Susumu Kurobe

is a Japanese actor, known for portraying Shin Hayata, the human host of Ultraman in his titular series. His real name is . His stage name is derived from his birthplace.
==Personal Life==
His eldest daughter, Takami Yoshimoto, played Rena Yanase in Ultraman Tiga. He became a grandfather in 2011, when his daughter gave birth to a son.
==Roles==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1966	Ultra Q 	Shigeo Kimura 	Episode 8 "Terror of the Sweet Honey"
1966	The Birth of Ultraman 	Shin Hayata 	
1966	Ultraman 	Shin Hayata 	
1971	Return of Ultraman 	Shin Hayata 	Episode 38 "When the Ultra Star Shines"
1973	Ultraman Taro 	Shin Hayata 	Episode 33 "5 Seconds Before the Great Explosion of the Land of Ultra!"Episode 34 "The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers!"
1974	Ultraman Leo 	Shinji Okuma 	Episode 30 "Japan Masterpiece Folklore Series - The Monster's Favor"
1989	The Men Who Made Ultraman: Moon Boat in the Forest of Stars	Ikeda 	
1990	Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars 	Detective 	
1993	Gridman the Hyper Agent 	Tatsumoto Hosono 	Episode 4 "A Runaway Car"
1994	Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy 	Himself 	
1996	Ultraman Zearth 	Unnamed guard 	
1996	Revive! Ultraman 	Shin Hayata 	Voiced stock footage
1997	Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow	Unnamed civilian 	
1999	Ultraman Nice 	Ikemazu Yumeboshi 	
2001	Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact 	Unnamed police officer 	
2003	Ultra Q Club 	Buddhist priest 	Voice
2005	Ultraman Max 	Kenzo Tomioka 	
2005	Ultra Q Kaiju Legend: Jun Manjome's Confessions 	Shigeo Kimura 	
2005	Ultraman Kaiju Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth 	Shin Hayata 	
2006	Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	Voice (Ultraman)
2007	Ultraman Mebius 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	Voice (Ultraman)Episode 47 "Mefilas's Game"Episode 50 "Words from the Heart -Final Trilogy III-"
2008	Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	
2009	Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Ghost Rebirth 	Ultraman 	Voice
2009	Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	Voice (Ultraman)
2010	Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial 	Ultraman 	Voice
2011	Ultraman Zero Gaiden: Killer the Beatstar 	Ultraman 	Voice
2012	Ultraman Saga 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	Voice (Ultraman)
2013	New Ultraman Retsuden 	Ultramanhttp://web.archive.org/web/20161112035404/http://blog.m-78.jp/2013/06/26/次回よりスタート！%E3%80%80「新」ウルトラマン列伝/ 	VoiceEpisode 1 "Encounter With the Light"
===Stage===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2001	Ultraman Festival 2001 Live Stage Part 1	Ultraman 	Voice
2001	Ultraman Festival 2001 Live Stage Part 2	Ultraman 	Voice
2007	Ultraman Premier Stage 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	Voice (Ultraman)
2008	Ultraman Premier Stage 2 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	Voice (Ultraman)
2009	Ultraman Premier Stage 3 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	Voice (Ultraman)
2011	Ultraman Premier 2011 	Shin Hayata/Ultraman 	Voice (Ultraman)
2014	3 Major Tokusatsu Hero Festival 	Ultramanhttps://m-78.jp/news/n-2661	Voice
===Other Roles===
*Sailor Fuku Hangyaku Doumei - Villain Leader
*J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai - Crime Boss (Episode 12)
*Kamen Rider Black - Hideomi Kuromatsu
*Tokkei Winspector - Professor Onikichi Kuroda
*Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster - Assassin
*Son of Godzilla - Meteorological observation aircraft captain
*King Kong Escapes - Dr. Who's Henchman
*Destroy All Monsters - Shin Kuroiwa
*Latitude Zero - Chin
*Ganbaron
*Megaloman - Barock
*Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah - Flight Chief
*Godzilla vs. Mothra - Flight Chief
*Godzilla vs. Megaguirus - Maritime Self-Defense Force Executive
*Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters - Captain Yamagami
*Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit - Officer Kimura
==Gallery==
Shigeo Kimura.png|Kurobe as Shigeo Kimura in Ultra Q
Shin Hayata HD.png|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Ultraman
Shin Hayata 1972.png|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Return of Ultraman
Z23-122.jpg|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Ultraman Taro
Shinji Okuma.png|Kurobe as Shinji Okuma in Ultraman Leo
Tatsumoto Hosono.png|Kurobe as Tatsumoto Hosono in Gridman the Hyper Agent
Vlcsnap-2019-01-03-22h31m55s7 (3).png|Kurobe as Susumu Kurobe in Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy
Night Watchman.png|Kurobe as a Night Watchman in Ultraman Zearth
Yuji Tokairin.png|Kurobe as Yuji Tokairin in Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow
GOKAZOKU 22.png|Kurobe as Ikemazu Yumeboshi in Ultraman Nice
Unnamed police officer.png|Kurobe as an unnamed police officer in Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
Kenzo_Tomioka.png|Kurobe as Kenzo Tomioka in Ultraman Max
Shin Hayata 40th.png|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Ultraman Kaiju Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
Shin Hayata Mebius Movie.png|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers
ShinHatataMebius.png|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Ultraman Mebius
Shin Hayata Super 8.png|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers
Shin Hayata 2009.png|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie
Shin Hayata 2012.png|Kurobe as Shin Hayata in Ultraman Saga
===Miscellaneous===
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Mqdefault.jpg|Susumu Kurobe with Jiro Dan and Kohji Moritsugu
6777_623729991080196_560273325271993382_n.jpg|Susumu Kurobe raising the Beta Capsule, with his friends representing each of their roles as human hosts of Ultramen
50 Years....jpeg|Susumu Kurobe meets Hideo Ishiguro
11008206 475592502588257 1366179789 n.jpg|From left to right: Jiro Dan, Kohji Moritsugu, Saburo Shinoda, Susumu Kurobe, and Keiji Takamine
Shunji, Takuya, Susume and Kohji in their kousen stance.jpg|From left to right: Shunji Igarashi, Takuya Negishi, Susumu Kurobe, and Kohji Moritsugu in ther beam stance
Ultraman_and_Ichigo.jpg|Susumu Kurobe holding hands with Hiroshi Fujioka next to the statues of their respective henshin forms.
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==Trivia==
*In an interview with Susumu Kurobe during 2013, he stated that:
**There were actually no auditions for Shin Hayata, he got the role due to Toho and Tsuburaya Productions' wish.
**The decision for Hayata and Fuji to become a married couple in the Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers is a "bad idea", telling that his wife turned envious because of it, although both him and Hiroko Sakurai (Fuji's actor) does constantly tell each others that their characters aren't meant to be together.
**His favorite Ultraman is Ultraman Zero.
**His favorite Ultra Kaiju are Pigmon and Woo.
*While playing heroic characters in Tsuburaya Productions' shows, he is known for playing villainous characters in other shows, including Toei's. Similarly, Kohji Moritsugu portrayed a villain in Kamen Rider Blade.
==External Links==
*Susumu Kurobe at Jumbo! AFRICA
*Susumu Kurobe at Japan Movie Database
==References==
Category:Real Life People
Category:Actors
Category:Male Actors
Category:Actors who appeared in Kamen Rider
Category:Actors who appeared in Super Sentai
Category:Actors who appeared in Metal Heroes
Category:Actors who appeared in Godzilla