Shunsuke Takasugi

is a Japanese former actor, singer and fugitive, best known for playing the lead character in the television series Kamen Rider Super-1.

He was relatively old at playing a lead on the show at 30 years old, and also sang the popular theme tune.

He was reported to have borrowed ¥50 million (about US$ 450,000) from female fans and others in the industry between 2003 and 2012 to help pay off living expenses after ending up in severe debt in his later years. This was first reported by Weekly Post (週刊ポス) in February 2015. In April and May 2016, he promised to repay when confronted at his home and on the TV show "Tokudane!" after twice not attending court. Because the loan agreements were spoken, he could not be arrested or prosecuted. He was in the Self-Defense Forces of Japan before joining Kamen Rider and knew karate.

Filmography Television Title Episode Years Role Network Notes Taiga drama / Ōgon no Hibi 1978 NHK Ginga TV Shōsetsu / Glass no Onna Yabure Shinkurō EX Dai Tokai Part III Episode 8 "Yajū no Hanran" NTV Ranger guidanceEpisode 22 "Yokosuka Story" 1979 Ōedo Sōsamō Episode 412 "Shima Kaeri no Chichi Namida no Zesshō" TX Kakekomi Biru 7-gōshitsu Episode 2 "Honmono Nisemono?! Kaettekita Jōhatsu Teishu" CX Kamen Rider Super-1 1980–81 Kazuya Oki / Kamen Rider Super-1 MBS Lead role Hissatsu Watashi Hito Episodes 1-7 1983 Ginhei ABC Regular Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! 1984 Kazuya Oki / Kamen Rider Super-1 MBS Kayō Suspense Gekijō / Chocolate Game 1986 NTV Shōjo Commando Izumi Episode 2 "Sentō Nōryoku, Zenkai" 1987 CX Kinyō Onna no Drama Special / Anata no Otto, Koroshimasu Tokusou Robo Janperson Episode 9 "Papa wa Kaibutsu da!" 1993 Kazuo Hayami EX Mainichi Broadcasting System Kaikyoku 45 Shūnenkinen Bangumi / Sakurachiru-bi ni 1995 MBS Military guidance Hiroshima 1996 NHK Japan-India joint military guidance Kayō Suspense Gekijō / Keishichō Kanshikihan 2 Detective NTV Kinyō Entertainment / Fūsō Renpō CX Dainikai Endai Kokusai Dō Mansetsu 2008 Yantai, Shandong Province, China Guest appearance Kagayake! Eikō no Superhero Dōsōkai 2009 Family Gekijo Crayon Shin-chan 2011 Maruda (teacher) EX Guest appearance Wahaha Honpo: Zentai Kōen Last: Tokyo Kōen 2013 Wowow Prime Torihada (Hi) Scoop Eizō 100-ka Jiten Shinshun Special 2014 EX Interview appearance

Films Title Year Role Distributor Notes Never Give Up 1978 Nippon Herald Eiga = Toei Company SDF Ranger Guidance and Stunts Kamen Rider Super-1 1981 Kazuya Oki / Kamen Rider Super-1 Toei Company Lead role Passenger: Sugisarishi Hibi 1987 Journalist Kike, wadatsumi no Koe 1995 First Mizushima soldier Concurrent military guidance Minami no Shima ni Yuki ga Furu Military police Reverse Gamera 2: Attack of Legion 1996 Self-propelled grenade cannon Toho Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris 1999 Senior Prime Captain

Direct-to-video Title Year Role Publisher Notes Crazy Rally in Japan 1982 Nihon Video Eizō Otokogumi Endless Trip 1989 Evil spirit BMG Japan Concurrent director Ji-Go-Ro 2 1995 Seiyo Honkon Kuro Shakai: Kenka-gumi 1999 KSS

Stage Title Year Role Production Sentarō Koi shigure 1989 Hatamoto, Hikoshiro Shin Kabukiza Bakumatsu no Asashin 1997 Sakamoto Ryōma Lost Kids

Radio Title Year Network Notes All Night Nihon Tokuban NBS Yume Yume Onrakukan 1990 Radio Nippon 1 year personality Seishun Radimania Radio Kansai

Video games Title Year Role Publisher Crayon Shin-chan: Uchū De Achō!? Yūjō no o Baka Rate!! 2011 Teacher Bandai Namco Entertainment

Advertisements Product Advert Kamen Rider Super-1 Henshin Belt Poppy Madras Onward Poster Young Madras Heian Kaku France Goto Construction Access 21 Family Gekijo Kokyū-hōTransform

Discography Singles Title C/W Year Label Notes Kamen Rider Super-1 Hi o Hake Rider Ken 1980 Nippon Columbia Golden Disc Award Golden Hit Award Hidaka Ji no Tabi Denao sanai ka Teichiku Records Dragons Kōshinkyoku Futari no Dragons 1987 Polydor Records Kimi kosowa ga Inochi Suki-sa Yokohama 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Japan Received the 17th Yokohama Music Festival New Recipe Award

Albums Title Year Label Notes Kamen Rider Super-1 1981 Nippon Columbia Kamen Rider Super-1/Kamen Rider Complete Song Collection Series 7 1992 Otoko no oman Kayō Daizenshū 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Japan Recorded "Kimi kosowa ga Inochi" Eien no Hit Kayō Meikyoku-sen 2000 Kamen Rider III Ongaku-shū 2004 Nippon Columbia Complete Song Collection Of 20th Century Masked Rider Series 07 2011 "Kamen Rider Super-1 (2011 ver)" and 2 other songs, new recordings