 This article is about an actor in Kamen Rider Build.
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Atsuhiro Inukai (犬飼貴丈, Inukai Atsuhiro) is a Japanese actor who portrayed Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build, Taro Satou, and Takumi Katsuragi in Kamen Rider Build.
Biography[]
In 2012, he received the Grand Prix prize from the 25th Junon Super Boy contest.
He made his acting debut in 2014 and starred in a television drama called Ao no Umi ~ LONG SUMMER ~. The show had also stared Kamen Rider Kabuto actor Hidenori Tokuyama (So Yaguruma), Kamen Rider Gaim actor and comedian Itsuji Itao (Ren Aoi), and Kamen Rider Ex-Aid actor Hayato Onozuka (Kiriya Kujo).
In 2017, he was cast in the lead role of Kamen Rider Build.
Post Kamen Rider[]
After the end of his tenure as Sento, Inukai has been frequently making appearances in dramas and films.
In 2020, he starred in the live-action film adaptation of the manga Grand Blue. In October of the same year, he starred in 24: Japan, a Japanese remake of the American FOX series 24.
Personal Life[]
- Inukai was a fan of Kamen Rider Kabuto in middle school.
- Inukai sought a motorcycle license in preparation for his Build audition, but was prohibited from actually riding one while filming due to safety concerns. As such, the motorcycle is towed in scenes where Sento is riding one.
- Inukai has experience in shoot boxing, which he incorporated into some of Build's fighting styles.
- Inukai's nickname Inu-kun was given to him by Hiroki Iijima.
- In 2014, Inukai had previously auditioned for Kamen Rider Drive.[1]
- Inukai's mom is a massive fan of Hiro Komura, whom Inukai felt he shared a connection with when she was cast as his character's mother Kyoka Katsuragi.[2]
Controversies[]
A YouTube short dating from 2021 resurfaced, depicting Inukai in blackface wearing a Bobby Ologun mask. Inukai has yet to comment.[3]
Filmography[]
Television[]
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2017) - Kamen Rider Build (voice)
- Kamen Rider Build (2017-2018) - Sento Kiryu/Takumi Katsuragi/Kamen Rider Build, Taro Satou
- Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018) - Sento Kiryu/Takumi Katsuragi/Kamen Rider Build
Film[]
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: True Ending (2017) - Kamen Rider Build (voice only)
- Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) - Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build
- Kamen Rider Build: Be The One (2018) - Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build
- Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) - Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build
- Kamen Rider Build NEW WORLD
- Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Cross-Z (2019) - Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build
- Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Grease (2019) - Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build
YouTube Channel[]
Inukai began a YouTube channel on October 1, 2020, titled THE 犬飼 (THE Inukai). His first video was an 11-minute long vlog on his typical day. His channel content includes cooking videos, Pokemon pack openings, and occasionally anime reviews.
Notes[]
- Inukai starred alongside Kyoryuger-star Ryo Ryusei
in Grand Blue. Interestingly, both of their previous roles in tokusatsu share the same surname, Kiryu (桐生, Kiryū). - Inukai starred alongside Build co-star Yasuyuki Maekawa, OOO-star Yuu Kamio, and Zyuohger-star Miki Yanagi
in 24: Japan. - He and Build co-star Yukari Taki appeared in a short film titled Small Town Hirano Machi[4].
- According to Inukai, Sento appears to be more worn and haggard as the series moves on due to Inukai staying up late the nights before filming playing Monster Hunter with his friends; an unintentional application of method acting which is viewed as adding to the role.
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.toopics.com/p/1855220075670369528_6427405577
- ↑ Build Reader 2018 , pp. 8–11, “KAMEN RIDER BUILD MAIN CAST INTERVIEW Takatake Inukai”
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fxe4NeXRl4A
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlQIcVrl6lA