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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, tarento

Tarento

is a Japanese rendering of the English word "talent" and is used as a catch-all term for mass media personalities who regularly appear on television. Detractors of the phenomenon have referred to it in an English sense as "famous just for being famous" because many that fall into this career line...

, and musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

, originally from Moji-ku

Moji-ku, Kitakyushu

is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the former city of Moji which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. It faces the city of Shimonoseki across the Kanmon Straits between Honshū and Kyūshū....

, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....

. He is known for his roles as Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna in Ultraman Dyna

Ultraman Dyna

is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show which aired between September 6, 1997 to August 29, 1998. The series is a direct sequel to the previous Ultraman series, Ultraman Tiga.-Plot:...

and as the leader of the musical units and . As a member of Shuchishin and Aladdin, he appears regularly on the variety show and his band's singles have appeared high on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Charts.

Tsuruno is married and has three daughters named Uta, Oto, and the youngest Iro born on November 6, 2009.

Dramas

Film	Television Station	Year	Role
Oretachi roommate	NTV	1996
Ultraman Dyna Ultraman Dyna is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show which aired between September 6, 1997 to August 29, 1998. The series is a direct sequel to the previous Ultraman series, Ultraman Tiga.-Plot:...	MBS Mainichi Broadcasting System is a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...	1997-1998	Ultraman Dyna/Shin Asuka
Fushigi na Hanashi "mittu no onegai"	MBS	2000	Keiji Hashimoto
Atashinchi no Danshi Atashinchi no Danshi is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television starring actress Maki Horikita. The producer, director, and screenwriter for the series consists of the same team that created the successful 2007 drama Hanazakari no Kimitachi e...	Fuji TV	2009	Yutaka Kokudo
Namae o Nakushita Megami	Fuji TV	2011	Takumi Akiyama
Ultraman Saga Ultraman Saga is an upcoming Japanese film in the Ultra Series to celebrate the franchise's 45th anniversary. It serves as a sequel to Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial. The catchphrase for the movie is . The film will feature Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Dyna, and Ultraman Cosmos as well as the five Ultra...	Motion Picture	2012	Ultraman Dyna/Shin Asuka

Singles

Title	Name	Label	Release Date
Shuchishin	Shuchishin Shuchishin is a Japanese idol vocal group formed as part of the variety show Quiz! Hexagon II produced by Fuji Television Network Incorporated. Originally meant to be a joke group, the trio has released singles that have hit the top 10 on both the Oricon and the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles...	Pony Canyon Pony Canyon is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...	April 9, 2008
Nakanaide	Shuchishin	Pony Canyon	June 25, 2008
Hi wa, Mata Noboru	Aladdin	R and C	July 30, 2008
Yowamushi Santa	Shuchishin	Pony Canyon	December 10, 2008
Naite mo Ii desuka	Hexagon All-Stars/Friends	Pony Canyon	July 15, 2009
Dear Friends -Tomo e-/Gakkō e Yukou	Friends/Michael & Hanaka	Pony Canyon	April 21, 2010
Natsu no Wasuremono feat. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra , commonly abbreviated by fans as Skapara or TSPO, is a Japanese ska and jazz band officially formed in 1988 by the percussionist Asa-Chang, and initially composed of over 10 veterans of Tokyo's underground scene... /Love Letter	Takeshi Tsuruno	Pony Canyon	June 9, 2010
Cicadas	Cicadas	cicadas Records	August 4, 2010
Medalist	Takeshi Tsuruno	Pony Canyon	September 15, 2010
Sugar Vine/Two weeks to death	Takeshi Tsuruno	Pony Canyon	October 20, 2010
Pokémon Ieru kana? BW	Takeshi Tsuruno	Media Factory	June 22, 2011

Albums

Title	Name	Label	Release Date
BPR5000 BURST TRACKS	Taiyō no Shōdō	Roadrunner Japan Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...	March 26, 2003
WE LOVE HEXAGON	Shuchishin, Aladdin etc.	Pony Canyon	October 22, 2008
Tsuruno Uta	Takeshi Tsuruno	Pony Canyon	April 22, 2009
Tsuruno Oto	Takeshi Tsuruno	Pony Canyon	September 16, 2009
We Love Hexagon 2009	Shuchishin, Friends etc.	Pony Canyon	October 21, 2009
Tsurubum	Takeshi Tsuruno	Pony Canyon	October 20, 2010
Churu no Uta	Takeshi Tsuruno	Pony Canyon	July 13, 2011

External links

• つるたけ日記 - Tsuruno's personal blog