biography

Takuma Shinoda (篠田 拓馬, Shinoda Takuma, born March 24, 1993) is a Japanese former actor from Saitama Prefecture. He graduated from Shukutoku Junior High School and High School. He was affiliated wtih Horipro. In 1998, he made his child acting debut in Shijō Saiaku no Famirī (The Worst Family Ever). In 2000, he became famous for his role as Taiyo Kitayama in Watashi no Aozora (My Blue Sky). He has not appeared in the media since he appeared in episode 8 of the 37th part of Mito Komon in 2007. He is now retired from the entertainment industry. After graduating from Nihon University Matsudo School of Dentistry, nowadays he works as a dentist.