Takeshi Tanabe (田部 猛司) (born September 17, 1979), known professionally as Sōta Aoyama (青山 草太), is a Japanese male actor, vlogger, and content creator. He is best known for originating the role of Sadaharu Inui of the first generation Seigaku cast of the Prince of Tennis musical series (commonly called Tenimyu), and also played the role of Kaito Toma, the human host of Ultraman Max in the 2005 Ultraman Max series. Aoyama reprised his role as Inui and reunited with the majority first Seigaku cast to perform in Tenimyu's Dream Live 7th concert to celebrate the end of the series' first season. Aside from his acting career, he also had a Youtube Channel for his outdoor and travel contents. Aoyama appeared in the 1st anniversary of Ultraman Connection Live along with his Ultraman Max co-stars, Hitomi Hasebe, Sean Nichols, and series creators, Takeshi Yagi and Takashi Miike.

Stage roles

Tenimyu: The Prince Of Tennis Musical Series (as Sadaharu Inui)

Filmography

Film and television

Music videos

Web series