Kouhei Takeda
武田 航平
Takeda at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016
Born	(1986-01-14) January 14, 1986 (age 38) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Agent	A.L.C. Atlantis
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	Mary Matsuyama ​ (m. 2021)​
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Musical artist
Website	www.kouhei-takeda.com

Kouhei Takeda (武田 航平, Takeda Kōhei, born January 14, 1986) is a Japanese actor, entertainer, and model. He is best known for his roles as Kohei Kitahanada in Fuji TV's Hanazakari no Kimitachi e/Ikemen Paradise drama, Otoya Kurenai and Kazumi Sawatari in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kiva and Kamen Rider Build, and the voice of Vaan in Final Fantasy XII. In 2001, he received the 14th "Super Boy JUNON contest" special jury award. He is a former member of the PureBOYS.

Filmography

TV

• Otouto (TV Asahi, 2004)
• Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi (TV Asahi, 2006) as Masato Todo
• My Boss My Hero (NTV, 2006) as Ryusuke Hiratsuka
• Oniyome Nikki 2 (Fuji TV, 2007)
• Hanazakari no Kimitachi e / Ikemen♂Paradise (Fuji TV, 2007) as Kohei Kitahanada
• Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata (TV Tokyo, 2008) as Hayato Noda
• Kamen Rider Kiva (TV Asahi, 2008) as Otoya Kurenai, Masao Kurenai
• Kamen Rider Decade (TV Asahi, 2009) as Otoya Kurenai
• Sengoku Basara: Moonlight Party (2012) as Sanada Yukimura
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014) as Ukita Hideie
• Hotel Concierge (TBS, 2015) as Yudai Tango
• HiGH&LOW Season 2 (2016) as Hirai
• Kamen Rider Build (TV Asahi, 2017) as Kazumi Sawatari/Kamen Rider Grease

Movie

• Summer Nude (2002)
• Shudan Satsujin Club (2004)
• TKO HIPHOP (2005) as Masashi Oota
• Goya-champuru (2006) (named for the Okinawan dish Goya champuru)
• Akanezora (2007) as Taro Sakai
• Waruboro (2007)
• Crows Zero : Extra's (????)
• Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (2008) as Otoya Kurenai
• Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World (2008) as Otoya Kurenai
• ROOKIES The Movie: Graduation (2009) as Sadaharu Kawakami
• Kotodama – Spiritual Curse (2014)
• High&Low The Movie (2016) as Hirai
• High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky (2017) as Hirai
• High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission (2017) as Hirai
• Kamen Rider Build: Be the One (2018) as Kazumi Sawatari
• Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) as Kazumi Sawatari
• Tyida (2022) as Ryōta^[1]
• Kono Chiisana Te (2023)^[2]

Other

• Final Fantasy XII (2006) as Vaan (voice)^[3]

Stage

• 7Cheers!~Tobe! Jibun To Iu Daichi Kara~ [with PureBOYS] (2007,October 3)
• Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan Stage Play as Toudou Heisuke

Personal life

On January 14, 2021, Takeda and actress Mary Matsuyama [ja] jointly announced through their respective social media accounts that they had registered their marriage.^[4]

CD

• "With Me" (2008) with Crimson-Fang
• "This love never ends" (2008)
• "Inherited-System" (2008) with Yu Takahashi, Keisuke Kato, and Nana Yanagisawa
• "Supernova Love Edit." (2009) with Tetra-Fang
• "Beginning~Message3" (2009) with Kōji Seto

Photobooks

• CRUISE (March 2009)

CM

• Suntory [C.C. Lemon]