Shunsuke Ikeda
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Shunsuke Ikeda in 1971
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| Born |
Norio Ikeda November 11, 1940 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Died | June 11, 2010 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Actor/Model |
| Years active | 1962–2010 |
Shunsuke Ikeda (池田 駿介 Ikeda Shunsuke?, November 11, 1940 – June 11, 2010) was a Japanese actor and model.
Born Norio Ikeda (池田 紀生 Ikeda Norio?), he was best known to tokusatsu fans as the android Ichiro in the Kikaider 01 series (1973–74). Ikeda's interest in acting came at an early age from his father, respected sword fight choreographer Tatsuo Ouchi. He also had a black belt in judo and karate. Ikeda studied with the Bunka-za Theater, first appearing on-screen in Hibari's Guitar of Motherly Love (1962).
Ikeda made only a handful of films, but found his niche on television, where he appeared in such shows as Special Mobile Investigation Unit (1963), Comrades (1963), Story of Coming Wind (1963), Aboard With 27 People (1964) and Onihei Hankacho (1969–70).
While Ikeda's biggest and best-known tokusatsu role was in Kikaider 01, and Takeshi Minami in Return of Ultraman, he also appeared in Operation: Mystery (1968–69), Silver Mask (1971–72), Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975–77), and Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers (2006).
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