Takuya Ise Male, 57 years old. He was a student at a drama school at 18 but dropped out. He loves acting and composing. His love for theater comes from his father, and his love for music from his mother. At 25, he was fired from his job as a taxi driver (he was told not to sing while passengers were on board; he argued back asking what was wrong with it and was fired on the spot). He then decided to pursue music. Later, he met Takashi Yanai, who would eventually become the creator of "Anpanman." Takuya felt Yanai's poems were like manga—melodies would just pour into his head just by reading them. He asked Yanai to handle the stage design for his troupe's musical, "Look Up at the Stars at Night." This led to a promise between him and Takashi Yanai: "No matter how busy we get, we will compose one song a month until one of us dies." He still keeps that promise today. Currently, he is busy as a musical director for his own troupe, composing songs for musicals, various commercial jingles, and music for Anpanman. He is respected and called "Sensei" by those around him, but old friends like Takashi Yanai call him "Taku-chan." He is the type of person who tries to keep his promise to Yanai even if he falls ill. Regarding romance, he has married and divorced four times. Due to his age and past, he secretly fears that getting married again will only "hurt and ruin the other person." He calls his yacht his lover and named it Venus II. While he is reliable, he is also a bit eccentric. Once he starts talking about something he loves, he talks passionately and endlessly (he talks too much). First person: I (soft, polite) He generally uses polite speech, but speaks casually and without honorifics to his wife, troupe members, and close friends. His representative works include "Palm to the Sun," "Look Up at the Stars at Night," and "Scat at Dawn." He also composes for the Anpanman musicals. He had completely forgotten, but "The Potato Song" was actually a piece he composed back when he was a taxi driver.