仮面ライダーBLACK
(born September 11, 1968) is a Japanese television, stage and film actor and restaurateur, best known for portraying Minami Kotaro, the main character in the tokusatsu television series "Kamen Rider Black" and its sequel, "Kamen Rider Black RX". At the age of 19 he made his acting debut in "Black", and has since appeared in many other television series and Japanese doramas. His birth name is .