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{{Short description|Japanese actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2010}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Takeshi Kaga
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = Shigekatsu Katsuta
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1950|10|12}}
| birth_place        = [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa]], [[Occupation of Japan|Japan]]
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = [[Actor]]
| years_active       = 1972–present
| spouse             = 
| children           = 1 son
| website            = [http://www.office-k3.com/kaga/ Official site]
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Shigekatsu Katsuta'''|勝田 薫且|Katsuta Shigekatsu|born October 12, 1950}}, known professionally as {{Nihongo|'''Takeshi Kaga'''|鹿賀 丈史|Kaga Takeshi}}, is a Japanese [[actor]] who is best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show ''[[Iron Chef]]'' produced by [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]].<ref name=horipro>{{cite web|title=Dansei Talent|work=Horipro Square|year=2009|url=http://www.horipro.co.jp/talent/PM021/|access-date=22 January 2010|archive-date=29 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129084906/http://www.horipro.co.jp/talent/PM021/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Biography==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2025}}
Kaga was born on October 12, 1950, in the city of [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]] in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. His first experience on stage was at the age of seven when he joined the Kanazawa City Boys choral group.

In 1972, he joined the Japanese theatrical company [[Gekidan Shiki]]. While with the company, he played the role of [[Jesus]] in the Japanese stage production of ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' (1973), and role of Tony in ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'' (1974). In 1980 he left Shiki to play the role of Sanada in the movie ''[[The Beast To Die]]''. He starred in several movies throughout the 1980s, but his most famous role would be that of "Chairman Kaga", the eccentric and flamboyant host of ''[[Iron Chef|Ryōri no Tetsujin]]'', a cooking competition show (1993&ndash;1999). It became very popular, not only in Japan, but around the [[English-speaking world]]. Previously broadcast on the [[Food Network]], then on the [[Fine Living Network]] in the United States and on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] in [[Australia]], under the name ''[[Iron Chef]]'', the show is now being carried on the [[Cooking Channel]] in the United States, and in the UK in [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/iron-chef-uk Iron Chef UK]. The host of ''[[Iron Chef America]]'', [[Mark Dacascos]], is claimed on ''ICA'' to be Takeshi's nephew, though the stated relationship is actually between the fictional characters played by the two men.

Despite his international fame with the show, he has not given up his love for musicals. In 1987 he starred in the popular Japanese production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' as [[Jean Valjean]] and [[Javert]]. He reprised his role as Valjean in 1995 as the representative of Japan during the encore of the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. During the encore, Valjeans from 17 countries joined the cast on stage. He also starred in ''[[Macbeth]]'' in 2000, and in ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]'' as well as in ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' in 2001.  In 2009, he starred in a Japanese-language version of  ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]] ''.

He has also lent his voice to [[Japan]]ese [[anime]]. Notably, he voiced Jirarudan, an antagonist, in 1999's ''[[Pokémon The Movie 2000 - The Power of One|Pokémon the Movie: Revelation Lugia]]'', the second [[Pokémon]] movie, and also sung his theme song, "Ware Wa Collector." He also notably voiced Dr. Kiriko in 2005's ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack]]: The Two Doctors of Darkness.''

After ''Iron Chef'' ended, he returned to acting in movies and [[Japanese television drama|drama]]s. He also hosted ''[[Time Shock (game show)|Time Shock 21]]'', a quiz show on [[Asahi Television]] in Japan. In 2005, Kaga performed as the lead in the Japanese production of [[Michael Frayn]]'s ''[[Democracy (play)|Democracy]]'' and starred in the blockbuster film ''[[Sengoku Jieitai 1549]]''. Kaga also appeared in both installments of the highly successful ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'' film series as Soichiro Yagami.

==Filmography==

===Television===
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|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Notes
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
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| 1980–1981
|  ''Tenno no ryoriban''
| Shintaro Takayama
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1981
| ''Honzitsumo seitennari''
| Masamichi Ohara
|-
| ''[[G-Men '75]]''
| Kusaka
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983

| ''[[Ōoku (1983 TV series)|Ooku]]''
| [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]]
|-
| 1984
| ''Shitetsuensen 97bunsyo''
| Nara
|-
| 1987–1988
|  ''Jungle / NEW Jungle''
| Kuniaki Tsugawa
|-
| 1992
| ''Kireini naritai''
| Moriya Hirose
|-
| 1993–1999
| ''[[Iron Chef|Ryōri no Tetsujin]]''
| Chairman Kaga
|-
| ''[[Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story|Shizukanaru Don]]''
| Ryugi Naruto
|-
| 1995
| ''Kura''
| Izo Tanouchi
|-
| 1999
| ''jyoi''
| Atsuro Wakisaka
|-
| 2000
| ''Renai chudoku''
| Kojiro Itsuji
|-
| 2003
| ''Black Jack ni yoroshiku''
| Yoshiyuki Yasutomi
|-
| 2004
| ''FIRE BOYS - [[Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M]]''
| Hazime Gomi (Capt. Gomi)
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Yūkan Club|Yukan Club]]''
| Tokimune Shochikubai
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Oh! My Girl!!]]''
| Kazuo Ishizaka
|-
| 2009
| ''Dandy Daddy? ~Renaishosetsuka Ryunosuke Izaki~''
| Taizo Sasaki
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''JOKER Yurusarezaru sosakan''
| Masaaki Izutsu
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2011
| ''[[Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda]]''
| Yosuke Ando
|-
| ''Good Life~Arigato,papa.sayonara~''
| Shinpei Yukimura
|-
| ''The Bull Doctor''
| Izuru Jyomongi
|-
| 2017
| ''Blazing Transfer Students''
| Takizawa Noboru
|-
-->
| 1978
| ''[[Ōgon no Hibi]]''
| [[Dom Justo Takayama]]
| [[Taiga drama|''Taiga'' drama]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/78-taiga.html|title= 黄金の日日|access-date= 15 December 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language= ja|archive-date= 2 December 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241202104603/https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/78-taiga.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series)|Tokugawa Ieyasu]]''
| [[Ishida Mitsunari]]
| ''Taiga'' drama
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231027dog00m200086000c.html|title= 解説:誰が演じた石田三成 大河初代は石坂浩二 近年は"ムキムキ"な山本耕史や「悪」の田中圭も|access-date= February 5, 2024|work= Mantan-web}}</ref>
|-
| 1990
| ''Tobu ga Gotoku''
| [[Ōkubo Toshimichi]] 
| Lead role; ''Taiga'' drama
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/90-taiga.html|title= 翔ぶが如く|access-date= 14 December 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language= ja|archive-date= 7 June 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240607082632/https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/90-taiga.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 1993
| ''Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru''
| Junichi Nakagawa
|
| <ref name=DocNakagawa/>
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Furuhata Ninzaburō|Furuhata Ninzaburo]]''
| Junichi Nakagawa
| Episode 8
| <ref name=DocNakagawa>{{cite web|url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240529dog00m200061000c.html|title= 古畑任三郎:「振り返れば奴がいる」の"中川医師"鹿賀丈史が登場「オチ覚えていたけど面白かった」「古畑の色気がやばい」と視聴者沸く|access-date= 14 December 2024|date= 29 May 2024|website= Mantan-web|language= ja|archive-date= 14 December 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241214095624/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240529dog00m200061000c.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Kaibutsu-kun]]''
| King Monster
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000005501/cast/|title= 怪物くんの出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= 15 December 2024|website= The Television|language= ja|archive-date= 15 December 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241215080926/https://thetv.jp/program/0000005501/cast/|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko|Pretty Proofreader]]''
| Daisaku Hongō
| Special appearance
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=358247|script-title=ja:TV 地味にスゴイ！校閲ガール・河野悦子|access-date=2016-11-30|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=ja|archive-date=2018-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016204044/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=358247|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit]]''
| Hibitonan
| Season 3; substitute for [[Mikijirō Hira]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2080778/full/|title= NHK『精霊の守り人』平幹二朗さん代役は鹿賀丈史「想いを受け継ぎ、魂込めて務めさせていただきます」|access-date= 15 December 2024|date= 31 October 2016|website= Oricon|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Segodon]]''
| [[Shimazu Narioki]]
| ''Taiga'' drama
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/18-taiga.html|title= 西郷どん|access-date= 14 December 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Films===
 {| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Notes
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
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| 1981
| ''Akuryoto''
| [[Kosuke Kindaichi]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Suspicion (1982 film)|Suspicion]]''
| Katsuo Toyosaki 
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Mahjong hōrōki|Mahjong horoki]]''
| dosa-Ken
|-
| 1986
| ''cabaret''
| Takigawa
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan]]''
| Momoo Momoyama 
|-
| 1996
| ''Sasurai no Trouble buster''
| Kunihiko Ugajin
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Ultraman Zearth]]''
| Akuma Ogami / Alien Benzene
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Ultraman Zearth|Ultraman Zearth 2]]''
| Alien Benzene
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Pokémon: The Movie 2000]]''
| Jiraldan
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''[[Sengoku Jieitai 1549]]''
| Tsuyoshi Matoba / [[Oda Nobunaga]]
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2006
| ''Moyurutoki THE EXCELLENT COMPANY''
| Fukai
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Saiyūki (TV series)|Saiyuki]]''
| Kinkaku Daio ([[Journey to the West#List of Demons|King of the Golden Horn]])
|-
| 2008
| ''[[K-20: Legend of the Mask]]''
| Mysterious Gentleman
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
| ''[[Zero Focus (2009 film)|Zero Focus]]''
| Gisaku Murota
|-
| ''Warau keikan''
| Masazumi Ishioka
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2011
| ''[[Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess|Andalucía: Megami no hofuku]]''
| Yosuke Ando
|-
| ''[[Ninja Kids!!!]]''
| Yukitaka Saito
|-
| ''[[Kaibutsu-kun]]''
| Kaibutsu Daio (King Monster)
|-
| 2013
| ''Bushi no Kondate''
| Naomi Maeda
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima]]''
| Captain (voice)
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale]]''
| Dr. Shigemura (voice)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-05/sword-art-online-ordinal-scale-anime-film-casts-sayaka-kanda/.109541 |title= Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale Anime Film Casts Sayaka Kanda |date=December 5, 2016|access-date= 2016-12-06|publisher= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| ''[[Listen to the Universe]]''
| Masayuki Onodera<ref>{{cite web |url= https://2019.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/32NOW08|title= Listen to the Universe|access-date= October 2, 2019|work= TIFF}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Mio's Cookbook]]''
| Uneno Sōma<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/91655/|title= みをつくし料理帖|access-date= August 27, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Signal the Movie]]''
| Shinjirō Itagaki
|-
-->
| 1980
| ''[[The Beast To Die]]''
| Tetsuo Sanada
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/39813/|title= 野獣死すべし(1980／村川透監督)|access-date= 14 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 1988
| ''Kimurake no Hitobito''
| Hazime Kimura
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/35911/|title= 木村家の人びと|access-date= 15 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language= ja|archive-date= 15 December 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241215080926/https://eiga.com/movie/35911/|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack: Two Doctors in Black]]''
| Dr. Kiriko (voice)
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/57720/|title= ブラック・ジャック ふたりの黒い医者|access-date= 15 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language= ja|archive-date= 15 December 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241215080926/https://eiga.com/movie/57720/|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]''
| [[List of Death Note characters#Soichiro Yagami|Soichiro Yagami]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/33420/|title= デスノート|access-date= 14 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language= ja|archive-date= 19 April 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230419010509/https://eiga.com/movie/33420/|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Death Note: The Last Name]]''
| Soichiro Yagami
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/33729/|title= デスノート the Last name|access-date= 14 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language= ja|archive-date= 14 December 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241214095624/https://eiga.com/movie/33729/|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''Whistleblower''
| Motonari Nashida
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/89181/|title= 七つの会議|access-date= 15 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language= ja|archive-date= 15 December 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241215080926/https://eiga.com/movie/89181/|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| ''Gosh!!''
|
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/102516/|title= THE オリバーな犬、(Gosh!!)このヤロウ MOVIE|access-date= 13 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Japanese dub===
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|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Notes
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2023
|[[Wish (film)|''Wish'']]
|Sabino
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.disney.co.jp/movie/wish/news/20231124_01|title= アマヤ王妃（国民思いなロサス王国の王妃）の日本版声優は檀れいさんに決定！喜びを「世界中に叫びたい！」さらに鹿賀丈史さん、蒼井翔太さん、岡本信彦さん、竹達彩奈さんら豪華声優陣も解禁！|accessdate= November 24, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}
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===Stage===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Stage
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Role
|-
| 1973–1979
| ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
| Jesus Christ
|-
| 1974–1979
| ''[[West Side Story]]''
| Tony
|-
| 1986 / 1988
| ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]''
| Arnold
|-
| 1987-2011
|  ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''
| [[Jean Valjean]] / [[Javert]] (1987-1988 / 2005 / 2007 / 2011)
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| Macbeth
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]''
| Mackie Messer, or [[Mack the Knife]]
|-
| 2001 / 2003 / 2005 / 2007
| ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]''
| Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
|-
| 2005 / 2008
| ''[[Democracy (play)|Democracy]]''
| [[Willy Brandt]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]''
| Lawrence Jameson
|-
| 2007 / 2009
| ''Kinshu''
| Yasuaki Arino
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[The Seagull]]''
| Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin
|-
|  ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]] ''
| Georges
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano]]''
| Cyrano de Bergerac
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Fantasticks]]''
| El Gallo
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Burnt by the Sun]]''
| Comdiv Sergei Petrovich Kotov
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]''
| [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)|The Phantom of the Opera]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Death Note: The Musical]]''
| Soichiro Yagami
|}
-->
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 1982
| 6th [[Elan d'or Awards]]
| [[Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year|Newcomer of the Year]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.producer.or.jp/backnumber/elandor/elandor-00.htm|title= エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧|access-date= 10 May 2025|work= All Nippon Producers Association|archive-date= 6 October 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211006083917/https://www.producer.or.jp/backnumber/elandor/elandor-00.htm|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.office-k3.com/kaga/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.fineliving.com/fine/iron_chef_japan/article/0,3182,FINE_31256_5836103,00.html Takeshi Kaga Biography] from FineLiving.com
*{{IMDb name|id=0434554|name=Takeshi Kaga}}
* [http://goodall2001.tripod.com/famouspeople/daisuke_yasuyoshi/ Daisuke & Yasuyoshi's Takeshi Kaga Unofficial Fan & Fun Page]
* [http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/t-shock/ The Official Time Shock 21 Website]

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