Hiro Mizushima

, better known under his stage name is a Japanese actor and model who portrayed Soji Tendo/Kamen Rider Kabuto and Soji Tendo (Mimic)/Dark Kabuto in Kamen Rider Kabuto. 
==Biography==
Mizushima was born in Japan but was raised primarily in Zurich, Switzerland until elementary school. He returned to Japan for middle and high-school, and attended college at Keio University. After graduating, he was introduced to the entertainment showbiz by a model friend and signed with the agency Ken-On where he debuted as an actor in 2004 with a drama role. In 2010, he left Ken-On and created a new agency while also starting a writing career under his real name. His debut novel titled KAGEROU, published under the temporary pen-name , won the 5th Popular Publishing Grand Prize for Fiction. Currently, his agency operates as a subsidiary under Avex.
===Post Kamen Rider===
Despite Kabuto going on to make later minor appearances, including in recent crossover movies, Mizushima has yet to reprise his role. Despite expressing interest in returning, his creation of his own agency sparked rumors that he had been blacklisted. Mizushima has since refuted this claim and clarified that his departure from Ken-O stemmed from several factors, one of them being due to his marriage to his current wife Ayaka, who was sick at the time. To support her and her musical career, Mizushima opened a new agency to manage her activities, which he continues to do to this day.https://news.yahoo.co.jp/feature/1165/
In a comment regarding his absence from Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever, Mizushima stated he was not invited to return but nevertheless still wished the film great success.https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fy22hinaoa9461.jpghttps://twitter.com/rabbitank/status/1077298174946099201 In regards to his co-star Yuki Sato reprising his role as Arata Kagami in the 37th and 38th episodes of Kamen Rider Zi-O, Mizushima had watched those episodes and invited Sato onto his YouTube channel to discuss it and reminiscence on their Kabuto filming days. In the same interview, Mizushima cooked Soji Tendo's signature dish, mackerel miso, for Sato.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBHIGKCRrNUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NonEkFtJZUhttps://youtu.be/EAwSV1LsvHM?si=wNheqDsPuui3CPri
==Personal Life==
*As Mizushima was raised in Switzerland, he is fluent in both Japanese and English. 
*Since 2009, Mizushima has been married to singer Ayaka Iida. They have two daughters, born in 2015 and 2019. 
==Filmography==
===Film===
*Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love - Soji Tendo/Kamen Rider Kabuto
===TV===
*Kamen Rider Kabuto - Soji Tendo/Kamen Rider Kabuto & Soji Tendo (Mimic)/Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto
===Special===
*Kamen Rider Kabuto: Birth! Gatack Hyper Form!! - Soji Tendo/Kamen Rider Kabuto
==Youtube Channel==
Mizushima operates his own YouTube channel where he posts cooking videos and vlogs. Mizushima does a series about Japanese cooking called Hiro-Meshi.
Mizushima revealed that unlike Souji Tendo, he hated eating fish due to its "aquarium"-like taste and bad smell. However, he wants to try to eat healthier and thus was willing to try cooking seafood dishes once he learned that certain cooking methods can remove the "fishy" smell and taste and enhance the flavor of fish.
==External Links==
* at Wikipedia
*Official Instagram
*Official YouTube
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