is a Japanese actor, 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. Takahashi has appeared in more than 50 films since 1988.
Career He was a vocalist and bassist of Otokogumi, the Japanese rock band debuted in August, 1988. 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.
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.
Takahashi has appeared in more than fifty films since 1988.
Selected filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1988Rock yo shizukani nagareyoTsutomu "Tonda" TodaLead role 1995Kamikaze TaxiTatsuo 2001Hush!Naoya Hase 2008Still WalkingNobuo Kataoka 2010Sword of DesperationDenichirō2013Like Father, Like SonDaisuke NonomiyaShield of Straw2014PuzzleThe Light Shines Only ThereNakajima2016Jinx!!!Kiyoharu SatōAfter the Storm 2017Ringside Story 2018Tatta Ichido no UtaDaisuke Gotoda, Norihiko Tachibana2019The JournalistHot Gimmick: Girl Meets BoyFamily of StrangersŌtaniThe Flowers of EvilSawa's father2021Suicide Forest Village Shrieking in the Rain Tachibana2022Once Hit the BottomMasato MakishimaTsuisō JourneyMysterious manThe Broken Commandment2023Between the White Key and the Black KeyMiki2024OnpakuHong Kong film 2026Samurai VengeanceYoshizawa Hotaru
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2000AoiŌno HarufusaTaiga drama 2007Fūrin KazanBaba NobuharuTaiga drama 2012Victory in DefeatEisaku Satō 2016Sanada MaruUkita HideieTaiga drama2017Edo Castle Muketsu KaijōKatsu Kaishū2018SmokingKenuma 2019 Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru Everyone's Demoted Kōhei Hanazawa2022He's Expecting Dr. Tatsuomi Nakajima2023The Days InformaKatsuji Maruyama2026Water MarginZhu Gui Straight to Hell
Dubbing Lee Byung-hun Beautiful Days – Lee Min-chul All In – Kim In-ha Everybody Has Secrets – Choi Su-hyeon A Bittersweet Life – Kim Sun-woo Once in a Summer – Yun Suk-young The Good, the Bad, the Weird – Park Chang-yi I Saw the Devil – Soo-hyun Masquerade (BS Japan edition) – King Gwanghae/Ha-sun Memories of the Sword – Deok-gi/Yoo-baek The Transporter (2004 TV Asahi edition) – Darren "Wall Street" Bettencourt (Matt Schulze)
Discography 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
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