Tetsuo Kurata ( By Bardock)



Real Name: Tetsuo Takayama
Birthdate: 9/11/68
Birth Sign: Virgo
Birth Place: Meguro-ku,Tokyo,Japan
Blood Type: A
Height:183cm (6 ft.)
Weight: 68 Kg (150 lbs.)
Measurements: B96cm-W76cm-H85cm

Sci-Fi/Tokusatsu Roles:
Kamen Rider Black (1987)
Kamen Rider Black RX (1988)
Kamen Rider Black Onigasima E Kyukou Seyo ( Masked Rider Black The Movie: Hurry To The Island Of Devil)
Kamen Rider Black Kyouhu! Akuma Touge No Kaijin Kan (KR Black: The movie, The Monster House on the Devil Pass)
Kamen Rider Black RX Sekai ni Kakeru! (Masked Rider Black RX The Movie) Kamen Riders: Rush Around The World!

Other Select TV/Movie Credits:
"Katteni Siyagare Hei! Braza!" (Hey! Brother, Suit yourself! -1989,1990)
"Yagyu Bugeityou" (Yagyu: Shogun's Samurai, Struggle of secret documents - 1990)
"Mano Sankakukei Satujin Jiken" (The Murder Case; Mystery Triangle -1990)
"Kimi No Na Wa" (Tell Me Your Name -1992)
"Tatakaitai Otoko Tachi"(Men Who Want to Fight -1992)
"Betonamu Nanmin Syoujy" (A Girl of Refugee from Vietnam -1992)
"Akai Meikyu" ( The Red Labyrinth - 1993)
"Sutekaketa Inochi" (A Samurai About to Lose His Life -1993)
"Edo Wo Kiru" (Kill in Edo - 1994)
"Ojyousama Torabelu Soudou Ki" (The Diary of A Young Lady's Travel - 1995)
"Maido Osawagase Simasu" (Getting in the Way Every Time - 1995)
"Wataru Seken Wa Oni Bakari" (Society Fills with Demons:season 3 - 1996)
"Nagoya Yomeiri Monogatari" (The Story of a Bride from Nagoya - 1997)
"Ieyasu Ga Mottomo Osoreta Otoko Sanada Yukimura" (Yukimura Sanada, the Most Frightening Samurai for the First Shogun Ieyasu -1998)
"Za Biyoushitu" (The Beauty Salon -2000)

Other Information:

In 1987 he entered in Toei Auditions for a role in the next Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider Black.He was chosen from a group of well over 4000 people to play the main character, Minami Kotaro. Tetsuo also recorded the Opening Theme, Kamen Rider Black. The next year in 1988 he again played the role of Minami Kotaro , in Kamen Rider Black RX.

Enjoys many hobbies such as Basketball, soccer, Kendou, and all around enjoys sports. He also is a skilled Mah-Jong player who won a celebrity tournament in 1997.