Takayuki Tsubaki (Japanese: 椿隆之, Hepburn: Tsubaki Takayuki, born June 28, 1982) is a Japanese actor and YouTuber best remembered for his role as Kazuma Kenzaki, the protagonist in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Blade.
On November 9, 2016, Tsubaki was seriously beaten and injured by a motorcyclist's younger brother with a golf club on his face during an argument with the motorcyclist at 9:00 PM. However, his Kamen Rider Blade co-stars Ryoji Morimoto and Takahiro Hojo confirmed that Tsubaki's condition is in good condition the following day.[1][needs update]