is a Japanese actor who is represented by the agency GVjp. He played the role of Kinji Takigawa/Star Ninger in the 2015 Super Sentai TV series Shuriken Sentai Ninninger.
On November 2, 2018, he changed his stage name to "多和田 任益" (reading is the same but the kanji is different).
Biography Tawada won the special prize at the 2010 exclusive model audition of Fineboys. From 2012, Tawada appeared as Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Musical Prince of Tennis Second Season. From April 2015 to March 2016, he played the role of Kinji Takigawa/Star Ninger in the 39th Super Sentai series Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and in 2019, he played the role of Rentaro Kagura/Kamen Rider Shinobi in both Kamen Rider Zi-O episodes 17 and 18 and Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi. Additionally, from 2017 to 2020, Tawada took to the stage to play the role of Osamu Dazai in the first four of the Bungo Stray Dogs stage play adaptations.
Filmography
TV series Year Title Role Network Notes 2015 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Kinji Takigawa/Star Ninger TV Asahi 2019 Kamen Rider Zi-O Rentarō Kagura/Kamen Rider Shinobi/Another Shinobi TV Asahi Episode 17-18 2024 Sugar Dog Life Kyōsuke Amasawa TV Asahi Lead role
Films Year Title Role Notes 2015 Gachiban: New Generation Mitsuru Aida 2015 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger the Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll! Kinji Takigawa/Star Ninger 2016 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland Kinji Takigawa/Star Ninger 2016 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Returns: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS Kinji Takigawa/Star Ninger 2017 Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future Kinji Takigawa/Star Ninger 2017 I Hear the Sunspot Kohei Sugihara
Theater +YearTitleRoleNotes2017Bungo Stray Dogs on StageOsamu Dazai2018Bungo Stray Dogs on Stage: Dark EraOsamu Dazai2019Bungo Stray Dogs on Stage: Three Companies ConflictOsamu Dazai2020Bungo Stray Dogs on Stage: Untold Origins of the Detective Agency - Osamu Dazai's Entrance ExamOsamu DazaiFinal performance; replaced by Rui Tabuchi for later stage plays
References
External links Official agency profile