About Takao Ōsawa
Born 1968. Takao Ōsawa is a Japanese film producer, model, film actor, singer and actor.
is a Japanese actor.
Career Osawa starred in the 2002 film Filament and the 2007 film Midnight Eagle. He has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Suo's A Terminal Trust and Takashi Miike's Shield of Straw.
The Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, CA, screened Osawa's film Wolf Children on April 27, 2013. In 2018, he played the Kralahome in the West End revival of The King and I.
Filmography Film
Television
Video games Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007) as Anton Herzen (voice)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result200528th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorMilk White 200619th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorRiding the Metro and Christmas on July 24th Avenue 200730th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorRiding the Metro 20103rd Tokyo Drama AwardsBest ActorJin 202567th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActorKingdom 4: Return of the Great General 48th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting Actor
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Japanese actor
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Takao Ōsawa was born on 11 March 1968 in Tokyo.
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