Takeru Satoh

Takeru Satoh

Born

March 21, 1989
Iwatsuki, Saitama Prefecture

Agency

Co-LaVo (2021-current)Amuse (2006-2021)Co-LaVo (2021-current)

Role(s)

Ryotaro Nogami

Appearances

Kamen Rider Den-O

As Ryotaro Nogami in Kamen Rider Den-O

Takeru Satoh (佐藤 健, Satō Takeru) is a Japanese actor who portrayed Ryotaro Nogami/Kamen Rider Den-O in the Kamen Rider Den-O series until Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown, with his most recent reprisal of the role in Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER.

Biography

Satoh was scouted by Amuse in Harajuku while he was still in high school and debuted as an actor in 2006, staring in the drama Princess Princess D alongside many of his future Den-O cast members Yuichi Nakamura and Hideo Ishiguro.

In 2007, he was cast into the lead role of Ryotaro Nogami in Kamen Rider Den-O, and made his film debut in Kamen Rider Den-O: I’m Born!. He was diagnosed with pneumothorax during filming, citing chest pains, but has since recovered.

Post Kamen Rider

After the end of his tenure as Ryotaro, Satoh continued to star in multiple dramas and films, quickly expanding his popularity within the Japanese entertainment industry. As Toei could no longer afford to hire him for reprisals, Ryotaro would later be re-written to accommodate for Satoh’s absence from the role. He would be subsequently replaced by Takuya Mizoguchi, who would portray the younger “Kotaro” in the character’s future appearances going forward. In 2018, Satoh reprised his role as Ryotaro in Heisei Generations FOREVER, the first time he has done so in 10 years since Saraba: The Final Countdown in 2008.

In 2012, Satoh starred as the lead role of Himura Kenshin in the live action film-adaptation of the manga/anime, Rurouni Kenshin, alongside Koji Kikkawa and Taketo Tanaka. Because of the film’s success, within two years the film had spawned two sequels, titled: Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, which also starred Ryosuke Miura and Ryunosuke Kamiki. His work in the films had received praise from the original manga’s author, Nobuhiko Watsuki, who called him the ideal actor to portray Kenshin. In early 2021, Satoh starred in two additional installments of Rurouni Kenshin, the sequel Rurouni Kenshin: The Final which co-starred Mackenyu, and the prequel Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning which co-starred Issei Takahashi.

In 2015, Satoh starred as Moritaka Mashiro in the live action film adaptation of the Bakuman manga, which also co-starred Kamiki.

In November of 2018, Satoh made his first ever overseas event at Chara Expo USA in Anaheim, California to promote his new calendar.[1]

Personal Life

• Satoh is skilled in breakdancing, which is actively shown on Den-O through Ryutaros’ possession of his character.
• Satoh is very close with Dori Sakurada, who portrays Kotaro Nogami in the Den-O film sequels.
• Satoh has been playing basketball since middle school. He also has a black-belt in Shorinji Kempo.

Filmography

Film

TV

Youtube Channel

佐藤 健 / Satoh Takeru

Created in

March 10, 2020

Subscribers

2.22 Million+ Subscribers

Youtube Channel

佐藤 健 / Satoh Takeru
佐藤 健 / Satoh Takeru, is Satoh’s personal Youtube Channel where he will often invite friends (including Keisuke Watanabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, and Dori Sakurada) on road trips.

Notes

• Satoh’s appearance at Chara Expo in 2018 would make him the second Heisei-era Rider to make an American convention appearance, with the first being Renn Kiriyama. However, Kiriyama’s appearance was for Kamen Rider, while Satoh’s was for his own personal project.
• With Ryunosuke Kamiki, Satoh founded Co-LaVo after they both left Amuse in 2021.

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