Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Yukiyoshi Ozawa
小澤 征悦
Ozawa at the Yokohama International Film Festival in 2024
Born (1974-06-06) 6 June 1974 (age 50)
San Francisco, California, U.S.A
Citizenship Japan
EducationSeijo University
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
AgentTom company
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Parents
RelativesSeira Ozawa (elder sister)
WebsiteOfficial profile

Yukiyoshi Ozawa (小澤 征悦, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, born 6 June 1974, in San Francisco)[1] is an American-born Japanese actor. He gained notable fame near the end of 2017 for his involvement in the Long Long Man commercials produced by UHA for their Sakeru Gummy brand, in which he portrayed the titular character.

Biography

He is son of conductor Seiji Ozawa and former model and actress Miki Irie. Essayist Seira Ozawa is his sister, and musician Kenji Ozawa is a cousin. He attended Seijo Gakuen Primary School, Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School, and Seijo University. His given name is read as Yukiyoshi but as the kanji for it 征悦 is difficult to read, often incorrectly as Seietsu. On 1 September 2021, he married Maho Kuwako, an announcer at public broadcaster NHK.[2]

Filmography

TV dramas

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Sakura Keisuke Keiki Asadora [3]
2008 Atsuhime Saigō Takamori Taiga drama [4]
2019 Idaten Yatarō Mishima Taiga drama [5]
2015 Garasu no Ashi Masahiro Sawaki [6]
Prison Officer Takanori Kato [7]
2022 New Nobunaga Chronicle: High School Is a Battlefield Ieyasu Tokugawa [8]
2024 Acma: Game Inoru Hoshin [9]

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Joker Game Kamenaga [10]
2020 Not Quite Dead Yet Watabe [11]
Flight on the Water Miyamoto [12]
2022 Kappei Hideo [13]
Kingdom 2: Far and Away Wu Qing [14]
2023 One Last Bloom [15]
2024 Midnight Assassin Short film [16]
Angry Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers　 Tachibana [17]

Dubbing

References

  1. ^ "小澤 征悦" (in Japanese). Tom company. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ "小澤征悦、NHK桑子真帆アナとの結婚を生報告「実感はあまりないが、すごく落ち着いた気持ち」". Oricon. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "連続テレビ小説 さくら". NHK. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ "西郷どん". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "いだてん 東京オリムピック噺". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ^ "相武紗季主演ドラマ『硝子の葦』から裸のポスター公開、追加キャスト9人も判明" (in Japanese). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. ^ "小日向文世が"極道の神様"が乗り移った刑務官に!?". Walker Plus (in Japanese). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ "西畑大吾、三浦翔平、満島真之介、濱田岳、小澤征悦が「新・信長公記」で武将演じる". Natalie. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  9. ^ "「ACMA:GAME」に小澤征悦が出演、間宮祥太朗扮する主人公の父を殺害した敵役". Natalie. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ^ "亀梨和也主演「ジョーカー・ゲーム」公開は15年1月31日に決定!追加キャストも発表". Eiga.com (in Japanese). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Not Quite Dead Yet". Shochiku. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  12. ^ "水上のフライト". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  13. ^ "伊藤英明が"世界を救わない"最強の戦士に『KAPPEI』実写映画化 上白石萌歌、西畑大吾ら共演". Oricon. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  14. ^ "「キングダム2」豊川悦司が秦の大将軍・麃公に、小澤征悦、高橋努、渋川清彦も出演". Natalie. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  15. ^ "春に散る". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Osamu Tezuka's Midnight Manga Gets Live-Action Short Shot Entirely on iPhone". Anime News Network. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  17. ^ "アングリースクワッド 公務員と7人の詐欺師". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  18. ^ "『キングスマン』新作、吹き替え声優は小澤征悦＆梶裕貴！". Cinematoday. Retrieved 30 August 2020.