is a Japanese actor and narrator. He is well known for his role as Denka in ''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

''. He made his television debut in 1969 with ''Panto Akogare. In 2015, Onodera won the award for best supporting actor of

Tokyo Sports Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the ''Tokyo Sports''. Categories There are following categories: *Best Film *Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Director * Best Newcomer * Best Foreig ...

for

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen , also known as ''Ryuzo 7'', is a 2015 Japanese action comedy film directed by Takeshi Kitano. It was released on April 25, 2015. Plot Ryuzo (Tatsuya Fuji) is a retired yakuza gangster who lives a quiet unassuming life with his salaryman son, Ryuh ...

Selected filmography

Films

*''226/Four Days of Snow and Blood'' (1989) *''

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday is a Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. Actress Hinako Saeki won the Newcomer of the Year award at the Japan Academy Awards and Best New Talent at the Yokohama Film Festival for her role in this film. Cast *Shirō Sano *Hinako Saeki * ...

'' (1994) *'' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'' (1995) *''

Tsuribaka Nisshi is a Japanese fishing-themed manga series written by Jūzō Yamasaki and illustrated by Kenichi Kitami. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Big Comic Original'' since 1979. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga A ...

series'' *'' Aibō the Movie'' (2008) *'' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'' (2009) *''

'' (2015)

Television

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'' (1972-1980) as Shima Kimiyuki *''

Ōgon no Hibi is a 1978 Japanese television series. It is the 16th NHK taiga drama, and is based on Saburo Shiroyama's novel of the same title. The series is the first ''taiga'' drama to focus on the lives of commoners and merchants, and the first ''taiga'' d ...

'' (1978) as Konishi Yukinaga *'' Oretachi wa Tenshi da!'' (1979) as Lawer Fujinami *'' On'yado Kawasemi'' (1980–83) *''

Hissatsu Shikirinin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1984. It is the 22nd in the Hissatsu series. Cast * Machiko Kyō as Okuni * Akira Onodera as Shinkichi * Midori Nishizaki * Gannosuke Ashiya as Kanppie * Etsushi Ta ...

'' (1984) as Shinkichi *'' Aoi '' (2000) as

Kyōgoku Takatsugu was a ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of Ōmi Province and Wakasa Province during the late Sengoku period of Japan's history. Papinot, Edmond. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'', pp. 27–28./ref> Biography His childhood name was Koboshi (小法師). Tak ...

*'' The Grand Family '' (2021) as Tabuchi

References

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