Kensuke Takahashi (高橋 健介 Takahashi Kensuke) is a Japanese actor who is afilliated with Trascend. He played Daichi Oozora, the human host of Ultraman X in his eponymous series. He is also one of the singers of Ultraman X's theme song.
He began to voice Ultraman X in main media ever since Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes, while Yuichi Nakamura continues to voice him in stage shows.
Career
He was affiliated with Sense Up until July 31, 2018.[1] He continued to act as a freelancer, but announced on December 25, 2020 that he had joined Transcend.
Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ultraman X | Daichi Oozora | |
| 2016 | New Ultraman Retsuden | Episodes 131-142 | |
| Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman | |||
| 2017 | Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! | ||
| 2019 | Ultraman New Generation Chronicle | Episode 14 "Invasion! A Beautiful End!!" Episode 15 "Breath! The Rainbow Land!!" Episode 26 "Ultraman Taiga Retrospective Special - Inheritance! Entrust the Future of New History!!" | |
| Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes | Ultraman X | Voice | |
| 2020 | Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax | Daichi Oozora/Ultraman X | Voice (Ultraman X) |
| 2022 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad | Ultraman X | Voice |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ultra Heroes EXPO 2016 Battle Stage | Daichi Oozora | |
| 2016 | Ultraman Festival 2016 Live Stage Part 1 | Stage screen | |
| Ultra Heroes EXPO 2017 Battle Stage | Live appearance only from December 29 to January 1[2] | ||
| 2017 | Ultraman Festival 2017 Live Stage Part 1 | Ultraman X | Voice |
| Ultraman Festival 2017 Live Stage Part 2 | |||
| Ultra Heroes EXPO 2018 Battle Stage | Daichi Oozora | Stage screen and voice | |
| 2018 | Ultra Heroes EXPO 2019 Battle Stage | Voice |
Stock audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ultra Heroes EXPO THE LIVE | Daichi Oozora | Part 2 |
Other Roles
- Hamatora Stage Play - Nice
- Touken Ranbu Stage Play - Hachisuka Kotetsu
- World Trigger stage play - Jin Yuichi
- Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail - Masumi Karizaki (Young)
Gallery
Yuichi and Kensuke in behind the scenes.
Kensuke Takahashi with Tatsuomi Hamada
Trivia
- His favorite Ultras are Tiga and Dyna.
- Kensuke claimed to have passed his audition for Daichi Oozora thanks to playing with several dogs shortly before signing in for the audition.
- He views Takuya Negishi as a senior despite the latter being younger, but doesn't view Hideo Ishiguro (who is more experienced than the two) much of a senior due to the latter starring in Ultraman X's sequel season.
- While usually taking photos with his series' eponymous character, while at the Ultra Heroes THE LIVE: Acrobattle Chronicle 2016 stage show event, Kensuke took photos with Orb instead, saying that X was feeling shy that day.[3]
- Although Daichi is a character who excels in scientific field, Kensuke admitted that he doesn't portray much of a scientist's traits to his character.
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