{{Short description|Japanese actor and model (1986-)}} {{other uses|Sōtarō}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2025 }} {{Infobox person | name = Sotaro | native_name = 聡太郎 | native_name_lang = ja | image = Sotaro 2022-10-22.jpg | caption = Sotaro in 2022 | birth_name = Sotaro Yasuda | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|1|29}} | birth_place = Newport Beach, California, U.S. | citizenship = Japan | occupation = actor, model | height = 180 cm | years_active = 2004–present | website = {{URL|http://www.umarts.net/sotaro/}} }} {{nihongo|'''Sotaro Yasuda'''|保田 聡太郎|Yasuda Sōtarō|born January 29, 1986|lead=yes}}, known mononymously as {{nihongo|'''Sotaro'''|聡太郎|Sōtarō}}, is an American-born actor and model based in Japan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=GekiChopper, Sotaro Yasuda, to Appear in Kamen Rider Ghost|url=https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2015/12/sotaro-yasuda-appearing-in-kamen-rider-ghost/|website=The Tokusatsu Network|date=2015-12-03|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en-US}}</ref> He was born in Newport Beach, California. He is best known for his portrayal of Ken Hisatsu/GekiChopper in the 2007 Super Sentai series ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger''.
==Biography== Sotaro was born in Newport Beach, California to a Japanese-American family. He attended Corona del Mar High School and University High School in Irvine, where he was the club president for the Japanese Club. He is attended at Keio University in Japan as an economics major.
He is the youngest of three brothers, one of which is {{nihongo|Naohisa Adachi|足立 直久|Adachi Naohisa}}, who was known for his role as {{nihongo|Kengo Tachibana/B-Fighter Kuwaga|橘健 吾／ビーファイタークワガー|Tachibana Kengo/Bīfaitā Kuwagā}} in ''B-Fighter Kabuto''.
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Other notes !References |- |rowspan="1"| 2005 || ''Into the Sun''|| Maitre D' || | |- |rowspan="1"| 2006 || ''Nishimura Kyōtaro Suspense Totsukawa Keibu Series 37''<br />''(西村京太郎サスペンス 十津川警部シリーズ37 特急『あずさ』殺人事件)'' || || | |- |rowspan="3"| 2007 || ''Elite Yankee Saburou''<br />(エリートヤンキー三郎 ''Elite Yankee Saburou'') || Yuzuru Fukushi || TV series | |- | ''Hotaru no Hikari''<br />(ホタルノヒカリ ''Hotaru no Hikari'') || || Guest appearance in Episode 1 | |- | ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger''<br />(獣拳戦隊ゲキレンジャー ''Jūken Sentai Gekiranger'') || Ken Hisatsu/Geki Chopper || |<ref name=":0" /> |- |2008 || "Namida no Saki ni" by Crystal Kay<br /> (涙のさきに) || Male lead || Music video | |- |2015 - 2016 || ''Kamen Rider Ghost''<br>(仮面ライダーゴースト ''Kamen Raidā Gōsuto'') || Jabel || |<ref name=":0" /> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929210320/http://www.umarts.net/sotaro/index.html Sotaro's Official Website] *[https://ameblo.jp/sotaro-mustache/ Personal blog] *{{IMDb name|1867497}}
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Category:1986 births Category:21st-century Japanese male actors Category:American male actors of Japanese descent Category:American models of Japanese descent Category:American emigrants to Japan Category:Japanese male models Category:Keio University alumni Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Newport Beach, California Category:University High School (Irvine, California) alumni