(real name Kiyoshi Karasawa (唐澤 潔 Karasawa Kiyoshi)) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the play Boy's Revue Stay Gold in 1987. He specializes in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting. He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the Toy Story series, and The Polar Express.
He has been nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards, and was named Best Newcomer in 1992. He married actress Tomoko Yamaguchi on December 15, 1995.
Filmography
Television Year Title RoleNotes1988Jun-chan's Cheering SongYuta HayashiAsadora1989Kasuga no TsuboneInaba MasakatsuTaiga drama1992In the Name of LoveKengo TakatsukiHomework Keisuke MoritaLead role1994Tokyo Cinderella Story Masashi Takagi1994–99Oishinbo Shirō YamaokaLead role; 5 television films1996Furuhata NinzaburōKenkichi SendoEpisode 192002Toshiie and MatsuMaeda ToshiieLead role; Taiga drama2003Human CrossingHiroshi Tsuruhashi (voice)Episode 2The Great White TowerGoro ZaizenLead role2006Komyo ga TsujiMaeda ToshiieEpisode 39; Taiga dramaDoctor in LoveNobuki KobayakawaLead role2007Akechi Mitsuhide Akechi MitsuhideLead role; television filmGalileo Tatsuo KanamoriEpisode 12009The Waste Land Tadashi IkiLead role2010Guilty Kiichi Dōjima2013Made in JapanAtsushi YahagiLead role; miniseriesTake Five: Should We Steal For Love?Masayoshi HomuraLead role2014Roosevelt GameMitsuru HosokawaLead role2015The Last CopKōsuke KyōgokuLead roleSave Our Town!Eiji AsaiLead role2016Daddy Sister Isaji HanayamaAsadora2019The Good Wife Soichiro HasumiVoice: 110 Emergency Control RoomShōgo HiguchiLead role202024 JapanGenma ShidoLead roleYellSaburō KoyamAsadora2023FixerKen'ichi ShitaraLead role2024Like a Dragon: YakuzaShintaro Kazama2025Private BankerKōichi AnnoLead role2026Shadows of the Ten NinjaHakuunsaiSpecial appearance
Film Year Title RoleNotes1991Happy WeddingTamotsu KawamataHello HarinezumiGoro NanaseLead role1997Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Manabu KudoLead role2001Everyone's Home Hidetoshi YanagisawaLead role2004Casshern Braiking BossKwaidan: Eternal Love Tamiya IemonLead role200820th Century Boys: Beginning of the EndKenjiLead roleSnakes and Earrings Police officer200920th Century Boys: The Last HopeKenjiLead role20th Century Boys: RedemptionKenjiLead role2011Oba: The Last Samurai Private Kesamatsu Horiuchi2014Unsung Hero Wataru HonjoLead role2015Persona Non Grata Chiune SugiharaLead role202490 Years Old – So What? Masaya Kikkawa2026Mystery ArenaMomotaro KabayamaLead role
Video games Year Title RoleNotes2003DrakengardInuart
Dubbing roles Year Title RoleNotes1995Toy StoryWoody1996 dub1999Toy Story 2Woody2000 dub2004The Polar ExpressHero Boy, the Conductor, the Hobo, Santa Claus, Scrooge, Hero Boy's father2010Toy Story 3Woody2019Toy Story 4Woody2026Toy Story 5Woody
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 199265th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest New ActorHappy Wedding and Hello Harinezumi15th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the Year199317th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHimself199821st Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorWelcome Back, Mr. McDonald202437th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting Actor90 Years Old – So What?
References
External links
Ken-On Official Homepage