Kazuya Takahashi (高橋 和也, Takahashi Kazuya, born 20 May 1969) is a Japanese actor,[1][2] singer, songwriter and bassist. He was a vocalist and bassist of Otokogumi, the Japanese rock band which was active during late 1980s and early 1990s.[3][4] Takahashi has appeared in more than 50 films since 1988.
Kazuya Takahashi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kazuya Takahashi (高橋 一也, Takahashi Kazuya) 20 May 1969 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Career
editHe was a vocalist and bassist of Otokogumi, the Japanese rock band debuted in August, 1988.[3][4] The debut single titled "Daybreak" recorded the weekly Top Singles Sales on the Oricon in Japan and Otokogumi won the Best New Artist Award in the 30th Japan Record Awards. Otokogumi released 10 singles and 8 albums in total.[citation needed]
After the inactivation of Otokogumi in 1993, he has released songs in the genres of rock and country music. He is a big fan of Hank Williams.[5]
Takahashi has appeared in more than fifty films since 1988.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Rock yo shizukani nagareyo | Tsutomu "Tonda" Toda | Lead role | |
| 1995 | Kamikaze Taxi | Tatsuo | ||
| 2001 | Hush! | Naoya Hase | ||
| 2008 | Still Walking | Nobuo Kataoka | ||
| 2010 | Sword of Desperation | Denichirō | ||
| 2013 | Like Father, Like Son | Daisuke Nonomiya | ||
| Shield of Straw | ||||
| 2014 | Puzzle | |||
| The Light Shines Only There | Nakajima | |||
| 2016 | Jinx!!! | Kiyoharu Satō | [6] | |
| After the Storm | ||||
| 2017 | Ringside Story | |||
| 2018 | Tatta Ichido no Uta | Daisuke Gotoda, Norihiko Tachibana | ||
| 2019 | The Journalist | |||
| Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy | ||||
| Family of Strangers | Ōtani | |||
| The Flowers of Evil | Sawa's father | |||
| 2021 | Suicide Forest Village | [7] | ||
| Shrieking in the Rain | Tachibana | [8] | ||
| 2022 | Once Hit the Bottom | Masato Makishima | [9] | |
| Tsuisō Journey | Mysterious man | [10] | ||
| The Broken Commandment | [11] | |||
| 2023 | Between the White Key and the Black Key | Miki | [12] | |
| 2024 | Onpaku | Hong Kong film | [13] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aoi | Ōno Harufusa | Taiga drama | [14] |
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Baba Nobuharu | Taiga drama | [15] |
| 2012 | Victory in Defeat | Eisaku Satō | ||
| 2016 | Sanada Maru | Ukita Hideie | Taiga drama | [16] |
| 2017 | Edo Castle Muketsu Kaijō | Katsu Kaishū | ||
| 2018 | Smoking | Kenuma | ||
| 2019 | Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru | |||
| Everyone's Demoted | Kōhei Hanazawa | |||
| 2022 | He's Expecting | Dr. Tatsuomi Nakajima | ||
| 2023 | The Days | [17] | ||
| Informa | Katsuji Maruyama | [18] |
Dubbing
edit- Lee Byung-hun
- Beautiful Days – Lee Min-chul
- All In – Kim In-ha
- Everybody Has Secrets – Choi Su-hyeon
- A Bittersweet Life – Kim Sun-woo
- Once in a Summer – Yun Suk-young
- The Good, the Bad, the Weird – Park Chang-yi[19]
- I Saw the Devil – Soo-hyun
- Masquerade (BS Japan edition) – King Gwanghae/Ha-sun
- Memories of the Sword – Deok-gi/Yoo-baek
- The Transporter (2004 TV Asahi edition) – Darren "Wall Street" Bettencourt (Matt Schulze)
Discography
editAlbums
- 1994 BrandNew Road to the Origin (Kazuya and Rock Fork)
- 2000 Nervous Circus Kiki-Ippatu (Kazuya Takahashi with Nervous Circus)
- 2020 Love from the MOUNTAIN (The Driving Cowboys)
Singles
- 2011 Tokyo Boogiey Life
References
edit- ^ "シム・ウンギョン×松坂桃李W主演映画「新聞記者」に本田 翼、岡山天音、高橋和也らが出演(in Japanese)". CD Journal. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b "人気グループの男闘呼組が最初のシングル (読売新聞夕刊）" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. 1 September 1988.
- ^ a b "野村義男、たのきんトリオのジャニーズ史的意義 (論座）(in Japanese)". Asahi Shimbun. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "【インタビュー後編】高橋和也、アメリカ放浪の旅とカントリー音楽への想いを語る" (in Japanese). BARKS. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "ジンクス!!!". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "樹海村". eiga.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "雨に叫べば". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "映画『今はちょっと、ついてないだけ』音尾琢真・団長安田・高橋和也らキャスト発表". Oricon. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "藤原大祐の映画初主演作が製作決定、48歳の売れない俳優が高校時代を追想". Natalie. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "間宮祥太朗主演で不朽の名作「破戒」60年ぶり映画化 共演に石井杏奈＆矢本悠馬ら". Cinema Cafe. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "白鍵と黒鍵の間に". eiga.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "怨泊 ONPAKU". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "葵 徳川三代". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "風林火山の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "真田丸". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "「THE DAYS」メイン予告解禁 泉澤祐希、丸山智己、鈴鹿央士ら出演". Natalie. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "桐谷健太の「インフォーマ」新キャスト15名解禁、PERIMETRONによるビジュアルも". Natalie Eiga (in Japanese). 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "グッド・バッド・ウィアード［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved 6 July 2019.