Yuki Kubota
Born (1981-06-15) June 15, 1981 (age 42)
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active
  • 2002 - present (model)
  • 2007 - present (actor)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

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

Kubota is the younger of two brothers. His hobbies include sports, watching movies, driving and hitchhiking. He is skilled in soccer, swimming and sword fighting. As a soccer enthusiast, he visited South Africa to support Japan's national team in the 2010 World Cup.[14]

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.[15] Kubota stated that he was nothing like the character Takatora Kureshima he portrayed in the series Kamen Rider Gaim.[14]

Filmography

TV shows

Year Title Role Network Other notes
2007 Oniyome Nikki Pick-up artist Fuji TV Episode 2
Jotei Black clothes man TV Asahi Episodes 4-5
2008 Gokusen Club host Nihon TV Episode 4
2011 Garo: Makai Senki Juran TV Tokyo Episode 9
2013 TAKE FIVE - Oretachi wa Ai wo Nusumeru ka Tachibana TBS Episodes 5-6
Kamen Rider Gaim Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu TV Asahi
2014 Ressha Sentai ToQger Vs. Kamen Rider Gaim Spring Vacation Combining Special Takatora Kureshima TV Asahi
2015 Keibuho Sugiyama Shintaro (Daddy Detective) Tatsuya Aragaki TBS
Naniwa Kin'yūdō Kenta Kurozumi Fuji TV
Do S Deka Takashi Kaitou NTV Episode 10
Konkatsu Deka Masashi Shiina Yomiuri TV Episode 1
Detective Catherine Detective Suzuki TV Asahi
2016 Detective Catherine: The Disappeared Heir Detective Suzuki TV Asahi
Ya-san - From Tsukiji! Delicious Case Book Kentaro Nitta TV Tokyo Final episode
2017 Kasouken no Onna Season 16 Teruto Koda TV Asahi Episode 10
Kirawareru Yūki Takamasa Kondō Fuji TV Episodes 9-10
Sanbiki no Ossan - Seigi no Mikata, Mitabi! Taiga TV Tokyo Episode 8
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Scorpio TV Asahi Episodes 5, 12–13, 15-21
Thrill! The Black Chapter Mitsuru Kawada NHK BS Premium Episode 4
Tomodachi Game (Friends Games) Ren Tōjō TV Kanagawa
Code Name: Mirage Thunder / Ryosuke Muto TV Tokyo Episodes 7-25
Minshuu no Teki (The Public Enemy) Takahiro Abe Fuji TV Episodes 2, 3, 5, 8, 10
2018 Mob Psycho 100 Kenji Mitsuura TV Tokyo
The Count of Monte Cristo: Gorgeous Revenge Naoki Ushiyama Fuji TV Episodes 3-9
Signal Detective Sasaki Fuji TV Episodes 8-9
2019 Meiji Tokyo Renka Fujita Gorō TV Kanagawa, U-NEXT
Two Weeks Yu Mamiya Kansai TV (Fuji Network System) Adaptation of the Korean drama Two Weeks
Sherlock: Untold Stories Masaki Shibata Fuji TV Episode 8
2020 Hachioji Zombies Jin MXTV
Rentaru Nanmo Nai Hito no Nanmo Shinakatta Hanashi Bartender TV Tokyo Episode 12
Ano Ko no Yume wo Mitan desu Marketing staff TV Tokyo Episode 5
2021 Metropolitan Police Department Law Enforcement Officer Akira Higuchi Michio Araki TV Tokyo Final episode
Ochoyan Kazuo Shinomiya NHK Episodes 101, 105-112
Keishichō Sōsaikkachō (Police Department Investigation Division Chief) Season 5 Shunsuke Mizoguchi TV Asahi Episode 3
Love Phantom Yu Fukami MBS TV Episodes 3-10
Avalanche Shingo Nagai Kansai TV Episode 2
Odoribanite (At the Landing) Satoru Miyauchi Fuji TV 33rd Young Scenario Award Grand Prize [16]
2022 Oi Hansamu!! Tatsuya Tōkai TV / Fuji TV Episodes 1–3, 8 [17]
Don't Call It Mystery Haya Inudou Fuji TV Episodes 1–3, 11-12
Fishbowl Wives Jun Netflix [18]
Kasouken no Onna Season 21 Yoshihiko Yamagami TV Asahi Special episode [19]
Kaseifu no Mitazono (Mr Housekeeper, Mitazono) Season 5 Yukio Tsuzuki TV Asahi Episode 4
Special Investigation Department 9 (Tokusō 9) Season 5 Kazuki Shimada TV Asahi Episode 10
PopUP! Afternoon Women's Drama Kosuke Saeki Fuji TV Episode 4 [20]
Zennin Nagaya Higoi no Denhachi NHK BS Premium (BS4K) Episode 2 [21]
Teppachi! Takayuki Ōki Fuji TV Episodes 7 - 11 [22]
Ikemen-domo yo Meshi o Kue Aoyama TV Osaka / BSTV Tokyo Episode 8 [23]
Silent Nezu Fuji TV
2023 Nankai Trough Megaquake Drama Mikami NHK NHK Special [24]
Kimichika Kazama - Kyoujo 0 Kentaro Ashizawa Fuji TV Episode 1 [25]
Ikukyuu Deka Sho Endo NHK Episode 5
Hayabusa Fire Brigade Yasunori Asano TV Asahi Episode 5
Hyena Yuya Enomoto TV Tokyo Adaptation of South Korean drama series Hyena[26]

Films

Year Title Role Other notes
2007 Dear Friends Club patron
Kamen Rider: The Next Tourist Epilogue
2009 Randies Masami Kasuga
2010 Gachinko Kenka Jōtō (High School War - Throwdown!) Satoshi Saeki
Local Boys! Tohru
2011 Gangsta Riki Shiraishi
Kōshōnin Dōmoto Reiji Reiji Dōmoto V-Cinema
An Assassin Shunichi Misaki
2012 Kirin: Point of No Return Chosuke
Shi Gata Futari Wowakatsumade... Chapter 1: Iro no Nai Ao cameo
Happiness in Little Place Renji Ogawa
2013 Garo: Soukoku no Maryu Kakashi
Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen Reporter
Hadaka no Itoko Takeshi
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu
Yokohama Story Yuuya Tanabe
2014 Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin, Kamen Rider Shin (Voice)
Boku to 23-nin no Dorei (Tokyo Slaves) Shinjuku Seiya
Magic Night Nasuka
Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu/Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu
2015 Shinjuku Swan Yosuke
Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Zangetsu/Kamen Rider Baron Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Shin Zangetsu V-Cinema
Kiri: The Chronicles of a Professional Killer Ryo
Uchimura Summers The Movie: Angel Ito
Mr. Maxman Takatoshi Kanda
Wasureyuki Narumi Directed by South Korean director Han Sang-Hee, and starring Chansung, member of the Korean boy band 2PM
Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Duke/Kamen Rider Knuckle Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin V-Cinema
2016 Trumpet on the Cliff Kōichi Directed by South Korean director Han Sang-Hee, and starring Byung Hun (L. Joe), past member of the Korean boy band Teen Top.
Bros. Maxman Takatoshi Kanda
Love is a Dog from Hell Directed 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 Deathquito Kōji Higashi
2017 Shinjuku Swan II Yosuke
NY Maxman Takatoshi Kanda
Tomodachi Game Gekijoban Ren Tōjō
Karada no Uttara Sayonara (Love for Sale) Rei
Tomodachi Game Gekijoban: FINAL Ren Tōjō
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of Stinger Scorpio V-Cinema
2018 Misoji Onna wa Romanchikku na Yume wo Miru ka? Takuto Kazama
Futatsu no Kinō to Boku no Mirai Kenzō Kurokawa
2019 Meiji Tokyo Renka Fujita Gorō
Gozen Masaki Kazuma
Tokyo Wine Party People Murasaki Sakuragi's father Special appearance
Doubt - Usotsuki Otoko wa Dare? Kazumi Kagami
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja Shigetsugu Toda Web-distributed, live action spin-off of the anime Blackfox
2020 Hachioji Zombies Jin
Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Gridon vs. Kamen Rider Bravo Takatora Kureshima Web-release miniseries
2024 Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood Koheiji Sawada [27]

Theatrical Performances

Year(s) Title Role Notes
2007 Switch Hal Kurabayashi September 20–23, 2007, at Differ Ariake
2008 - 2010 Prince of Tennis Musical Keigo 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 - 2009 THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT Alan
  • Premiere (October 31 - November 3, 2008, at Theater Green BOX in BOX THEATER)
  • Replay (April 9–12, 2009, at Minami-osawa Cultural Hall)
2009 Bakumatsu Taiyou-den Okada Izō January 29 - February 1, 2009, at Kichijoji Theater
2009 - 2013 Butai Sengoku Basara Date 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)
2009 Sora no Kyōkai: Okada Izō Ibun Okada Izō August 27–30, 2009, at Theater Green BIG TREE THEATER
2009 Existence: Episode 0 Hikaru December 5–7, 2009, at Rikkoukai Hall
2010 - 2012 Hanasakeru Seishōnen Lee-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)
2010 BUTLER x BATTLER - Gekidō no toki o koete, seiya no okurimono Eisuke Nishikata December 22–26, 2010, at Theater 1010
2011 AND ENDLESS 15th Anniversary Special Program vol. 1 Okada Izō March 27 - May 5, 2011, at Zenshinza
2012 A Study in Scarlet (Recitation Drama) Watson / Holmes September 30 - October 11, 2012, at Tennozu Ginga Theater
2012 Basara Ageha December 12–16, 2012, at Zenrosai Hall / Space Zero
2015 Love Letters Andy January 10, 2015, at Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi
2018 GANTZ: L - ACT & ACTION STAGE Shion Izumi January 26 - February 4, 2018, at Tennozu Ginga Theater
2018 Hachioji Zombies Jin August 5–18, 2018, at TBS Akasaka ACT Theater
2019 Kamen Rider Zangetsu - Gaim Gaiden Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu March 9–24, 2019, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall; March 28–31, 2019, at Kyoto Theater
2019 Reading Theater 'Dark Alice' June 1, 2019, at Sunshine Theater
2019 Psycho-Pass: Chapter 1 - Crime Coefficient Shinya Kogami October 25 - November 10, 2019, at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball
2021 Engeki no Mori-san - The Entertainment Theater Vol. 0 Narrator (The Prince of the Stars), Rivière (Night Flight)
2022 Basara Ageha (W Cast), Director January 13–23, 2022, at Theater Sun Mall. Yuki Kubota also directed the performance[13]
2022 Bungo Stray Dogs: Storm Bringer Professor N [28]
  • June 24–27, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall
  • July 2–3, at Higashi Osaka Cultural Hall - Dream House Grand Hall
2023 Sei Nise no Geinou Production Kiraku March 15, at Yomiuri Otemachi Hall [29]
2023 Utakatano (Reading & Dramatic play) Drama part March 31, at Zenrosai Hall (Kokuman Coop Hall/Space Zero) [30]
2023 Theater Group Z-Lion Waratte mo Ii Ie (The House Where You Can Laugh) Manabu Manabe July 1-9, 2023 at Tokyo Haiyuza Theater

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