Akira Onodera
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 19, 1943
- Active Years
- 1967–2021 (55 Years)
- Total Credits
- 49 credits in database
Biography
There are two individuals known as Akira Onodera in the Japanese entertainment industry. The first is an actor and narrator born on September 19, 1943, in Hokkaido. He is recognized for his role as Denka in the series Taiyo ni Hoero! and made his television debut in 1969 with Panto Akogare. The second individual is a Japanese actor and model born on July 16, 1999, in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is represented by the talent agency Stardust Promotion. His credits include appearances in the 2016 mystery drama series Clinical Criminologist Himura Hyosuke's Deduction, as well as roles in Horimiya, I Hear the Sunspot, and Kakegurui Part 2: Desperate Russian Roulette.
Career overview
Akira Onodera is a Japanese actor, model, and narrator. Depending on the biographical source, birth details include either September 19, 1943, in Hokkaido or July 16, 1999, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The veteran performer is well known for his role as Denka in the television series Taiyō ni Hoero! and made his television debut in 1969 with Panto Akogare.
With dozens of known credits across television and film, Onodera has appeared in various productions over the decades. Film and television credits cited in professional databases include Horimiya in 2021, I Hear the Sunspot in 2017, and Kakegurui Part 2: Desperate Russian Roulette in 2021. Additionally, he appeared in the 2016 mystery drama series Clinical Criminologist Himura Hyosuke's Deduction, starring alongside Takumi Saito and Masataka Kubota in the role of the mysterious boy Sakamat.
Represented by the Japanese talent agency Stardust Promotion, Onodera maintains an extensive body of work in the entertainment industry. His career spans decades of acting and narrating, establishing him as a recognized figure in Japanese television and film.
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Full Filmography
49 titles- Kareinaru ichizoku (2021)
- 金色の海 (2021)
- Care Nin 2: The Flower in Your Heart (2020) as Kotaro Hashimoto
- Legal Heart (2019)
- 捜査会議はリビングで！ (2018)
- Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015) as Yasu
- Oedo Jikenjou Bimi de Sourou (2015)
- Samurai Cat: The Movie (2014) as Seibee Yonezawa
- Trembling Cow (2013)
- The Brothers Karamazov (2013) as Shiro Sonoda
- Oyari Haishaku (2013)
- Kid's Police (2013)
- Will You Marry Me…Again? (2012)
- Himitsu Chouhouin Erika (2011) as Chief Cabinet Secretary
- Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009) as Kiyofumi Kikuhara
- 稲穂の無頼 ～哀しき相克～ (2009)
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin (2008) as Yoshiro Ota
- True Record Dainihon Kikusuikai Soryuden (2007)
- Mother at Fourteen (2006) as Nakatani Eiza
- Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie (2004)
- Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 2 (2004)
- man-hole (2001)
- 夏樹静子サスペンス 断崖 ～死のダイビング～ (2001)
- Free and Easy 10 (1998) as General Manager of Kawashima Sales Department
- Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998)
- Free and Easy 9 (1997)
- Free and Easy 8 (1996)
- Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995) as Naoya Kusangi
- Oda Nobunaga (1994)
- It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994) as Wataru Ejima
- Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon (1993) as Date Shigezane
- 寝台特急出羽号 赤い爪痕の女 (1991)
- Twilight Mystery Murder Game (1991)
- Mr. Lady Cinderella at Dawn (1990)
- Gentler than the Rain (1989)
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Tadataka Hirohata
- Noto Peninsula Murders (1988) as Shin Uryu
- Murder on the Sanriku Coast (1987) as Shin Uryu
- 奇妙な同居人 (1986)
- Maido Osawagase Shimasu (1985)
- Meitantei Kindaichi Kōsuke (1983)
- On-yado Kawasemi (1980)
- We are angels! (1979) as Lawyer Fujinami
- Ōgon no Hibi (1978) as Konishi Yukinaga
- The Young (1977)
- Battle Cry (1975) as Seizo Matsuda
- Bark at the Sun (1972) as Shima Kimiyuki (Denka)
- Bad Girl Mako (1971)
- Hometown of the Cranes, Swans, and Floating Ice (1967)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Akira Onodera best known for?
Akira Onodera is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Free and Easy 10 (1998), Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998), Free and Easy 9 (1997), Free and Easy 8 (1996).
When and where was Akira Onodera born?
Akira Onodera was born on September 19, 1943.
How many credits does Akira Onodera have?
Akira Onodera has accumulated over 49 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1967 to 2021.
What is Akira Onodera's background in cinema and television?
There are two individuals known as Akira Onodera in the Japanese entertainment industry. The first is an actor and narrator born on September 19, 1943, in Hokkaido. He is recognized for his role as Denka in the series Taiyo ni Hoero! and made his television debut in 1969 with Panto Akogare. The second individual is a J...
Akira Onodera by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Free and Easy 9 (1997) — aged about 53
- Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995) as Naoya Kusangi — aged about 51
- Free and Easy 8 (1996) — aged about 52
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Tadataka Hirohata — aged about 45
- Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998) — aged about 54
- Free and Easy 10 (1998) as General Manager of Kawashima Sales Department — aged about 54
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