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Shinji Takeda(I)

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A family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates.
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The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
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Shinji Takeda was born on 18 December 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for Pulse (2001), Taboo (1999) and Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2020).
BornDecember 18, 1972
BornDecember 18, 1972
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Pulse (2001)
    Pulse
    6.5
    • Yoshizaki
    • 2001
    Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Ryûhei Matsuda, and Shinji Takeda in Taboo (1999)
    Taboo
    6.8
    • Lieutenant Soji Okita
    • 1999
    Eiko Koike, Tomoya Nakamura, and Fuka Koshiba in Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2020)
    Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Chef
    • Ito
    Chromartie High - The Movie (2005)
    Chromartie High - The Movie
    6.1
    • Shin'ichi Mechazawa(voice)
    • 2005

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    • Minami-kun ga Koibito!? (2024)
      Minami-kun ga Koibito!?
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Comedy Island Japan (2023)
      Comedy Island Japan
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Strongest Soldier
      • 2023
    • Jiyûna megami - bakkusutêji in nyûyôku - (2023)
      Jiyûna megami - bakkusutêji in nyûyôku -
      TV Mini Series
      • Tôru Narita
      • Kûruminto
      • 2023
    • Gordon Maeda and Yuzuna Kato in Kanakana (2022)
      Kanakana
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Sawada
      • 2022
    • If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student. (2022)
      If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student.
      8.2
      TV Series
      • 2022
    • Ryô Yoshizawa in Seiten wo Tsuke (2021)
      Seiten wo Tsuke
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Kozukenosuke Oguri
      • 2021
    • Unfortunate Detective (2019)
      Unfortunate Detective
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Akira Yoshikawa
      • 2021
    • Hundred Million Yen Goodbye (2020)
      Hundred Million Yen Goodbye
      TV Series
      • Masatane Kiuchi
      • 2020
    • Eiko Koike, Tomoya Nakamura, and Fuka Koshiba in Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2020)
      Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Ito
      • Chef
      • 2020
    • Haru Kuroki in Nagi's Long Vacation (2019)
      Nagi's Long Vacation
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Morizo Chuzenji
      • 2019
    • Diner (2019)
      Diner
      5.9
      • Buro
      • 2019
    • Mikaiketsu no Onna (2018)
      Mikaiketsu no Onna
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Masato Yonezu
      • 2019
    • Inosenusu Enzai Bengoshi (2019)
      Inosenusu Enzai Bengoshi
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Kazunari Kozu
      • 2019
    • Renn Kiriyama in Code Name Mirage (2017)
      Code Name Mirage
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • 2017
    • Doctor X (2012)
      Doctor X
      7.5
      TV Series
      • 2016

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    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • December 18, 1972
      • Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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