# Masahiro Takashima

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Japanese actor and singer (born 1965)

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Masahiro Takashima Born (1965-10-29) October 29, 1965 (age 60) Tokyo, Japan Occupations Actor Singer Years active 1987–present Spouse Sylvia Grab ​ (m. 2005)​ Parents Tadao Takashima (father) Hanayo Sumi (mother) Relatives Masanobu Takashima (brother)

**Masahiro Takashima** (髙嶋 政宏, *Takashima Masahiro*; born October 29, 1965, [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo)) is a Japanese actor and singer.

## Early life

Takashima comes from a family of actors, including his father [Tadao Takashima](/source/Tadao_Takashima), his mother Hanayo Sumi, and his younger brother [Masanobu Takashima](/source/Masanobu_Takashima).

## Career

### Acting

Takashima debuted in the 1987 film *[Totto Channel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Totto_Channel&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [Kazuki Ōmori](/source/Kazuki_%C5%8Cmori). His part as Tsuda in *Busu* that same year earned him the [Japan Academy Prize](/source/Japan_Academy_Prize_(film)) for Newcomer of the Year, as well as the [Blue Ribbon Award](/source/Blue_Ribbon_Awards), Hochi Film Award, [Kinema Junpo](/source/Kinema_Junpo) Award, and the [Mainichi Film Award](/source/Mainichi_Film_Award) for Best New Actor in 1988.[1] Since that time he has appeared in feature films, including *[Gunhed](/source/Gunhed_(film))*, *[Legend of Zipang](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legend_of_Zipang&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1990), *[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II](/source/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla_II)*, *[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah](/source/Godzilla_vs._Destoroyah)*, and *[Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess](/source/Kakushi_Toride_no_San-Akunin%3A_The_Last_Princess)*, and *The Climbers High*. He appeared in the television [crime drama](/source/Crime_film) *[Sangaku kyûjotai Shimon Ikki](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sangaku_ky%C3%BBjotai_Shimon_Ikk&action=edit&redlink=1)*.[2][3]

### Singing

As a singer, Takashima released singles and albums from 1992 to 1994. He covered the King Crimson song *[Starless](/source/Starless)*[4] 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.[5][6]

Takashima's has expressed a love for [rock music](/source/Rock_(music)), especially [progressive rock](/source/Progressive_rock). He is a fan of [Kiss](/source/Kiss_(band)), and admitted in an interview with the Japanese weekly magazine *Flash*, that the first concert he attended was a Kiss show at [Nippon Budokan](/source/Nippon_Budokan) in 1978.[7] Takashima appeared on the Japanese music show *[Rock Fujiyama](/source/Rock_Fujiyama)* in 2006 and 2007, speaking about his favorite English band [King Crimson](/source/King_Crimson), stating that he had attended live concerts of the following groups: King Crimson, [Michael Schenker Group](/source/Michael_Schenker_Group), [Yes](/source/Yes_(band)) and [AC/DC](/source/AC%2FDC). Takashima was asked to write the liner notes for King Crimson's compilation album *[The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson](/source/The_Condensed_21st_Century_Guide_to_King_Crimson)* after his first appearance on *Rock Fujiyama*.[8]

Takashima professes to enjoy the music of [Grand Funk Railroad](/source/Grand_Funk_Railroad), [Thin Lizzy](/source/Thin_Lizzy), and the [Sex Pistols](/source/Sex_Pistols). Takashima surprised Kiss enthusiast [Marty Friedman](/source/Marty_Friedman) of [Megadeth](/source/Megadeth) when he showed rare Kiss memorabilia on Rock Fujiyama.[9][10][11]

## Filmography

### Films

- *[Gunhed](/source/Gunhed_(film))* (1989)

- *[Zipang](/source/Zipang_(film))* (1990)

- *[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II](/source/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla_II)* (1993)

- *[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah](/source/Godzilla_vs._Destoroyah)* (1995)

- *[Lady Maiko](/source/Lady_Maiko)* (2014)

- *[Zakurozaka no Adauchi](/source/Zakurozaka_no_Adauchi)* (2014), Shinnosuke Naitō

- *[Nobunaga Concerto](/source/Nobunaga_Concerto_(film))* (2016), [Shibata Katsuie](/source/Shibata_Katsuie)[12]

- *Gold Medal Man* (2016)

- *[Honnō-ji Hotel](/source/Honn%C5%8D-ji_Hotel)* (2017), [Akechi Mitsuhide](/source/Akechi_Mitsuhide)

- *[Kingdom](/source/Kingdom_(2019_film))* (2019), Lord Changwen

- *[Masquerade Hotel](/source/Masquerade_Hotel)* (2019), Furuhashi

- *[Aircraft Carrier Ibuki](/source/K%C5%ABbo_Ibuki)* (2019), Takanobu Taki

- *Three Nobunagas* (2019), Kanbara Ujinori

- *[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War](/source/Kaguya-sama%3A_Love_Is_War_(film))* (2019)

- *[AI Amok](/source/AI_Amok)* (2020)

- *[Grand Blue](/source/Grand_Blue)* (2020), Toshio Kotegawa

- *[Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!](/source/Keep_Your_Hands_Off_Eizouken!)* (2020), Fujimoto

- *[Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai](/source/Baragaki%3A_Unbroken_Samurai)* (2021), Kiyokawa Hachirō[13]

- *Dreams on Fire* (2021)[14]

- *[Kaguya-sama Final: Love Is War](/source/Kaguya-sama_Final%3A_Love_Is_War)* (2021)[15]

- *The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero* (2022)[16]

- *Radiation House: The Movie* (2022), Masato Haijima[17]

- *Baseball Club Rhapsody* (2022), coach Harada[18]

- *[Kingdom 2: Far and Away](/source/Kingdom_2%3A_Far_and_Away)* (2022), Lord Changwen[19]

- *Safe Word* (2022)[20]

- *[Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny](/source/Kingdom_3%3A_The_Flame_of_Destiny)* (2023), Lord Changwen[21]

- *What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister* (2024), [Tokugawa Yoshimune](/source/Tokugawa_Yoshimune)[22]

- *[Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General](/source/Kingdom_4%3A_Return_of_the_Great_General)* (2024), Lord Changwen[23]

- *The Scoop* (2024), Eisaku Numahara[24]

- *Gosh!!* (2025)[25]

- *Sham* (2025), Domae[26]

- *Kingdom 5* (2026), Lord Changwen[27]

### Television

- *[Dokuganryū Masamune](/source/Dokuganry%C5%AB_Masamune)* (1987), [Katakura Shigenaga](/source/Katakura_Shigenaga)[28]

- *Mōri Motonari* (1997), [Amago Haruhisa](/source/Amago_Haruhisa)[29]

- *Toshiie and Matsu* (2002), [Tokugawa Ieyasu](/source/Tokugawa_Ieyasu)[30]

- *[Yae's Sakura](/source/Yae's_Sakura)* (2013), Makimura Masanao[31]

- *[Nobunaga Concerto](/source/Nobunaga_Concerto)* (2014), [Shibata Katsuie](/source/Shibata_Katsuie)

- *[Prison School](/source/Prison_School)* (2015), Chairman Kurihara

- *[Naotora: The Lady Warlord](/source/Naotora%3A_The_Lady_Warlord)* (2017), [Honda Tadakatsu](/source/Honda_Tadakatsu)[32]

- *Yū-san no Nyōbō* (2021), [Toshiro Mifune](/source/Toshiro_Mifune)[33]

- *Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi* (2021)[34]

- *Radiation House* (2021), Masato Haijima[17]

- *Galápagos* (2023), Mori[35]

- *Chihayafuru: Full Circle* (2025), the principal[36]

- *[The Scent of the Wind](/source/The_Scent_of_the_Wind)* (2026), [Ōyama Iwao](/source/%C5%8Cyama_Iwao)[37]

### Dubbing

- *[Zootopia 2](/source/Zootopia_2)*, Mayor Brian Winddancer[38]

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Starless Takashima - Starless (1993)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKjFu9DnNlA)

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## External links

- [Official page](https://web.archive.org/web/20140725155133/http://www.toho-ent.co.jp/actor/show_profile.php?id=1308) (in Japanese)

- [Masahiro Takashima](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847392/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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