| 1 | ->''I am the son's child; the protector of all living things! Kamen Rider - BLACK! '''R!! RX!!''''''' |
| 2 | ->-''Kotaro Minami, in Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' |
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| 4 | Tetsuo Kurata (real name, Tetsuo Kakimoto, born September 11, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor well known in his role as Kohtaro Minami aka ''Series/KamenRiderBlack''. He even sang [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-bi71LG38w his own show's opening]] which makes it so pumped with awesome. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff He has a large following in SouthEast Asia]] as much as he was in Japan. He reprised his role after that show's public and critical acclaim in the [[LighterAndSofter sequel]] ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX''. Several years later, he again reprised his role as Kotaro Minami in the 10th Heisei Kamen Rider show, ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', which caused a massive uproar of pleased fans to see him as he is; Not just one but two. |
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| 6 | !! Tropes Associated with Tetsuo Kurata: |
| 7 | * ActingForTwo: In ''Series/KamenRiderDecade''s 27th episode, when Diend whisks the Black incarnation of Kotaro to the world of Black RX, with Kurata playing both versions of the character. |
| 8 | * BreakoutCharacter: He's pretty much the 80's equivalent of Creator/HiroshiFujioka. |
| 9 | * ChefOfIron: He's also pretty badass in kitchen. Owns a steakhouse too. |
| 10 | * DoItYourselfThemeTune: Sang the "Kamen Rider Black" theme song like a champ. |
| 11 | * NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: His son Kohtaro Kakimoto, also an actor, was named after his StarMakingRole from ''Series/KamenRiderBlack''. |
| 12 | * RagsToRiches: According to a real life interview, he was DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife after failing in his chosen college's entrance exam until his friend suggested him to have a shot at the audition for ''Series/KamenRiderBlack''. He intially went into the audition to get the prize money of 1,000,000 yen and wasn't confident enough to be chosen as Kotaro's actor but to his surprise, Ishinomori ''personally'' chose him for the role of Kotaro (beating the other ''8,000'' contestants in the process) and the rest is history. |
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