Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Takeshi Kaga is a Actor Japonais born on 12 october 1950 at Kanazawa (Japon)

Takeshi Kaga

Takeshi Kaga
If you like this person, let us know!
Birth name Shigekatsu Katsuta
Nationality Japon
Birth 12 october 1950 (73 years) at Kanazawa (Japon)

Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史, Kaga Takeshi), real name Shigekatsu Katsuta (勝田 薫且, Katsuta Shigekatsu, born October 12, 1950), is a well-known stage and movie actor in Japan who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV.

Biography

Kaga was born on October 12, 1950 in the city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. His first experience on stage was at the age of seven when he joined the Kanazawa City Boys choral group.

In 1972, he joined the Japanese theatrical company Gekidan Shiki. While with the company, he played the role of Jesus in the Japanese stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), and role of Tony in West Side Story (1974). In 1980 he left SHIKI to play the role of Sanada in the movie The Beast To Die. He starred in several movies throughout the 1980s, but his most famous role would be that of "Chairman Kaga", the eccentric and flamboyant host of Ryōri no Tetsujin, a cooking competition show (1993–1999). It became very popular, not only in Japan, but around the English-speaking world. Previously broadcast on the Food Network, then on the Fine Living network in the United States and on SBS in Australia, under the name Iron Chef, the show is now being carried on the Cooking Channel in the United States, and in the UK in Iron Chef UK. The host of Iron Chef America, Mark Dacascos, is claimed on ICA to be Takeshi's nephew, though the stated relationship is actually between the fictional characters played by the two men.

Despite his international fame with the show, he has not given up his love for musicals. In 1987 he starred in the popular Japanese production of Les Misérables as Jean Valjean and Javert. He reprised his role as Valjean in 1995 as the representative of Japan during the encore of the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the Royal Albert Hall in London. During the encore, Valjeans from 17 different countries joined the cast on stage. He also starred in Macbeth in 2000, and in Jekyll & Hyde as well as in The Threepenny Opera in 2001. In 2009, he starred in a Japanese language version of La Cage aux Folles .

He has also lent his voice to Japanese anime. Notably, he voiced Jirarudan, an antagonist, in 1999's Pokémon the Movie - Revelation Lugia, the second Pokémon movie, and also sung his theme song, "Ware Wa Collector." He also notably voiced Dr. Kiriko in 2005's Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness.

After Iron Chef ended, he returned to acting in movies and dramas. He also hosted Time Shock 21, a quiz show on Asahi Television in Japan. In 2005, Kaga performed as the lead in the Japanese production of Michael Frayn's Democracy and starred in the blockbuster film Sengoku Jieitai 1549. Kaga also appeared in both installments of the highly successful Death Note film series as Soichiro Yagami.

His most recent role, as of December 2007, is that of Emperor Kinkaku (King of the Golden Horn) in the film adaptation of the TV series Saiyuki. He also provided the voice for Golbez in the Nintendo DS remake of Final Fantasy IV, and has reprised the same role in Dissidia: Final Fantasy for the PSP.


Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Takeshi Kaga (16 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

AIBOU: The Movie IV, 2h
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Takashi Sorimachi, Kazuki Kitamura, Takeshi Kaga, Kazuhisa Kawahara, Tōru Emori, Yukie Nakama
Roles Maku Ryu
Rating62% 3.111473.111473.111473.111473.11147
Une mystérieuse organisation du crime international exige une rançon de 900 millions de yens au gouvernement japonais pour la libération d'otages. Le groupe cible alors une parade de victoire sportive pour commettre une attaque.
Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale, 1h50
Directed by Tomohiko Itō
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Actors Ayana Taketatsu, Haruka Tomatsu, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Hiroaki Hirata, Hiroki Yasumoto, Kanae Itō
Roles Professor Shigemura
Rating73% 3.6619453.6619453.6619453.6619453.661945
Le film se passe en 2026, 4 ans après la sortie du Nerve Gear, un casque qui permet de guider un avatar dans un monde virtuel. Une nouvelle machine qui se veut concurrente au Nerve Gear, l'Augma vient d'être développé et son principe ne repose pas sur le full dive, mais sur la réalité augmentée pour immerger les joueurs dans le jeu. Il est sécurisé, ergonomique et laisse les utilisateurs l'utiliser quand ils sont conscients, il bat les records du Nerve Gear. Un des jeux proposés se nomme « Ordinal Scale », un jeu de rôle massivement multijoueur en réalité augmentée (abrégé en ARMMORPG). Asuna et ses amis y jouent depuis un moment, mais quand Kirito décide de les rejoindre, ils vont se rendre compte que le jeu n'est pas aussi amusant qu'il en a l'air, notamment à cause d'anciens directeurs de SAO qui ont décidé de saboter le jeu.
Ninja Kids!!!, 1h39
Directed by Takashi Miike
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Children's films
Actors Nakamura Shidō II, Seishirō Katō, Susumu Terajima, Mikijirō Hira, Anne Watanabe, Renji Ishibashi
Rating58% 2.9048852.9048852.9048852.9048852.904885
Set in the Muromachi period in early 16th century Japan, the young ninja Rantaro (Seishiro Kato) is born into a family of low-ranking ninjas. Rantaro is sent by his father and mother (Shido Nakamura and Rei Dan) to attend the six-year course at a Ninja Academy run by Denzo Yamada (Susumu Terajima). Rantaro's homeroom teacher is Hansuke Doi (Takahiro Miura) and head of the Ninja Girl classes at the school is Shina Yamamoto who appears as either a beautiful young woman (Anne Watanabe) or an older woman (Tamao Nakamura). After going home to his parents' farm for the holidays, Rantaro is joined by his schoolmate Shinbei (Futa Kimura) but they later decided to stay with teacher Doi. One day, some Usetake ninjas arrive at the house of flamboyant hairdresser Yukitaka Saito (Takeshi Kaga) and his son Takamaru (Takuya Mizoguchi) in order to kill both of them. Yukitaka and Takamura used to belong to the Usetake clan, but Rantaro and his friends aim to save them by joining a contest that ends with a race to ring a bell on top of a mountain.
Zero Focus
Zero Focus (2009)

Directed by Isshin Inudo
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Ryōko Hirosue, Miki Nakatani, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Takeshi Kaga, Tetta Sugimoto, Tae Kimura
Roles Gisaku Murota
Rating62% 3.142533.142533.142533.142533.14253
La vie semble être rose pour Sadako alors qu'elle a hâte de commencer une nouvelle vie avec son nouveau mari Kenichi. Juste après leur lune de miel, Kenichi part à Kanezawa pour ce qu'il promet d'être un bref voyage d'affaires. Cependant, il finit par disparaître sans un mot. Inquiète, Sadako se rend à Kanazawa pour enquêter sur la disparition de son mari, rencontrant la riche mondaine Sachiko et la réceptionniste Hisako en cours de route. Bientôt, Sadako se rend compte à quel point elle sait peu de choses sur son mari et ce que ces deux femmes ont à voir avec sa disparition.
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces, 2h17
Directed by Shimako Satō
Origin Japon
Genres Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Alternate history films
Actors Takeshi Kaneshiro, Takako Matsu, Toru Nakamura, Kanata Hongō, Takeshi Kaga, Jun Kunimura
Roles Mysterious Gentleman
Rating65% 3.2945953.2945953.2945953.2945953.294595
The story takes place in an alternate history in 1948–49, in an imaginary alternative Tokyo which has taken a different history and in which World War II never happened. In this fictional capital Teito, aristocrats continue to thrive as they have since the 19th century. There is a wide gap between rich and the poor with aristocrats owning 90% of the wealth. The right-wing military industrial complex have in fact developed a Tesla-style energy beam with the ability to cause Tunguska-style devastation. However, in the city there are rumors about a mysterious thief, who only steals from the rich, a part Robin Hood, part Spider-Man, part the Shadow character with magical powers, Nicknamed K-20 (short for "Kaijin Nijū-Mensō" - the Phantom Thief with 20 faces.
Death Note
Death Note (2006)
, 2h6
Directed by Shūsuke Kaneko
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Fantasy
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Erika Toda, Asaka Seto, Shunji Fujimura, Yuu Kashii
Roles Sôichiro Yagami
Rating74% 3.7447153.7447153.7447153.7447153.744715
Light Yagami is a Japanese college student whose life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a person's name is written within while picturing that person's face, that person will die. Light is initially skeptical of the Death Note's authenticity, but after experimenting with it, he realizes it is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a Shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "god of the new world" by passing his judgment on those he deems to be evil or who get in his way. He begins using the Death Note to kill scores of criminals, becoming a notorious serial killer known as "Kira.
Death Note: The Last Name, 2h20
Directed by Shūsuke Kaneko
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Fantasy
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Erika Toda, Nakamura Shidō II, Asaka Seto, Shunji Fujimura
Roles Soichiro Yagami
Rating71% 3.596193.596193.596193.596193.59619
Misa receives a second Death Note from Rem, another Shinigami. As Light joins the task force after Shiori's funeral, Misa becomes the second Kira and forces a TV station into broadcasting her tapes. Through her TV screen Misa, using her Shinigami eyes, kills a critic of the original Kira, as well as Detective Mogi and two policemen who tried to break up a makeshift Kira supporters' rally. Light's younger sister Sayu is almost killed for not supporting Kira until Soichiro crashes into the festival wearing a motorcycle helmet. Light later arrives to comfort Sayu and Soichiro but is spotted by Misa as the family leaves the area. Misa correctly identifies Light as the original Kira.
Samurai Commando Mission 1549
Directed by Masaaki Tezuka
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Time travel films
Actors Yōsuke Eguchi, Kyōka Suzuki, Haruka Ayase, Katsuhisa Namase, Takeshi Kaga, Hiroki Tōchi
Roles Takeshi Matoba / Oda Nobugana
Rating51% 2.564042.564042.564042.564042.56404
On March 10, 2003, the army conducts an experiment which is meant to shield military equipment from the effects of solar flares with the use of electromagnetic shields. But something goes wrong, and all soldiers assigned to the test suddenly find themselves stranded on a battlefield in the Sengoku period (the year 1547) and under attack by a samurai army. When the first men are killed, the unit retaliates with its formidable arsenal. And 74 hours later, a reverse effect occurs, and a wounded samurai warrior suddenly appears in the 21st century.
Pokémon the Movie 2000, 1h21
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Tokuyoshi Kawashima, Mayumi Iizuka, Chinami Nishimura, Tomokazu Seki
Roles Gelardan (voice)
Rating61% 3.0594153.0594153.0594153.0594153.059415
Sacha, Ondine et Jacky arrivent sur l'île de Shamouti. Les habitants leur parlent d'une légende où trois oiseaux mythiques, Artikodin, Électhor et Sulfura, règnent sur leur île respective. Au même moment Gelardan, un collectionneur Pokémon, capture les oiseaux pour sa collection personnelle et modifie donc le climat naturel de la Terre pour faire apparaître le Gardien des Abysses, Lugia.
The Yen Family
Directed by Yōjirō Takita
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Takeshi Kaga, Kaori Momoi, Akira Emoto, Midori Kiuchi, Yutaka Ikejima, Akiko Kazami
Roles Hajime Kimura
Rating66% 3.3053053.3053053.3053053.3053053.305305
Se déroulant au Japon à l'époque de la bulle économique (1986-91), cette comédie familiale unique dépeint avec gaieté et humour le quotidien d'une étrange famille qui travaille ensemble pour accumuler un petit magot, tout en mêlant ironie et satire.