Rina Takeda

Rina Takeda (武田 梨奈), born on June 15, 1991 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in High Kick Girl, Karate Girl, The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl and Danger Dolls.

Rina Takeda

Personal information

Native name (Japanese): 武田 梨奈
Phonetic name: Takeda Rina
English name: Rina Takeda
Birthdate: June 15, 1991
Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Country: Japan
Height: 157 cm
Weight: 43 kg
Blood type: AB
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Occupation: Actress, singer
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Biography

Takeda was born on June 15, 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture. She has said that she became interested in karate as a 10-year-old when she saw her father lose in a karate match and decided that she had to avenge his defeat. In June 2008, the 17-year-old Takeda demonstrated her skills at her dojo for Shaolin Girl producer Fuyuhiko Nishi, and he was impressed enough to invite her to audition for the movie High Kick Girl!. Takeda won the starring role as Kei Tsuchiya in the movie which was released in May 2009. In late 2010, Takeda appeared on television in the MBS comedy tokusatsu series The Ancient Dogoo Girl as Doro-chan.

Takeda had her second starring movie role in the February 2011 martial arts action film Karate Girl together with Tobimatsu Hina followed by another action film The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl in March 2011. In 2012, Takeda starred in a different genre of filmmaking with Dead Sushi, a comic horror movie directed by Noboru Iguchi, who had earlier directed her in The Ancient Dogoo Girl. The film had its US premier at the 2012 Austin Fantastic Fest where Takeda won the Best Actress award. Takeda and director Iguchi were both present at the festival. She worked with Iguchi again in the action film Gothic Lolita Battle Bear, released theatrically in Japan in January 2014.

Also in 2014, Takeda co-starred with Rumi Hanai in the science fiction fantasy Danger Dolls directed by Shusuke Kaneko.

Filmography

Dramas

• Sleepeeer Hit! | Juhan Shuttai! (TBS / 2016) - Sara
• Wakako Zake Season 2 (BS Japan / 2016) - Wakako Murasaki
• Aibou: Season 14 (TV Asahi / 2015-2016) - Akari Uemura (ep.10)
• Wakako Zake (BS Japan / 2015) - Wakako Murasaki
• Konkatsu Keiji (NTV-YTV / 2015) - Hinako (ep.9)
• Welcome to the El Palacio | Koko ga Uwasa no El Palacio (TV Tokyo / 2011) - Sae Kisaragi
• IS | IS ～Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei～ (TV Tokyo / 2011) - Hajime Usami

Movies

• The Book Peddler | Umisuzume (2016) - Suzume Akamatsu
• Dokumushi: Toxic Insects | Dokumushi (2016) - Akane
• Kagura me (2015) - Akine Kikuchi
• Tokyo City Girl (2015) - Saki ("Koenji Yume no Jyumyo")
• Kiyamachi Daruma (2015) - Yuri Arai (Arai's daughter)
• Attack on Titan: End of the World | Shingeki no Kyojin: Attack on Titan - End of the World (2015) - Lil
• Attack on Titan | Shingeki no Kyojin: Attack on Titan (2015) - Lil
• Lyre no Inori | Raia no Inori (2015) - Sakura Miyauchi
• Harajuku Denier (2015) - Police Woman
• Dawn | Yo ga Aketara (2014) - Shiori Kitamura
• Danger Dolls | Shojo wa Isekai de Tatakatta (2014) - Rei
• School Girl's Gestation | Ryugu no Tsukai (2014) - Yukie
• Nuigulumar Z | Nuiguruma Z (2014) - Nuiguruma / Kirubiri
• The Tale of Iya | Iya Monogatari - Oku no Hito - (2013) - Haruna
• Dead Sushi | Detdo Sushi (2013) - Keiko
• Afro Tanaka (2012) - Kondo
• Avec Punch | Abekku panchi (2011) - Etsu
• The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl | Kunoichi (2011) - Kisaragi
• Karate Girl | KG Karate Garu (2011) - Ayaka Kurenai / Ayaka Ikegami
• Shoujo Senshiden Sion (2010)
• High Kick Girl! | Hai kikku garu! (2009) - Kei Tsuchiya

Awards

• Best Actress ("Dead Sushi") - 2012 (8th) Fantastic Fest - September 20-27, 2012

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