Takashi Kashiwabara was born in Yamanashi, Japan on March 16, 1977. He has a father, mother, brother (Shuji), and sister (Shiho). Some of his favorite artists are Boys 2 Men, Mr.Children, Oasis, and Faye Wong. Currently, he's line of work is mostly movies but has also started a band in Japan called No'Where. This band is popular in Japan with their hit single "Another World." As to hobbies, Takashi enjoys playing the guitar, playing football, playing mahjong, and watching car races. He loves cats and owns one named "Kite."

Takashi's cat, Kite, means "Come In" in Japanese.The name of his band, No'where, was actually once planned to be the name of a movie he made. Itnever came through but Takashi liked the name since it could mean both Nowhere or Now here.He won first prize in a Japanese magazine junior superboy competition, and decided he wanted to act.