Issey Takahashi
Issey Takahashi | |
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高橋 一生 | |
| Born | December 9, 1980 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Horikoshi High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Agent | My Promotion |
| Known for |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Issey Takahashi or Issei Takahashi (高橋 一生, Takahashi Issei, born December 9, 1980, in Tokyo, Japan)[1] is a Japanese actor and singer represented by My Promotion.
Biography
Takahashi was born as the eldest son in Akasaka, Minato Ward, Tokyo, and since his mother had married three times, he has four half-brothers, including the musician, Yuma Abe. He looked after his younger siblings when they were infants, and has been more like a father-figure to them. His mother died in 2015, and they had been estranged for about ten years. Takahashi finally reconciled with his mother a week before her passing.
In childhood, Takahashi’s grandmother got him to take various lessons to bring him out of his shell, but he did not last long with any of them. He joined a children's theatre and was moved by his grandmother's delight in seeing him perform in the company's regular shows.
Takahashi has a talent for skateboarding, basketball, guitar, and harmonica. He has names for his furniture and house plants.
His favourite comedians include FUJIWARA and Takayuki Haranishi.
Filmography
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | New York Koi Monogatari II: Otome | Kazunori Togami | Fuji TV | |
| 1991 | Chūō Freeway | TBS | ||
| 1992 | Special Rescue Exceedraft | Taro Osaki | TV Asahi | |
| Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger | Kai | TV Asahi | Episodes 47 to 50 | |
| 1998 | Bishōjo H | TV Asahi | ||
| Setsunai | TV Asahi | |||
| Jiken 6 | Yuichi Iwamoto | TV Asahi | ||
| Natchan-ka | TV Asahi | Episode 7 | ||
| Shōnen-tachi | Koichi Sugita | NHK | ||
| 1999 | Kinpachi-sensei | Sushi deliver | TBS | 5th Series, Episode 18 |
| Genroku Ryōran | Yanagisawa Yoshisato | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| L×I×V×E | Saito | TBS | ||
| Waruikoto | Norifumi Hirata | Fuji TV, Kyodo TV | ||
| Kowai Dōwa | Yuichi Kimijima | TBS | ||
| 2000 | Ikebukuro West Gate Park | Kazunori Morinaga | TBS | |
| Hamidashi Keiji Jōnetsu-kei | TV Asahi | 5th Series, Episode 4 | ||
| 2001 | Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari | Fuji TV | ||
| Hero | Shinichi Furuta | Fuji TV | Episode 10 | |
| Kochira Dai San Shakai-bu | Tetsushi Nojima | TBS | ||
| Ultraman Cosmos | Mitsuya | MBS | ||
| Handoku!!! | Kaze Minamino | TBS | ||
| 2002 | Emergency Room 24hours | Fuji TV | ||
| Zeimu Chōsakan Tarō Madogiwa no Jiken-bo 8 | Yoichi Funatsu | TBS | ||
| 2004 | Shinsengumi! | Matsudaira Sadaaki | NHK | Taiga drama |
| Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy | TV Tokyo | |||
| The Great Horror Family | Kiyoshi Imawano | TV Tokyo | Lead role | |
| Hagurekeiji Junjō-ha | TV Asahi | |||
| 2005 | Aibō | Naotaro Anzai | TV Asahi | Season 4, Episodes 4 and 5 and Season 5, Episode 5 |
| Climber's High | Rintaro Anzai | NHK | ||
| 2006 | Sukoshi wa, Ongaeshi ga Dekita ka na | Masakzau Kitahara | TBS | |
| Kētai Keiji Zenigata Kaminari | BS-TBS | |||
| Koisuru Nichiyōbi New Type | BS-TBS | |||
| Wagahai wa Shufudearu | Takumi "Yoru Shizuka" Asano | TBS | ||
| Premium Saturday | Fuji TV | |||
| Nada Sōsō | TBS | |||
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Komai Masatake | NHK | Taiga drama |
| Special Express Tanaka 3 | Ken Mishima | TBS | ||
| Sexy Voice and Robo | NTV | Episode 7; Unaired | ||
| Ita: Team Medical Dragon 2 | Seiji Toyama | Fuji TV | ||
| 2008 | One-pound Gospel | Yusuke Ishizaka | NTV | |
| Gonzō Densetsu no Deka | Yuji Hibino | TV Asahi | ||
| 2010 | Tetsu no Hone | Isao Yamamoto | NHK | |
| Soil | Shogo Katakuri | WOWOW | ||
| MM9 | Ryo Haida | MBS | ||
| Gekai Suma Hisayoshi | Nomura | TV Asahi | ||
| 2011 | Namae o Nakushita Megami | Hidetaka Anno | Fuji TV | |
| Ohisama | Hideo Uehara | NHK | Asadora | |
| Last Money: Ai no Nedan | Takamichi Yamauchi | NHK | Episode 4 | |
| All She Was Worth | Yasuji Kurata | TV Asahi | ||
| Jūichinin mo iru! | Kensuke Toyama | TV Asahi | Episodes 6 and 7 | |
| 2012 | Mōsō Sōsa: Kuwa Kata Jun Kōichi Kyōju no Stylish na Seikatsu | Yasuo Yamauchi | TV Asahi | Episode 6 |
| Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi | Akihiko Toritani | Fuji TV | Episodes 8 and 9 | |
| Murder at Mt. Fuji | Kanehira Mazaki | TV Asahi | ||
| Naniwa Shōnentanteidan | Hiroo Yamashita | TBS | Episode 6 | |
| Mi o Tsukushi Ryōri jō | Mataji | TV Asahi | ||
| Hitorishizuka | Shingo Kizaki | WOWOW | Episode 1 | |
| 2013 | Last Hope | Ken Saito | Fuji TV | |
| Last Dinner | NHK BS Premium | Episode 6 | ||
| Gekiryū: Watashi o Oboete Imasu ka? | Kenji Shuho | NHK | ||
| 2014 | Gunshi Kanbei | Inoue Kurouemon | NHK | Taiga drama |
| Yoru no Sensei | Ichiro Yamada | TBS | ||
| Mosaic Japan | Yoshiaki Kyui | WOWOW | ||
| Peter no Sōretsu | Masahiko Hashimoto | TBS | ||
| Nobunaga Concerto | Azai Nagamasa | Fuji TV | Episode 5 | |
| 2015 | Dakara Kōya | Shogo Kameda | NHK BS Premium | |
| Dr. Rintarō | Daisaku Fukuhara | NTV | ||
| The Premium | Kenji Hatanaka | NHK BS Premium | ||
| Tami-ō | Mohei Kaibara | TV Asahi | ||
| 2016 | Ōedo Enjō | Hoshina Masayuki | NHK BS Premium | Lead role |
| Gu.ra.me! | Haruki Kiyosawa | TV Asahi | ||
| Princess Maison | Masakazu Date | NHK BS Premium | ||
| My Long Awaited Love Story | Soichiro Kurokawa | Fuji TV, KTV | Lead role, TV movie | |
| 2017 | Naotora: The Lady Warlord | Ono Masatsugu | NHK | Taiga drama |
| Quartet | Yutaka Iemori | TBS | Lead role | |
| Warotenka | Shiori Inō | NHK | Asadora | |
| 2018 | Miracles | Kazuki Aikawa | Fuji TV | Lead role |
| 2019 | Crescent Moon | Gorō Ōshima | NHK | Lead role |
| Tokyo Bachelors | Tarō Ishibashi | TV Asahi | Lead role | |
| 2020 | Wife of a Spy | Yūsaku Fukuhara | NHK | TV movie |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hoshiwotsugumono | Shohei Endo | |
| 1995 | Himeyuri no Tō | ||
| 1996 | Tomoko no Baai | Tokio Okada | |
| 1999 | Oyayubihime | Yuuichi Kimizima | |
| 2000 | Whiteout | Kenji Amamiya | |
| 2001 | All About Lily Chou-Chou | Ikeda-senpai | |
| 2003 | Collage of Our Life | Kyohei Sekiguchi | |
| Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Crazy 88 member | ||
| 2004 | Half a Confession | Ikegami | |
| Crying Out Love in the Center of the World | Ryūnosuke Ōki (teenager) | ||
| The Taste of Tea | Bucho Igobu | ||
| Swing Girls | Sanga High School concert band director | ||
| 2006 | Love My Life | Take-chan | |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal City | Hideki Saji | |
| 2013 | Tokyo Sky Story | Koji | |
| 2016 | Shin Godzilla | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Bureaucrat | |
| Blank13 | Kōji | Lead role[2] | |
| 2017 | March Comes in like a Lion | Takashi Hayashida | |
| March Goes out like a Lamb | Takashi Hayashida | ||
| The Limit of Sleeping Beauty | Kaito | ||
| 2018 | Recall | Kazuaki Izaki | |
| The Lies She Loved | Kippei Koide | Lead role[2] | |
| Million Dollar Man | Tsukumo Furukawa | ||
| 2019 | Until I Meet September's Love | Susumu Hirano | Lead role[3] |
| Samurai Shifters | Gen'emon Takamura | ||
| Romance Doll | Tetsuo | Lead role | |
| 2020 | Wife of a Spy | Yūsaku Fukuhara | Lead role[4] |
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Only Yesterday | ||
| 1995 | Whisper of the Heart | Seiji Amasawa |
Japanese dub
- Live-action
| Year | Title | Role | Voice dub for | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | This Is Us | Kevin Pearson | Justin Hartley | Season 1 only |
| 2018 | Legend of the Demon Cat | Bai Letian | Huang Xuan | [5] |
- Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Moominvalley | Snufkin | [6] |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The 42nd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won |
| The 31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Recall, The Lies She Loved, Blank13, and Million Dollar Man | Won[7] |
References
- ^ "高橋一生" (in Japanese). My Promortion. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ a b Kaori, Shoji (January 4, 2018). "The tenacious trio set to rule Japanese cinema in 2018". The Japan Times.
- ^ "Until I Meet September's Love". Nippon TV. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "蒼井優×高橋一生×黒沢清監督『スパイの妻』劇場公開へ！予告編も到着". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "日本語吹替えキャスト". ku-kai-movie.jp. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Moominvalley animation series attracts an A-list voice cast in Japan". Moomin. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "高橋一生が助演男優賞、初の国内映画賞／映画大賞". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
External links
- My Promortion profile (in Japanese)
- Gekidan Tobiraza profile (in Japanese)
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