Takao Osawa Explained

Takao Osawa
Birth Date:11 March 1968
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:Actor, model, producer
Yearsactive:1987–present

[1] is a Japanese actor.

Career

Osawa starred in the 2002 film Filament[2] and the 2007 film Midnight Eagle.[3] He has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Suo's A Terminal Trust[4] and Takashi Miike's Shield of Straw.[5]

The Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, CA, screened Osawa's film Wolf Children on April 27, 2013.[6]

In mid-2018, he is playing the Kralahome in the West End revival of The King and I.[7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1995I Want to Love You in a Way That'll Melt the Ski SlopesMasaru Shigure
1996Two PunksYoichi FujikawaLead role
1999The Island TalesHaruki Fukuyama
Sennen TabitoTogashi
2001All About Lily Chou-ChouTakao Tabito
2002Jam FilmsMathematicianLead role, segment "Cold Sleep"
FilamentKyota Sawada
2003AragamiThe SamuraiLead role
The Battling AngelKazumasa FuruyoshiLead role
HanaYoichiro NozakiLead role
Sky HighTatsuya Kudo
2004GegeTakayuki TakanoLead role
Hana and AliceRyo Taguchi
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Sakutaro MatsumotoLead role
2005Into the SunKuroda
2006Helen the Baby FoxKoji YajimaLead role
A Cheerful Gang Turns the EarthNaruseLead role
Riding the MetroSakichi Konuma
Christmas on July 24th AvenueSatoshi Okuda
BizanDr. Daisuke Terasawa
2007Life: Tears in HeavenNatsuki IijimaLead role
Midnight EagleYuji NishizakiLead role
2008The Taste of FishShuntaro AkagiLead role
IchiToma Fujihira
Love FightJoe Oki
2009HalfwayHirabayashi
GoemonKirigakure Saizō
Ballad: Nameless Love SongTakatora Okurai
2010FlowersHiroshi Manaka
The Sakurada Gate Incident Tetsunosuke SekiLead role
2012 Wolf Children Ame and YukiOokami (voice)Animated film
A Terminal TrustThe prosecutor
2013Strawberry NightIsao Makita
Shield of StrawKazuki Mekari
2014KanoYoichi HattaTaiwanese film
2015The Lion Standing in the WindKoichiro ShimadaLead role
2018Wish You Were HereTomiyaChinese film[8]
2019KingdomWang Qi
2020AI AmokKiryūLead role[9]
2021Inugami Gyōbu[10]
2022Wang Qi[11]
2023Wang Qi[12]
The Silent ServiceShiro KaiedaLead role; also producer[13]
2024Wang Qi[14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1994Kimi to Ita NatsuRyoichi Aizawa
Wakamono no SubeteShinsuke Yamazaki
Hana no RanAshikaga YoshitaneTaiga drama[15]
1995Kamisan no Waruguchi 2Satoshi Mikami
1995–96Heaven's CoinShuichi Nagai2 seasons[16]
1996Gekiteki Kiko: Shinya TokkyuKoutaro Sawaki
Only You: AisareteSumio Ozaki
Rennai Zenya Ichidodake: Shoya no Asa
1997DessinSatoshi Asakura
1998Seikimatsu no Uta / The Last SongMysterious Man
1999Utsukushii HitoJiro Murasame
2000Another HeavenGoro Minazuki
Worst ContactTakimoto
Hyaku-nen no MonogatariKazuo Hirose
2001Ex-Lover / Mukashi no OtokoArashi Ikeda
2003Ore wa IwashiWangTV movie
2006Tokyo Wonder ToursHimself
2009–11JinJin MinakataLead role; 2 seasons[17]
2013Fiery Enmity: Hero of the NorthAteruiLead role
Galileo Shikō RenzakiEpisode 1, season 2
2015Burning FlowerKatori TomohikoTaiga drama[18]
2019Ōoku the FinalTokugawa YoshimuneTelevision film[19]
2023One Day: Wonderful Christmas AdoTokio Tachiaoi Lead role[20] [21]
2024The Silent ServiceShiro KaiedaLead role; also producer[22]

Video games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 大沢たかお. January 27, 2023. TV navi.
  2. Web site: Midnight Eye review: Filament. Midnight Eye. Tom. Mes. September 18, 2012.
  3. Web site: 'Midnight Eagle' - The Japan Times. The Japan Times. Mark. Schilling. November 23, 2007.
  4. Web site: A Terminal Trust (Tsui No Shintaku): Montreal Review - The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. John. DeFore. September 3, 2012.
  5. Web site: Trailer For Miike Takashi's STRAW SHIELD. Twitch Film. Andrew. Mack. February 16, 2013.
  6. http://newportbeach.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/wolfchildren_mamoruhosoda_newportbeach2013/ ”Wolf Children Newport Beach Film Festival 2013 Screening”
  7. 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"
  8. Web site: 逢いたい. December 20, 2021. Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.
  9. Web site: AI崩壊. November 3, 2023. eiga.com.
  10. Web site: 妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ. January 17, 2024. eiga.com.
  11. Web site: 「キングダム2」公開は2022年夏、スーパーティザーPVに羌瘣らしき人物. January 3, 2022. Natalie.
  12. Web site: キングダム 運命の炎. December 13, 2022. eiga.com.
  13. Web site: 沈黙の艦隊. January 25, 2023. eiga.com.
  14. Web site: 「キングダム 大将軍の帰還」公開は7月12日!「馬陽の戦い」クライマックス描く【映像あり】. December 13, 2023. eiga.com.
  15. Web site: 花の乱. 19 August 2024. Haiyaku Jiten.
  16. Web site: 星の金貨の出演者・キャスト一覧. 19 August 2024. The Television.
  17. Web site: ドラマ『JIN-仁-』、続編スタートに佐藤隆太ら新メンバー出演. June 14, 2024. Oricon.
  18. Web site: 花燃ゆ. September 24, 2023. The Television.
  19. Web site: 「大奥」完結編3月放送！木村文乃が主演、大沢たかおが徳川吉宗役. January 4, 2023. Natalie.
  20. Web site: 『ONE DAY〜聖夜のから騒ぎ〜』10月スタート 毎週月期よる9時 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230626001410/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/oneday_christmas_ado/ . 26 June 2023 . 26 June 2023 . Fuji TV One Day drama official site . Japanese.
  21. Web site: 26 June 2023 . 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230626001251/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2284462/full/ . 26 June 2023 . 26 June 2023 . Oricon . Japanese.
  22. Web site: 大沢たかお主演「沈黙の艦隊」ドラマ版、Prime Videoで世界独占配信. December 14, 2023. Natalie.

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