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'''Takao Osawa''' was born on March 11, [[1968]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan. He has acted in numerous movies and television programs since his television debut in [[1994]]. In addition to acting, he lent his voice as narrator of the Japanese version of the American movie [[The March of the Penguins]], which was narrated in English by actor Morgan Freeman.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
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Takao Osawa won the Best Supporting Actor award at the [[Nikkon Sports Award]] for his role in the [[2006]] film [[Metro ni notte]]. He was also nominated for two [[Japanese Academy Awards]]: in [[2005]] for best actor for his role in [[Gege]] and in [[2007]] for best supporting actor for his role in [[Metro ni notte]].<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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* [[Midnight Eagle]] (2007) (filming) .... Yuji Nishizaki<br />
* [[Tengoku de kimi ni aetara]] (2007) (filming)<br />
* [[Bizan]] (2007) (filming)<br />
* [[7 gatsu 24 ka dôri no Kurisumasu]] (2006) .... Soji Okuda<br />
** ... aka Christmas on July 24th Avenue (International: English title)<br />
* [[Metro ni notte]] (2006) .... Sakichi Konuma<br />
* [[Yoki na gyangu ga chikyu o mawasu]] (2006) .... Naruse<br />
** ... aka A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (International: English title)<br />
* [[Kogitsune Helen]] (2006) .... Koji Yajima, Vet<br />
** ... aka Helen the Baby Fox (International: English title)<br />
* [[Into the Sun]] (2005) .... Kuroda<br />
* [[Sekai no chûshin de, ai o sakebu]] (2004) .... Sakutaro Matsumoto<br />
** ... aka Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (International: English title)<br />
** ... aka Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World (Hong Kong: English title: DVD title)<br />
** ... aka Shouting Love from the World's Center (International: English title: informal literal title)<br />
* [[Hana to Arisu]] (2004) .... Photographer<br />
** ... aka Hana and Alice (International: English title)<br />
* [[Gege]] (2004) .... Takano Takayuki<br />
* [[Sky High]] (2003) .... Tatsuya Kudo<br />
* [[Hana]] (2003) .... Yoichiro Nozaki<br />
* [[Aragami]] (2003) .... The Samurai<br />
* [[Jam Films]] (2002) .... (segment "Cold Sleep")<br />
* [[Riri Shushu no subete]] (2001) .... Tabito Takao<br />
** ... aka All About Lily Chou-Chou (International: English title) (USA)<br />
** ... aka Lily Chou-Chou no subete (Japan: alternative transliteration)<br />
* [[Hyaku-nen no monogatari]] (2001) TV Series (unknown episodes)<br />
* [[Filament]] (2001)<br />
* [[Mukashi no otoko]] (2001) TV Series .... Arashi Ikeda<br />
** ... aka Ex-Lover (USA)<br />
* [[Sennen tabito]] (1999)<br />
* [[You shi tiaowu]] (1999) .... Haruki<br />
** ... aka The Island Tales (International: English title)<br />
* [[Utsukushii hito]] (1999) TV Series .... Jiro Murasame (unknown episodes)<br />
* [[Seikimatsu no uta]] .... Misterious Man (1 episode, 1998)<br />
** ... aka The Last Song<br />
*** - Boku no namae o atete (1998) TV Episode .... Misterious Man<br />
* [[Chinpira]] (1996) .... Yoichi Fujikawa<br />
** ... aka Chinpira: Two Punks<br />
* [[Gerende ga tokeruhodo koishitai]] (1995) .... Shusuke<br />
* [[Hoshi no kinka]] (1995) TV Series .... Shuichi Nagai<br />
* [[Wakamono no subete]] (1994) TV Series .... Shinsuke Yamazaki (unknown episodes)<br />
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