19 Facts About Takeru Satoh

Takeru Satoh is best known for his leading role as Ryotaro Nogami in the Kamen Rider Den-O franchise, and as Himura Kenshin in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film and its sequels.

Takeru Satoh briefly worked as a child actor for three or four years, appearing in commercials and magazine photo shoots.

Takeru Satoh graduated from Koshigaya Kita High School, Saitama in 2007.

Takeru Satoh was scouted by an agent from Amuse, Inc in Harajuku in Tokyo when he was in senior high school, and made his debut in 2006.

Takeru Satoh considers his role in Rookies to be his breakout role even though he only played a minor supporting role, as Rookies was shown on prime time television and able to reach a much larger audience than any of his previous works.

Takeru Satoh starred in the live-action in the summer of 2009.

Takeru Satoh reprised his role as Ryotaro in the third film of Kamen Rider Den-O in October 2008.

Takeru Satoh starred in the drama Bloody Monday, based on the manga with the same name.

Takeru Satoh made his stage debut as Romeo in the Japanese adaptation of Shakespearean classic Romeo and Juliet in May 2012.

Takeru Satoh's subsequent project Tonbi was a drama series based on a novel by Shigematsu Kiyoshi.

Takeru Satoh then starred in Real, a science fiction mystery movie directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, as well as The Liar and His Lover, a live-adaptation film based on the manga Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru.

In 2014, Takeru Satoh played the role of a rookie detective in Fuji TV's Bitter Blood.

Takeru Satoh reprised the role of Himura Kenshin in two sequel films of Rurouni Kenshin live action franchise, Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends, both of which were released in 2014.

Takeru Satoh made his TV return with the acclaimed TBS series The Emperor's Cook in early 2015.

Takeru Satoh followed up with three Toho Corporation films in 2015 and 2016, including the manga live adaptation Bakuman, the light novel adaptation If Cats Disappeared from the World, and Someone.

In 2018, it was announced that the Rurouni Kenshin series would be getting two further installments, a prequel and a sequel to the original trilogy, with Takeru Satoh reprising his lead role.

Takeru Satoh is an unofficial member of the Elite Four in the Pokemon Trading Card Game since 14 December 2021.

Takeru Satoh's parents divorced when he was in middle school.

Takeru Satoh played baseball during primary and middle school years, and has a black belt in Shorinji Kempo.