Takigawa Eiji

Name: Takigawa Eiji
Native name: 滝川英治
Also Known as: たきがわえいじ
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: March 24, 1979
Age: 47

Takigawa Eiji is a Japanese actor, singer, and entertainer. Hailed from Osaka, Takigawa graduated from the law department of Kounan Daigaku (Konan University) at Kobe, before he pursued his career in the entertainment industry.

Takigawa is probably best known for originating the role of Kunimitsu Tezuka, the stoic captain of the Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in the Prince of Tennis musical series.

On 27 January 2008, Takigawa took on the part of Riki/Dogga in Kamen Rider Kiva. Since 1 April 2008, Takigawa's career is being managed by Shochiku Entertainment, the talent, stage-play, and actors' subsidiary of Shochiku. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2020	Tokyo Danshi Zukan Japanese Drama, 2020, 10 eps Hayashi Buchou (Support Role)	10	Hayashi Buchou Support Role	8.1
2017	Yowamushi Pedal Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2017, 13 eps Fukutomi Juichi (Support Role)	13	Fukutomi Juichi Support Role	7.7
2016	Yowamushi Pedal Japanese Drama, 2016, 7 eps Fukutomi Juichi (Support Role)	7	Fukutomi Juichi Support Role	7.3
2011	Ore no Sora Keiji Hen Japanese Drama, 2011, 9 eps [Club employee] (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	9	[Club employee] (Ep. 1) Guest Role	9.0
2008	Kamen Rider Kiva Japanese Drama, 2008, 48 eps Riki / Dogga [Franken Race] (Support Role)	48	Riki / Dogga [Franken Race] Support Role	7.6

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2018	The Blood of Wolves Japanese Movie, 2018, Mori Katsushi (Support Role)	Mori Katsushi Support Role	7.5
2017	Asura Girl - BLOOD-C Ibun Chi Japanese Movie, 2017, Kisaragi Tadayoshi (Support Role)	Kisaragi Tadayoshi Support Role	6.6
2009	Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship Japanese Movie, 2009, Riki / Dogga (Support Role)	Riki / Dogga Support Role	7.2
2008	Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World Japanese Movie, 2008, Riki / Dogga [Franken Race] (Support Role)	Riki / Dogga [Franken Race] Support Role	7.0
2007	Moso Shojo Otaku Kei Japanese Movie, 2007, Tsukamoto Hidemi (Support Role)	Tsukamoto Hidemi Support Role	7.1

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2009	Onsen Maruhi Daisakusen 8: Naruto no Uzu Shio ni Hikisakareta Fufu Ai! Japanese Special, 2009, 1 eps Obata Kengo [Bellboy] (Guest Role)	1	Obata Kengo [Bellboy] Guest Role	0.0
2008	Kamen Rider Backwards-Kiva: Queen of the Castle in the Demon World Japanese Special, 2008, 5 eps Riki (Support Role)	5	Riki Support Role	7.1
2003	Hamano Shizuka wa Jiken ga o Suki: Shinigami kara no Geitai Denwa Japanese Special, 2003, 1 eps Matsuno [Shizuka's student] (Guest Role)	1	Matsuno [Shizuka's student] Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2012	Sports Danshi Grand Prix Japanese TV Show, 2012, 12 eps (Ep. 2-3) (Guest)	12	(Ep. 2-3) Guest	0.0

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