Toshiaki Karasawa
{{Short description|Japanese actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Toshiaki Karasawa
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| native_name = 唐沢 寿明
| native_name_lang = ja
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|06|03}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
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| nationality = Japanese
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| spouse = {{marriage|Tomoko Yamaguchi|1995}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1980–present
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| website = {{URL|www.ken-on.co.jp/karasawa/}}
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{{nihongo|Toshiaki Karasawa|唐沢 寿明|Karasawa Toshiaki|extra=born June 3, 1963}} (real name Kiyoshi Karasawa (唐澤 潔 Karasawa Kiyoshi)) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the play Boy's Revue Stay Gold in 1987.{{cite web|url=http://talent.yahoo.co.jp/pf/detail/pp9629|script-title=ja:唐沢寿明|accessdate=2015-06-24|publisher=Yahoo Japan Corporation|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/240235/profile/|script-title=ja:唐沢寿明のプロフィール|accessdate=2015-06-24|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese}} He specializes in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting. He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the Toy Story series,{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2052194/full/|script-title=ja:所ジョージ＆唐沢寿明、『トイ・ストーリー』20周年に「これからも夢を見させて」|accessdate=2015-06-24|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese}} and The Polar Express.
He has been nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards, and was named Best Newcomer in 1992.{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=15#title17|script-title=ja:第15回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品|trans-title=|accessdate=2015-06-24|publisher=|language=Japanese}} He married actress Tomoko Yamaguchi on December 15, 1995.{{cite web |url= https://realsound.jp/tech/2023/11/post-1493642.html|title= 山口智子、夫・唐沢寿明と愛車ポルシェでラリー参加 結婚28年の姿に反響「格好いい夫婦」|access-date= 25 November 2024|date= 20 November 2023|website= Real Sound|language=ja}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| 1988
| Jun-chan's Cheering Song | Yuta Hayashi | Asadora |
| 1989
| Kasuga no Tsubone |
| rowspan=2|1992
| In the Name of Love | Kengo Takatsuki | |
| Homework
| Keisuke Morita | Lead role |
| 1994
| Tokyo Cinderella Story | Masashi Takagi | |
| 1994–99
| Oishinbo | Shirō Yamaoka | Lead role; 5 television films |
| 1996
| Kenkichi Sendo | Episode 19 |
| 2002
| Toshiie and Matsu | Lead role; Taiga drama |
| 2003
| Goro Zaizen | Lead role |
| rowspan=2|2006
| Maeda Toshiie | Episode 39; Taiga drama |
| Doctor in Love
| Nobuki Kobayakawa | Lead role |
| rowspan=2|2007
| Akechi Mitsuhide | Lead role; television film |
| Galileo
| Tatsuo Kanamori | Episode 1 |
| 2009
| Tadashi Iki | Lead role |
| 2010
| Guilty | Kiichi Dōjima | |
| rowspan=2|2013
| Made in Japan | Atsushi Yahagi | Lead role; miniseries |
| Take Five: Should We Steal For Love?
| Masayoshi Homura | Lead role |
| 2014
| Roosevelt Game | Mitsuru Hosokawa | Lead role |
| rowspan=2|2015
| Kōsuke Kyōgoku | Lead role |
| Save Our Town!
| Eiji Asai | Lead role |
| 2016
| Isaji Hanayama | Asadora |
| 2019
| Soichiro Hasumi | |
| rowspan=2|2020
| 24 Japan | Genma Shido | Lead role |
| Yell
| Saburō Koyam | Asadora |
| 2023
| Fixer | Ken'ichi Shitara | Lead role |
| 2024
| Shintaro Kazama | |
| 2025
| Private Banker | Kōichi Anno | Lead role |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1991
| Happy Wedding | Tamotsu Kawamata | |
| Hello Harinezumi
| Goro Nanase | Lead role |
| 1997
| Manabu Kudo | Lead role |
| 2001
| Hidetoshi Yanagisawa | Lead role |
| rowspan=2|2004
| Casshern | Braiking Boss | |
| Kwaidan: Eternal Love
| Tamiya Iemon | Lead role |
| rowspan=2|2008
| Kenji | Lead role |
| Snakes and Earrings
| Police officer | |
| rowspan=2|2009
| 20th Century Boys 2 | Kenji | Lead role |
| 20th Century Boys 3
| Kenji | Lead role |
| 2011
| Private Kesamatsu Horiuchi | |
| 2014
| Unsung Hero | Wataru Honjo | Lead role |
| 2015
| Lead role |
| 2024
| 90 Years Old – So What? | Masaya Kikkawa | |
=Dubbing roles=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| 1995
| Woody | 1996 dub |
| 1999
| Woody | 2000 dub |
| 2004
| Hero Boy, the Conductor, the Hobo, Santa Claus, Scrooge, Hero Boy's father | |
| 2010
| Woody | |
| 2019
| Woody | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work(s) ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| rowspan=2|1992
| 65th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actor | rowspan=2|Happy Wedding and Hello Harinezumi | {{won}} |
| 15th Japan Academy Film Prize
| Newcomer of the Year | {{won}} |
| 1993
| 17th Elan d'or Awards | Himself | {{won}} |
| 1998
| 21st Japan Academy Film Prize | Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald | {{nom}} |
| 2024
| 37th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | 90 Years Old – So What? | {{Nominated}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0438960|name=Toshiaki Karasawa}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060307180601/http://www.ken-on.co.jp/artist/html/karasawa.html Ken-On Official Homepage] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Male actors from Tokyo
Category:Taiga drama lead actors
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