Kosuke Asai (浅井 宏輔, Asai Kosuke) is a Japanese actor and stuntman best known for suit-acting for Red Rangers from
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
to
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger ,
Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger and the most recently,
Avataro Sentai Donbrothers . He has had several suit-acting roles in Kamen Rider, most notably Kamen Rider Vulcan and the eponymous Kamen Rider Saber.
Biography
Asai became interested in Tokusatsu as a young child and worked part-time at hero stage shows with his friend. Asai attended college but dropped out to pursue stunt-work with Japan Action Enterprise's training school. Asai began to professionally perform for shows at Tokyo Dome City before being cast in Super Sentai films. Asai's first lead role was Space Sheriff Gavan in Gokaiger vs. Gavan, a role he received critical acclaim for from other stunt directors. Asai later began acting as the Red Ranger after Yoshifumi Oshikawa retired.
Asai then auditioned for and won the role of Kamen Rider Saber, which set him to be the third suit-actor in history to have had regular roles as both a Red Ranger and a primary Rider, following Kazuo Niibori and Seiji Takaiwa.
Personal Life
- Asai watched Kamen Rider Black as a child. As an adult, he enjoys watching both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.
- Asai is married.[1]
Filmography
TV
- Kamen Rider Decade (2009) - Kamen Rider Decade (sub), Monsters
- Kamen Rider W (2009-2010)
- Kamen Rider Fourze (2011-2012) - Kamen Rider Fourze (sub)
- Kamen Rider Wizard (2012-2013)
- Kamen Rider Gaim (2013-2014)
- Kamen Rider Ghost (2016) -
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016-2017) - Kamen Rider Genm (Level 0), Kamen Rider Cronus/Gamedeus Cronus.
- Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018-2019) - Kamen Rider Decade, Kamen Rider Geiz (Episodes 47-48), Kamen Rider PunchHopper (episodes 37 & 38), Another Riders
- Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019 - 2020) -Kamen Rider Vulcan, Kamen Rider Thouser, Trilobite Magia
- Kamen Rider Saber (2020 - 2021) - Kamen Rider Saber
- Kamen Rider Gotchard (2023-2024)
- Kamen Rider Gotchard Daybreak (episodes 16 - 18, 35)
- Kamen Rider Gorgeous Ryuki, Kamen Rider Gorgeous Faiz, Kamen Rider Gorgeous Blade, Kamen Rider Gorgeous Kabuto, Kamen Rider Gorgeous Decade (episode 33)/Kamen Rider Legend (episode 50)
- Germain (episode 40 - 41, 50)
Films
- Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (2007)
- Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World (2008)
- Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (2008) - Revived Imagin
- Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Battleship (2009)
- Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker (2009) - Kamen Rider, Monsters
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 (2009) - Monsters, Henchman
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider: Cho-Den-O Trilogy (2010)
- Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate (2010) - Wire Auxiliary
- Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max (2011)
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012) - Kamen Rider, Monsters
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (2013)
- Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (2014)- Kamen Rider Faiz
- Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! (2014)
Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen (2017)
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: True Ending (2017) - Kamen Rider Fuma
- Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer (2019) - Kamen Rider Zonjis
- Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation (2019) - Kamen Rider Vulcan
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: REAL×TIME (2020) - Kamen Rider Vulcan
- Kamen Rider Saber: The Phoenix Swordsman and the Book of Ruin (2020) - Kamen Rider Saber
Saber ＋ Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki (2021) - Kamen Rider Saber
V-Cinema
- Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Accel (2011)
- Kamen Rider Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Grease (2019) - Kamen Rider Metal Build/Kamen Rider Phantom Build
- Kamen Rider Zi-O NEXT TIME: Geiz, Majesty (2020)
- Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Vulcan & Valkyrie (2020) - Kamen Rider Vulcan
- Kamen Rider Saber: Trio of Deep Sin (2021) - Kamen Rider Saber
- Kamen Rider OOO 10th: Core Medal of Resurrection (2022) - Kamen Rider OOO
Specials
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taihen – Who’s the culprit?! (2012)
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Otsu: Heroo! Answers (2013)
- Kamen Sentai Gorider (2017)
- Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain (2019) - Kamen Rider Brain
- Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents- (2021) - Kamen Rider Cronus
- Kamen Rider Saber × Ghost (2021) - Kamen Rider Saber
- Kamen Rider OOO Net Movie: Core Medal of Resurrection Prologue (2022) - Kamen Rider OOO
- Kamen Rider OOO Net Movie: Birth X Birth Prologue (2022) - Kamen Rider OOO
- OOO 10th Kamen Rider Birth: Birth X Secret Birth Story (2022) - Kamen Rider OOO
External Links
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