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Kosuke Asai (浅井 宏輔, Asai Kosuke) is a Japanese actor and stuntman best known for suit-acting for Red Rangers from Shuriken Sentai NinningerIcon-crosswiki to Doubutsu Sentai ZyuohgerIcon-crosswiki, Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai PatrangerIcon-crosswiki and the most recently, Avataro Sentai DonbrothersIcon-crosswiki. He has had several suit-acting roles in Kamen Rider, most notably Kamen Rider Vulcan and the eponymous Kamen Rider Saber.

Biography[]

Asai became interested in Tokusatsu as a young child and worked part-time at hero stage shows with his friend. Asai attended college but dropped out to pursue stunt-work with Japan Action Enterprise's training school. Asai began to professionally perform for shows at Tokyo Dome City before being cast in Super Sentai films. Asai's first lead role was Space Sheriff Gavan in Gokaiger vs. Gavan, a role he received critical acclaim for from other stunt directors. Asai later began acting as the Red Ranger after Yoshifumi Oshikawa retired.

Asai then auditioned for and won the role of Kamen Rider Saber, which set him to be the third suit-actor in history to have had regular roles as both a Red Ranger and a primary Rider, following Kazuo Niibori and Seiji Takaiwa.

Personal Life[]

  • Asai watched Kamen Rider Black as a child. As an adult, he enjoys watching both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.
  • Asai is married.[1]

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