Tetsuo Kurata

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Tetsuo Kakimoto
Tetsuo Kurata at Anime Friends (2015)
Born	Tetsuo Kakimoto (1968-09-11) September 11, 1968 (age 56) Kōtō-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor, vocalist, model
Years active	1987–present
Children	1 (Kotaro Kakimoto)

Tetsuo Kakimoto (柿本 哲夫, Kakimoto Tetsuo, born September 11, 1968), known professionally as Tetsuo Kurata (倉田 てつを, Kurata Tetsuo), is a Japanese television, stage film actor singer restaurator and model. He is best known for portraying Kotaro Minami, the main character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider Black and its sequel, Kamen Rider Black RX. At the age of 19, Kurata made his acting debut in Black, and has since appeared in many other television series and Japanese doramas. He was Playgirl Magazine's Man of the Year for its September 1988 issue. His centerfold was photographed by Naoko Yamaguchi