Takao Osawa

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Takao Osawa
Takao Osawa Cannes 2013.jpg
Osawa at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Born (1968-03-11) March 11, 1968 (age 57)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, model, producer
Years active1987–present
Website www.osawatakao.jp

Takao Osawa (Japanese: 大沢 たかお, Hepburn: Ōsawa Takao, born March 11, 1968) [1] is a Japanese actor.

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Career

Osawa starred in the 2002 film Filament [2] and the 2007 film Midnight Eagle . [3] He has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Suo's A Terminal Trust [4] and Takashi Miike's Shield of Straw . [5]

The Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, CA, screened Osawa's film Wolf Children on April 27, 2013. [6]

In mid-2018, he is playing the Kralahome in the West End revival of The King and I . [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1995I Want to Love You in a Way That'll Melt the Ski SlopesMasaru Shigure [8]
1996Two PunksYoichi FujikawaLead role
1999The Island TalesHaruki Fukuyama
Sennen TabitoTogashi
2001 All About Lily Chou-Chou Takao Tabito
2002 Jam Films MathematicianLead role, segment "Cold Sleep"
FilamentKyota Sawada
2003 Aragami The SamuraiLead role
The Battling AngelKazumasa FuruyoshiLead role
HanaYoichiro NozakiLead role
Sky High Tatsuya Kudo
2004Milk WhiteTakayuki TakanoLead role
Hana and Alice Ryo Taguchi
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Sakutaro MatsumotoLead role
2005 Into the Sun Kuroda
2006 Helen the Baby Fox Koji YajimaLead role
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth NaruseLead role
Riding the MetroSakichi Konuma
Christmas on July 24th AvenueSatoshi Okuda
BizanDr. Daisuke Terasawa
2007Life: Tears in HeavenNatsuki IijimaLead role
Midnight Eagle Yuji NishizakiLead role
2008The Taste of FishShuntaro AkagiLead role
Ichi Toma Fujihira
Love FightJoe Oki
2009HalfwayHirabayashi
Goemon Kirigakure Saizō
Ballad: Nameless Love SongTakatora Okurai
2010FlowersHiroshi Manaka
The Sakurada Gate IncidentTetsunosuke SekiLead role
2012 Wolf Children Ame and Yuki Ookami (voice)Animated film
A Terminal Trust The prosecutor
2013 Strawberry Night Isao Makita
Shield of Straw Kazuki Mekari
2014 Kano Yoichi Hatta Taiwanese film
2015 The Lion Standing in the Wind Koichiro ShimadaLead role
2018Wish You Were HereTomiyaChinese film [9]
2019 Kingdom Wang Qi [10]
2020 AI Amok KiryūLead role [11]
2021 The Great Yokai War: Guardians Inugami Gyōbu [12]
2022 Kingdom 2: Far and Away Wang Qi [10]
2023 Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny Wang Qi [13]
The Silent Service Shiro KaiedaLead role; also producer [14]
2024 Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General Wang Qi [15]
2025 The Silent Service: Battle of the Arctic Ocean Shiro KaiedaLead role; also producer [16]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1994Kimi to Ita NatsuRyoichi Aizawa
Wakamono no SubeteShinsuke Yamazaki
Hana no Ran Ashikaga Yoshitane Taiga drama [17]
1995Kamisan no Waruguchi 2Satoshi Mikami
1995–96 Heaven's Coin Shuichi Nagai2 seasons [18]
1996Gekiteki Kiko: Shinya TokkyuKoutaro Sawaki
Only You: AisareteSumio Ozaki
Rennai Zenya Ichidodake: Shoya no Asa
1997DessinSatoshi Asakura
1998Seikimatsu no Uta / The Last SongMysterious Man
1999Utsukushii HitoJiro Murasame
2000Another HeavenGoro Minazuki
Worst ContactTakimoto
Hyaku-nen no MonogatariKazuo Hirose
2001Ex-Lover / Mukashi no OtokoArashi Ikeda
2003Ore wa IwashiWangTV movie
2006Tokyo Wonder ToursHimself
2009–11 Jin Jin MinakataLead role; 2 seasons [19]
2013Fiery Enmity: Hero of the North Aterui Lead role
Galileo Shikō RenzakiEpisode 1, season 2
2015 Burning Flower Katori Tomohiko Taiga drama [20]
2019 Ōoku the Final Tokugawa Yoshimune Television film [21]
2023One Day: Wonderful Christmas AdoTokio TachiaoiLead role [22] [23]
2024 The Silent Service Shiro KaiedaLead role; also producer [24]

Video games

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2005 28th Japan Academy Film Prize Best ActorMilk WhiteNominated [25]
200619th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting ActorRiding the Metro and Christmas on July 24th AvenueWon [26]
2007 30th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting ActorRiding the MetroNominated [27]
20103rd Tokyo Drama Awards Best ActorJinWon [28]
202567th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting ActorKingdom 4: Return of the Great GeneralWon [29]
48th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Won [30]

References

  1. ↑ "大沢たかお". TV navi. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ Mes, Tom (September 18, 2012). "Midnight Eye review: Filament". Midnight Eye .
  3. ↑ Schilling, Mark (November 23, 2007). "'Midnight Eagle' - The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
  4. ↑ DeFore, John (September 3, 2012). "A Terminal Trust (Tsui No Shintaku): Montreal Review - The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter .
  5. ↑ Mack, Andrew (February 16, 2013). "Trailer For Miike Takashi's STRAW SHIELD". Twitch Film .
  6. ↑ ”Wolf Children Newport Beach Film Festival 2013 Screening”
  7. ↑ "Bartlett Sher Revival of The King and I to Head Out on International Tour", BroadwayWorld.com, July 5, 2018
  8. ↑ "ゲレンデがとけるほど恋したい。". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "逢いたい". Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "「キングダム2」公開は2022年夏、スーパーティザーPVに羌瘣らしき人物". Natalie. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  11. ↑ "AI崩壊". eiga.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ "キングダム 運命の炎". eiga.com. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ "沈黙の艦隊". eiga.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ "「キングダム 大将軍の帰還」公開は7月12日!「馬陽の戦い」クライマックス描く【映像あり】". eiga.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  16. ↑ "沈黙の艦隊 北極海大海戦". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "花の乱". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "星の金貨の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "ドラマ『JIN-仁-』、続編スタートに佐藤隆太ら新メンバー出演". Oricon. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  20. ↑ "花燃ゆ". The Television. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  21. ↑ "「大奥」完結編3月放送！木村文乃が主演、大沢たかおが徳川吉宗役". Natalie. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  22. ↑ "『ONE DAY〜聖夜のから騒ぎ〜』10月スタート 毎週月期よる9時". Fuji TV One Day drama official site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "二宮和也&中谷美紀&大沢たかお、月9トリプル主演 『ONE DAY～聖夜のから騒ぎ～』イブの1日を1クールかけ描く". Oricon (in Japanese). 26 June 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "大沢たかお主演「沈黙の艦隊」ドラマ版、Prime Videoで世界独占配信". Natalie. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  25. ↑ "第28回 日本アカデミー賞 (2005年)". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  26. ↑ "日刊スポーツ映画大賞 歴代受賞者・作品". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  27. ↑ "第30回 日本アカデミー賞 (2007年)". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  28. ↑ "Festival 2010". International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  29. ↑ "「侍タイムスリッパー」が2冠 作品賞＆山口馬木也が主演男優賞受賞【第67回ブルーリボン賞】". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  30. ↑ "『キングダム』王騎役・大沢たかお、初の最優秀助演男優賞!". Cinematoday (in Japanese). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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