Japanese famous actor Takeru Satoh is known for his ability to act in a wide range of roles perfectly. He was discovered by a talent scout when he was in high school. He once played five roles in Kamen Rider Den-O. He later became popular with the role of Kenshin Himura in Rurouni Kenshin. He gained a lot of popularity from the role of Doctor Kairi in the Japanese TV series: An Incurable Case of Love. Now, the TV series “First Love” makes people fall in love with him again. Let's take a look at the movies and dramas he has performed in!
2007 Kamen Rider Den-O: The weakest Kamen Rider in History
Throughout the long history of the Kamen Rider series, many new-generation Japanese actors once played a role in the series. Like Eiji Akaso, Masaki Suda, and Sota Fukushi once played Kamen Rider before!
Takeru Satoh was in the Kamen Rider Den-O in 2007. Played as the main character Ryotaro Nogami. The show was advertised as “the weakest Kamen Rider ever” at the time, and the average rating was only around 6.9%. However this series gained high popularity afterward, and Takeru Satoh was known for his performance in Kamen Rider Den-O where he had to play 5 roles in the series. Years later he returned in the 2018 film Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever. This series is his origin.
Kamen Rider Den-O
・Japanese Name: 仮面ライダー电王
・Screen date: January 2007
・Main casts: Takeru Satoh, Yuriko Shiratori, Rina Akiyama, Wakana Matsumoto
2008 Bloody Monday: battle with the terrorist group
Genius hacker Fujimaru Takagi, played by Haruma Miura, trying to save his family and friends from the virus attack on the organization. This time Takeru Satoh plays the role of Otoya Kujō: Takagi’s friend who is involved in the accident. This was the first time Takeru Satoh and Haruma Miura acted together, and they became close friends! Even though Takeru Satoh is not the main character this time, he still played the perfect role of Otoya Kujō. Bloody Monday also has a second season that was screened in 2010.
Bloody Monday
・Japanese Name: ブラッディ・マンデイ
・Screen date: October 11th, 2008
・Main casts: Haruma Miura, Takeru Satoh, Michiko Kichise, Yutaka Matsushige, Tetsushi Tanaka
2010 Q10: The relationship between a highschooler and an android
Q10 is the first time Takeru Satoh plays a role in a TV series that will be played in the evening time. He plays the role of a high school student: Heita Fukui, who is introverted and sensitive. Later Heita found out that his classmate Kuto, played by Atsuko Maeda, is an android. The two gradually have a deeper understanding of life as they spend time together. This school drama is full of love and courage, tears and laughter, and is better to watch slowly. Famous actors like Sosuke Ikematsu, Kento Kaku, and Mitsuki Takahata are also in the main cast!
Q10
・Japanese Name: キュート
・Screen date: 2010年10月16日
・Main casts: Takeru Satoh, Atsuko Maeda, Sosuke Ikematsu, Kento Kaku, Mitsuki Takahata
2012 Rurouni Kenshin: a perfect reduction of the manga character: Himura Kenshin
Many people fall in love with Takeru Satoh because of his role in Rurouni Kenshin based on the manga by Rurouni Kenshin. In the Meiji period, a former assassin named Rurouni Kenshin became a swordsman to protect his loved ones.
Takeru Satoh perfectly acts the role of Himura Kenshin with the red hair and the cross scar on his face. In all the fighting scenes he acted by himself without using any stunt actors. After the first film gained high popularity in 2012, the sequel Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends were also beloved by many fans. The finale of the story will be separated into 2 films and screened on April 23rd, and June 4th in 2021.
Rurouni Kenshin
・Japanese Name: るろうに剣心
・Screen date: August 25th, 2018
・Main casts: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yū Aoi, Yôsuke Eguchi, Munetaka Aoki
2015 The Emperor's Cook: becomes the French cuisine chef Akiyama
The TV series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of TBS: The Emperor’s Cook invited Takeru Satoh to play the young man Tokuzō Akiyama who's from Fukui, came to Tokyo and eventually became the emperor’s cook through his perseverance and his study experience in France.
Satoh played a range of roles from a young man to a 50-year-old sue chef. This drama helps Takeru Satoh win “Best Actor” from the 85th Television Drama Academy Awards, the 24th Hashida Awards, and many others. Satoh doesn’t know how to cook at all, at that time he even went to a cooking class for the role.
The Emperor's Cook
・Japanese Name: 天皇の料理番
・Screen date: April 26th, 2015
・Main casts: Takeru Satoh, Haru Kuroki, Kenta Kiritani, Ryohei Suzuki, Tasuku Emoto
2016 If Cats Disappeared from the World: The cat lover
If Cats Disappeared from the World is a film with a little fantasy in it. This is Takeru Satoh’s representative work. He played a man who was diagnosed with brain cancer, making deals with the devil: to let one thing disappear in exchange for a day of life. He eventually realized the things that disappear are always the main part of the memories. Takeru Satoh is a cat lover in real life. He even has two pet cats. This role is perfect for him.
If Cats Disappeared from the World
・Japanese Name: 世界から猫が消えたなら
・Screen date: August 19th, 2016
・Main casts: Takeru Satoh, Aoi Miyazaki, Gaku Hamada
2017 The 8-Year Engagement: the husband that always accompanies
The heartwarming story of The 8-Year Engagement is based on an autobiographical book played by Takeru Satoh. The main character Hisashi’s fiance Mai was suddenly in a coma 3 months before their wedding. When she woke up from the coma, she lost all the memories of Hisashi. The main character Hisashi played by Takeru Satoh didn’t give up and waited for miracles to happen. The heartwarming story with the theme song from the famous band Back Number makes people in tears while watching.
The 8-Year Engagement
・Japanese Name: 世界から猫が消えたなら
・Screen date: December 16th, 2017
・Main casts: Takeru Satoh, Tao Tsuchiya
2020-An Incurable Case of Love: Dr.Tendo
When it comes to the most topical manga-based Japanese TV drama in 2020, no doubt it is going to be An Incurable Case of Love played by Takeru Satoh and Mone Kamishiraishi.
The story is about Nanase Sakura (played by Mone Kamishiraishi) met Kairi Tendo (played by Takeru Satoh) on her high school trip and fell in love with him. To meet him again, later on, she became a nurse and was able to work with him. However, Tendo at work is more like a “Devil” who is a perfectionist and picky about the people he works with. But Nanase Sakura didn’t give up and became a “warrior” to “fight against him”. Even Though this kind of girl-makes-move story is pretty common in Japanese TV drama, the senses and the combination are still really cute to watch.
An Incurable Case of Love
・Japanese Name: 恋はつづくよどこまでも
・Screen date: January 14th, 2020
・Main casts: Takeru Satoh, Mone Kamishiraishi, Karina Nose, Katsuya Maiguma
Every single act played by Takeru Satoh is so memorable! If you want to know more about him, you can follow Takeru Satoh’s official Line account, or subscribe to his new Youtube channel. There are also many good works by him I haven’t mentioned: like Rurouni Kenshin the Final, the detective novel adapted movie: In the Wake, and the heart-touching movie with Mitsushima Hikari: First Love. I can’t wait to watch them!
