Takao Ohsawa
Transitioning from his early career as a model in the 1980s, actor Takao Osawa is one of Japan's most popular leading men. He's known in the United States for his role in "All About Lily Chou-Chou." An unconventional drama about teens who obsess over a pop idol, "All About Lily Chou-Chou" became a cult hit when it was released internationally in 2002. The sought-after Osawa has averaged about two films a year since his television debut in 1994, and upwards of four or five in recent years. With his lean, muscular physique and weary, soulful eyes, Osawa is often cast in romantic leads in films such as the wildly popular "Crying Out Love in the Center of the World," or as heroes or villains in historical action or fantasy epics. In the Robin Hood-inspired "Goemon," he plays the hero's loyal companion, Saizo Kirigakure. In "Ichi," a twist on the classic "blind swordsman" tale, Osawa had the role of Toma Fujihira, who comes to the aid of the seemingly helpless title character (Haruka Ayase), only to find that she's the one rescuing him with her deft swordplay. He was also the troubled scientist Kudo in the 2003 supernatural thriller "Sky High." Osawa was played the demented Yakuza leader Kuroda in "Into the Sun," an 2006 American action thriller starring Steven Seagal and Matthew Davis, and was given the lead on the 2009-2011 series "Jin," playing a time-traveling brain surgeon.
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Takao Ohsawa
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kingdom 4 | Wang Qi (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Silent Service |
Shiro Kaieda (Character), Producer |
- | 2023 |
86% | No Score Yet | The Great Yokai War: Guardians | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | AI Amok | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
93% |
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Kingdom | Wang Qi (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Kano | Yôichi Hatta (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shield of Straw | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strawberry Night | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
95% |
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Wolf Children | Wolf Man (Voice) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Terminal Trust | Toru Tsukahara (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sakurada Gate Incident | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Halfway | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
78% |
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Ichi | Toma Fujihira (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Fight |
Unknown (Character), Producer |
- | 2008 |
31% |
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Midnight Eagle | Unknown (Character) | $7.1K | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Bizan | Daisuke Terasawa (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life: Tears in Heaven | Natsuki Iijima (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Riding on the Metro | Sakichi Konuma (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Helen the Baby Fox | Koji Yajima, Vet (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Into the Sun | Kurada (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Hana and Alice | Photographer (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World | Sakutaro Matsumoto (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Aragami: The Raging God of Battle | Samurai (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hana | Yoichiro Nozaki (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Sky High | Tatsuya Kudo (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jam Films | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Filament | Kyota Sawada (Character) | - | 2002 |
68% |
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All About Lily Chou-Chou | Tabito Takao (Character) | $24.8K | 2001 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 56% | The Silent Service Season One - The Battle of Tokyo Bay | Shiro Kaieda (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Unknown (Character) | 2019 |