Kou Nanase is a Japanese actor. He played Kirisaki, the human form of Ultraman Tregear, in Ultraman Taiga.
Career
In 2014, he passed the Toho Entertainment 50th Anniversary Audition, becoming one of the company's first male actors, alongside Nobunaga Daichi and Yuta Inoue.[1]
Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ultraman Taiga | Kirisaki | [2][3] |
| 2020 | Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax | [4] |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Three Customers at the Cafe of Darkness | Kirisaki | |
| Ultra Heroes EXPO 2020 Battle Stage | |||
| 2023 | DARKNESS HEELS Evening Sabbat |
Other Roles
- No.1 Sentai Gozyuger - Tokonatsu Atami
Gallery
Nanase as Kirisaki in Ultraman Taiga
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- Kou Nanase designed an Ultraman Tregear-based shirt exclusively for members of the Tsuburaya Membership Club. On it is a blue lotus flower which he drew himself. It was supposed to be released along with Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax.[5]
- He has stated that he likes oversized clothes.[5]
- Kou Nanase originally auditioned for the role of Hiroyuki Kudo. During the audition, he was asked to put on a "cold" face, and was instead cast as Kirisaki.
References