(real name Kiyoshi Karasawa (唐澤潔 ''Karasawa Kiyoshi'')) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the play ''Boy's Revue Stay Gold'' (ボーイズレビュー・ステイゴールド ''Bōizu Rebyū Sutei Gōrudo'') in 1987. He specializes in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting. He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the '' Toy Story'' series, and '' The Polar Express''. He has been nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards, and was named Best Newcomer in 1992. He married actress Tomoko Yamaguchi on December 15, 1995.

Filmography

Television

*'' Totteoki no Seishun'' ( NHK, 1988) *''

Kasuga no Tsubone was a Japanese noble lady and politician from a prominent Japanese samurai family of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. Born Saitō Fuku (斉藤福), she was a daughter of Saitō Toshimitsu (who was a retainer of Akechi Mitsuhide). She was t ...

'' (NHK, 1989) – Inaba Masakatsu *''

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'' ( TBS, 1990, season 1) *''

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'' (TBS, 1990) *'' Kekkon no Risou to Genjitsu'' ( Fuji TV, 1991) *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 1992) *'' Homework'' (TBS, 1992) *'' Nichiyo wa Dame yo'' (NTV, 1993) *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 1994) *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 1994-1999) *'' Kagayake! Rintaro'' (TBS, 1995) *'' Furuhata Ninzaburo'' (Fuji TV, 1996, season 2, ep19) *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 1996) *''

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''(Fuji TV, 1997) *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 1997) *'' Ii Hito'' (Fuji TV, 1997, ep7) *'' Eve'' (Fuji TV, 1997) *''Brothers'' (Fuji TV, 1998) *''

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''(Fuji TV, 2000) *''

Love Complex ''Love Complex'' is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, released in June 2006. The album features "Atarashii Koi", a song co-written by Kou Machida. It was used on the TV ad of Suntory's Old Whisky that starring Inoue ...

'' (Fuji TV, 2000) *''

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'' (NHK, 2002) – Maeda Toshiie *'' Shiroi Kyotō'' (Fuji TV, 2003) *'' Hachiro'' (NHK, 2005) *''

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''(Fuji TV, 2006) *'' Komyo ga Tsuji'' (NHK, 2006, guest star, ep39&40) – Maeda Toshiie *'' Akechi Mitsuhide'' (Fuji TV, 2007) – Akechi Mitsuhide *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 2007, ep1) *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 2009) *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 2010) *'' Strangers 6'' ( WOWOW/Fuji TV/MBC, 2012) *'' Higashino Keigo Mysteries'' (Fuji TV, 2012, Story 1) *''Made in Japan'' (NHK, 2013) *''Take Five: Oretachi wa Ai o Nusumeruka'' (TBS, 2013) *''Roosevelt Game'' ( TV Asahi, 2014) *'' The Last Cop'' (NTV, 2015) – Kōsuke Kyōgoku *''Napoleon no Mura'' (TBS, 2015) *'' Toto Neechan'' (NHK, 2016) – Isaji Hanayama *''Montage'' (Fuji TV, 2016) – Tetsuya Narumi *''Harassment Game'' ( TV Tokyo, 2018) - Wataru Akitsu *'' The Good Wife'' (TBS, 2019) - Soichiro Hasumi *'' Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room'' (NTV, 2019) - Shōgo Higuchi *''

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'' (NHK, 2020) - Saburō *''

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'' (TV Asahi, 2020) - Genma Shido

Film

*''Oishi Kekkon'' (1991) *''Hello Ganbari Nezumi'' (1991) *'' Future Memories: Last Christmas'' (1992) *''Koukou Kyoushi'' (1993) *''Kimi wo Wasurenai'' (1995) *''Koi wa Mai Orita'' (1997) *'' Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'' (1997) *'' Minna no Ie'' (2001) aka ''Everyone's Home'' *'' Casshern'' (2004) *''

20th Century Boys is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1999 to 2006, with the 249 chapters published into 22 ''tankōbon'' ...

'' (2008) *''

Snakes and Earrings is a Japanese novel by Hitomi Kanehara. The story follows Lui, a young woman in Tokyo whose fascination with body modification and BDSM, sadomasochistic sexual activity drives her to make increasingly dangerous personal choices. First published i ...

'' (2008) *'' Oba: The Last Samurai'' (2011) *''In The Hero'' (2014) *''

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'' (2015) – Chiune Sugihara *''The Last Cop'' (2017) – Kōsuke Kyōgoku

Dubbing roles

Tom Hanks as * ''Woody'' in '' Toy Story'', '' Toy Story 2'', '' Toy Story 3'' and '' Toy Story 4'' * ''Hero Boy, the Conductor, the Hobo, Santa Claus, Scrooge, Hero Boy's father'' in '' The Polar Express''

Main awards

*1991 - 65th Kinema Junpo - Best Ten New Male Actor *1992 - 15th Japan academy award - Rookie of the Year *1993 - 17th Elan d'or Awards - Newcomer of the Year *2003 - 11th

Hashida Prize Hashida (written: 橋田 lit. "bridge field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese physician and physiologist *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese screenwriter {{surname, Hashida Japa ...

*2008 - Heisei 19

Agency for Cultural Affairs The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The ag ...

References

External links

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