Sadao Abe

Sadao Abe
阿部 サダヲ
Born	阿部 隆史 (Takashi Abe) (1970-04-23) April 23, 1970 (age 54) Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Sadawo Abe
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1992—present
Children	2
Website	http://otonakeikaku.jp/profile/profile_abe.html

Sadao Abe (阿部 サダヲ, Abe Sadao, born Abe Takashi (阿部 隆史); April 23, 1970) is a Japanese actor, stage actor and musician from Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. He started his acting career after joining a theater company/talent agency, Otona Keikaku, in around 1992 and gained his popularity after the drama series Team Medical Dragon and as being the lead singer of the Japanese comedy rock band Group Tamashii. His stage name is a pun on notorious geisha Sada Abe.

Abe was nominated for best actor in the 31st Japanese Academy Award for Maiko Haaaan!!!.

Discography

Main article: Group Tamashii

Filmography

Film

• Naked Blood (1995) as Eiji Kure
• Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996) as Hiroshi Fujimoto^[1]
• After Life (1998)
• Uzumaki (2000) as Mitsuru Yamaguchi
• Kamikaze Girls (2004) as Ryuji 'the Unicorn'/Doctor
• The Great Yokai War (2005)
• Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
• Helen the Baby Fox (2006) as police officer
• Ten Nights of Dream (segment - The 6th Night) (2006)
• Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006) as Kaoru Nekota
• Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007) as Kimihiko Onizuka
• Paco and the Magical Picture Book (2008) as Horigome
• Yatterman (2009) as Dr. Kaieda
• Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki (2011) as Gōyan (voice)
• Gothic Lolita Battle Bear (2013) as teddy bear (voice)
• Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) as Migi (voice)
• Parasyte: Part 2 (2015) as Migi (voice)
• The Magnificent Nine (2016) as Juzaburo Kokudaya
• Birds Without Names (2017) as Jinji
• Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp (2018) as Shin
• The 47 Ronin in Debt (2019) as Asano "Takumi no Kami" Naganori
• Mother (2020) as Ryo^[2]
• Lesson in Murder (2022) as Yamato Haimura^[3]
• I Am Makimoto (2022) as Sō Makimoto^[4]
• Shylock's Children (2023) as Masahiro Nishiki^[5]
• Revolver Lily (2023) as Isoroku Yamamoto^[6]
• Last Mile (2024) as Ryuhei Yagi^[7]
• 11 Rebels (2024) as Mizoguchi Takumi^[8]
• Cells at Work! (2024) as Shigeru Urushizaki^[9]

Television

• Karin (1993)^[10]
• Bayside Shakedown (1997) as Saeki
• Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000) as Hamaguchi
• Summer Snow (2000)
• Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002) as Kaoru Nekota
• Kokoro (2003)^[10]
• Tiger & Dragon (2005) as Hayashiyatei Donta
• Unfair (2006) as Kokubo Yuji
• Dare Yorimo Mama wo Ai su (2006) as Pinko
• Team Medical Dragon (2006) as Monji Arase
• First Kiss (2007) as Masaru Nikaido
• Team Medical Dragon 2 (2007) as Monji Arase
• The Waste Land (2009) as Hideo Tahara^[11]
• Marumo no Okite (2011) as Mamoru Takagi (Marumo)^[12]
• Taira no Kiyomori (2012) as Shinzei^[13]
• Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 2 (2015) as Ichizō Kobayashi^[14]
• Gekokujō juken (2017) as Shinichi Sakurai^[15]
• Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017) as Tokugawa Ieyasu^[16]
• Anone (2018) as Kaji Mochimoto^[17]
• Idaten (2019) as Masaji Tabata^[18]
• Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi (2023) as Kinji Kusuda^[19]
• Extremely Inappropriate! (2024) as Ichiro Ogawa^[20]
• Anpan (2025), Sōkichi Yamura^[10]

References

1. "トキワ荘の青春". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
2. "長澤まさみと阿部サダヲが大森立嗣監督新作で初共演 『MOTHER マザー』初夏公開へ". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). 2020-01-22. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
3. "阿部サダヲが連続殺人鬼に！白石和彌が小説「死刑にいたる病」映画化、共演に岡田健史". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
4. "アイ・アム まきもと". eiga.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
5. "阿部サダヲが映画「シャイロックの子供たち」で主演、共演に上戸彩や玉森裕太". Natalie. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
6. "行定勲の監督作「リボルバー・リリー」主演は綾瀬はるか、長谷川博己やジェシーも参加". Natalie. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
7. "ラストマイル". eiga.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
8. "十一人の賊軍". eiga.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
9. "Live-Action Cells at Work! Film's Teaser Reveals More Cast, December 13 Opening". Anime News Network. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
10. "阿部サダヲ、22年ぶり朝ドラ出演 25年前期『あんぱん』で「風来坊のパン職人」役【コメント全文】". Oricon. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
11. "大作ドラマ『不毛地帯』会見に豪華キャスト陣揃い踏み! 主演・唐沢寿明「最後までやりきりたい」". Oricon. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
12. "芦田愛菜、史上最年少で連ドラ初主演！ 阿部サダヲと血の繋がらない"親子"役". ORICON NEWS. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
13. "阿部サダヲ:清盛の師・信西役「不思議な面白さがある」迫力の海上ロケにビックリ". Mantan-web. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
14. ""ミュージカル界のプリンス"井上芳雄、阿部サダヲと親子役". ORICON NEWS. 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
15. "父娘の感動の実話「下剋上受験」がドラマ化！阿部サダヲ＆深田恭子が夫婦に". 映画.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
16. "おんな城主 直虎:悩める家康の"凄み"に期待 最終盤のキーマンは阿部サダヲ！". Mantan-web. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
17. "広瀬すず、新ドラマ『anone』でベリーショート披露 共演に瑛太ら決定". ORICON NEWS. 2019-07-31. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
18. "【いだてん】阿部サダヲ、怖いもの知らずの主人公「アドリブなし」で熱演". Oricon. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
19. "生田斗真主演『大河ドラマが生まれた日』来年2・4放送 阿部サダヲ、松本穂香ら出演決定【追加キャスト10人の役柄紹介】". Oricon. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
20. "阿部サダヲ主演『不適切にもほどがある！』ポスター完成 初回放送日は2024年1月26日に". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). 2023-12-15. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2024-02-26.

External links

• Sadao Abe at IMDb
• Unofficial Sadao Abe homepage (in Japanese)