Takashi Ukaji Explained

Takashi Ukaji
Birth Name:	宇梶 剛士
Birth Date:	15 August 1962
Birth Place:	Kabukichō, Tokyo, Japan
Years Active:	1988–present
Known For:	Ultraman Gaia Kamen Rider OOO Legends of the Dark King
Occupation:	Actor

is a Japanese actor.

Early life

Born in Tokyo, but raised in Hiroshima Prefecture, Ukaji was the leader of one of Japan's largest bosozoku groups before becoming an actor.^[1] His mother is Shizue Ukaji, a prominent Ainu poet and artist.^[2]

Career

Ukaji appeared in Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film Tokyo Park.^[3]

Filmography

Film

• Passenger: Sugisarishi Hibi (1987)
• Osu!! Karate Bu (1990)
• Score (1995)
• Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Once Again (2001)
• Joker (1998)
• GTO (1999)
• (2002)
• Nin x Nin (2004)
• Sen no Kaze ni Natte (2004)
• Eiko (2004)
• Awakening (2006)
• (2006-2008)
• 20th Century Boys (2008)
• (2010)
• (2010)
• (2011)
• (2011)
• Gaku: Minna no Yama (2011)
• Wild 7 (2011)
• Tokyo Park (2011)
• Strawberry Night (2013)
• Kingdom (2019), Wei Xing
• Masquerade Hotel (2019), Mitsuhiro Tatebayashi
• (2021), Kōsei Kōgami^[4]
• Last of the Wolves (2021), Akira Mizoguchi^[5]
• Tombi: Father and Son (2022)^[6]
• Shikkokuten (2022)^[7]

Television

• Kimi ga Uso o Tsuita (1988)
• Aishiatteru Kai (1989)
• Miseinen (1995)
• Toumei Ningen (1996)
• Ginrou Kaiki File (1996)
• Tsubasa wo Kudasai! (1996)
• Narita Rikon (1997)
• Kin no Tamago (1997)
• Aoi Tori (1997)
• Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2 (1997)
• Jinbē (1998)
• Ultraman Gaia (1998-1999)
• Psychometrer Eiji 2 (1999)
• Perfect Love (1999)
• Lipstick (1999)
• Hensyuo (2000)
• Hōjō Tokimune (2001) - Kujō Yoritsune^[8]
• Star no Koi (2001)
• Hero (2001)
• Mama no Idenshi (2002)
• Kaidan Hyaku Monogatari (2002)
• Kyohansha (2003)
• Shinsengumi! (2004)
• Umeko (2005)
• Nobuta wo Produce (2005)
• Water Boys 2005 Natsu (2005)
• Rikon Bengoshi 2 (2005)
• Hana Yome wa Yakudoshi (2006)
• Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (2007)
• Legends of the Dark King (2008)
• Kamen Rider OOO (2010-2011) - Kousei Kougami
• Taira no Kiyomori (2012) - Minamoto no Yorimasa^[9]
• A Chef of Nobunaga (2013)
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014) - Shimizu Muneharu
• (2017) - Ii Naomitsu
• BG Personal Bodyguard (2018)
• Natsuzora (2019)
• The Sun Stands Still: The Eclipse (2020)
• The Fugitive (2020) - Tomohisa Ōiso
• Utsubyō 9dan (2020) - Daisuke Suzuki
• The Supporting Actors 3 (2021) - Himself

Dubbing

• Samurai Jack (2002) - Jack

External links

• • • • • Talent Agency Abebe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ukaji Takashi intabyū. Engeki raifu. 30 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130224093411/http://interview.engekilife.com/24/. 24 February 2013.
2. Web site: ja:アイヌ文化楽しんで 俳優の宇梶剛士さんのトークショー. http://www.hokkaido-nl.jp/detail.cgi?id=16172. Hokkaido News Link. 22 October 2013. Japanese.
3. Web site: Variety Reviews - Tokyo Park - Film Reviews - Locarno. Variety. Jay. Weissberg. 18 August 2011.
4. Web site: セイバー＋ゼンカイジャー スーパーヒーロー戦記. July 7, 2021. eiga.com.
5. Web site: 渋川清彦、毎熊克哉、筧美和子、青柳翔、かたせ梨乃ら「孤狼の血2」に出演、特報解禁. April 12, 2021. Natalie.
6. Web site: 阿部寛×北村匠海『とんび』、薬師丸ひろ子、杏ら父子を見守る豪華キャスト発表. October 19, 2021. Crank-in!. 19 October 2021.
7. Web site: 荒木宏文主演「漆黒天」追加キャストに小宮有紗・松田凌・長妻怜央ら. February 25, 2022. Natalie.
8. Web site: 北条時宗. October 6, 2022. Haiyaku Jiten.
9. Web site: 【平清盛】若き日の源頼朝役に『ミタ』のイケメン長男・中川大志を抜てき 新キャストも続々. September 23, 2021. Oricon. 31 July 2019.