Akihiro Kitamura

Akihiro Kitamura is a Japanese actor and director, known for his appearances in The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and Cobra Kai as Young Sato. After moving to the United States at 18, Kitamura studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He also studied filmmaking at the North Carolina School of the Arts and Los Angeles City College. He wrote, directed, and starred in his first two feature films, Porno and I'll Be There With You. Kitamura has also made television appearances in shows like VH1's New York Goes to Hollywood and MTV's From Gs to Gents. In NBC's Heroes, he played Tadashi, a Japanese businessman. In 2009, he appeared in the controversial horror film The Human Centipede (First Sequence).