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Yuki Kubota

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.[1] 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.[2] He has played a wide range of characters, from geeks to killers,[3] although he has played mostly antagonist and rival roles. He claimed to prefer playing bad guys and dark heroes.[4]

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[5] that supported the team's activities.

In 2018 he returned to the theater, appearing in the stage plays Gantz: L[6] and Hachioji Zombies, the latter alongside Kenjiro Yamashita from Sandaime J Soul Brothers.[7] In 2019 he reprised his role as Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu in the stage play Kamen Rider Zangetsu - Gaim Gaiden.[8]

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.[9][10] He also directed a promotional video for the stage play Psycho-Pass: Chapter 1 - Crime Coefficient.[11]

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.[12]

In January 2022, he made his directorial debut for the 2022 version of Basara stage play.[13]

Personal life

He has an easygoing personality and often cracks jokes during interviews.[4] He loves to make his co-stars laugh, to make their working atmosphere more fun.[14] Kubota stated that he was nothing like the character Takatora Kureshima he portrayed in the series Kamen Rider Gaim.[15]

Filmography

TV shows

Films

Theatrical Performances

References

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  2. ^ ^ Collection〜 vol.2】歌舞伎町の“ブラック”王子様久保田悠来のクールな瞳にズッキュン！
  3. ^ "【ダレコレ～Dare Collection～ vol.2】歌舞伎町の"ブラック"王子様久保田悠来のクールな瞳にズッキュン！". Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  4. ^ a b 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）」
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ 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」
  8. ^ 「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」
  9. ^ 久保田悠来、情報番組のMC就任「ねこ耳に水」マジプリ・大城らも“猫ひた”メンバーに
  10. ^ 猫ひた 月曜日、ご視聴ありがとうございました！
  11. ^ "【2.5次元】舞台版「PSYCHO－PASS サイコパス Chapter1－犯罪係数－」久保田悠来インタビュー「観客の皆さんをこの世界観に引きずり込みたい」". EntameOVO. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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  14. ^ 鎧武外伝公式VB 2015, pp. 22-23、29.
  15. ^ 鎧武COMPLETE TRACKS 2014, p. 55, 「久保田悠来インタビュー（ハイパーホビー2014年4月号掲載）」
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  25. ^ "市原隼人、ひき逃げ犯を恨む父親役で月9初出演「感情を抑えきれずに涙が止まらなくなりました」内田理央の出演も決定＜風間公親－教場0－＞". thetv. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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  28. ^ "静かなるドン2 前編". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  29. ^ "静かなるドン2 後編". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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