This article is about an actor who originally appeared in in Kamen Rider 555. |
- For the actor who appeared in Kamen Rider Drive, see Kohei Murakami (actor, born 1986).
Kohei Murakami (村上 幸平, Murakami Kōhei) is a Japanese actor who portrayed Masato Kusaka/Kamen Rider Kaixa in Kamen Rider 555, and reprised the role in Kamen Rider Zi-O. In Super Sentai, he portrayed Bud in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger and Sonoya in Avataro Sentai Donbrothers.
In other Tokusatsu, he portrayed Yuji Nakajo, Hikomarom, Giza, and Hikaru in Cutie Honey: The Live, SpaMurasaki in Bihada Sentai Sparanger, and Hiroshi Isana in Ultraman Mebius.
Personal Life[]
- Murakami enjoyed his role as Masato so much, he annually celebrates the 913 Festival every September 13th, as fans would ultimately dub this "Kaixa Day". Murakami did the same for his role on Zyuohger, where Zyuoh Bird Day would be every August 10th.[1]
Filmography[]
- Kamen Rider 555 - Masato Kusaka/Kamen Rider Kaixa
- Kamen Rider Kabuto - IT President Uemura
- Cutie Honey: The Live - Yuji Nakajo/Hikomaro/Giza/Hikaru
- Kamen Rider G - Medical Experiment
- Kamen Rider Decade - Masato Kusaka/Kamen Rider Kaixa
- Ultraman Mebius - Hiroshi Isana (guest appearance)
- Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai - Masato/Kamen Rider Kaixa
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger - Bud
- Kamen Rider Zi-O - Masato Kusaka
- Avataro Sentai Donbrothers - Sonoya
- Kamen Rider 555 20th: Paradise Regained - Masato Kusaka
Notes[]
- On September 13, 2015, he announced that he would reprise his role as Kaixa in the upcoming video game, Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis[2] On the same day, he appeared as a guest in a Kamen Rider outdoor stageshow to show off his transformation pose dedicated to his fans.
External links[]
- Kohei Murakami at Wikipedia.
- Kohei Murakami at RangerWiki
- Kohei Murakami at the Ultraman Wiki
- Official Twitter