Hiroshi Abe (actor)
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| Hiroshi Abe 阿部 寛 |
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| Born | June 22, 1964 Kanagawa, Yokohama, Japan |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Hiroshi Abe (阿部 寛 Abe Hiroshi, born June 22, 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but he successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. He is a 1988 graduate of Chuo University.
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[edit] Career
In 1988, during his last year of college, he made his first foray into acting with the movie Haikara-san Ga Touru. In 2009, he won the award for Best Actor in the 63rd Mainichi Film Award for his performances in Still Walking and Aoitori.[1]
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Television
His first Japanese television drama was "Let's have Romance" (Koi wo simashō Yumin wo kikinagara) (1988. As of 2003, he has starred or co-starred in an astonishing 84 shows, appearing in at least one per three-month cycle since 1996.
Leading Actor in:
- Shinzanmono (新参者 lit. "Newcomer") (2010 spring) as Kaga Kyoichiro
- Shiroi Haru (白い春 lit. "White spring") (2009 spring) as Haruo Sakura
- Kekkon Dekinai Otoko(The Man Who Can't Get Married) (結婚できない男 Kekkon Dekinai Otoko)" (2006 summer) as Shinsuke Kuwano
- Dragon Zakura (ドラゴン桜 Doragon Zakura) (2005 summer) as Kenji Sakuragi
- At Home Dad (アットホームダッド Atto Hōmu Daddo) (2004 summer) as Kazuyuki Yamamura
- The Last Lawyer (最後の弁護人 Saigo no Bengonin) (2003 winter)
- Trick series (TRICKシリーズ Torikku shirīzu) (2003 autumn, 2002 winter, 2000 summer) as Jirō Ueda
- Glorious Yorujuro (天晴れ夜十郎 Appare Yorujūrō) (1996 Sep-1997 March) as Yorujūrō
Some others he co-starred in:
- Saka no Ue no Kumo (坂の上の雲 Saka no Ue no Kumo) (December 2009, 2010 and 2011) as Akiyama Yoshifuru
- Tenchijin (天地人 Tenchijin)(NHK Taiga Drama) (2008) - as Uesugi Kenshin
- CHANGE (CHANGE Chenji) (2008 spring) as Katsutoshi Nirasawa
- Yoshitsune (義経 Yoshitsune)(NHK Taiga Drama) (2005) - as Taira no Tomomori
- Fugitive - RUNNAWAY (逃亡者 RUNNAWAY Tōbōsha Rannawei) (2004 summer) as Ryūji Mineshima
- Wedding Planner (ウエディングプランナー Uedingu Purannā) (2003 spring) as Jun Okonogi
- Smile (笑顔の法則 Egao no Hōsoku) (2003 spring) as Reijirō Sakurai
- Rika (リカ Rika) (2003 March) (Won for Best Horror Film of the year) as Takao Homma
- Musashi (武蔵 MUSASHI Musashi)(NHK Taiga Drama) (2003) as Gion Tōji
- Midnight Rain (真夜中の雨 Mayonaka no Ame) (2002 autumn) as Shunsuke Izumida
- My Little Chef (マイリトルシェフ Mai Ritoru Shefu) (2002 summer) as Kensaku Tachibana
- HERO (HERO Hīrō) (2001 winter) as Mitsugu Shibayama
- Antique (アンティーク 〜西洋骨董洋菓子店〜 Antīku -Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten)(2001 autumn) as Chikage Kobayakawa
- Yasha (夜叉 Yasha)(2000 spring) as Ken Kurosaki
- Honeymoon Divorce (成田離婚 Narita Rikon) (1997 Autumn) as Takuya Kitamura
He also stars in "Special Research Project 200X", and occasionally narrates.
[edit] Films
- Haikarasan ga tōru (1988)
- Yawara! (1989)
- Saga of the Phoenix (1990)
- Yamato Takeru (1994)
- Moon Over Tao (1997)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
- Tokyo Raiders (2000)
- Blood Sucking Space (2001) (Chi wo sū uchū)
- RUSH! (2001)
- Platonic Sex (2001)
- Trick (2002)
- Hana and Alice / 花とアリス / Hana to Arisu (2004)
- Hotel Venus / ホテル ビーナス / Hoteru bīnasu (2004)
- Survive Style 5+ (2004)
- My Lover is a Sniper: The Movie / 恋人はスナイパー 劇場版 (2004)
- The man behind the scissors / ハサミ男 / Hasami otoko (2004)
- Ubume no Natsu (2005)
- Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior / Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken series (2006–2008)
- Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Love in Death / Raō Den Jun'ai no Shō (2006)
- Legend of Yuria / Yuria Den (2007) (OVA)
- Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fighting / Raō Den Gekito no Shō (2007)
- Legend of Toki / Toki Den (2008) (OVA)
- Zero: Legend of Kenshiro / Zero: Kenshirō Den (2008)
- Trick 2 (2006)
- Baruto no Gakuen (2006)
- Forbidden Siren (2006)
- Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)
- HERO the movie (2007)
- Taitei no Ken (2007)
- Team Batista no Eikō (2008)
- Chocolate (2008)
- Mōryō no Hako (2008)
- Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess (2008)
- Aruitemo aruitemo (Still Walking) (2008)
- I Wish / 奇跡 (2011)
- Once in a Blue Moon (2011)
[edit] Stage
- 2004 Chikamatu Double Suicide Chikamatu Shinchuu monogatari-sore ha koi)
- 2002, 1998, 1993-96 Atami Murder-Monte Carlo Illusion (Atami satujinn jikenn-monntekaruro iryu-jonn)
- 2001 One Who Brings It Up (mochiageru hito)
- 2000 New Jigokuhen (SinJigokuhen) (Famous novel from Japanese literature)
- 1992 Sometime, Somewhere (aruhi dokokade)
[edit] References
- ^ "Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Win at 63rd Mainichi Film Awards - Anime News Network". http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-21/ponyo-sky-crawlers-win-at-63rd-mainichi-film-awards.
