Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa

Known for

Acting

Born

March 11, 1968 (age 58)

Birthplace

Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Best known work

Wolf Children

Wolf Children

2012

The Smashing Machine

The Smashing Machine

2025

Kingdom: Return of the Great General

Kingdom: Return of the Great General

2024

All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou

2001

Into the Sun

Into the Sun

2005

Kingdom

Kingdom

2019

ICHI

ICHI

2008

Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny

Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny

2023

Hana & Alice

Hana & Alice

2004

Goemon

Goemon

2009

Filmography

2026
The Keeper of the Camphor Tree
as Toshiaki Saji (voice)
2025
The Smashing Machine
as Nobuyuki Sakakibara
2025
The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean
as Shiro Kaieda, Producer
2024
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
2024
The Silent ServiceTV
as Shiro Kaieda (8 episodes), Producer
2023
ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~TV
as Tachiaoi Tokio (11 episodes)
2023
The Silent Service
as Shiro Kaieda, Producer
2023
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
2022
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
2021
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
as Gyobu Inugami
2020
AI Amok
as Kosuke Kiryu
2019
Kingdom
as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
2019
Wish You Were Here
as Tomiya Morishima
2019
Ooku Saishusho
as Tokugawa Yoshimune
2018
The King and I
as The Kralahome
2015
The Lion Standing in the Wind
as Koichiro Shimada, Development Manager
2015
Burning FlowerTV
2014
The Man of the Tokyo Olympics
as Fred Isamu Wada
2014
KANO
as Yoichi Hatta
2013
Shield of Straw
as Kazuki Mekari
2013
Strawberry Night
as Isao Makita
2013
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui DenTV
2012
The Terminal Trust
as Toru Tsukahara
2012
Wolf Children
as Wolf Man (voice)
2011
NHK Special: Unsolved CasesTV