Sō Takei

is a Japanese tarento and former track and field athlete. He was an established athlete with multiple championships for athletics and decathlon. Takei is currently active as a tarento, frequently appearing on television. He calls himself the King of Beasts, a nickname that has become associated with Takei for his persona in the entertainment industry.

Life and career Takei attended Shutoku Middle-High School and then graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kobe Gakuin University. He played baseball in middle school and did boxing in high school. Because of his athletic feats in high school, he entered Kobe Gakuin exempt from the admission fee and was awarded a scholarship. In university, Takei excelled in sprinting, Instead, he joined the amateur baseball team known as Kami-sama, made up of other celebrities.

Due to the nature of his work, Takei did not have a house from 2004 to 2013. He stayed mainly in hotels, his friend's homes and his parents’ house as he had to travel often in showbusiness and as a personal trainer.

In 2012, Takei found major success in his career in entertainment, rising to popularity with his persona as the King of Beasts. Since then, he has appeared in numerous television programs and variety shows. The nickname King of Beasts has become synonymous with Takei in Japan.

In 2013, Takei entered the 20th World Masters Athletics Championships in Brazil, a world-class track and field championship for athletes aged 35 and over. He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres sprint with a record of 22.64 seconds. In 2014, he entered the 34th Okinawa Masters Athletics Championships as the anchor for the M40 class (age 40-44) 4 × 100 metres relay. His team Earthletes won gold medal with a record of 42.25 seconds, breaking Japan's record and just 5 hundredths of a second slower than the world record of the same class. In 2015, Takei was the anchor and representative for the Japanese national team for the M40 class 4 x 100 metres relay at the 21st World Masters Athletics Championships held in Lyon, France. They won gold medal with a record of 42.70 seconds. In 2018, Takei entered the 23rd World Masters Athletics Championships held in Málaga, Spain, for the M45 class 4 × 100 metres relay and won gold medal with a record of 43.77 seconds.

He made his international movie debut in the 2013 Indian biographical sports film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, in the role of a Japanese track and field representative.

In 2017, Takei was the lyricist for the 2nd single "Do Do Do Do Dreamer" (どどどどどりーまー) for the idol group Tokimeki Sendenbu.

On June 19, 2021, he succeeded Yuki Ota and became President of the FEDERATION JAPONAISE D'ESCRIME.

Results

Track and field

1997 - 81st Japan Championships in Athletics, Men's Decathlon - Winner - 7606 Points 1997 - 66th Japan Students Championships in Athletics, Men's Decathlon - Winner - 7500 Points Personal Bests: Decathlon - 7606 Points, 100 metres - 10.54 seconds, 400 metres - 47.92 seconds, 1500 metres - 4 minutes 8 seconds He won the lion 10,000times.

Masters athletics

2013 - 20th World Masters Athletics Championships 200 metres (M40-44 age class) - Bronze - 22.64 seconds Shadows of the Ten Ninja (2026), Miyoshi Isa