Takeshi Tsuruno

Takeshi Tsuruno (つるの 剛士 Tsuruno Takeshi?, real name: 靏野 剛士, May 26, 1975) is a Japanese actor, tarento, and musician, originally from Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known for his roles as Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna in Ultraman Dyna (series). and as the leader of the musical units Shuchishin (羞恥心 Shūchishin?) and Aladdin (アラジン Arajin?). As a member of Shuchishin and Aladdin, he appears regularly on the variety show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiz%21_Hexagon_II Quiz! Hexagon II] (クイズ!ヘキサゴンII Kuizu! Hekisagon Tsū''?) and his band's singles have appeared high on the Oricon Charts. Later he appeared again in Ultraman Saga the movie 2012. Tsuruno is married to his former stylist, Miki Endō (遠藤 美紀 Endō Miki) in 2003. They have a son named Eito (詠斗, March 27, 2004 (age 10) and three daughters named Uta (うた, January 6, 2006 (age 9), Oto (おと, July 15, 2007 (age 7), and Iro (いろ, November 6, 2009 (age 5). He named his albums after his daughters, and after recording his first album and before the birth of his third daughter he mused naming an album after his son such that it was called Tsuruno Mugendai (つるの∞（無限大).

Ultraman Dyna
He made his first appearance in the Ultraman franchise in "Ultraman Dyna" from 1997-1998. His role in this series is as Asuka Shin (Ultraman Dyna's human host) a somewhat funny sport and his known motto "Never Give Up". His partner on the series is Risa Saito as Yumimura Ryu.

Roles/Voices

 * Ultraman Dyna: Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna
 * Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers: Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna
 * Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie: Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna
 * Ultraman Saga: Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna
 * Ultraman Ginga S Movie Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors!: Ultraman Dyna (Voice)

Eternal Links

 * Takeshi Tsuruno at Wikipedia
 * Takeshi Tsuruno at Personal Website