~Double-Action Complete Collection~" (2007)
- "Real-Action" (2007)
- "Double-Action Wing form" (2008)
CM
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., abbreviated OPC, is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Osaka and Naruto, Japan. The company was established August 10, 1964, and currently has approximately 27,000 employees worldwide. The company focuses on pharmaceuticals related to nutrition...
「Oronamin C」 (2007) - Bandai Namco Group「DX Den O Belt Den Gasher」(2007)
- NikeNike, Inc.Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
「Jersey」(2007–2008) - Hudson Soft Company「Mezase Tsuri Master」(2008)
- Itōen
- 「W BLACK」(2009)
- 「MINERAL SPARKIES」(2009)
- LOTTE
- 「Fit's」(2009-)
- 「Ghana chocolate」(2009)
- 「Coolish」(2009)
- SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
Music Japan International Inc.「Time Flies...1994-2009(Oasis)」(2010) - KOSÉ「Cosmagic」(2010-)
- Suntory Holdings Limited「Horoyoi」(2010-)
- NTT Communications CorpNTT Communications Corpor NTT Com, is a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation - one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. NTT Com provides network management, security and solution services to consumers, corporations and governments....
「Hikari Portable」(2010-) - Japan Post BankJapan Post BankJapan Post Bank Company Limited , is a Japanese bank headquartered in Tokyo which is part of the Japan Post Holdings postal and financial services group.As of November 2008 it was reported as being the world's biggest deposit holder.-History:It was established on 1...
「Family Yū-cho」(2010-) - Acecook「JANJAN Yakisoba」(2010-)
- PanasonicPanasonicPanasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
「LUMIX DF2」(2010-) - Japan Racing AssociationJapan Racing AssociationThe Japan Racing Association is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities....
「CLUB KEIBA」(2011) - New BalanceNew BalanceNew Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. , best known as simply New Balance, is a footwear manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. It was founded in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company...
「PF FlyersPF FlyersPF Flyers are a brand of athletic shoes that are currently manufactured by New Balance. They were first produced by BF Goodrich in 1937. They had popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, but lost steam during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The brand was purchased by Converse in 1972, but later sold off...
」(2011)
Photobooks
- Pre-go ~ZERO~ (2007)
- "Intently" First Photobook (2008)
- "400 Days" Photo Album/Diary (2008)
- TAKERU MAGAZINE/TAKERU MAGAZINE PLUS (2008-)
- Deep Breathing/「深呼吸。」Second Photobook (2009)
- "So Far So Good!" TAKERU SATOH PROFILE 2007-2010 (2010)
- "NOUVELLES" (2011)