Masahiro Takashima

{{short description|Japanese actor and singer (born 1965)}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Masahiro Takashima | image =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|29}} | birth_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan | other_names = | spouse = {{marriage|Sylvia Grab|2005}} | mother = Hanayo Sumi | father = [[Tadao Takashima]] | relatives = [[Masanobu Takashima]] (brother) | occupation = Actor<br>Singer | years_active = 1987–present | known_for = | notable_works = }} {{nihongo|'''Masahiro Takashima'''|髙嶋政宏|Takashima Masahiro|extra=born October 29, 1965, [[Tokyo]]}} is a Japanese actor and singer.

==Early life== Takashima comes from a family of actors, including his father [[Tadao Takashima]], his mother Hanayo Sumi, and his younger brother [[Masanobu Takashima]].

==Career== ===Acting=== Takashima debuted in the 1987 film ''[[Totto Channel]]'', directed by [[Kazuki Ōmori]]. His part as Tsuda in ''Busu'' that same year earned him the [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prize]] for Newcomer of the Year, as well as the [[Blue Ribbon Awards|Blue Ribbon Award]], Hochi Film Award, [[Kinema Junpo]] Award, and the [[Mainichi Film Award]] for Best New Actor in 1988.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847392/awards IMDb: Awards for Masahiro Takashima] Retrieved 4 November 2008.</ref> Since that time he has appeared in feature films, including ''[[Gunhed (film)|Gunhed]]'', ''[[Legend of Zipang]]'' (1990), ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'', ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'', and ''[[Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess]]'', and ''The Climbers High''. He appeared in the television [[crime film|crime drama]] ''[[Sangaku kyûjotai Shimon Ikk]]i''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847392/ IMDb: Masahiro Takashima]. Retrieved 4 November 2008.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110521060148/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/198001/Masahiro-Takashima/filmography New York Times: Movies: Masahiro Takashima Filmography] Retrieved 4 November 2008.</ref>

===Singing=== As a singer, Takashima released singles and albums from 1992 to 1994. He covered the King Crimson song ''[[Starless]]''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKjFu9DnNlA Starless Takashima - Starless (1993)]</ref> on the B side of his 1993 single ''Kowarerukurai Dakishimetai'' (こわれるくらい抱きしめたい). On Rock Fujiyama, he was nicknamed ''Starless Takashima'' (スターレス髙嶋) because he was a King Crimson enthusiast.

==Personal life== Takashima married stage actress Sylvia Grab in 2005.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847392/bio IMDb: Biography for Masahiro Takashima]. Retrieved 4 November 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2005/07/11/takashima_grab_to_wed_at_historical_shrine.shtml |title=Entertainment News from Japan: Takashima, Grab to Wed at Historical Shrine |publisher=Japan Zone |date=2006-10-29 |accessdate=2014-08-01}}</ref>

Takashima's has expressed a love for [[rock (music)|rock music]], especially [[progressive rock]]. He is a fan of [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], and admitted in an interview with the Japanese weekly magazine ''Flash'', that the first concert he attended was a Kiss show at [[Nippon Budokan]] in 1978.<ref>[http://www.excite.co.jp/News/magazine/MAG15/20081028/219/ オレ的BEST LIVE In JAPAN－芸能界一のロック通が激白！] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212183120/http://www.excite.co.jp/News/magazine/MAG15/20081028/219/ |date=2012-02-12 }}{{in lang|ja}}</ref> Takashima appeared on the Japanese music show ''[[Rock Fujiyama]]'' in 2006 and 2007, speaking about his favorite English band [[King Crimson]], stating that he had attended live concerts of the following groups: King Crimson, [[Michael Schenker Group]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[AC/DC]]. Takashima was asked to write the liner notes for King Crimson's compilation album ''[[The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson]]'' after his first appearance on ''Rock Fujiyama''.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=25 July 2008 |title=MTVロック検定公式副読本 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pG7oaMwQcesC |location= |publisher=音楽出版社 |page=78 |isbn=978-4861710438}}</ref>

Takashima professes to enjoy the music of [[Grand Funk Railroad]], [[Thin Lizzy]], and the [[Sex Pistols]]. Takashima surprised Kiss enthusiast [[Marty Friedman]] of [[Megadeth]] when he showed rare Kiss memorabilia on Rock Fujiyama.<ref>[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/otona/fujiyama/060807/index.html Rock Fujiyama #19] {{in lang|ja}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/otona/fujiyama/061120/index.html Rock Fujiyama #34] {{in lang|ja}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/otona/fujiyama/070122/index.html Rock Fujiyama #42] {{in lang|ja}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Films=== *''[[Gunhed (film)|Gunhed]]'' (1989) *''[[Zipang (film)|Zipang]]'' (1990) *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) *''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) *''[[Lady Maiko]]'' (2014) *''[[Zakurozaka no Adauchi]]'' (2014), Shinnosuke Naitō *''[[Nobunaga Concerto (film)|Nobunaga Concerto]]'' (2016), [[Shibata Katsuie]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/81505/|title= 信長協奏曲(ノブナガコンツェルト)|access-date= 27 November 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''Gold Medal Man'' (2016) *''[[Honnō-ji Hotel]]'' (2017), [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] *''[[Kingdom (2019 film)|Kingdom]]'' (2019), Lord Changwen *''[[Masquerade Hotel]]'' (2019), Furuhashi *''[[Kūbo Ibuki|Aircraft Carrier Ibuki]]'' (2019), Takanobu Taki *''Three Nobunagas'' (2019), Kanbara Ujinori *''[[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (film)|Kaguya-sama: Love Is War]]'' (2019) *''[[AI Amok]]'' (2020) *''[[Grand Blue]]'' (2020), Toshio Kotegawa *''[[Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!]]'' (2020), Fujimoto *''[[Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai]]'' (2021), Kiyokawa Hachirō<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/90757/|title= 燃えよ剣|access-date= May 10, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''Dreams on Fire'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/94383/|title= ドリームズ・オン・ファイア|access-date= August 23, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''[[Kaguya-sama Final: Love Is War]]'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/94430/|title= かぐや様は告らせたい天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦ファイナル|access-date= January 13, 2022|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/94338/|title= コンフィデンスマンJP 英雄編|access-date= October 14, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''Radiation House: The Movie'' (2022), Masato Haijima<ref name=Radiho>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20211206/20/|title= 窪田正孝主演「ラジエーションハウス」映画化！ "チームラジハ"が史上最大の困難に立ち向かう|access-date= December 7, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''Baseball Club Rhapsody'' (2022), coach Harada<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/96702/|title= 野球部に花束を|access-date= February 25, 2022|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''[[Kingdom 2: Far and Away]]'' (2022), Lord Changwen<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/93235/|title= キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ|access-date= April 14, 2022|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''Safe Word'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/97267/|title= 愛してる！|access-date= September 20, 2022|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''[[Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny]]'' (2023), Lord Changwen<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/98574/|title= キングダム運命の炎|access-date= April 8, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister'' (2024), [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/100771/|title= もしも徳川家康が総理大臣になったら|access-date= February 20, 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''[[Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General]]'' (2024), Lord Changwen<ref>{{cite web |url= https://kingdom-the-movie.jp/|title= キングダム大将軍の帰還|access-date= February 23, 2024|work= Kingdom Films Official website}}</ref> *''The Scoop'' (2024), Eisaku Numahara<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101369/|title= 新米記者トロッ子私がやらねば誰がやる！|access-date= April 13, 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref> *''Gosh!!'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/102516/|title= THE オリバーな犬、(Gosh!!)このヤロウ MOVIE|access-date= 13 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''Sham'' (2025), Domae<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103667/|title= でっちあげ殺人教師と呼ばれた男|access-date= 15 April 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''Kingdom 5'' (2026), Lord Changwen<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104266/|title= キングダム魂の決戦|access-date= 26 March 2026|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>

===Television=== *''[[Dokuganryū Masamune]]'' (1987), [[Katakura Shigenaga]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/87-taiga.html|title= 独眼竜政宗|access-date= 15 April 2025|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> *''Mōri Motonari'' (1997), [[Amago Haruhisa]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/97-taiga.html|title= 毛利元就|access-date= 15 April 2025|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> *''Toshiie and Matsu'' (2002), [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/02-taiga.html|title= 利家とまつ加賀百万石物語|access-date= 29 August 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten}}</ref> *''[[Yae's Sakura]]'' (2013), Makimura Masanao<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000008026/cast/|title= 八重の桜の出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= June 15, 2024|website= The Television}}</ref> *''[[Nobunaga Concerto]]'' (2014), [[Shibata Katsuie]] *''[[Prison School]]'' (2015), Chairman Kurihara *''[[Naotora: The Lady Warlord]]'' (2017), [[Honda Tadakatsu]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/17-taiga.html|title= おんな城主直虎|access-date= 10 May 2025|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> *''Yū-san no Nyōbō'' (2021), [[Toshiro Mifune]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://hochi.news/articles/20210228-OHT1T50392.html|title= 石原慎太郎氏役に次男・石原良純…NHK「裕さんの女房」主要キャスト|access-date= March 1, 2021|work= Sports Hochi}}</ref> *''Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/stage/news/437469|title= 中村勘九郎がNHKドラマで"伝説の歌舞伎俳優"中村仲蔵に、共演に上白石萌音ら|access-date= July 26, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref> * ''Radiation House'' (2021), Masato Haijima<ref name=Radiho/> * ''Galápagos'' (2023), Mori<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2022/08/24/kiji/20220824s00041000347000c.html|title= 織田裕二 34年ぶりNHKドラマ！来年「ガラパゴス」刑事役で主演「これほど怖いと感じたことはない」|access-date= August 25, 2022|work= Sponichi}}</ref> * ''Chihayafuru: Full Circle'' (2025), the principal<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0001061992/cast/|title= ちはやふる−めぐり−の出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= 25 June 2025|website= The Television|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[The Scent of the Wind]]'' (2026), [[Ōyama Iwao]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/645490|title= 朝ドラ「風、薫る」新キャストに多部未華子、髙嶋政宏、中田青渚、丸山礼、研ナオコら7名|access-date= 24 October 2025|date= 24 October 2025|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref>

===Dubbing=== *''[[Zootopia 2]]'', Mayor Brian Winddancer<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0151708|title= 『ズートピア２』高嶋政宏、柄本明、熊元プロレス、ジャンボたかおらが日本版声優に決定|date= November 6, 2025|access-date= November 6, 2025|work= Cinema Today}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140725155133/http://www.toho-ent.co.jp/actor/show_profile.php?id=1308 Official page] {{in lang|ja}} *{{IMDb name|0847392|Masahiro Takashima}}

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