 This article is about an actor in Kamen Rider Gaim.
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Mahiro Takasugi (高杉 真宙, Takasugi Mahiro) is a Japanese actor who portrayed Mitsuzane Kureshima/Kamen Rider Ryugen in Kamen Rider Gaim, having also sang his character song "Point Of No Return" as well.
Biography[]
Takasugi was scouted in elementary school and made his debut as an actor in 2009.
Post Kamen Rider[]
In 2021, he left his agency and founded his own. That same year he made his voice acting debut in the anime series' Odd-Taxi and Re-Main.
Personal Life[]
- Takasugi has a shy personality, which prevented him from properly speaking to co-star Yuumi Shida for the first two months of filming Gaim.[2]
- Takasugi's performance of Mitzuzane was highly praised by the production crew.[3][4]
Filmography[]
Film[]
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle (2013) - Mitsuzane Kureshima
- Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (2014) - Mitsuzane Kureshima
- Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! (2014) - Mitsuzane Kureshima
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle (2014) - Mitsuzane Kureshima
- Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Zangetsu (2015) - Mitsuzane Kureshima
- Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Knuckle (2015) - Mitsuzane Kureshima
Television[]
- Kamen Rider Gaim (2013-2014) - Mitsuzane Kureshima
Stage[]
- Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage (2014) - Mitsuzane Kureshima
Notes[]
- He had a guest role as Hiroki Tsuboi in the tenth episode of Garo: Yami wo Terasu Mono
, a show that his co-star Tsunenori Aoki had a more major role in. He also reunited with co-star Gaku Sano in the 2019 film Cho Shonen Tanteidan NEO: Beginning. - Outside of Tokusatsu, he's also an expert in cooking. At one point, he was featured in a video by the official Philippine Department of Tourism's Japanese YouTube channel hosted by Maria Theresa Gow (Neon Ulsland from Kamen Rider W & Georgie Leland from Ultraman Gaia
)
References[]
- ↑ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fd5acc3d78c0c0e2917883e99601698b363d6e64
- ↑ Gaim Gaiden Official VB 2015 , pp. 24–25, "CAST INTERVIEW 003 Mahiro Takasugi".
- ↑ Gaim COMPLETE TRACKS 2014 , pp. 110–111, " Gen Urobuchi (Screenplay) x Beat Riders Roundtable".
- ↑ Kamen Rider Gaim Official Complete Reader 2014 , pp. 76–77, "Kamen Rider Gaim Director Q & A Satoshi Morota , Kyohei Yamaguchi ".