Takeshi Tsuruno is an actor and musician. He appeared in the television series Ultraman Dyna, the direct-to-video film Ultraman Dyna Return of Hanejiro, and the films Superior 8 Ultra Brothers and Ultraman Saga where he worked with Daigo and Taiyô Sugiura. He leads the musical units Aladdin and Shuchishin, is originally from Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, and married his former stylist Miki Endō in 2003. Through his musical units Aladdin and Shuchishin, he has been involved in the release of singles such as Anatani Aitakute - Missing You -, Aitakute Ima, and Chuggington Ekakiuta 2.