Sousuke Takaoka
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| Born | Sousuke Takaoka 8 February 1982 Martial Artist (formerly) |
| Years active | 1999–2020 |
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Sousuke Takaoka (高岡蒼佑, Takaoka Sōsuke, born February 8, 1982) is a Japanese former actor, known for his break-out performance in the controversial movie Battle Royale.
Career
His break-out performance was in the controversial movie
In 2006, for his role as the introspective Honda in Spring Snow, Takaoka gained a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Blue Ribbon Awards, a Japanese film event judged by critics.[1]
Takaoka quit acting in 2020 and is now working as a martial artist. He also took part time jobs such as a trash collector and at an izakaya prior to his martial arts career.[2]
Public image
In July 2011, Takaoka made headlines and attracted much controversy for several
Personal life
On June 15, 2007, he married fellow actress Aoi Miyazaki, after being in a relationship for seven years.[8] In December 2011, the couple had announced that they were divorcing.[9] On August 3, 2020, he announced his retirement from acting.[10] In 2021, he then became a boxer.[11]
He also has a YouTube channel and uploads vlogs, as well as highlights from his boxing tournaments.[12]
Filmography
- Battle Royale as Hiroki Sugimura (2000)
- Akashia no michi (2001)
- Red Shadow(2001)
- Blue Spring (2001)
- Blue as Manabu Mizuuchi (2002)
- 17-sai (2003)
- Spirit (2004)
- Concrete as Tatsuo Oosugi (2004)
- Break Through! as An-sung Lee (2004)
- Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)
- Spring Snow as Shigekuni Honda (2005)
- Sugar and Spice as Yano (2006)
- How to Become Myself (Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata) as Hiroyuki Tamura (2007)
- Heat Island (Hîto Airando) (2007)
- Crows Zero as Izaki Shun (2007)
- Roulette in the Blue Sky (Aozora no ruretto) (2007)
- GS Wonderland (2008)
- Rookies the Movie: Graduation (Rookies: Sotsugyô) (2009)
- Crows Zero 2 (Kurôzu zero II) (2009)
- Be Sure to Share (Chanto Tsutaeru) (2009)
- Saru Lock The Movie (2010)
- Sankaku (2010)
- Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
- 13 Assassins (2010)
- What a Wonderful Life!! (Wararaifu!!) (2011)
- Bokura ga Ita as Masafumi Takeuchi (2012)
- Dare to Stop Us as Nagisa Oshima(2018)
TV
- Taiyō no Kisetsu (2002)(Season of the Sun) (2002)
- Proof of the Man (Ningen no Shomei) (Fuji TV / 2004)
- Slow Dance (Fuji TV / 2005)
- Tokyo Tower (2007)
- Kaze no hate (NHK / 2007)
- Mop Girl (Moppu Gāru) (TV Asahi / 2007)
- The Negotiator (TV Asahi / 2008)
- Rookies (TBS / 2008)
- Saru Lock (NTV / 2009)
- Real Clothes (Riaru kurôzu) (Fuji TV / 2009)
- The Negotiator 2 (Koshonin 2) (TV Asahi / 2009)
Theatre work
Takaoka is also a stage actor and appeared in The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Wee Thomas) by Martin McDonagh in June 2006.[13]
References
- ^ Hoga Central's report on Blue Ribbon Nominations Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Sousuke Takaoka bashes 'Hallyu': "Korean dramas on TV annoy me" | allkpop.com". Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ "Anti-Korean Wave in Japan turns political - CNN Travel".
- ^ "Japanese Actor Fired After Complaining About Korean Television Dramas | Japan Probe". Archived from the original on 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ "Japanese Protestors Rally Against Korean Dramas | iamkoream". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16.
- ^ Brasor, Philip (21 August 2011). "Korean television dramas are not the real problem" – via Japan Times Online.
- ^ "Yahoo!Japan report on marriage".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Takaoka Sousuke confirms divorce from Miyazaki Aoi". Tokyohive. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Sousuke Takaoka announces retirement as an actor". Oricon.
- ^ "Instagram - @sosuke_takaoka_man".
- ^ "Youtube - Sosuke Takaoka".
- ^ E+ Theatrix: interview with the cast/crew of The Lieutenant of Inishmore (in Japanese)
External links
- Sōsuke Takaoka at IMDb
- Sousuke Takaoka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- ²⁴/⁷ 🇯🇵 on Instagram
- News at Manila Bulletin
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