# Sotaro

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**Sotaro Yasuda** (保田 聡太郎, *Yasuda Sōtarō*, born January 29, 1986), known mononymously as **Sotaro** (聡太郎, *Sōtarō*), is an American-born actor and model based in Japan.[1] He was born in [Newport Beach, California](/source/Newport_Beach,_California). He is best known for his portrayal of Ken Hisatsu/GekiChopper in the 2007 [Super Sentai](/source/Super_Sentai) series *[Juken Sentai Gekiranger](/source/Juken_Sentai_Gekiranger)*.

## Biography

Sotaro was born in [Newport Beach, California](/source/Newport_Beach,_California) to a Japanese-American family. He attended [Corona del Mar High School](/source/Corona_del_Mar_High_School) and [University High School](/source/University_High_School_(Irvine,_California)) in Irvine, where he was the club president for the Japanese Club. He is attended at [Keio University](/source/Keio_University) in Japan as an [economics](/source/Economics) major.

He is the youngest of three brothers, one of which is [Naohisa Adachi](/source/Naohisa_Adachi) (足立 直久, *Adachi Naohisa*), who was known for his role as 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](/source/B-Fighter_Kabuto)*.

## Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes References 2005 Into the Sun Maitre D' 2006 Nishimura Kyōtaro Suspense Totsukawa Keibu Series 37 (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) 2007 Elite Yankee Saburou (エリートヤンキー三郎 Elite Yankee Saburou) Yuzuru Fukushi TV series Hotaru no Hikari (ホタルノヒカリ Hotaru no Hikari) Guest appearance in Episode 1 Juken Sentai Gekiranger (獣拳戦隊ゲキレンジャー Jūken Sentai Gekiranger) Ken Hisatsu/Geki Chopper [1] 2008 "Namida no Saki ni" by Crystal Kay (涙のさきに) Male lead Music video 2015 - 2016 Kamen Rider Ghost (仮面ライダーゴースト Kamen Raidā Gōsuto) Jabel [1]

## References

1. ["GekiChopper, Sotaro Yasuda, to Appear in Kamen Rider Ghost"](https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2015/12/sotaro-yasuda-appearing-in-kamen-rider-ghost/). *The Tokusatsu Network*. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2025-11-28.

## External links

- [Sotaro's Official Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929210320/http://www.umarts.net/sotaro/index.html)
- [Personal blog](https://ameblo.jp/sotaro-mustache/)
- [Sotaro](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1867497/) at IMDb

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