Takao Osawa
Acting
Biography
Takao Osawa (born on March 11, 1968) is a Japanese actor and a former model. He began his career as a fashion model when he was a university student in 1987. He rose to prominence in a lead role on the television drama Heaven's Coins in 1995. He turned his focus to film roles from 2000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takao Osawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: March 11, 1968
Place of Birth: Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
The Silent Service: The Great Sea Battle of the Arctic Ocean
Yamato submerges in the cold, deep northern seas with Mozart's music echoing. The nuclear-powered submarine, named the “Great and Powerful Peace,” overwhelmed the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Battle of Tokyo Bay and set course for New York. As it approached the Bering Strait, the border between the U.S. and Russia, a submarine loomed behind Yamato... “Sink the nuclear terrorist Yamato!” It is a cutting-edge U.S. submarine, far superior to Yamato, sent by the U.S. President Bennett. At the same time, a general election is held in Japan to dissolve the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Takegami announces his support for Yamato, and the two will share the same fate, whether they remain or sink. Will Shiro Kaieda be able to overcome the greatest challenge of the voyage? Under the aurora borealis, in the Arctic Ocean with floating ice floes, the curtain rises on the battle to be fought.
Milk White
Takayuki (Takao Osawa) is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo. He is seized with Behçet's syndrome, and will gradually lose his sight. He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend, Yoko (Yuriko Ishida) to return to his hometown, Nagasaki, where his mother lives. Takayuki spends his days strolling around Nagasaki, to imprint familiar scenes on his memory. Yoko visits him and insists on staying. Takayuki has major concerns for her future, and his own life. He drives her away, for her own good. After days of affliction, the two reunite. The story leads to an emotive conclusion, the end of his spiritual journey.
Another Heaven
The Silent Service
Shiro Kaieda is appointed the captain of Japan's first nuclear submarine, jointly built by Japan and the United States in top secret. However, he and his 76 crew members go rogue in this story that delves into themes of nuclear war, international politics, and world peace.
Wolf Children
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
Galileo
Narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, while the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases.
Jin
After awakening in the Edo era, a neurosurgeon uses his medical knowledge to help those around him while searching for a way back to the present day.
Jam Films
Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.
Burning Flower
Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to keep up Shoin Yoshida's will. Shoin Yoshida is her older brother and intellectual.
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
To defend their kingdom against a sudden invasion, a mighty general returns to the battlefield alongside a war orphan, now grown up, who dreams of glory.
Filmography
as Toshiaki Saji (voice)
as Nobuyuki Sakakibara
as Shiro Kaieda
as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
as Shiro Kaieda
as Tachiaoi Tokio
as Shiro Kaieda
as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
as Gyobu Inugami
as Kosuke Kiryu
as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
as Tomiya Morishima
as Tokugawa Yoshimune
as The Kralahome
as Koichiro Shimada
as Fred Isamu Wada
as Yoichi Hatta
as Kazuki Mekari
as Isao Makita
as Toru Tsukahara
as Wolf Man (voice)
as Seki Tetsunosuke
as Hiroshi Manaka
as Jin Minakata
as Itakatora Ohkura
as Saizo Kirigakure
as Hirabayashi
as Toma Fujihira
as Joe Oki
as Shuntaro Akagi
as Yuji Nishizaki
as Shiko Renzaki
as Natsuki Iijima
as Daisuke Terasawa
as Satoshi Okuda
as Sakichi Konuma
as Naruse
as Koji Yajima
as Kuroda
as Sakutaro Matsumoto
as Ryo Taguchi
as Tanako
as Tatsuya Kudo
as Yoichiro Nozaki
as Samurai
as Tabito Takao
as Arashi Ikeda
as Arashi 池田嵐
as Takemoto
as Haruki
as 村雨次郎
as Yoichi Fujikawa
as Shuichi Nagai
as Shinsuke Yamazaki（山崎 慎介）
as Ryoichi Aizawa