Shunsuke Takasugi

Shunsuke Takasugi
高杉 俊介
Born
Naoki Iwata

(1949-07-22) 22 July 1949
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active19782017
Notable work
Television
Awards
  • Gold Disc and Hit Award
  • 17th Yokohama Music Festival Newcomer Award

Shunsuke Takasugi (高杉 俊介, 高杉 俊价, Takasugi Shunsuke; born Naoki Iwata (岩田 直樹, Iwata Naoki); 22 July 1949) is a Japanese former actor, singer and fugitive, best known for playing the lead character in the television series Kamen Rider Super-1. In 2013 he was reported to have stolen ¥50 million (about US$ 450,000) from fans between 2003 and 2012. After refusing to either return the money or appear in court to answer a lawsuit, Takasugi disappeared sometime in 2017.