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Kazuya Takahashi

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Kazuya Takahashi
Born
Kazuya Takahashi (高橋 一也, Takahashi Kazuya)

(1969-05-20) 20 May 1969 (age 55)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1988–present

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.

Career

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He 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

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Films

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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

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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

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Discography

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Albums

  • 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "あとぴナビ/スペシャルインタビュー | アトピー性皮膚炎 総合情報サイト「あとぴナビ」". atopinavi.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "【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.
  6. ^ "ジンクス!!!". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  7. ^ "樹海村". eiga.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "雨に叫べば". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "白鍵と黒鍵の間に". eiga.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  13. ^ "怨泊 ONPAKU". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  14. ^ "葵 徳川三代". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  15. ^ "風林火山の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  16. ^ "真田丸". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  17. ^ "「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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "グッド・バッド・ウィアード[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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