Ryoma Takeuchi

Ryo Takeuchi (竹内 崚（たけうち りょう）, Takeuchi Ryō, born April 26, 1993),^[1][2] better known by the stage name Ryoma Takeuchi (竹内 涼真) is a Japanese actor, model, and television personality who is affiliated with Horipro. He was a Rissho University Global Environmental Sciences student.^[3] He is best known for his role as Shinnosuke Tomari, the main character of the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Drive.

Ryoma Takeuchi
竹内 涼真
Takeuchi in 2019
Born	Ryo Takeuchi (1993-04-26) April 26, 1993 (age 31) Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actor model television personality
Years active	2013–present
Agent	Horipro
Notable work	Kamen Rider Drive
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Website	Official website

Biography

Takeuchi is the eldest of three siblings, with one younger sister and one younger brother. His real name is Ryo Takeuchi. His parents love the sounds of "Ryo", so they gave the name Ryo to him. The kanji "崚" of his name is quite rare to use in a name.^[4]

Takeuchi started playing soccer when he was five, he belonged to Tokyo Verdy when he was young.^[2][5] He originally went to a college on a soccer recommendation, but did not pursue a soccer career.^[2]

In April 2013, Takeuchi was featured in the female magazine Mina, after winning the audition Mina Kare Grand Prix, which was contested by 2,457 people.^[1][2] He has acted in films and television series.^[3]

From 2014 to 2015 Takeuchi played the protagonist, Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive in Kamen Rider Drive.^[6][7][8]

On November 21, 2016, Takeuchi was one of the three winners of 2016 Best Stylish Award.^[9]

In 2017, Takeuchi had breakthrough roles as Jun'ichiro Shimatani in NHK Morning Drama (Asadora) Hiyokko, as Hajime Mugino in NTV Drama Kahogo no Kahoko and as Hiroto Mogi in TBS Sunday Drama Rikuoh.

In January 2020, he played his first leading role in a Sunday Theatre (TBS) in Ship of Theseus. He's the youngest to have led in Sunday Theatre at the age of 26.^[10]

On April 25, 2022, Takeuchi was cast in TV Asahi's drama Roppongi Class, a remake of the hit South Korean drama series 'Itaewon Class' as Arata Miyabe.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2014	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle	Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive	Lead role	[12]
2015	Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3	Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive	Lead role	[12]
	Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future	Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive	Lead role	[12]
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War Genesis	Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive	Lead role	[12]
2016	Yell for the Blue Sky	Daisuke Yamada	Lead role	[13]
	Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider	Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive		[12]
2017	Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High	Dan Ōtaka		[13]
	Last Cop THE MOVIE	Shogo Wakayama		[14]
2018	My Teacher, My Love	Yoshitaka Hiromitsu	Lead role	[13]
	Run! T High School Basketball Club	Jun Sato		[15]
2019	Detective Pikachu	Male Pokémon Trainer	Cameo; American film	[16]
	Love Stoppage Time	Issei Asami		[17]
2021	The Sun Stands Still	Ryōichi Taoka		[18]
2022	The Deer King	Hossal (voice)		[19]
	Akira and Akira	Akira Yamazaki	Lead role	[20]
2024	Love You as the World Ends The Movie FINAL	Hibiki Mamiya	Lead role	[21]

Television and Web drama series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2014	How to Find The Love of Your Life in 10 days	Nomiya		[22]
2014–15	Kamen Rider Drive	Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive	Lead role	[12]
2015–18	Downtown Rocket	Yosuke Tachibana	2 seasons	[23]
2016	Clinical Criminologist Hideo Himura's Inference	Ryuzuo Onizuka	Episode 7-10	[24]
	Sumika Sumire	Kento Tsujii		[25]
	The Girl Who Leapt Through Time	Goro Asakura		[26]
	The Last Cop	Shogo Wakayama		[27]
2017	Overprotected Kahoko	Hajime Mugino		[13]
	Hiyokko	Jun'ichiro Shimatani	Asadora	[28]
	Rikuoh	Hiroto Mogi		[28]
2018	Black Forceps	Masashi Sera		[13]
2020	Ship of Theseus	Shin Tamura	Lead role	[29]
	The Sun Stands Still: The Eclipse	Ryōichi Taoka		[18]
	The Way of the Househusband	Narrator	Episode 10	[30]
	Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi	Himself	Lead role	[13]
2021–23	Love You as the World Ends	Hibiki Mamiya	Lead role; 4 seasons	[31][22]
2022	Roppongi Class	Arata Miyabe	Lead role	[11]
2023	Sunset	Rikito Tateishi	Miniseries	[32]
2024	Believe: A Bridge to You	Masaoki Kuroki/Hiromichi Wakamatsu		[33]
	Black Forceps 2	Masashi Sera		[34]
	Like a Dragon: Yakuza	Kazuma Kiryu	Lead role	[35]

Special

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref(s)
2018	Overprotected Kahoko: 2018 Love & Dream	Hajime Mugino	NTV		[36]
2019	Downtown Rocket Special	Yosuke Tachibana	TBS		[23]
	Hiyokko 2	Jun'ichiro Shimatani	NHK	Episode 3	[37]
2022	Love You as the World Ends Special	Hibiki Mamiya	NTV	Lead role	[38]
2023	Love You as the World Ends Special 2	Hibiki Mamiya	NTV	Lead role	[39]
	Persona's Informed: The Suspect with Three Faces	Shuta Motomura	TV Tokyo	Lead role	[40]

Dubbing roles

Year	Title	Role	Voice dub for	Notes	Ref(s)
2019	Detective Pikachu	Tim Goodman	Justice Smith		[41]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref(s)
2017	30th Nikkan Sports Film Award	Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award	Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High	Won
2018	72nd Mainichi Film Awards	Best New Actor		Nominated
	41st Japan Academy Film Prize	Newcomer of the Year		Won	[42]
	42nd Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Himself	Won	[43]
	GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2018	Actor of the Year	Himself	Won	[44]
2020	104th Television Drama Academy Awards	Best Actor	Ship of Theseus	Won	[45]

Stage performances

• 2021 ミュージカル「17 AGAIN」/ Musical '17 AGAIN' role: Mike O'Donnell / Mark (Lead) ^[46]

Music video appearances

Year	Song	Artist	Ref(s)
2016	Kiseki-To the Future	whiteeeen	[47]
2018	I WANT YOU BACK	TWICE	[48]

Bibliography

Photobooks

• Ryomania (Shufunotomo, July 31, 2015) ISBN 9784074123698
• 1mm (Shueisha, July 22, 2017) ISBN 9784087808186
• Ryoma Takeuchi (Magazine House, July 12, 2018) ISBN 9784838730094

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External links

• Ryoma Takeuchi at IMDb
• Official profile at Horipro (in Japanese)