
Tetsuya Takeda
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1949-11-04 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
- Also known as
- たけだ てつや · Tetsuya Takeda
Biography
Tetsuya Takeda is a Japanese folk singer and actor, perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama Kinpachi-sensei (San-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei). The program, targeted at junior high and high school-aged adolescents, ran on TBS with Takeda at various times from 1979 until 2011.
Known For
TV Shows (30)

Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979
as Kinpachi Sakamoto

Jin
2009

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
as ラルーグ

Kusa Moeru
1979
as Adachi Morinaga

Into the White Night
2006
as Junjo Sasagaki

Strawberry Night
2012
as Kensaku Katsumata

Isekai Izakaya "Nobu"
2020

Reverse
2017
as Toshio Ogasawara

Would You Like to Play Da Capo?
2023
as Ninomiya Tatsunosuke

Satomi Hakkenden
2006
as Ittouda Komiyama

The Good Wife
2019
as Naoya Kusakabe

The 101st Proposal
1991
as Hoshino Tatsurou

The Emperor's Cook
2015
as Shogo Kirizuka

Jun to Ai
2012
as Kano Zenko

Keiji no Genba
2008

Totto Television
2016
as Tatsuo Ooka

LINK
2013

HUNT - Tax Investigation Officer
2010
as Tetsuko

Detective Zero
2019
as Morio Namatame

Tabiya Okaeri
2022

Virgin Road
1997
as Sakurai Hikari

Komoribito
2020

Aishikata ga Wakaranai
1989

Shi no Zōki
2015
as Seiichiro Hino

Japan Academy Film Prize Award Ceremony
as Self

Limit
2009

Shouga Dorama Ryouma ga Kuru
2018
武田鉄矢の昭和は輝いていた
2022

The 102st Proposal
2026
as Tatsuro Hoshino
人間再生・工場長 岡田岩児
2011
Movies (56)

The Return of Godzilla
1984
as Homeless man

Station
1981
as Train Passenger

Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
as Ryoma Sakamoto

The Yellow Handkerchief
1977
as Kinya Hanada

Godzilla 1985
1985
as Tramp

A Distant Cry from Spring
1980
as Katsuo

Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005

Choji Snack Bar
1983

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
2016
as Yakuza boss Medaka

Hanagatami
2017
as Dr. Ichijo

Hole in the Pants
1984

Strawberry Night
2013
as Kensaku Katsumata

Strawberry Night: After the Invisible Rain
2013

Little Ghostly Adventures of Tofu Boy
2011

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
1986
as Shota Tanabe (Tokyo Fujimi Zoo Keeper)

Karate Cop
1982
as Hajime Katayama

I Want to Be a Shellfish
2008
as Takeuchi

Karate Cop 3
1984

Hero Interview
1994
as Manager Kajiwara

Pro Golfer Oribe Kinjiro
1993
as Kinjiro Oribe

Sketches of Life
2019
as Akira Noda

The Tragedy of W
2010
as 相浦克平

Don't Lose Heart
2013
as Kenichi Shibata

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000

Strawberry Night
2010

Say Yes
2013
as Hoshino Tetsuro

Ekisutora
1982
as 水越修五郎

Karate Cop 4
1985

Furiko
2015
as Umekichi Hashimoto

Children on the Island
1987
as Oishi's husband

Our Symphony
1979
as Tokujiro Nitta

It's All Right, My Friend
1983
as Nurse

The Green City
1998
as Asazuma

Stage-Struck Tora-san
1978
as Tomekichi

Tang
2022
as Masahiko Bamba

Professor Eiko
2016
as Osamu Igarashi
Birthday Present
1995

Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 4: Shank Shank Shank
1997

Karate Cop 5
1987

Karate Cop 2
1983

By the Time the Moon Rises
1991
as Old Farmer (voice)

Youth Bakachin Cooking School
2003
as Sekine Ginzo

Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981
as 南原幸四郎

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
1986
as Ryoma Sakamoto

Torarete Tamaruka!?
1994

Pro Golfer Oribe 2: Par is Fine
1994

The Partner
2013
as Inukai Tsuyoshi

Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 5: Beloved Lost Ball
1998

Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 3: Fly Birdie
1995

Sukajan Kung Fu
2025

Mito Komon
2025

The Long Way 'Round
1980

My Road
1980
as Kenji

The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman
1993
as Hiroshi Asami

Europe Express
1984

橋ものがたり「約束」
2024
About Tetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda is a Japanese folk singer and actor, perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama Kinpachi-sensei (San-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei). The program, targeted at junior high and high school-aged adolescents, ran on TBS with Takeda at various times from 1979 until 2011. With 86 credits spanning from 1977 to 2026, Tetsuya Takeda has appeared in 56 films and 30 TV shows.
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- The Return of Godzilla (1984) — as Homeless man
- Station (1981) — as Train Passenger
- Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) — as Ryoma Sakamoto
- The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) — as Kinya Hanada
- Godzilla 1985 (1985) — as Tramp
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