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Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa

Acting·1968·56 films

Takao Osawa (born on March 11, 1968) is a Japanese actor and a former model. He began his career as a fashion model when he was a university student in 1987. He rose to prominence in a lead role on the television drama Heaven's Coins in 1995. He turned his focus to film roles from 2000.

Filmography

Wolf Children
Wolf Children (2012)Wolf Man (voice)
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
Kingdom: Return of the Great General (2024)Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine (2025)Nobuyuki Sakakibara
All About Lily Chou-Chou
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)Tabito Takao
Into the Sun
Into the Sun (2005)Kuroda
Kingdom
Kingdom (2019)Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
ICHI
ICHI (2008)Toma Fujihira
Hana & Alice
Hana & Alice (2004)Ryo Taguchi
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023)Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
Goemon
Goemon (2009)Saizo Kirigakure
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022)Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
Shield of Straw
Shield of Straw (2013)Kazuki Mekari
Aragami
Aragami (2003)Samurai
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)Sakutaro Matsumoto
Sky High
Sky High (2003)Tatsuya Kudo
KANO
KANO (2014)Yoichi Hatta
The Terminal Trust
The Terminal Trust (2012)Toru Tsukahara
The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean
The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean (2025)Shiro Kaieda
Strawberry Night
Strawberry Night (2013)Isao Makita
Jam Films
Jam Films (2002)
Halfway
Halfway (2009)Hirabayashi
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)Gyobu Inugami
Sakurada Gate Incident
Sakurada Gate Incident (2010)Seki Tetsunosuke
AI Amok
AI Amok (2020)Kosuke Kiryu
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006)Naruse
Flowers
Flowers (2010)Hiroshi Manaka
Ballad
Ballad (2009)Itakatora Ohkura
The Silent Service
The Silent Service (2023)Shiro Kaieda
The Lion Standing in the Wind
The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)Koichiro Shimada
The King and I
The King and I (2018)The Kralahome
Riding the Metro
Riding the Metro (2006)Sakichi Konuma
Helen the Baby Fox
Helen the Baby Fox (2006)Koji Yajima
The Island Tales
The Island Tales (2000)Haruki
The Taste of Fish
The Taste of Fish (2008)Shuntaro Akagi
Christmas on July 24th Avenue
Christmas on July 24th Avenue (2006)Satoshi Okuda
Milk White
Milk White (2004)Tanako
Love Fight
Love Fight (2008)Joe Oki
Two Punks
Two Punks (1996)Yoichi Fujikawa
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here (2019)Tomiya Morishima
The Keeper of the Camphor Tree
The Keeper of the Camphor Tree (2026)Toshiaki Saji (voice)
Midnight Eagle
Midnight Eagle (2007)Yuji Nishizaki
Bizan
Bizan (2007)Daisuke Terasawa
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge (2000)
The Man of the Tokyo Olympics
The Man of the Tokyo Olympics (2014)Fred Isamu Wada
Life Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara
Life Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (2007)Natsuki Iijima
Filament
Filament (2002)
Gerende ga tokeru hodo koishitai
Gerende ga tokeru hodo koishitai (1995)
Sennen-Tabito
Sennen-Tabito (1999)
Ooku Saishusho
Ooku Saishusho (2019)Tokugawa Yoshimune
Hana
Hana (2003)Yoichiro Nozaki
I Am a Sardine
I Am a Sardine (2004)
The Hungry Shinjuku Detective
The Hungry Shinjuku Detective (1994)
Worst Contact
Worst Contact (2000)Takemoto
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’97 – Westward to Eurasia
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’97 – Westward to Eurasia (1997)
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’98 – Toward the Light, Europe
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’98 – Toward the Light, Europe (1998)
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’96 – Torrid Asia
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’96 – Torrid Asia (1996)