Toshinori Omi
Toshinori Omi | |
|---|---|
尾美としのり | |
| Born | December 7, 1965 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Toshinori Omi (尾美としのり, Omi Toshinori, born 7 December 1965) is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Omi joined the children's theater troupe Himawari Theatre Group when he was still in kindergarten.[1] He made his film debut at age 13 in Kon Ichikawa's Hi no Tori (1978) and got his first starring role in a film with Shinji Somai's Tonda Couple (1980).[1] He starred in Nobuhiko Obayashi's Tenkosei (1982), for which he won a Japan Academy Prize best newcomer award.[2] He appeared in most of Obayashi's films until the mid-1990s.[1] Since then he has moved on to adult roles, playing white collar businessmen and fathers.
Selected filmography
Film
- Hi no Tori (1978)
- Tonda Couple (1980)
- Tenkosei (1982)
- Hope and Pain (1988)
- Okoge (1992)
- Wasao (2011)
Television
- Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (2006)
- Ryūsei no Kizuna (2008)
- Teppan (2010–11)
- Ariadne no Dangan (2011)
- Amachan (2013)
References
- ^ a b c "Omi Toshinori". Nihon Eiga Gekijō (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "第６回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品". Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
External links
- Official profile (in Japanese)
- Toshinori Omi at IMDb