Takao Osawa

Overview

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.

Awards

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.

Filmography

• Midnight Eagle (2007) (filming) .... Yuji Nishizaki
• Tengoku de kimi ni aetara (2007) (filming)
• Bizan (2007) (filming)
• 7 gatsu 24 ka dôri no Kurisumasu (2006) .... Soji Okuda
  • ... aka Christmas on July 24th Avenue (International: English title)
• Metro ni notte (2006) .... Sakichi Konuma
• Yoki na gyangu ga chikyu o mawasu (2006) .... Naruse
  • ... aka A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (International: English title)
• Kogitsune Helen (2006) .... Koji Yajima, Vet
  • ... aka Helen the Baby Fox (International: English title)
• Into the Sun (2005) .... Kuroda
• Sekai no chûshin de, ai o sakebu (2004) .... Sakutaro Matsumoto
  • ... aka Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (International: English title)
  • ... aka Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World (Hong Kong: English title: DVD title)
  • ... aka Shouting Love from the World's Center (International: English title: informal literal title)
• Hana to Arisu (2004) .... Photographer
  • ... aka Hana and Alice (International: English title)
• Gege (2004) .... Takano Takayuki
• Sky High (2003) .... Tatsuya Kudo
• Hana (2003) .... Yoichiro Nozaki
• Aragami (2003) .... The Samurai
• Jam Films (2002) .... (segment "Cold Sleep")
• Riri Shushu no subete (2001) .... Tabito Takao
  • ... aka All About Lily Chou-Chou (International: English title) (USA)
  • ... aka Lily Chou-Chou no subete (Japan: alternative transliteration)
• Hyaku-nen no monogatari (2001) TV Series (unknown episodes)
• Filament (2001)
• Mukashi no otoko (2001) TV Series .... Arashi Ikeda
  • ... aka Ex-Lover (USA)
• Sennen tabito (1999)
• You shi tiaowu (1999) .... Haruki
  • ... aka The Island Tales (International: English title)
• Utsukushii hito (1999) TV Series .... Jiro Murasame (unknown episodes)
• Seikimatsu no uta .... Misterious Man (1 episode, 1998)
  • ... aka The Last Song
    • - Boku no namae o atete (1998) TV Episode .... Misterious Man
• Chinpira (1996) .... Yoichi Fujikawa
  • ... aka Chinpira: Two Punks
• Gerende ga tokeruhodo koishitai (1995) .... Shusuke
• Hoshi no kinka (1995) TV Series .... Shuichi Nagai
• Wakamono no subete (1994) TV Series .... Shinsuke Yamazaki (unknown episodes)