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Japanese actor and model (born 1981)

Yuki Kubota
Born	(1981-06-15) June 15, 1981 (age 43) Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	2002 - present (model) 2007 - present (actor)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Yuki Kubota (久保田悠来, Kubota Yūki, born June 15, 1981, in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and model whose work has included stage, television and film roles. He is best known as the character Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin in the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim. He is currently affiliated with the Japan Music Entertainment agency.

Career

Kubota debuted as a magazine model in 2002 after being scouted in Harajuku. In 2007 he made his theatrical debut as Hal Kurabayashi in the stage play Switch, based on the manga of the same name. Also in the same year he got small roles in TV series such as Oniyome Nikki and Jotei, as well as a brief appearance in Kamen Rider: The Next. A year later he got the part of Keigo Atobe in the stage play Prince of Tennis Musical. In 2009 he starred in the stage adaptation of Capcom's video game Sengoku Basara as Date Masamune. After playing the character for four years, he transitioned to a broader career in films and TV.

In 2010, Kubota got his first main role in the movie Gachinko Kenka Joto. On January 31, 2012, he left his agency of two years, Riseki Agency Co., Ltd., for personal reasons. After freelancing for ten months, he joined Japan Music Entertainment at the end of November 2012. In 2013, he was given the role of Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Gaim (2013–14). Since then, he has appeared in various TV shows and movies, including Shinjuku Swan, and in V-Cinema films. He has played a wide range of characters, from geeks to killers, although he has played mostly antagonist and rival roles. He claimed to prefer playing bad guys and dark heroes.

He is a fan and avid supporter of the local Hiratsuka soccer team Shonan Bellmare, and in April 2015 was appointed to Berusapo Public Relations Office as General Manager of Shonan Living Newspaper that supported the team's activities.

In 2018 he returned to the theater, appearing in the stage plays Gantz: L and Hachioji Zombies, the latter alongside Kenjiro Yamashita from Sandaime J Soul Brothers. In 2019 he reprised his role as Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu in the stage play Kamen Rider Zangetsu - Gaim Gaiden.

In addition to acting roles, Kubota has participated in a number of TV variety shows. He was the Monday host of TV Kanagawa's information programme Neko no Hitai Hodo Wide from April 2019 to March 2020. He also directed a promotional video for the stage play Psycho-Pass: Chapter 1 - Crime Coefficient.

On September 30, 2020, he officially launched his YouTube channel "久保田悠来の悠給休暇 (Yuki Kubota's Paid Vacation)" which to date primarily posts Let's Play videos of multiplayer online games.

In May 2021, he had a minor role as a radio staff named Shinomiya on the NHK drama Ochoyan and made a good impression on viewers that the name "Shinomiya-san" became trending on Japanese Twitter.

In January 2022, he made his directorial debut for the 2022 version of Basara stage play.

Personal life

He has an easygoing personality and often cracks jokes during interviews. He loves to make his co-stars laugh, to make their working atmosphere more fun. Kubota stated that he was nothing like the character Takatora Kureshima he portrayed in the series Kamen Rider Gaim.

Filmography

TV shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Other notes
2007	Oniyome Nikki	Pick-up artist	Fuji TV	Episode 2
2007	Jotei	Black clothes man	TV Asahi	Episodes 4-5
2008	Gokusen	Club host	Nihon TV	Episode 4
2011	Garo: Makai Senki	Juran	TV Tokyo	Episode 9
2013	TAKE FIVE - Oretachi wa Ai wo Nusumeru ka	Tachibana	TBS	Episodes 5-6
2013	Kamen Rider Gaim	Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu	TV Asahi
2014	Ressha Sentai ToQger Vs. Kamen Rider Gaim Spring Vacation Combining Special	Takatora Kureshima	TV Asahi
2015	Keibuho Sugiyama Shintaro (Daddy Detective)	Tatsuya Aragaki	TBS
	Naniwa Kin'yūdō	Kenta Kurozumi	Fuji TV
	Do S Deka	Takashi Kaitou	NTV	Episode 10
	Konkatsu Deka	Masashi Shiina	Yomiuri TV	Episode 1
	Detective Catherine	Detective Suzuki	TV Asahi
2016	Detective Catherine: The Disappeared Heir	Detective Suzuki	TV Asahi
2016	Ya-san - From Tsukiji! Delicious Case Book	Kentaro Nitta	TV Tokyo	Final episode
2017	Kasouken no Onna Season 16	Teruto Koda	TV Asahi	Episode 10
	Kirawareru Yūki	Takamasa Kondō	Fuji TV	Episodes 9-10
	Sanbiki no Ossan - Seigi no Mikata, Mitabi!	Taiga	TV Tokyo	Episode 8
	Uchu Sentai Kyuranger	Scorpio	TV Asahi	Episodes 5, 12–13, 15-21
	Thrill! The Black Chapter	Mitsuru Kawada	NHK BS Premium	Episode 4
	Tomodachi Game (Friends Games)	Ren Tōjō	TV Kanagawa
	Code Name: Mirage	Thunder / Ryosuke Muto	TV Tokyo	Episodes 7-25
	Minshuu no Teki (The Public Enemy)	Takahiro Abe	Fuji TV	Episodes 2, 3, 5, 8, 10
2018	Mob Psycho 100	Kenji Mitsuura	TV Tokyo
	The Count of Monte Cristo: Gorgeous Revenge	Naoki Ushiyama	Fuji TV	Episodes 3-9
	Signal	Detective Sasaki	Fuji TV	Episodes 8-9
2019	Meiji Tokyo Renka	Fujita Gorō	TV Kanagawa, U-NEXT
	Two Weeks	Yu Mamiya	Kansai TV (Fuji Network System)	Adaptation of the Korean drama Two Weeks
	Sherlock: Untold Stories	Masaki Shibata	Fuji TV	Episode 8
2020	Hachioji Zombies	Jin	MXTV
	Rentaru Nanmo Nai Hito no Nanmo Shinakatta Hanashi	Bartender	TV Tokyo	Episode 12
	Ano Ko no Yume wo Mitan desu	Marketing staff	TV Tokyo	Episode 5
2021	Metropolitan Police Department Law Enforcement Officer Akira Higuchi	Michio Araki	TV Tokyo	Final episode
	Ochoyan	Kazuo Shinomiya	NHK	Episodes 101, 105-112
	Keishichō Sōsaikkachō (Police Department Investigation Division Chief) Season 5	Shunsuke Mizoguchi	TV Asahi	Episode 3
	Love Phantom	Yu Fukami	MBS TV	Episodes 3-10
	Avalanche	Shingo Nagai	Kansai TV	Episode 2
	Odoribanite (At the Landing)	Satoru Miyauchi	Fuji TV	33rd Young Scenario Award Grand Prize
2022	Oi Hansamu!!	Tatsuya	Tōkai TV / Fuji TV	Episodes 1–3, 8
	Don't Call It Mystery	Haya Inudou	Fuji TV	Episodes 1–3, 11-12
	Fishbowl Wives	Jun	Netflix
	Kasouken no Onna Season 21	Yoshihiko Yamagami	TV Asahi	Special episode
	Kaseifu no Mitazono (Mr Housekeeper, Mitazono) Season 5	Yukio Tsuzuki	TV Asahi	Episode 4
	Special Investigation Department 9 (Tokusō 9) Season 5	Kazuki Shimada	TV Asahi	Episode 10
	PopUP! Afternoon Women's Drama	Kosuke Saeki	Fuji TV	Episode 4
	Zennin Nagaya	Higoi no Denhachi	NHK BS Premium (BS4K)	Episode 2
	Teppachi!	Takayuki Ōki	Fuji TV	Episodes 7 - 11
	Ikemen-domo yo Meshi o Kue	Aoyama	TV Osaka / BSTV Tokyo	Episode 8
	Silent	Nezu	Fuji TV
2023	Nankai Trough Megaquake Drama	Mikami	NHK	NHK Special
	Kimichika Kazama - Kyoujo 0	Kentaro Ashizawa	Fuji TV	Episode 1
	Ikukyuu Deka	Sho Endo	NHK	Episode 5
	Hayabusa Fire Brigade	Yasunori Asano	TV Asahi	Episode 5
	Hyena	Yuya Enomoto	TV Tokyo	Adaptation of South Korean drama series Hyena
2024	Happy of the End	Kaji	Fuji TV

Films

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2007	Dear Friends	Club patron
2007	Kamen Rider: The Next	Tourist	Epilogue
2009	Randies	Masami Kasuga
2010	Gachinko Kenka Jōtō (High School War - Throwdown!)	Satoshi Saeki
2010	Local Boys!	Tohru
2011	Gangsta	Riki Shiraishi
	Kōshōnin Dōmoto Reiji	Reiji Dōmoto	V-Cinema
	An Assassin	Shunichi Misaki
2012	Kirin: Point of No Return	Chosuke
	Shi Gata Futari Wowakatsumade... Chapter 1: Iro no Nai Ao	cameo
	Happiness in Little Place	Renji Ogawa
2013	Garo: Soukoku no Maryu	Kakashi
	Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen	Reporter
	Hadaka no Itoko	Takeshi
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle	Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu
	Yokohama Story	Yuuya Tanabe
2014	Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai	Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin, Kamen Rider Shin (Voice)
	Boku to 23-nin no Dorei (Tokyo Slaves)	Shinjuku Seiya
	Magic Night	Nasuka
	Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!	Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle	Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu/Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu
2015	Shinjuku Swan	Yosuke
	Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Zangetsu/Kamen Rider Baron	Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu	V-Cinema
	Kiri: The Chronicles of a Professional Killer	Ryo
	Uchimura Summers The Movie: Angel	Ito
	Mr. Maxman	Takatoshi Kanda
	Wasureyuki	Narumi	Directed by South Korean director Han Sang-Hee, and starring Chansung, member of the Korean boy band 2PM
	Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Duke/Kamen Rider Knuckle	Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin	V-Cinema
2016	Trumpet on the Cliff	Kōichi	Directed by South Korean director Han Sang-Hee, and starring Byung Hun (L. Joe), past member of the Korean boy band Teen Top.
	Bros. Maxman	Takatoshi Kanda
	Love is a Dog from Hell		Directed by Edmund Yeo. Screened at 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and at 2017 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
	SCOOP!	Ryū Ishiwatari
	Derushine: El Shuriken vs Shin Konchū Deathquito	Kōji Higashi
2017	Shinjuku Swan II	Yosuke
	NY Maxman	Takatoshi Kanda
	Tomodachi Game Gekijoban	Ren Tōjō
	Karada no Uttara Sayonara (Love for Sale)	Rei
	Tomodachi Game Gekijoban: FINAL	Ren Tōjō
	Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of Stinger	Scorpio	V-Cinema
2018	Misoji Onna wa Romanchikku na Yume wo Miru ka?	Takuto Kazama
2018	Futatsu no Kinō to Boku no Mirai	Kenzō Kurokawa
2019	Meiji Tokyo Renka	Fujita Gorō
	Gozen	Masaki Kazuma
	Tokyo Wine Party People	Murasaki Sakuragi's father	Special appearance
	Doubt - Usotsuki Otoko wa Dare?	Kazumi Kagami
	BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja	Shigetsugu Toda	Web-distributed, live action spin-off of the anime Blackfox
2020	Hachioji Zombies	Jin
2020	Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Gridon vs. Kamen Rider Bravo	Takatora Kureshima	Web-release miniseries
2024	Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood	Koheiji Sawada
	The Quiet Yakuza 2: Part 1	Toshiki Kawaji
	The Quiet Yakuza 2: Part 2	Toshiki Kawaji

Theatrical Performances

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Switch	Hal Kurabayashi	September 20–23, 2007, at Differ Ariake
2008 - 2010	Prince of Tennis Musical	Keigo Atobe	The Imperial Presence Hyotei feat. Higa (July 29 - September 15, 2008, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall) The Treasure Match Shitenhouji feat. Hyotei (December 13, 2008 - March 31, 2009, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall) Dream Live 6th (May 2–3, 2009, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium; May 9–10, 2009, at Kobe World Hall) The Final Match Rikkai First feat. Shitenhouji (July 30 - October 4, 2009, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall) The Final Match Rikkai Second feat. The Rivals (December 17, 2009 - March 14, 2010, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall) Dream Live 7th (May 7–9, 2010, at Kobe World Hall; May 20–23, 2010, at Yokohama Arena)
2008 - 2009	THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT	Alan	Premiere (October 31 - November 3, 2008, at Theater Green BOX in BOX THEATER) Replay (April 9–12, 2009, at Minami-osawa Cultural Hall)
2009	Bakumatsu Taiyou-den	Okada Izō	January 29 - February 1, 2009, at Kichijoji Theater
2009 - 2013	Butai Sengoku Basara	Date Masamune	Sengoku Basara (July 3–12, 2009, at Theater G-Rosso) Sengoku Basara - Soukou Kyoutou (April 9–18, 2010, at Sunshine Theater) Sengoku Basara 3 (October 14–16, 2011, at Ion Keshohin Theater BRAVA!; October 23–30, 2011, at Theater G-Rosso) Sengoku Basara 2 (May 11–15, 2012, at Le Theatre Ginza; May 19–20, 2012, at Ion Keshohin Theater BRAVA!; June 2–3, 2012, at Chunichi Theatre) Sengoku Basara 3 - Setouchi Hibiki Arashi (November 2–11, 2012, at Tokyo Dome City Hall; November 16–18, 2012, at Nippon Seinenkan Big Hall; May 23–26, 2012, at Morinomiya Piloti Hall) Butai Sengoku Basara Bushou Matsuri 2013 (July 13–14, 2013, at Ariake Coliseum)
2009	Sora no Kyōkai: Okada Izō Ibun	Okada Izō	August 27–30, 2009, at Theater Green BIG TREE THEATER
2009	Existence: Episode 0	Hikaru	December 5–7, 2009, at Rikkoukai Hall
2010 - 2012	Hanasakeru Seishōnen	Lee-Leng Huang	The Budding Beauty (September 29 - October 6, 2010, at Sogetsu Hall) The Budding Beauty in the Oriental Blue Wind (February 16–27, 2011, at Sogetsu Hall) The Blooming Princess Special Event (November 26–27, 2011, at Harajuku Quest Hall) The Blooming Princess (Raginei Revolution) (January 13–15, 2012, at Sunshine Theater) The Blooming Princess (Love and Fate) (January 17–18, 2012, at Sunshine Theater)
2010	BUTLER x BATTLER - Gekidō no toki o koete, seiya no okurimono	Eisuke Nishikata	December 22–26, 2010, at Theater 1010
2011	AND ENDLESS 15th Anniversary Special Program vol. 1	Okada Izō	March 27 - May 5, 2011, at Zenshinza
2012	A Study in Scarlet (Recitation Drama)	Watson / Holmes	September 30 - October 11, 2012, at Tennozu Ginga Theater
2012	Basara	Ageha	December 12–16, 2012, at Zenrosai Hall / Space Zero
2015	Love Letters	Andy	January 10, 2015, at Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi
2018	GANTZ: L - ACT & ACTION STAGE	Shion Izumi	January 26 - February 4, 2018, at Tennozu Ginga Theater
2018	Hachioji Zombies	Jin	August 5–18, 2018, at TBS Akasaka ACT Theater
2019	Kamen Rider Zangetsu - Gaim Gaiden	Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu	March 9–24, 2019, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall; March 28–31, 2019, at Kyoto Theater
2019	Reading Theater 'Dark Alice'		June 1, 2019, at Sunshine Theater
2019	Psycho-Pass: Chapter 1 - Crime Coefficient	Shinya Kogami	October 25 - November 10, 2019, at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball
2021	Engeki no Mori-san - The Entertainment Theater Vol. 0	Narrator (The Prince of the Stars), Rivière (Night Flight)	Reading Theater - The Prince of the Stars (January 12, 2021, at Sunshine Theater) Reading Theater - Night Flight (January 16, 2021, at Sunshine Theater)
2022	Basara	Ageha (W Cast), Director	January 13–23, 2022, at Theater Sun Mall. Yuki Kubota also directed the performance
2022	Bungo Stray Dogs: Storm Bringer	Professor N	June 24–27, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall July 2–3, at Higashi Osaka Cultural Hall - Dream House Grand Hall
2023	Sei Nise no Geinou Production	Kiraku	March 15, at Yomiuri Otemachi Hall
2023	Utakatano (Reading & Dramatic play)	Drama part	March 31, at Zenrosai Hall (Kokuman Coop Hall/Space Zero)
2023	Theater Group Z-Lion Waratte mo Ii Ie (The House Where You Can Laugh)	Manabu Manabe	July 1-9, 2023 at Tokyo Haiyuza Theater

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^ 鎧武COMPLETE TRACKS 2014, p. 24, 「久保田悠来インタビュー（ハイパーホビー2013年11月号掲載）」
日本映画navi 久保田悠来の「悠遊自適」2015年7月8日発行産経新聞出版
久保田悠来が4年半ぶりに舞台へ「もう1回ゼロからスタートを切る」舞台『GANTZ:L』の裏に見た久保田の本音
陽気なイケメンゾンビにダンスを教える？山下健二郎主演「八王子ゾンビーズ」
「仮面ライダー斬月」ビジュアル解禁、久保田悠来「果汁を浴びに来てくださいませ」
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External links

Official profile at Japan Music Entertainment (in Japanese)
Yuki Kubota (@yuk1_kbt) - Twitter (in Japanese)
Yuki Kubota (@yuki_kubota.0615) - Instagram (in Japanese)
Yuki Kubota Official Blog - Ameba Blog (in Japanese)
久保田悠来 - Japanese Misplaced Pages
Kubota Yūki Profile - Natalie (in Japanese)

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