Takao Osawa
{{Short description|Japanese actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Takao Osawa
| image = Takao Osawa Cannes 2013.jpg
| caption = Osawa at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|11}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
| othername =
| occupation = Actor, model, producer
| yearsactive = 1987–present
| spouse =
| website = {{URL|http://www.osawatakao.jp/}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Takao Osawa|大沢 たかお|Ōsawa Takao|born March 11, 1968|lead=yes}}{{cite web |url= https://www.tvnaviweb.jp/TVnavi_contents/201011/oosawa.html|title= 大沢たかお|access-date= January 27, 2023|work= TV navi}} is a Japanese actor.
Career
Osawa starred in the 2002 film Filament{{cite web|url=http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/filament/|title=Midnight Eye review: Filament|website=Midnight Eye|first=Tom|last=Mes|date=September 18, 2012}} and the 2007 film Midnight Eagle.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2007/11/23/films/midnight-eagle/|title='Midnight Eagle' - The Japan Times|publisher=The Japan Times|first=Mark|last=Schilling|date=November 23, 2007}} He has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Suo's A Terminal Trust{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-terminal-trust-tsui-no-shintaku-masayuki-suo-367631|title=A Terminal Trust (Tsui No Shintaku): Montreal Review - The Hollywood Reporter|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=John|last=DeFore|date=September 3, 2012}} and Takashi Miike's Shield of Straw.{{cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/02/trailer-miike-takashi-wara-no-tate-straw-shield.html|title=Trailer For Miike Takashi's STRAW SHIELD|website=Twitch Film|first=Andrew|last=Mack|date=February 16, 2013}}
The Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, CA, screened Osawa's film Wolf Children on April 27, 2013.[http://newportbeach.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/wolfchildren_mamoruhosoda_newportbeach2013/ ”Wolf Children Newport Beach Film Festival 2013 Screening”]
In mid-2018, he is playing the Kralahome in the West End revival of The King and I.[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bartlett-Sher-Revival-of-THE-KING-AND-I-to-Head-Out-on-International-Tour-20180705 "Bartlett Sher Revival of The King and I to Head Out on International Tour"], BroadwayWorld.com, July 5, 2018
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 1995
| I Want to Love You in a Way That'll Melt the Ski Slopes | Masaru Shigure | |
| 1996
| Two Punks | Yoichi Fujikawa | Lead role | |
| rowspan=2| 1999
| The Island Tales | Haruki Fukuyama | | |
| Sennen Tabito
| Togashi | | |
| 2001
| Takao Tabito | | |
| rowspan=2| 2002
| Mathematician | Lead role, segment "Cold Sleep" | |
| Filament
| Kyota Sawada | | |
| rowspan=4| 2003
| Aragami | The Samurai | Lead role | |
| The Battling Angel
| Kazumasa Furuyoshi | Lead role | |
| Hana
| Yoichiro Nozaki | Lead role | |
| Sky High
| Tatsuya Kudo | | |
| rowspan=3| 2004
| Milk White | Takayuki Takano | Lead role | |
| Hana and Alice
| Ryo Taguchi | | |
| Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
| Sakutaro Matsumoto | Lead role | |
| 2005
| Kuroda | | |
| rowspan=5| 2006
| 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 | | |
| rowspan=2| 2007
| Life: Tears in Heaven | Natsuki Iijima | Lead role | |
| Midnight Eagle
| Yuji Nishizaki | Lead role | |
| rowspan=3| 2008
| The Taste of Fish | Shuntaro Akagi | Lead role | |
| Ichi
| Toma Fujihira | | |
| Love Fight
| Joe Oki | | |
| rowspan=3| 2009
| Halfway | Hirabayashi | | |
| Goemon
| | |
| Ballad: Nameless Love Song
| Takatora Okurai | | |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| Flowers | Hiroshi Manaka | | |
| The Sakurada Gate Incident
| Tetsunosuke Seki | Lead role | |
| rowspan=2| 2012
| Ookami (voice) | Animated film | |
| A Terminal Trust
| The prosecutor | | |
| rowspan=2| 2013
| Isao Makita | | |
| Shield of Straw
| Kazuki Mekari | | |
| 2014
| Kano | Taiwanese film | |
| 2015
| The Lion Standing in the Wind | Koichiro Shimada | Lead role | |
| 2018
| Wish You Were Here | Tomiya | Chinese film |
| 2019
| Kingdom | Wang Qi | |
| 2020
| AI Amok | Kiryū | Lead role |
| 2021
| The Great Yokai War: Guardians | |
| 2022
| Wang Qi | |
| rowspan=2|2023
| Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny | Wang Qi | |
| The Silent Service
| Shiro Kaieda | Lead role; also producer |
| 2024
| Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General | Wang Qi | |
| 2025
| The Silent Service: Battle of the Arctic Ocean | Shiro Kaieda | Lead role; also producer |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| rowspan=3| 1994
| Kimi to Ita Natsu | Ryoichi Aizawa | | |
| Wakamono no Subete
| Shinsuke Yamazaki | | |
| Hana no Ran |
| 1995
| Kamisan no Waruguchi 2 | Satoshi Mikami | | |
| rowspan=1|1995–96
| Shuichi Nagai | 2 seasons |
| rowspan=3 | 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 | | |
| rowspan=3|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 |
| rowspan=2|2013
| Fiery Enmity: Hero of the North | Aterui | Lead role | |
| Galileo
| Shikō Renzaki | Episode 1, season 2 | |
| 2015
| Katori Tomohiko |
| 2019
| Television film |
| 2023
| One Day: Wonderful Christmas Ado | Tokio Tachiaoi | Lead role | {{Cite web |title=『ONE DAY〜聖夜のから騒ぎ〜』10月スタート 毎週月期よる9時 |url=https://www.fujitv.co.jp/oneday_christmas_ado/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626001410/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/oneday_christmas_ado/ |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Fuji TV One Day drama official site |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |date=26 June 2023 |title=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 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2284462/full/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626001251/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2284462/full/ |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}} |
| 2024
| Shiro Kaieda | Lead role; also producer |
=Video games=
- Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007) as Anton Herzen (voice)
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2005
| 28th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Milk White | {{nom}} |
| 2006
| 19th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Riding the Metro and Christmas on July 24th Avenue | {{won}} |
| 2007
| 30th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Riding the Metro | {{nom}} |
| 2010
| 3rd Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Actor | Jin | {{won}} |
| rowspan=2|2025
| 67th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actor | rowspan=2| Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General | {{won}} |
| 48th Japan Academy Film Prize
| {{won}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.osawatakao.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb name|0651534}}
- {{jmdb name|0255330}}
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{{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor}}
{{Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Supporting Actor}}
{{Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}}
{{Tokyo Drama Award for Best Actor}}
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