★ HOW OLD IS HASSEI TAKANO?
Hassei Takano is 48 years old, born January 9, 1978 in Japan · Capricorn.
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About
Hassei Takano became a tokusatsu fixture by embodying superheroes across Japan's most recognizable franchises. Born Mitsuhiro Tsuda in Chiba Prefecture in 1978, he first landed the role of Ultraman Agul in Ultraman Gaia, a character he reprised in the 2008 film Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers. He later played Kamen Rider Raia in Kamen Rider Ryuki and Hayato Ichimonji in the Kamen Rider film duology. A Capricorn, Takano balanced his superhero work with dramatic roles in films like Oresama (2004) alongside musician Miyavi.
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Biography
Hassei Takano built a career embodying superheroes in tokusatsu dramas, the Japanese live-action genre that defined a generation of genre television. Born in 1978 in Chiba Prefecture, he took the stage name Takano (born Mitsuhiro Tsuda) and scored his breakthrough as Ultraman Agul/Hiroya Fujimiya in Ultraman Gaia in 1998. That role became iconic enough to reprise a decade later in the 2008 film Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers. He followed with Kamen Rider Raia/Miyuki Tezuka in Kamen Rider Ryuki, then shifted to live-action film with dual roles as Hayato Ichimonji across Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next. Between superhero work, he appeared in the 2004 film Oresama with internationally recognized musician Miyavi. As an actor, Takano also took on dramatic roles: Kurando Magira in the sci-fi drama Keitai Sousakan 7 and Kiyoi in the supernatural series RH Plus. His personal and professional lives intersected when he married actress Yukari Ishida, who played Reiko Fujimiya (née Yoshii) in both Ultraman Gaia and Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers. Their daughter Hinaka appeared alongside them in Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers, blurring the line between Takano's on-screen and off-screen family. A Capricorn born January 9, Takano's Life Path number of 8 suggests a natural command of larger-than-life roles—a fitting numerology for someone who has spent decades inside a superhero suit.
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Trivia
- He was born Mitsuhiro Tsuda in Chiba Prefecture before adopting the stage name Hassei Takano.
- His wife, actress Yukari Ishida, played his love interest Reiko Fujimiya in both Ultraman Gaia (1998) and Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008).
- Takano, his wife, and their daughter Hinaka all appeared in Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers as the on-screen Fujimiya family—Hiroya, Reiko, and their daughter.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Powerhouse
Driven and business-minded. Hassei Takano extend their craft into ownership: labels, production companies, brand lines.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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- AlexandraTiger · 1998
- Emily FairnTiger · 1998
CHALLENGING
- Rae Lil BlackRat · 1996
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- Hassei Takano was born on January 9, 1978.
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- Hassei Takano is a Capricorn, born January 9, 1978.
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- Hassei Takano was born in 1978, the year of the Earth Horse.
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