Keisuke Kato
Keisuke Kato | |
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Born |
Wakō, Saitama Prefecture, Japan | September 2, 1988
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006-present |
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Keisuke Kato (加藤 慶祐 Katō Keisuke, born September 2, 1988), is a Japanese actor and entertainer. He is best known for his roles as Ivory in TV Tokyo's "Happy Boys" drama and Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider IXA in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kiva. He is a huge fan of the Kamen Rider Series, and collects the Battle Ganbaride cards. He was affiliated with the talent agency Box Corporation. Also, he is one of PureBOYS, though on March 21, 2008 he announced his graduation from the group alongside colleagues Yukihiro Takiguchi and Masei Nakayama. This graduation was made official on March 31, 2008; the "graduation ceremony" was on March 28, 2008 during the PureBOYS' weekly school-themed internet broadcast show. He graduated from Nihon University. In 2016, he launched his apparel brand "StarLean".
Filmography
TV
- Happy! 2 (TBS, 2006)
- Happy Boys (TV Tokyo, 2007) as Kousuke Kitamura (Ivory)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e / Ikemen♂Paradise (Fuji TV, 2007) as Hikaru Yao
- Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Summer Special 2007 (FujiTV, 2007)
- Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata (TV Tokyo, 2008) as Tamon Sakura [ep. 12]
- Kamen Rider Kiva (TV Asahi, 2008) as Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider IXA
- Mei-chan no Shitsuji (Fuji TV, 2009) as Roppongi
- Buzzer Beat! (Fuji TV, 2009) as Yoichi Oze
Movie
- The Death Game Park(2010)
- Madafakutori (lead role) as Akira
- Ongakubito (2010)
- Takumi-kun Series ~Soshite Harukaze Ni Sasayaite~ (2007) as Giichi Saki (Gii)
- Kamen Rider Kiva: The King of Hell Castle (2008) as Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider Ixa
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle (2013) as Kiva Army Warlord
Stage
- 7Cheers!~Tobe! Jibun To Iu Daichi Kara~ [with PureBOYS] (October 3–8, 2007)
- Masked Rider Kiva Live&Show @Zepp Tokyo [with Kiva cast] (August 7, 2008)
- Masked Rider Kiva Christmas Live&Show: Holy Fang Party [with Kiva cast] (December 25, 2008)
CD
- "Happy Boys Image Collection 3 ~In the Future~" as Ivory (Kousuke Kitamura), 2007
- "Kampai Je T'aime" [with PureBOYS], 2007
- "Fight for Justice ~Individual-System NAGO ver.~" as Keisuke Nago, 2008
- "Inherited-System Masked Rider IXA Tribute Album" as Keisuke Nago, 2008
- "Don't lose yourself" as Keisuke Nago, 2008
- "IXA-cise" as Keisuke Nago, 2008
- "IXA-cise2 (Body rhythm Edit.)" as Keisuke Nago, 2009
- "Kato Keisuke Pieces of Dream"
Photobooks
- Aqua (Fuso Publishing Inc., released July 18, 2007)
- PureBOYS 1st photo collection (Goma Books, released November 16, 2007)
- Kamen Rider Kiva Character Visual Guide "Prelude", 2008
- Gekijouban Kamen Rider Kiva Official Photobook, July 2008
- Kamen Rider Kiva Character Visual Guide "Concerto", August 2008
CM
- Intelligence, "an" and "in love byte" Version (2007)
- Kao (Face) "Men's Biore" (2008)
- DataCardDass Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride (2009)