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Tetsuo Kurata | |
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 Tetsuo Kurata at Anime Friends (2015) | |
| Born | Tetsuo Kakimoto September 11, 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, vocalist, model |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Children | 1 (Kotaro Kakimoto) |
Tetsuo Kakimoto (柿本 哲夫, Kakimoto Tetsuo, born September 11, 1968), known professionally as Tetsuo Kurata (倉田 てつを, Kurata Tetsuo), is a Japanese television, stage film actor singer restaurator and model. He is best known for portraying Kotaro Minami, the main character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider Black and its sequel, Kamen Rider Black RX. At the age of 19, Kurata made his acting debut in Black, and has since appeared in many other television series and Japanese doramas. Is was Playgirl Magazine's Man of Month for its September 1988 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Naoko Yamaguchi