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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-11-04 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan

Tetsuya Takeda

Biography:

Tetsuya Takeda is a Japanese folk singer and actor, perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama Kinpachi-sensei (San-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei). The program, targeted at junior high and high school-aged adolescents, ran on TBS with Takeda at various times from 1979 until 2011.

Known For

Acting

2023

Would You Like to Play Da Capo? as Ninomiya Tatsunosuke

2022

Tang as Masahiko Bamba

2020

Labyrinth of Cinema as Ryoma Sakamoto

2019

Sketches of Life as Akira Noda
The Good Wife as Naoya Kusakabe
Detective Zero as Morio Namatame

2018

2017

Hanagatami as Dr. Ichijo
Reverse as Toshio Ogasawara

2016

Professor Eiko as Osamu Igarashi
Totto Television as Tatsuo Ooka

2015

Furiko as Umekichi Hashimoto
Shi no Zōki as Seiichiro Hino
The Emperor's Cook as Shogo Kirizuka

2013

Strawberry Night as Kensaku Katsumata
Say Yes as Hoshino Tetsuro
The Partner as Inukai Tsuyoshi
Don't Lose Heart as Kenichi Shibata

2012

Strawberry Night as Kensaku Katsumata
Jun to Ai as Kano Zenko

2011

2010

The Tragedy of W as 相浦克平

2009

2008

2006

Into the White Night as Junjo Sasagaki
Satomi Hakkenden as Ittouda Komiyama

2005

2003

2000

1998

The Green City as Asazuma

1997

Virgin Road as Sakurai Hikari

1995

1994

Hero Interview as Manager Kajiwara

1993

Pro Golfer Oribe Kinjiro as Kinjiro Oribe

1991

By the Time the Moon Rises as Old Farmer (voice)
The 101st Proposal as Hoshino Tatsurou

1989

1987

Children on the Island as Oishi's husband

1986

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as Shota Tanabe (Tokyo Fujimi Zoo Keeper)

1985

Godzilla 1985 as Tramp

1984

The Return of Godzilla as Homeless man

1983

1982

Ekisutora as 水越修五郎
Karate Cop as Hajime Katayama

1981

Station as Train Passenger
Ore to aitsu no monogatari as 南原幸四郎

1980

My Road as Kenji

1979

Our Symphony as Tokujiro Nitta
Kusa Moeru as Adachi Morinaga
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B as Kinpachi Sakamoto

1978

1977

The Yellow Handkerchief as Kinya Hanada

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Directing

Writing

1993

1984

Karate Cop 3 as Original Story
Karate Cop 3 as Screenplay

1983

Karate Cop 2 as Original Story
Karate Cop 2 as Screenplay

1982

Karate Cop as Screenplay
Karate Cop as Original Story

Crew