Kubota Masataka

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Kubota is consistantly the supporting actor that steals the spotlight and outshines the lead. And who only now is being recognized for his talents. His duo personality of boyish charms and badass masculinity, has won Masa diverse TV and film character roles from teenage hood to adult hood including a transgendered teen, a submissive sidekick, an out-of-depth teacher, the nice guy that doesn’t finish last, and several antagonist roles (including his most notable role as super-psychotic yankee Kuronaga Hayato from the Gachiban film series, which has seen Kubota star in ten films to date). As well as acting, Masa also was a former member of the j-pop hip-hop group ROM-4. And in 2013 returned to the music scene as a member of the band CRUDE PLAY (comprised of Miura Shohei, Kubota Masataka, Mizuta Kouki, and Asaka Kodai) formed for the movie The Liar and His Lover | Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (2013).

DRAMAS

N no Tame ni (TBS / 2014) - Shinji Naruse
ST Keishicho Kagaku Tokusou Han (NTV / 2014) - Yuji Kurosaki 
Hanako and Anne | Hanako to An (NHK / 2014) - Hanako's childhood friend
Keiji no Manazashi (TBS / 2013) - Yamanouchi Shingo (G.A ep 9/10)
Summer Nude (2013) - Hikaru
Limit (2013) -Igarashi Wataru
Saikou no Rikon (Fuji TV/ 2013) – Junnosuke
Ooku: Arikoto Iemitsu Hen (TBS/ 2012) – G.A ep 5-6
Perfect Blue (TBS/ 2012) – Inami (G.A ep 1)
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 2012 (Fuji TV/ 2012) – Yamada
Soumato Kabushikigaisha (TBS / 2012) –  Seki Takahiro (G.A ep 1)
Taira no Kiyomori (NHK/ 2012) – Taira no Shigemori
Shiritsu Bakaleya  Koko (NTV / 2012)
Legal High | Rigaru Hai (Fuji TV / 2012) -  G.A ep 2
The After-Dinner Mysteries (Fuji TV / 2011) – Miura (G.A ep 4)
QP  (NTV / 2011) – Eiji
Karyu no Utage (NHK/ 2011) – Fukuhara Sho
Fall in love with Japanese (NHK/ 2011) – Akira
Gegege’s Wife (NHK/ 2010) – Kurata
Honboshi: Shinri Tokusou Jikenbo (TV Asahi / 2011) – G.A ep 4
Misaki Number One!! (NTV / 2011) – G.A ep 3
The Ancient Dogoo Girl | Kodai Shōjo Dogu-chan (MBS / 2010) – Sugihara Makoto
Joker:  Yurusarezaru Sousakan (Fuji TV / 2010) – Takahiro Shiina (G.A ep 4-5)
Xmas no Kiseki (Fuji TV / 2009) - Hayashida
Koan Ogata’s Case  Files | Naniwa no Hana (NHK / 2009) – Ogata Akira
Mama wa Mukashi Papa datta (WOWOW/ 2009)
Ketai Sosakan 7  (TV Tokyo / 2008-2009) – Keita Amishima
Wrecker (MX TV/ 2007) – Karasuma Eichi
Mop Girl (TV Asahi / 2007) – G.A ep 7
A Happy Family | Kazoku Zenzai (TBS / 2006) – Ishii Yuya
Check it out yo! in Tokyo (Fuji TV/ 2006) – Aoba Takumi

TV Movies | Specials

Kamen Teacher SP | Kamen Ticha (NTV / 2014) - student
Prestige Friday , Miyabe Miyuki Drama Special "lonely hunter" (Fuji TV) - Yuto 
ST Keishicho Kagaku Tokusou Han (NTV / 2013) - Yuji Kurosaki
Seishun Algoritm (TV Tokyo/ 2013) – Makoto
Aishiteru – Kizuna - (NTV / 2011) – Naoto’s friend in art school

FILMS

April Fools | Eipuriru Furuzu (2015) - confessed university student
ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad | ST Aka to Shiro no Sosa Fairu (2015) - Yuji Kurosaki
Gachiban ULTRA MAX (2014) - Kuronaga Hayato 
Gachiban Chronicle (2014) - Kuronaga Hayato
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2 | Yamikin Ushijima-kun Part2 (2014) - Rei Kanzaki
I Want to hold your hand | Dakishimetai (2014) 
GOD TONGUE KISS PRESSURE GAME: THE MOVIE (2013) - Michael 
The Liar and His Lover | Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (2013) - Shinya Shinohara
Tobe! Dakota (2013) - Kenichi Kimura
Gachiban Supremacy (2013) - Kuronaga Hayato
Jellyfish Eyes | Mememe no Kurage (2013) - Blue Dragon
Suzuki Sensei (2013) – Shiroi
The Cowards Who Looked To The Sky | Fugainai Boku wa Sora wo Mita (2012) – Fukuda
Bakaleya: The Movie (2012)
Gachi-ban WORST MAX (2012) – Kuronaga Hayato
Rurouni Kenshin (2012) – Kiyosato Akira
Gachi-ban SUPERMAX (2012) – Kuronaga Hayato
Hasami (2012)
We Can’t Change The World But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. (2011) – Masayuki Yano
Gachi-ban Ultimium 1 + 2 (2011) – Kuronaga Hayato
GACHI-BAN ULTIMATE (2011) – Kuronaga Hayato
Gachi-ban Maximum (2011) – Kuronaga Hayato
Thirteen Assassins | Juusan-nin no shikaku (2010) – Shoziro Ogura
GACHI-BAN MAX 1 and 2 (2010) – Kuronaga Hayato
Ancient Dogu-Chan Movie (2010) – Makoto Sugihara
I Give My First Love to You | Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu (2009)
Dousoukai (2008)

Awards

Best Japanese Rookie Actor ("Gachiban Max series") - 2013 Japanese Action Awards 
Rookie of the Year Award ("Cowards Who Looked ...") - 2012 (34th) Yokohama Film Festival  
Best Supporting Actor Award ("Cowards Who Looked ...") - 2012 (27th) Takasaki Film Festival

STAGE

Scarlet Letter (2012) – John Wastson
Shinsengumi (2010) – Soji Okita
Trifle – reorder – (2010) – Sakai

PROMOTIONAL WORKS

PV appearances

Shibasaki Shiba – Invitation (2006)
ROM4 - Keep it Goin' (2006) - Kubota Masataka
FUNKY MONKEY BABY’s – Lovin’ Life (2007)
Every Little Thing – Love (2007)
Kimaguren – A World Without You (2009)
CRUDE PLAY 全ての詳しい情報はこちら (2013) - Shinya Shinohara

Discography

CD Single

ROM-4 – Keep it Goin (2006) *Fuji TV drama Check it out yo! in Tokyo OP.
CRUDE PLAY 全ての詳しい情報はこちら *Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru OST

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