Takashi Kashiwabara

is a former Japanese actor. After retiring from acting, he became a behind-the-scenes worker and is currently the manager of actress Yuki Uchida.

Career In 1993, he made his acting debut in the TV drama Shadow of Youth, which made him won the grand prize at the 6th Junon Super Boy Contest.

In 1995, at the film Love Letter directed by Shunji Iwai, he made his screen debut and the following year won the Japanese Academy Awards for Newcomer of the Year. In South Korea, he gained explosive popularity despite his short screen time as soon as it was released.

In 1996, he played a role in the TV drama Hakusen Nagoshi. Since then it was made into a series for nine years. He also returned from both illness and suspension for assault in this drama.

In 2003, he left the Itsumo Futari de after two episodes due to neck-shoulder-arm syndrome during filming, and his role was replaced by Shingo Katsurayama.

In 2006, he appeared in a TV drama series for the first time in a long time. On February 25th, he divorced Hiroko Hatano.

Nearly a decade later, in October, 2015, he opened his official website.

Personal life In June 2004, he married actress Hiroko Hatano, and held his wedding reception at Happo-en. In December at same year, he was involved in an assault incident after an argument with a person who had parked on the street and was washing his car.

After his divorce, he dated Yuki Uchida, with whom he co-starred in the drama Big Wing, for a long time, but eventually retired from acting and became Uchida's manager. He says that "he is often surprised when he bumps into people he used to work with at Uchida's sets". He is currently working behind the scenes, and refuses to appear in public at all. However, on April 3, 2026, it was announced that Kashiwabara and Uchida had officially registered their marriage.

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleNotes1995 Love Letter Itsuki Fujii 1999 Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto Shuntarō Takase Lead role 2000 Another Heaven Atsushi Kimura Tales of the Unusual Yuichi Tokunagi Lead role; anthology film 2006 Black Night Satoichi Lead role; anthology film 13 no Tsuki Yoshioka Yu Lead role 2008 AIBOU: The Movie Kazunori Shioya 2009 The Unbroken Onchi Katsumi 2010 Leonie Michihiko Kawada

Television Year Title RoleNotes1996 Hakusen Nagashi Yūsuke Hasebe 1999 Hakusen Nagashi: The Wind at Age 20 Yūsuke Hasebe Television film 2005 Hakusen Nagashi: The Final – Even as the Times of Dreaming have Passed Yūsuke Hasebe Television film 1997 Akagi the Gambler 2 Akagi Shigeru Lead role

Awards Year Award Category Work(s) Result 1996 19th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Love Letter