Ryohei Otani Explained

Ryohei Otani
Birth Date:	1 October 1980
Birth Place:	Suita, Osaka, Japan
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	2003–present
Agent:	Mystic Actors (2015–present)
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 오타니 료헤이 Rr: Otani Ryohei Mr: Ot'ani Ryohei

is a Japanese actor and model. He began his modeling career in Japan, then entered Korean entertainment by being featured in a commercial for Dunkin' Donuts in 2003, followed by Hyundai Motors, Olympus and SK Telecom.^[1] His popularity helped him land roles on television, beginning with the 2006 sitcom Soulmate. Otani's acting career continued to be active in South Korea, starring in television dramas such as The Road Home,^[2] Dear My Sister,^[3] Hero, The Chaser,^[4] and Gunman in Joseon that earned him Global Star Award in the 7th Korea Drama Awards as well as the period blockbusters War of the Arrows and . He has currently been acting in Japan; starring in hit Japanese dramas like The Full-Time Wife Escapist as Ryota Kazami, Love Rerun as Ryosuke Sagisawa in 2018, and will be taking part in many more Japanese works later in 2018 as well.^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Television series

• Soulmate (MBC, 2006)
• Tokyo Sun Shower (SBS, 2008)
• Matchmaker's Lover (KBS2, 2008) (cameo)
• The Road Home (KBS1, 2009)
• Dear My Sister (KBS2, 2012)
• Hero (OCN, 2012)
• The Chaser (SBS, 2012)
• Gu Family Book (MBC, 2013)
• Gunman in Joseon (KBS2, 2014)
• The Full-Time Wife Escapist (TBS, 2016)^[7]
• Chase (Amazon Video, 2017)
• Tokyo Alice (Amazon Video, 2017)
• Love Rerun (NTV, YTV, 2018)
• Manpuku (NHK, 2018)^[8]
• Miss Sherlock (HBO, 2018)
• No Side Manager (TBS, 2019)
• Scams (MBS, 2019)
• Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" Season 1 (Wowow, 2020), Nobuyuki Yazawa "Taishō"
• Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (NHK, 2021), Abe Masahiro
• Love You as the World Ends (NTV, 2021), Daiki Hongo
• Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" Season 2 (Wowow, 2022), Nobuyuki Yazawa "Taishō"
• Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc (Wowow, 2024), Genjirō Tanigaki^[9]

Film

• War of the Arrows (2011)
• (2014)
• Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral (documentary, 2015)^[10]
• When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead (2018)
• Zenigata (2018)
• My Dad is a Heel Wrestler (2018)
• Yakiniku Dragon (2018), Hasegawa
• Tezuka's Barbara (2019)
• You Are Brilliant Like a Spica (2019)
• Masked Ward (2020), Kosakai
• Golden Kamuy (2024), Genjirō Tanigaki^[11]
• Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (2024), Kim Kang-hoon^[12]

Variety show

• Roommate - Season 2 (SBS, 2014–2015)
• 2 Days & 1 Night - (KBS 2015)
• Cool Kiz On The Block - (KBS 2016)
• The Friends in Chiang Mai - (K-Star 2016)

Music video

• Jung Yeop - "Without You" (2010)
• Tablo - "Bad" (2011)^[13]
• G.NA - "G.NA's Secret" (2014)^{[14] [15]}
• Jonghyun - "End Of A Day" (2015)^[16]
• Kim Hyung Jung (singer) Big Brother Project (feat Kim BoA of Spica) - "Zero" (2015)
• Lil' Something - Chen x Heize (For SM Station Album) 2016

Awards

• 2014 7th Korea Drama Awards: Global Star Award (Gunman in Joseon)
• 2019 14th Osaka Cinema Festival: Best New Actor Award (Yakiniku Dragon)^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sunwoo. Carla. Ryohei recontracted with Eyagi. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-05-22. 13 December 2011.
2. Web site: Han. Sang-hee. New Family Dramas to Warm Up Fans. The Korea Times. 2014-05-22. 20 January 2009.
3. Web site: Sunwoo. Carla. Otani Ryohei to make an appearance on KBS 2's soap opera Boki. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-05-22. 11 January 2012.
4. Web site: Otani Ryohei to join upcoming TV series THE CHASER. 10Asia. 2014-05-22. 10 May 2012.
5. Web site: Japanese actor Otani Ryohei renews contract with Korean agency. 10Asia. 2014-05-22. 13 December 2011.
6. Web site: Sunwoo. Carla. Roaring Currents takes epic sea battle to big screen. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-07-25. 25 July 2014.
7. Web site: 逃げるは恥だが役に立つの出演者・キャスト一覧. March 31, 2024. The Television.
8. Web site: まんぷくの出演者・キャスト一覧. May 25, 2024. The Television.
9. Web site: 『ゴールデンカムイ』映画の続きをドラマで描く「北海道刺青囚人争奪編」WOWOWで今秋放送・配信決定. March 4, 2024. Oricon.
10. Web site: Baek. Byung-yeul. Director retraces pre-war Admiral Yi. The Korea Times. 2015-04-30. 27 April 2015.
11. Web site: 山崎賢人、実写「ゴールデンカムイ」に主演！ アシリパは山田杏奈、尾形は眞栄田郷敦【映像あり】. August 30, 2023. eiga.com.
12. Web site: スマホを落としただけなのに 最終章 ファイナル ハッキング ゲーム. July 2, 2024. eiga.com.
13. Web site: Park. Hyun-min. Ryohei Otani from Tablo's MV Is Ready for Full-Fledged Activities in Korea. enewsWorld. 2014-05-22. 13 December 2011.
14. Web site: Hong. Grace Danbi. Ryohei Otani and Kim Min Gyo to Appear in G.Na's New MV. enewsWorld. 2014-05-22. 16 April 2014.
15. Web site: Hong. Grace Danbi. G.Na Reveals Her Secret in New MV Featuring Ryohei Otani and Kim Min Gyo. enewsWorld. 2014-05-22. 12 May 2014.
16. News: Soo-jung. Park. 大谷亮平、SHINee ジョンヒョンの新曲「一日の終わり」MVで見せた熱演が話題に. KSyle News. 2015-09-18. 2018-02-01. Japanese.
17. Web site: おおさかシネマフェスティバル2019. February 1, 2019. oocf-net.