Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa
Osawa at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Born (1968-03-11) March 11, 1968 (age 56)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, model, producer
Years active1987–present
Websitewww.osawatakao.jp

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

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

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 I Want to Love You in a Way That'll Melt the Ski Slopes Masaru Shigure [8]
1996 Two Punks Yoichi Fujikawa Lead role
1999 The Island Tales Haruki Fukuyama
Sennen Tabito Togashi
2001 All About Lily Chou-Chou Takao Tabito
2002 Jam Films Mathematician Lead role, segment "Cold Sleep"
Filament Kyota Sawada
2003 Aragami The Samurai Lead role
The Battling Angel Kazumasa Furuyoshi Lead role
Hana Yoichiro Nozaki Lead role
Sky High Tatsuya Kudo
2004 Gege Takayuki Takano Lead role
Hana and Alice Ryo Taguchi
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Sakutaro Matsumoto Lead role
2005 Into the Sun Kuroda
2006 Helen the Baby Fox Koji Yajima Lead role
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Naruse Lead role
Riding the Metro Sakichi Konuma
Christmas on July 24th Avenue Satoshi Okuda
Bizan Dr. Daisuke Terasawa
2007 Life: Tears in Heaven Natsuki Iijima Lead role
Midnight Eagle Yuji Nishizaki Lead role
2008 The Taste of Fish Shuntaro Akagi Lead role
Ichi Toma Fujihira
Love Fight Joe Oki
2009 Halfway Hirabayashi
Goemon Kirigakure Saizō
Ballad: Nameless Love Song Takatora Okurai
2010 Flowers Hiroshi Manaka
The Sakurada Gate Incident Tetsunosuke Seki Lead 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 Shimada Lead role
2018 Wish You Were Here Tomiya Chinese film [9]
2019 Kingdom Wang Qi [10]
2020 AI Amok Kiryū Lead 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 Kaieda Lead 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 Kaieda Lead role; also producer [16]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1994 Kimi to Ita Natsu Ryoichi Aizawa
Wakamono no Subete Shinsuke Yamazaki
Hana no Ran Ashikaga Yoshitane Taiga drama [17]
1995 Kamisan no Waruguchi 2 Satoshi Mikami
1995–96 Heaven's Coin Shuichi Nagai 2 seasons [18]
1996 Gekiteki Kiko: Shinya Tokkyu Koutaro Sawaki
Only You: Aisarete Sumio Ozaki
Rennai Zenya Ichidodake: Shoya no Asa
1997 Dessin Satoshi Asakura
1998 Seikimatsu no Uta / The Last Song Mysterious Man
1999 Utsukushii Hito Jiro Murasame
2000 Another Heaven Goro Minazuki
Worst Contact Takimoto
Hyaku-nen no Monogatari Kazuo Hirose
2001 Ex-Lover / Mukashi no Otoko Arashi Ikeda
2003 Ore wa Iwashi Wang TV movie
2006 Tokyo Wonder Tours Himself
2009–11 Jin Jin Minakata Lead role; 2 seasons [19]
2013 Fiery Enmity: Hero of the North Aterui Lead role
Galileo Shikō Renzaki Episode 1, season 2
2015 Burning Flower Katori Tomohiko Taiga drama [20]
2019 Ōoku the Final Tokugawa Yoshimune Television film [21]
2023 One Day: Wonderful Christmas Ado Tokio Tachiaoi Lead role [22][23]
2024 The Silent Service Shiro Kaieda Lead role; also producer [24]

Video games

References

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  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.
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  12. ^ "妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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  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.