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.

Yuki Kubota
Born (1981-06-15) June 15, 1981
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor, model
Years active
  • 2002 - present (model)
  • 2007 - present (actor)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

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. In 2008, 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 the 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. He has also had roles in V-Cinema films.[2]

In 2018 he returned to the theater, appearing in the stage plays Gantz: L[3] and Hachioji Zombies, the latter alongside Kenjiro Yamashita from Sandaime J Soul Brothers.[4] In 2019 he reprised his role as Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu in the stage play Kamen Rider Zangetsu - Gaim Gaiden.[5]

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.[6][7] He also directed a promotional video for the stage play Psycho-Pass: Chapter 1 - Crime Coefficient.

Kubota has played a wide range of characters, from geeks to killers,[8] although he has played mostly antagonist and rival roles. He claimed to prefer playing bad guys and dark heroes.[9]

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.

Personal life

Kubota is the second and youngest child in his family. His hobbies include sports, watching movies, driving and hitchhiking. He is skilled in soccer, swimming and sword fighting. A soccer enthusiast, he visited South Africa to support Japan's national team in the 2010 World Cup.[10]

He has an easygoing personality and often cracks jokes during interviews.[9] He loves to make his co-stars laugh, to make their working atmosphere more fun.[11] Kubota stated that he was nothing like the character Takatora Kureshima he portrayed in the series Kamen Rider Gaim.[10]

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Network Other notes
2011Garo: Makai SenkiJuranTV TokyoEpisode 9
2013Kamen Rider GaimTakatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Zangetsu ShinTV Asahi
2015Keibuho Sugiyama Shintaro (Daddy Detective)Tatsuya AragakiTBS
Naniwa Kin'yūdōKenta KurozumiFuji TV
Do S DekaTakashi KaitouNTVEpisode 10
Detective CatherineDetective SuzukiTV Asahi
2016Detective Catherine: The Disappeared HeirDetective SuzukiTV Asahi
2017Kasouken no Onna Season 16Teruto KodaTV AsahiEpisode 10
Kirawareru YūkiTakamasa KondōFuji TVEpisodes 9, 10
Sanbiki no Ossan - Seigi no Mikata, Mitabi!TaigaTV TokyoEpisode 8
Uchu Sentai KyurangerScorpioTV AsahiEpisodes 5, 12 - 13, 15 - 21
Code Name: MirageThunder / Ryosuke MutōTV TokyoEpisodes 7 - 25
Minshuu no Teki (The Public Enemy)Takahiro AbeFuji TVEpisodes 2, 3, 5, 8, 10
2018Mob Psycho 100Kenji MitsuuraTV Tokyo
The Count of Monte Cristo: Great RevengeNaoki UshiyamaFuji TVEpisodes 3 - 9
SignalDetective SasakiFuji TVEpisodes 8 - 9
2019Meiji Tokyo RenkaFujita GorōTV Kanagawa, U-NEXT
Two WeeksYu MamiyaKansai TV (Fuji Network System)Adaptation of the Korean drama Two Weeks
SherlockMasaki ShibataFuji TVEpisode 8
2020Hachioji ZombiesJinMXTV
Rentaru Nanmo Nai Hito No Nanmo Shinakatta HanashiBartenderTV TokyoEpisode 12
Ano Ko no Yume wo Mitan DesuTV TokyoEpisode 5

Films

Year Title Role Other notes
2007Dear FriendsClub Host
Kamen Rider: The NextTouristEpilogue
2010Gachinko Kenka Jōtō (High School War - Throwdown!)Satoshi Saeki
2011GangstaShiroishi
Kōshōnin Dōmoto ReijiReiji DōmotoV-Cinema
An AssassinMisaki
2012KirinChosuke
2013Garo: Soukoku no MaryuKakashi
Kyūkyoku!! Hentai KamenReporter
Hadaka no ItokoTakeshi
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie BattleTakatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu
2014Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super SentaiTakatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin, Kamen Rider Shin (Voice)
Boku to 23-nin no Dorei (Me and 23 Slaves)Shinjuku Seiya
Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full ThrottleTakatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu/Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin
2015Shinjuku SwanYosuke
Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Zangetsu/Kamen Rider BaronTakatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu/Kamen Rider Zangetsu ShinV-Cinema
Kiri: The Chronicles of a Professional KillerRyo
Uchimura Summers The Movie: AngelIto
Mr. MaxmanTakatoshi Kanda
WasureyukiNarumiDirected by South Korean director Han Sang-Hee, and starring Chansung, member of the Korean boy band 2PM
Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Duke/Kamen Rider KnuckleTakatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Zangetsu ShinV-Cinema
2016Trumpet on the CliffKōichiDirected by South Korean director Han Sang-Hee, and starring Byung Hun (L. Joe), past member of the Korean boy band Teen Top.
Bros. MaxmanTakatoshi Kanda
Love is a Dog from HellDirected 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 DeathquitoKōji Higashi
2017Shinjuku Swan IIYosuke
NY MaxmanTakatoshi Kanda
Tomodachi Game GekijobanRen Tōjō
Karada no Uttara SayonaraRei
Tomodachi Game Gekijoban: FINALRen Tōjō
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of StingerScorpioV-Cinema
2018Misoji Onna wa Romanchikku na Yume wo Miru ka?Takuto Kazama
Futatsu no Kinō to Boku no MiraiKenzō Kurokawa
2019Meiji Tokyo RenkaFujita Gorō
GozenMasaki Kazuma
Tokyo Wine Party PeopleMurasaki Sakuragi's fatherSpecial appearance
Doubt - Usotsuki Otoko wa Dare?Kazumi Kagami
BLACKFOX: Age of the NinjaShigetsuguWeb-distributed, live action spin-off of the anime Blackfox
2020Hachioji ZombiesJin

Theatrical Performances

Year(s) Title Role Notes
2007SwitchHal KurabayashiSeptember 20–23, 2007, at Differ Ariake
2008 - 2010Prince of Tennis MusicalKeigo 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 - 2009THE BUTTERFLY EFFECTAlan
  • Premiere (October 31 - November 3, 2008, at Theater Green BOX in BOX THEATER)
  • Replay (April 9–12, 2009, at Minami-osawa Cultural Hall)
2009Bakumatsu Taiyou-denOkada IzōJanuary 29 - February 1, 2009, at Kichijoji Theater
2009 - 2013Butai Sengoku BasaraDate 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)
2009Sora no Kyōkai: Okada Izō IbunOkada IzōAugust 27–30, 2009, at Theater Green BIG TREE THEATER
2009Existence: Episode 0HikaruDecember 5–7, 2009, at Rikkoukai Hall
2010 - 2012Hanasakeru SeishōnenLee-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)
2010BUTLER x BATTLER - Gekidō no toki o koete, seiya no okurimonoEisuke NishikataDecember 22–26, 2010, at Theater 1010
2011AND ENDLESS 15th Anniversary Special Program vol. 1Okada IzōMarch 27 - May 5, 2011, at Zenshinza
2012A Study in Scarlet (Recitation Drama)Watson / HolmesSeptember 30 - October 11, 2012, at Tennozu Ginga Theater
2012BasaraAgehaDecember 12–16, 2012, at Zenrosai Hall / Space Zero
2015Love LettersAndyJanuary 10, 2015, at Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi
2018GANTZ: L - ACT & ACTION STAGEShion IzumiJanuary 26 - February 4, 2018, at Tennozu Ginga Theater
2018Hachioji ZombiesJinAugust 5–18, 2018, at TBS Akasaka ACT Theater
2019Kamen Rider Zangetsu - Gaim GaidenTakatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider ZangetsuMarch 9–24, 2019, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall; March 28–31, 2019, at Kyoto Theater
2019Reading Theater 'Dark Alice'June 1, 2019, at Sunshine Theater
2019Psycho-Pass: Chapter 1 - Crime CoefficientShinya KogamiOctober 25 - November 10, 2019, at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball
2021Engeki no Mori-san - The Entertainment Theater Vol. 0Narrator (The Prince of the Stars), Rivière (Night Flight)

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