{{Short description|Japanese actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Takao Osawa | image = Takao Osawa Cannes 2013.jpg | caption = Osawa at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]]. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|11}} | birth_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan | othername = | occupation = Actor, model, producer | yearsactive = 1987–present | spouse = | website = {{URL|http://www.osawatakao.jp/}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Takao Osawa'''|大沢 たかお|Ōsawa Takao|born March 11, 1968|lead=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:大沢たかおのプロフィール|trans-title=Takao Osawa's Profile|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/dictionary/person/PE4ecf54b523ea6da42fd506ec34a7e7f77bb044d0/|website=Excite|date=March 9, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> is a Japanese actor.
==Career== Osawa starred in the 2002 film ''Filament''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/filament/|title=Midnight Eye review: Filament|website=[[Midnight Eye]]|first=Tom|last=Mes|date=September 18, 2012}}</ref> and the 2007 film ''[[Midnight Eagle]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2007/11/23/films/midnight-eagle/|title='Midnight Eagle' - The Japan Times|newspaper=[[The Japan Times]]|first=Mark|last=Schilling|date=November 23, 2007}}</ref> He has also appeared in films such as [[Masayuki Suo]]'s ''[[A Terminal Trust]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-terminal-trust-tsui-no-shintaku-masayuki-suo-367631|title=A Terminal Trust (Tsui No Shintaku): Montreal Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=John|last=DeFore|date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> and [[Takashi Miike]]'s ''[[Shield of Straw]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/02/trailer-miike-takashi-wara-no-tate-straw-shield.html|title=Trailer For Miike Takashi's Straw Shield|website=[[Twitch Film]]|first=Andrew|last=Mack|date=February 16, 2013}}</ref>
The Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, CA, screened Osawa's film ''Wolf Children'' on April 27, 2013.<ref name="Wolf Children">{{Cite web|title=Wolf Children Newport Beach Film Festival 2013 Screening|url=https://newportbeach.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/wolfchildren_mamoruhosoda_newportbeach2013/|url-status=dead|website=Festival Genius|access-date=April 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200749/https://newportbeach.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/wolfchildren_mamoruhosoda_newportbeach2013/|archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> In 2018, he played the Kralahome in the West End revival of ''[[The King and I]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bartlett Sher Revival of ''The King and I'' to Head Out on International Tour|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bartlett-Sher-Revival-of-THE-KING-AND-I-to-Head-Out-on-International-Tour-20180705|website=Broadway World|date=July 5, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2026}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |1995 |''I Want to Love You in a Way That'll Melt the Ski Slopes'' |Masaru Shigure | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/36266/|script-title=ja:ゲレンデがとけるほど恋したい。|access-date=September 13, 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |1996 |''Two Punks'' |Yoichi Fujikawa |Lead role | |- |rowspan=2|1999 |''The Island Tales'' |Haruki Fukuyama | | |- |''Sennen Tabito'' |Togashi | | |- |2001 |''[[All About Lily Chou-Chou]]'' |Takao Tabito | | |- |rowspan=2|2002 |''[[Jam Films]]'' |Mathematician |Lead role, segment "Cold Sleep" | |- |''Filament'' |Kyota Sawada | | |- |rowspan=4|2003 |''[[Aragami (film)|Aragami]]'' |The Samurai |Lead role | |- |''The Battling Angel'' |Kazumasa Furuyoshi |Lead role | |- |''Hana'' |Yoichiro Nozaki |Lead role | |- |''[[Sky High (2003 film)|Sky High]]'' |Tatsuya Kudo | | |- |rowspan=3|2004 |''Milk White'' |Takayuki Takano |Lead role | |- |''[[Hana and Alice]]'' |Ryo Taguchi | | |- |''[[Crying Out Love in the Center of the World]]'' |Sakutaro Matsumoto |Lead role | |- |2005 |''[[Into the Sun (2005 film)|Into the Sun]]'' |Kuroda | | |- |rowspan=5|2006 |''[[Helen the Baby Fox]]'' |Koji Yajima |Lead role | |- |''[[A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth]]'' |Naruse |Lead role | |- |''Riding the Metro'' |Sakichi Konuma | | |- |''Christmas on July 24th Avenue'' |Satoshi Okuda | | |- |''Bizan'' |Dr. Daisuke Terasawa | | |- |rowspan=2|2007 |''Life: Tears in Heaven'' |Natsuki Iijima |Lead role | |- |''[[Midnight Eagle]]'' |Yuji Nishizaki |Lead role | |- |rowspan=3|2008 |''The Taste of Fish'' |Shuntaro Akagi |Lead role | |- |''[[Ichi (2008 film)|Ichi]]'' |Toma Fujihira | | |- |''Love Fight'' |Joe Oki | | |- |rowspan=3|2009 |''Halfway'' |Hirabayashi | | |- |''[[Goemon (film)|Goemon]]'' |[[Kirigakure Saizō]] | | |- |''Ballad: Nameless Love Song'' |Takatora Okurai | | |- |rowspan=2|2010 |''Flowers'' |Hiroshi Manaka | | |- |''The Sakurada Gate Incident'' |Tetsunosuke Seki |Lead role | |- |rowspan=2|2012 |''[[Wolf Children Ame and Yuki]]'' |Ookami (voice) |Animated film | |- |''[[A Terminal Trust]]'' |The prosecutor | | |- |rowspan=2|2013 |''[[Strawberry Night]]'' |Isao Makita | | |- |''[[Shield of Straw]]'' |Kazuki Mekari | | |- |2014 |''[[Kano (film)|Kano]]'' |[[Yoichi Hatta]] |Taiwanese film | |- |2015 |''[[Kaze ni Tatsu Lion|The Lion Standing in the Wind]]'' |Koichiro Shimada |Lead role | |- |2018 |''Wish You Were Here'' |Tomiya |Chinese film |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yubarifanta.jp/fiim/aitai/|url-status=dead|script-title=ja:逢いたい|trans-title=Wish You Were Here|access-date= December 20, 2021|website= Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529090939/https://yubarifanta.jp/fiim/aitai/|archive-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref> |- |2019 |''[[Kingdom (2019 film)|Kingdom]]'' |Wang Qi | |<ref name=kingdom/> |- |2020 |''[[AI Amok]]'' |Kiryū |Lead role |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/90456/|script-title=ja:AI崩壊|trans-title=AI Amok|access-date= November 3, 2023|website= eiga.com}}</ref> |- |2021 |''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' |[[Inugami Gyōbu]] | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/93787/|script-title=ja:妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ|trans-title=The Great Yokai War: Guardians|access-date= January 17, 2024|website=eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2022 |''[[Kingdom 2: Far and Away]]'' |Wang Qi | |<ref name=kingdom>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/459944|script-title=ja:「キングダム2」公開は2022年夏、スーパーティザーPVに羌瘣らしき人物|date=January 1, 2022|access-date=January 3, 2022|website=[[Eiga Natalie]]|language=ja}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2023 |''[[Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny]]'' |Wang Qi | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/98574/|script-title=ja:キングダム 運命の炎|trans-title=Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny|access-date= December 13, 2022|website=eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''[[The Silent Service]]'' |Shiro Kaieda |Lead role; also producer |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/98836/|script-title=ja:沈黙の艦隊|trans-title=The Silent Service|access-date= January 25, 2023|website=eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2024 |''[[Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General]]'' |Wang Qi | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20231213/1/|script-title=ja:「キングダム 大将軍の帰還」公開は7月12日!「馬陽の戦い」クライマックス描く【映像あり】|access-date= December 13, 2023|website=eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2025 |''[[The Silent Service|The Silent Service: Battle of the Arctic Ocean]]'' |Shiro Kaieda |Lead role; also producer |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103065/|script-title=ja:沈黙の艦隊 北極海大海戦|access-date=December 11, 2024|website=eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''[[The Smashing Machine (2025 film)|The Smashing Machine]]'' |[[Nobuyuki Sakakibara]] |American film |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104412/|script-title=ja:スマッシング・マシーン|trans-title=Smashing Machine|access-date=February 27, 2026|website=eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2026 |''[[Kusunoki no Bannin|The Keeper of the Camphor Tree]]'' |Toshiaki Saji (voice) |Animated film |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/648626|script-title=ja:齋藤飛鳥・宮世琉弥「クスノキの番人」に声優参加、大沢たかおは重要人物に|access-date=April 16, 2026|date=November 19, 2025|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |rowspan=3|1994 |''Kimi to Ita Natsu'' |Ryoichi Aizawa | | |- |''Wakamono no Subete'' |Shinsuke Yamazaki | | |- |''[[Hana no Ran]]'' |[[Ashikaga Yoshitane]] |[[Taiga drama]] |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/94-taiga.html|script-title=ja:花の乱|trans-title=Hana no Ran|access-date=August 19, 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> |- |1995 |''Kamisan no Waruguchi 2'' |Satoshi Mikami | | |- |rowspan=1|1995–96 |''[[Heaven's Coin]]'' |Shuichi Nagai |2 seasons |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000000790/cast/|script-title=ja:キャスト一覧|trans-title=Cast & Staff|access-date=August 29, 2024|website=The Television|language=ja}}</ref> |- |rowspan=3 |1996 |''Gekiteki Kiko: Shinya Tokkyu'' |Koutaro Sawaki | | |- |''Only You: Aisarete'' |Sumio Ozaki | | |- |''Rennai Zenya Ichidodake: Shoya no Asa'' | | | |- |1997 |''Dessin'' | Satoshi Asakura | | |- |1998 |''Seikimatsu no Uta/The Last Song'' |Mysterious Man | | |- |1999 |''Utsukushii Hito'' |Jiro Murasame | | |- |rowspan=3|2000 |''Another Heaven'' |Goro Minazuki | | |- |''Worst Contact'' |Takimoto | | |- |''Hyaku-nen no Monogatari'' |Kazuo Hirose | | |- |2001 |''Ex-Lover / Mukashi no Otoko'' |Arashi Ikeda | | |- |2003 |''Ore wa Iwashi'' |Wang |TV movie | |- |2006 |''Tokyo Wonder Tours'' |Himself | | |- |2009–11 |''[[Jin (TV series)|Jin]]'' |Jin Minakata |Lead role; 2 seasons |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/86715/full/|script-title=ja:ドラマ『JIN-仁-』、続編スタートに佐藤隆太ら新メンバー出演|date=April 17, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2024|website=Oricon|language=ja}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2013 |''Fiery Enmity: Hero of the North'' |[[Aterui]] |Lead role | |- |''[[Galileo (Japanese TV series)|Galileo]]'' |Shikō Renzaki |Episode 1, Season 2 | |- |2015 |''[[Burning Flower]]'' |Katori Tomohiko |[[Taiga drama|''Taiga'' drama]] |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000836199/|script-title=ja:花燃ゆ|trans-title=Burning Flower|access-date=September 24, 2023|website= The Television}}</ref> |- |2019 |''[[Ōoku (2003 TV series)|Ōoku the Final]]'' |[[Tokugawa Yoshimune]] |Television film |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/320927|title= 「大奥」完結編3月放送！木村文乃が主演、大沢たかおが徳川吉宗役|access-date= January 4, 2023|website= Natalie}}</ref> |- |2023 |''One Day: Wonderful Christmas Ado'' |Tokio Tachiaoi |Lead role |<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:『One Day〜聖夜のから騒ぎ〜』10月スタート 毎週月期よる9時 |url=https://www.fujitv.co.jp/oneday_christmas_ado/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626001410/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/oneday_christmas_ado/ |archive-date=June 26, 2023|access-date=June 26, 2023|website=Fuji TV|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 26, 2023|script-title=ja:二宮和也&中谷美紀&大沢たかお、月9トリプル主演 『ONE DAY～聖夜のから騒ぎ～』イブの1日を1クールかけ描く |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2284462/full/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626001251/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2284462/full/ |archive-date=June 26, 2023|access-date=June 26, 2023|website=Oricon |language=ja}}</ref> |- |2024 |''[[The Silent Service]]'' |Shiro Kaieda |Lead role; also producer |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/552985|title= 大沢たかお主演「沈黙の艦隊」ドラマ版、Prime Videoで世界独占配信|access-date=December 14, 2023|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2027 |''Gyakuzoku no Bakushin'' |[[Katsu Kaishū]] |''Taiga'' drama |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/645309|script-title=ja:大沢たかお、2027年大河ドラマ「逆賊の幕臣」で勝海舟役 松坂桃李のライバルに|access-date=October 23, 2025|date=October 23, 2025|website=Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
===Video games=== * ''[[Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box]]'' (2007) as Anton Herzen (voice)
==Awards and nominations == {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |2005 |[[28th Japan Academy Film Prize]] |Best Actor |''Milk White'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/2005/|script-title=ja:第28回 日本アカデミー賞 (2005年)|access-date=January 8, 2025|website=eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2006 |19th [[Nikkan Sports Film Awards]] |Best Supporting Actor |''Riding the Metro'' and ''Christmas on July 24th Avenue'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/award/ns-cinema/history/|script-title=ja:日刊スポーツ映画大賞 歴代受賞者・作品|newspaper=[[Nikkan Sports]]|access-date=January 9, 2025|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2007 |[[30th Japan Academy Film Prize]] |Best Supporting Actor |''Riding the Metro'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/2007/|script-title=ja:第30回 日本アカデミー賞 (2007年)|access-date=January 8, 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2010 |3rd [[International Drama Festival in Tokyo|Tokyo Drama Awards]] |Best Actor |''Jin'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.j-ba.or.jp/drafes_past/english/archive/index07.html|url-status=dead|title=Festival 2010|access-date=January 8, 2025|website= International Drama Festival in Tokyo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250627225427/https://www.j-ba.or.jp/drafes_past/english/archive/index07.html|archive-date=June 27, 2025}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2025 |67th [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] |Best Supporting Actor |rowspan=2|''Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/1017559|script-title=ja:「侍タイムスリッパー」が2冠 作品賞＆山口馬木也が主演男優賞受賞【第67回ブルーリボン賞】|access-date=April 16, 2026|date=January 8, 2025|newspaper=Chunichi Shimbun|language=ja}}</ref> |- |[[48th Japan Academy Film Prize]] |[[Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actor]] |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0147872|script-title=ja:『キングダム』王騎役・大沢たかお、初の最優秀助演男優賞!|access-date=April 16, 2026|date=March 14, 2025|website=Cinema Today|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.osawatakao.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{IMDb name|0651534}} * {{Jmdb name|0255330}} {{Navboxes |title = Awards for Takao Osawa |list = {{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor}} {{Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Supporting Actor}} {{Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}} {{Tokyo Drama Award for Best Actor}} }} {{Authority control}}
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