Tomokazu Yoshida

Tomokazu Yoshida (吉田 友一, Yoshida Tomokazu, born July 9, 1982 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese actor previously under the management of Agape and Avex Entertainment.

Career

In 2018, Yoshida married Mika Kikuchi, his co-star from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.^[1] In the same announcement, he announced that he was retiring from acting to become an acupuncturist.

Post-actor career

Yoshida would later briefly step out from retirement to reprise his role as Tekkan alongside his other co-stars in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th: Fireball Booster.^[2] He was in the prefectural regional revitalization cooperation team in Kochi City, where he currently lives, to promote the city for production of the movie to be located in alongside tourism.^[3][4]

Filmography

Television

• Lion Sensei (ライオン先生) - (2003)
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger - as Aira Tekkan - Tetsu / Deka Break 2004 - 2005
• Kanojo Ga Shinjyatta (彼女が死んじゃった) - 9th episode 2004
• Light Will Shine (陽はいつか昇る) - as Honda 2004
• Koinu No Waltz (仔犬のワルツ) - 2004 2nd episode
• Tantei Boogie (探偵ブギ) - 2006 as Yoshihiko Miura
• Shimokita GLORY DAYS (下北GLORY DAYS)
• Dance Drill Musume (ダンドリ娘) - 2006 as Tarzan
• Delicious Gakuin (美味學院) - 10th episode
• Ushi Ni Negai Wo: Love and Farm (牛に願いを) - 2007 as Taku Shimaoka
• Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata (正しい王子のつくり方) - 2008 as Shibukawa Mamoru

Movies

• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action 2004
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger (特捜戦隊デカレンジャー VS アバレンジャー) - 2005
• Yoshitsune to Benkei (義経と弁慶(藤原泰衡))
• Mahou Sentai Magiranger VS Dekaranger (魔法戦隊マジレンジャー VS デカレンジャー) - 2006
• GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai (轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャー VS スーパー戦隊) - 2007

Dubbing

• Power Rangers S.P.D. - Sam/SPD Omega Ranger

References

External links

• Tomokazu Yoshida Official Website