| Shinya Owada | |
| Native Name: | 大和田 伸也 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Years Active: | 1970s - present |
| Agent: | Horipro Booking Agency |
| Notable Works: | The Lion King (Japanese dub) |
| Height Cm: | 175 |
| Spouse: | Michiko Godai |
| Relatives: | Baku Owada (brother) |
[1] is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is represented with Horipro Booking Agency. He rusticated from Waseda University First Literature Department.
Owada is the youngest son of three children.In 1965, he joined Jiyu Butai, a theater company at Waseda University started by Tadashi Suzuki.
In 1968, Owada joined Shiki Theatre Company.[2]
He became widely known for playing the heroine's husband in Ai yori Aoku in 1972.
In 1977, Owada's landed his first leading role in the film Inugami no Akuryō.
He co-starred with Kin'ya Kitaōji in Medea directed by Yukio Ninagawa.
Owada appeared in Honō no Onna Shūkin, making him the first Japanese actor to appear in a Chinese film.
He played as a minor in Mito Kōmon, in which his character established the phrase "Kochira ni owasu Okata o Donata to Kokoroeru! Osoreōku mo Mae no Fuku Shōgun, Mito Mitsukunikō ni Ara se rareru zo!!" ("Who do you think this man here is? Humbly he is the former deputy general, Mito Mitsukuni!!") which is stated while holding up an inro (Super Friday: Mito Kōmon Special (Tokyo Broadcasting System, aired 25 July 2003)).
In the Japanese dub version of The Lion King Owada is known for voicing King Mufasa.
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mominoki wa Nokotta | Okita Teppei | Taiga drama | ||
| 1972 | Teppei to Junko | Teppei Sagara | |||
| Wataruji Kita Onmitsu Dōchū | NTV | Episode 21 | |||
| Kōya no Surōnin | Episodes 7 and 35 | ||||
| Murasaki Zukin Jiken Jō | Kotarou | Episode 14 | |||
| 1973 | Triple Toripuru Sōsa-sen | Ichiro / Jiro | |||
| 1974 | Karei-naru Ichizoku | Yoshihiko Ichinose | |||
| 1975 | Furimuku na Tsurukichi | NHK | Episode 46 | ||
| Taiyō ni Hoero! | Kenzo Kijima | NTV | Episode 177 | ||
| Mito Kōmon | TBS | Pt 6 E. 17, Pt. 8. E. 17, Pt. 9-13, Pt. 11 E. 13, Pt. 12 E. 4, 1000-Kai Kinen 3-jikan Special, Saishūkai Special | |||
| 1976 | Yoake no Keiji | TBS | Episode 94 | ||
| 1977 | Ōedo Sōsamō | TV Tokyo | Episodes 308 and 357 | ||
| Tokusō Saizensen | TV Asahi | Episode 25 | |||
| Shin Hissatsu Shioki Hito | Shojiroki | Episode 39 | |||
| Shin Torimono-chō | Jirodai Yoshioka | NTV | Episode 3 | ||
| Daruma Daisuke Jiken-chō | Honjin | TV Asahi | Episode 11 | ||
| 1978 | Kieta Kyojingun | Fujita | NTV | ||
| 1981 | Onna Taikō-ki | Kinoshita Katsutoshi | NHK-G | Taiga drama | |
| 1982 | Onna no Ie | Naoto | TBS | ||
| Itsumo o Yō-sama Kazoku | Shigeo Hattsuda | ||||
| 1987 | Dokuganryū Masamune | Yamaga Kunirai | NHK-G | Taiga drama | |
| 1988 | Haha no Asagaeri: Sumidagawa Kobanare Monogatari | TV Tokyo | |||
| Watashi no Kare o Koroshita Onna | Ryoji Imai | Fuji TV | |||
| 1992 | Nobunaga | Sakai Masachika | NHK-G | Taiga drama | |
| Hikō Shōnen-tachi | |||||
| 1993 | Daimon Take 2 | Takeshi Omori | NTV | ||
| 1994 | Ai to Shi no Satsujin Kōro | Professor Shige Sakamoto | TV Asahi | ||
| Shin Onna Bengoshi Riyako Asabuki Yume no Kokuhatsu | Shiniji Toyokawa | ||||
| 1995 | Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune | Takigawa Motonaga | NHK-G | Taiga drama | |
| 1996 | Mikeneko Homes no Suiri | TV Asahi | |||
| 1997 | Honō no Bugyō Ōokaechi Zennokami | Arima Ujinori | TV Tokyo | ||
| 1998 | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | NHK-G | Taiga drama | ||
| Taxi Driver no Suiri Nisshi | Noda | TV Asahi | |||
| Hamidashi Bengoshi Tatsumi Shirō | Shogo Nishimura | ||||
| Chiharu Saotome no Tenjō Hōkoku-sho | Keiji | TBS | |||
| 2000 | Aoi Tokugawa Sandai | NHK-G | Taiga drama, Co-starred with his wife Godai (as Lady Chaa) | ||
| Kotaro Osawa | |||||
| 2001 | Na no Hana no Oki | Matsudaira Nobuaki | NHK-G | ||
| 2002 | Bengoshi Fusuke Inubura | Principal Morisaki | TBS | ||
| Shinju Fujin | Katsuhiro Shoda | ||||
| Chichitoko no Shinjitsu | Shozo Tanaka | NTV | |||
| Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari | Editor Nakamura | TBS | |||
| 2003 | Yankee Bokō ni Kaeru | Keiji Hisashi | |||
| Usagi to Kame: Sakura no Ki no Shitade | Principal Yamamoto | NTV | |||
| Dr. Cotto Shinryōsho | Shiro Okumura | Fuji TV | |||
| 2004 | Eien no Kimi e | Takuro Asakura | THK | ||
| Sky High | Sanba | TV Asahi | |||
| Bayside Shakedown | Takeshi Azumi | Fuji TV | |||
| 2005 | Umizaru Evolution | Kazuyasu Mitamura | |||
| Fugo Keiji | Policeman Ohashi | TV Asahi | |||
| Naoto Keikasei | TV Tokyo | ||||
| Trick | Kei Fukuzawa | TV Asahi | |||
| Climber's High | NHK-G | ||||
| 2006 | Tokumei! Keiji don Kame | Kentaro Tsurumi | TBS | ||
| 7-Ri no Onna Bengoshi | Yoshio Tatsumura | TV Asahi | |||
| Mikon Rokushimai | Matsutaro Kotobuki | CBC | |||
| Tamamoe! | Takayuki Sekiguchi | NHK-G | |||
| Kanjani Eight Fuyuyasumi Drama Special: Kemarishi | |||||
| 2007 | Kareinaru Ichizoku | Ishibashi | TBS | ||
| Tokumei Kakarichō Hitoshi Tadano | Managing Director Isumi Imoto | TV Asahi | |||
| Kuroi Ha | |||||
| Papa to Musume no 7-Kakan | Reijiro Moriyama | TBS | |||
| Hanayome to Papa | Sei Miura | Fuji TV | |||
| Abarenbō Mama | Shiguro Yoshida | ||||
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Ōkubo Toshiyo | NHK-G | Taiga drama | |
| Puzzle | Tatsuzumi Shimabuku | ABC, TV Asahi | |||
| Change | Kenzo Nonomura | Fuji TV | |||
| Roto 6 de 3 Oku 2 Sen Man-en Ateta Otoko | ABC, TV Asahi | ||||
| Abarenbō Shōgun | TV Asahi | ||||
| Tonsura | Jojiro Yujita | NTV | |||
| 2009 | Yame Ken no Onna | Lawyer Ishikawa | TV Asahi | ||
| Meitantei no Okite | Kazuaki Huzumiya | TV Asahi | |||
| Mitsuhiko Asami Series 34 | Fuji TV | ||||
| Hissatsu Shigoto Hito 2009 | Soemon Binzeya | ABC, TV Asahi | Episode 19 | ||
| Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo | Pyunpyunmaru Akimoto | TBS | |||
| Orthros no Inu | Prime Minister Takigawa | ||||
| Shōkōjo Seira | Seiichiro Konuma | ||||
| Inpei Shirei | Hiakri Kameda | WOWOW | |||
| Mitsuhiko Asami: Sai Shūshō | Editor Fujita | TBS | |||
| Untouchable | Hideo Usharu | ABC, TV Asahi | Episode 7 | ||
| 2010 | Ryōmaden | Miyama Sōrin | Taiga drama | ||
| Sakuya kono Hana | Tokutebune | ||||
| Tetsudō Sōsa-kan | TV Asahi | ||||
| GM: Odore Doctor | Takeshi Oyama | TBS | |||
| Rei Nōryoku-sha: Yumiko Ozada no Uso | Himself | TV Asahi | |||
| 2011 | Onmitsu Happyakuyachō | Bungeiro Kisusaya | NHK-G | Episodes 3 and 4 | |
| Kyōto Chiken no Onna | Hidemi Tsuchiya | TV Asahi | Series 7 Episode 6 | ||
| Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de | Takeshi Wakabayashi | Fuji TV | |||
| 1000-Nen-go ni Nokoshitai... Hōdō Eizō | NTV | ||||
| 2012 | Umechan Sensei | Daita | NHK-G | Asadora | |
| Unmei no Hito | Shinchi Aikawa | TBS | |||
| Ganriki Keibuho Yayichi Kishima | Yusuke Shinoyama | TV Tokyo | |||
| Legal High | Yoshimi Ochiji | Fuji TV | Episode 4 | ||
| Odoru Daisōsasen The Last TV Salaryman Keiji to Saigo no Nanjiken | Takeshi Azumi | ||||
| Sai Sōsa Deka Yusuke Kataoka | Keike Kinoshita | TV Asahi | |||
| 2013 | Lady Joker | Yasuichi Sakata | WOWOW | ||
| Joyū Reiko Rn no yō ni | Keiji Mikami | TV Tokyo | |||
| Hōkago Groove | Kei Ikei | TBS | |||
| Keibuho Kenzo Yabe 2 | Chikao Mitarai | TV Asahi | |||
| Wonda×AKB48 Short Story: Fortune Cookie | Director Kinoshita | Fuji TV | |||
| 2014 | Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru | Hamamori Mizushima | NHK | Episode 8 and Final Episode | |
| San-biki no Ossan: Seigi no Mikata, Kenzan! | Kunukun Matsuki | TV Tokyo | |||
| Shokatsu Deka | Tokuzo Ginabayashi | Fuji TV | |||
| Dark Suits | Takuro Shiozaki | NHK-G | |||
| Kenji Masao Sawaki 2 Kōso Torikeshi | Director Fujii | TV Tokyo | |||
| 2015 | Doctors 3 Saikyō no Meii | Junzaburo Mitsudo | TV Asahi | Episode 6 | |
| Kanazawa no Colombo | Yuki Ikeiro | TV Tokyo | |||
| Hokkai Dōkei Jiken File Keibuho Seiko Gojo 4 Otaru Yoichi Shakotan Satsujin Route | Minoru Kashiwagi | TV Tokyo | |||
| Tsuribaka Nisshi | Shura Kurata | ||||
| 2016 | Keiji Ballerino | Mamoru Osaki | NTV | ||
| Kanagawa-ken Atsugishi: Laundry Chigasaki | Yamada's Company President | MBS, TBS | Episode 1 | ||
| 99.9 Criminal Lawyer | Koichi Kawamura | TBS | Episode 7 | ||
| Tachaoi no Sakukoro ni: Aizu no Kekkon | Akira Hoshina | ||||
| Gu-Ra-Me! Sōri no Ryōri-ban | Shigehiro Takeyama | TV Asahi | Episode 4 | ||
| Yūsha Yoshihiko to Michibika reshi Nana-ri | Rudola | TV Tokyo | |||
| Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro | Rakeshi Muto | TBS | |||
| Medical Team: Lady Da Vinci no Shindan | Kenzo Dojima | KTV, Fuji TV | Episode 8 | ||
| 2019 | Kamen Rider Zero-One | Himself | TV Asahi | Episodes 10 and 11 | |
| 1972–73 | Ai yori Aoku | Shuichi Murakami | NHK | Asadora | [3] |
| 1978–83 | Mito Kōmon | Atsumi "Kaku-san" Kakunoshin | TBS | ||
| 2009–11 | Saka no Ue no Kumo | NHK | [4] | ||
| 2021 | Come Come Everybody | Kinetarō Tachibana | NHK | Asadora | [5] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Inugami no Akuryō | Ryuji Kano | Lead role | |
| Kiri no Hata | Attorney Shiratori | |||
| 1978 | Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare | Keiji Hosoe | ||
| 1982 | Hichō e, soshite mada Minu Ko e | Kakita | ||
| 1983 | Honō no Onna Shūkin | First starring role in a Chinese film | ||
| 1986 | Final Take | Okamura | ||
| Dr. Sun Yat-sen | ||||
| 1987 | Aitsu ni Koishite | Kagoshima reporter | ||
| 1989 | 226 | Corporal Corporate Kenemori Onogi | ||
| 1992 | Godzilla vs. Mothra | Captain Maru Ariake | ||
| 1993 | A Class to Remember | |||
| 1998 | Toshio Azumi | |||
| 2001 | Calmi Cuori Appassionati | |||
| ' | Treasurer Mikumi | |||
| 2003 | Bayside Shakedown 2 | Toshio Azumi | ||
| 2004 | Ishii no Otōsan arigatō | |||
| Riyū | ||||
| 2005 | Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi | Toshio Azumi | ||
| The Suspect: Muroi Shinji | ||||
| 2006 | I Just Didn't Do It | First Place at the Kineme Junpo Best Ten | ||
| 2007 | Black Belt | |||
| 2009 | Warau Keikan | |||
| Manpuku Aburame | ||||
| Shiawase Kamon | Psychiatrist Dr. Takano | |||
| Benten-dōri no Hitobito | Saburo Yoshimi | |||
| 2011 | Ike! Danshi Kōkō Engeki-bu | Father Owada | ||
| 2012 | Toshio Azumi | |||
| 2014 | Otona Drop | |||
| 2015 | April Fools | Mysterious gentleman | ||
| Mr. Max Man | Takeshi Haito | |||
| 2016 | Evergreen Love | Yanagi Nozomu | ||
| Haunted Campus | Akira Takemura | |||
| 2017 | Revenge Girl | Shigeru Saitō | ||
| 2018 | 50 First Kisses | Dr. Natori | [6] | |
| 2020 | Food Luck | [7] | ||
| 2021 | Shrieking in the Rain | [8] | ||
| 2022 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy | [9] | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Astro Boy | Dr. Tenma, Shadow | Fuji TV | [10] |
| Black Jack Special: Inochi o meguru 4tsu no Kiseki | Judge | NTV | [11] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness | Goa | [12] |
| 2014 | Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha ~Owarinaki Tabi~ | [13] | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Mufasa | |
| 2007 | Holland | [14] | |
| 2022 | Holland | [15] |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet o Ute! | Co-starring with Michiko Godai, Baku Owada, and Kumiko Okae | ||
| Kurumi Watashi ga Aishita Hamlet | |||
| 2003 | Aishino Juliet | ||
| Mouse Trap | |||
| 2006 | Haru ni shite Kimi o Hanare |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "Tomoyo" | |||
| 1993 | "Tokimeite Ginza" | Duet with Hiroko Asakawa. Written by Eisei who was a former Shiseido director at the time, and the pen name of Hideyo Arita who is now Chairman of the Ginza Hanatsubaki Street Shoten Promotion Association. It became a hit after being released for 50,000 copies in December 1993. | [18] | |
| 2016 | "Matenrō Lullaby" | [19] |
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