Takashi Sasano
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is a Japanese
actor best known in the West for his role in the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures
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He is known to master variety of acting styles. He often appears in the films of Yoji Yamada
and is often seen in Japanese historical plays
Takashi has called himself the "one scene actor" due to his policy of usually not declining acting offers.
, Awaji island
, as the fourth boy in the family. He lost both parents when young.
Sasano joined a theater group in 1968 when he was a student at Nihon University
. For awhile he was also occupied as a sailor, but did not give up on his ambition on becoming an actor. In year 1979 he received notice for his role in the play "Shanghai pansu kingu".
In 1985 he appeared in the Yoji Yamada
film and has since been a regular in the films of Yamada. As a general rule he does not refuse any roles and thus calls himself "one scene actor".
In 2007 he won the award for best supporting actor in 30th Awards of the Japanese Academy.
In 2008 he acted a part in the Academy Award-winning film Departures
.
In 2009, he played the role of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
in the NHK
taiga drama
Tenchijin
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actor best known in the West for his role in the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures
Departures (film)
All compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"Shine of Snow I" 1:12#"Nohkan" 3:10#"Kaisan" 0:53#"Good-Bye Cello" 2:16#"New Road" 1:15#"Model" 0:47#"First Contact" 1:51#"Washing" 0:34#"Kizuna I" 1:57#"Beautiful Dead I" 3:12#"Okuribito " 1:51...
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He is known to master variety of acting styles. He often appears in the films of Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....
and is often seen in Japanese historical plays
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. The name means "period drama" and is usually the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular...
Takashi has called himself the "one scene actor" due to his policy of usually not declining acting offers.
Early life & Career
Sasano was born in to a family of sake manufacturers in IchinomiyaIchinomiya, Hyogo (Tsuna)
was a town located in the Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Ichinomiya was merged with the towns of Awaji, Tsuna, Higashiura and Hokudan, all from Tsuna District, to form the new city of Awaji, Hyōgo and no longer exists as an independent municipality...
, Awaji island
Awaji Island
is an island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The island has an area of 592.17 km²...
, as the fourth boy in the family. He lost both parents when young.
Sasano joined a theater group in 1968 when he was a student at Nihon University
Nihon University
Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889....
. For awhile he was also occupied as a sailor, but did not give up on his ambition on becoming an actor. In year 1979 he received notice for his role in the play "Shanghai pansu kingu".
In 1985 he appeared in the Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....
film and has since been a regular in the films of Yamada. As a general rule he does not refuse any roles and thus calls himself "one scene actor".
In 2007 he won the award for best supporting actor in 30th Awards of the Japanese Academy.
In 2008 he acted a part in the Academy Award-winning film Departures
Departures (film)
All compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"Shine of Snow I" 1:12#"Nohkan" 3:10#"Kaisan" 0:53#"Good-Bye Cello" 2:16#"New Road" 1:15#"Model" 0:47#"First Contact" 1:51#"Washing" 0:34#"Kizuna I" 1:57#"Beautiful Dead I" 3:12#"Okuribito " 1:51...
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In 2009, he played the role of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
in the NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
taiga drama
Taiga drama
is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shōgai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shōroku and Takarazuka star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music...
Tenchijin
Tenchijin
is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu....
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Awards
| Years | Awards |
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| 2007 |
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| 2007 |
Yokohama Film Festival The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel... : Best Supporting Actor for Nezu no ban, Tsuribaka nisshi 17 and Metro ni notte |