Takao Osawa
Biography
Takao Osawa is a Japanese actor and former model. He was born on March 11, 1968, in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. Osawa began his career as a fashion model in 1987 while a university student. He gained prominence in a lead role on the television drama Heaven's Coins in 1995. From 2000, he transitioned to film roles. Osawa is known for his acting work, with 73 credits to his name. He is also known by the stage name 大沢たかお and other variations, including Takao Ohsawa and Takao Ôsawa.
Career overview
Takao Osawa began his acting career in a lead role on the television drama Heaven's Coins in 1995. This marked a significant point in his career, as it brought him to prominence in the Japanese entertainment industry. Prior to this, Osawa had been working as a fashion model since 1987, when he was a university student.
Osawa shifted his focus to film roles in 2000, marking a new chapter in his acting career. He has since appeared in numerous projects, although specific details about his filmography are not provided in the available sources. It is known that he has worked extensively in the Japanese film and television industry, with a total of 73 known credits to his name.
As a Japanese actor, Osawa has established himself as a prominent figure in his field. His early start as a fashion model and subsequent transition to acting have contributed to his versatility and range as a performer. While specific details about his acting career are limited, it is clear that Osawa has had a successful and enduring career in the Japanese entertainment industry.
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- The Keeper of the Camphor Tree (2026) as Toshiaki Saji (voice)
- The Smashing Machine (2025) as Nobuyuki Sakakibara
- The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean (2025) as Shiro Kaieda
- The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean (2025) Producer
- Kingdom: Return of the Great General (2024) as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
- The Silent Service (2024) as Shiro Kaieda
- The Silent Service (2024) Producer
- Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023) as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
- ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~ (2023) as Tachiaoi Tokio
- The Silent Service (2023) as Shiro Kaieda
- The Silent Service (2023) Producer
- Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022) as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
- The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021) as Gyobu Inugami
- AI Amok (2020) as Kosuke Kiryu
- Kingdom (2019) as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
- Ooku Saishusho (2019) as Tokugawa Yoshimune
- Wish You Were Here (2019) as Tomiya Morishima
- The King and I (2018) as The Kralahome
- Burning Flower (2015)
- The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015) as Koichiro Shimada
- The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015) Development Manager
- KANO (2014) as Yoichi Hatta
- The Man of the Tokyo Olympics (2014) as Fred Isamu Wada
- Shield of Straw (2013) as Kazuki Mekari
- Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den (2013)
- Strawberry Night (2013) as Isao Makita
- Wolf Children (2012) as Wolf Man (voice)
- The Terminal Trust (2012) as Toru Tsukahara
- NHK Special: Unsolved Cases (2011)
- Flowers (2010) as Hiroshi Manaka
- Sakurada Gate Incident (2010) as Seki Tetsunosuke
- Jin (2009) as Jin Minakata
- Goemon (2009) as Saizo Kirigakure
- Halfway (2009) as Hirabayashi
- Ballad (2009) as Itakatora Ohkura
- ICHI (2008) as Toma Fujihira
- Love Fight (2008) as Joe Oki
- The Taste of Fish (2008) as Shuntaro Akagi
- Galileo (2007) as Shiko Renzaki
- Bizan (2007) as Daisuke Terasawa
- Midnight Eagle (2007) as Yuji Nishizaki
- Life Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (2007) as Natsuki Iijima
- Riding the Metro (2006) as Sakichi Konuma
- Helen the Baby Fox (2006) as Koji Yajima
- A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006) as Naruse
- Christmas on July 24th Avenue (2006) as Satoshi Okuda
- Into the Sun (2005) as Kuroda
- Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) as Sakutaro Matsumoto
- Hana & Alice (2004) as Ryo Taguchi
- Milk White (2004) as Tanako
- I Am a Sardine (2004)
- Sky High (2003) as Tatsuya Kudo
- Aragami (2003) as Samurai
- The Battling Angel (2003) as Kazumasa
- Hana (2003) as Yoichiro Nozaki
- Jam Films (2002)
- Filament (2002)
- All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) as Tabito Takao
- Ex−Lover (2001) as Arashi 池田嵐
- Ex Lover (2001) as Arashi Ikeda
- Worst Contact (2000) as Takemoto
- The Island Tales (2000) as Haruki
- Yakuza Ladies: Revenge (2000)
- Another Heaven (2000)
- Le Bel Homme (1999) as 村雨次郎
- Kagayakeru Shunkan (1999)
- Sennen-Tabito (1999)
- Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’98 – Toward the Light, Europe (1998)
- Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’97 – Westward to Eurasia (1997)
- Two Punks (1996) as Yoichi Fujikawa
- Only You: Aisarete (1996)
- Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’96 – Torrid Asia (1996)
- Heaven's Coin (1995)
- Heaven's Coin (1995) as Shuichi Nagai
- Gerende ga tokeru hodo koishitai (1995)
- Stay Gold (1994) as Shinsuke Yamazaki（山崎 慎介）
- A summer with you (1994) as Ryoichi Aizawa
- The Hungry Shinjuku Detective (1994)