Tetsuya Takeda

Biography

Tetsuya Takeda is a Japanese folk singer and actor, perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama Kinpachi-sensei (San-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei). The program, targeted at junior high and high school-aged adolescents, ran on TBS with Takeda at various times from 1979 until 2011.

Known For

The Return of Godzilla

as Homeless man

Godzilla 1985

as Tramp

The Yellow Handkerchief

as Kinya Hanada

The Emperor's Cook

as Shogo Kirizuka

Jin

Hanagatami

as Dr. Ichijo

A Distant Cry from Spring

as Katsuo

Strawberry Night

as Kensaku Katsumata

Labyrinth of Cinema

as Ryoma Sakamoto

Say Yes

as Hoshino Tetsuro