Hiroshi Abe (actor)

Hiroshi Abe (阿部 寛, Abe Hiroshi, born 22 June 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. He is known for his roles in Still Walking, Chocolate, and Godzilla 2000: Millennium.

Hiroshi Abe
阿部 寛
Born	(1964-06-22) 22 June 1964 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	1983-present
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Children	2
Japanese name
Hiragana	あべ ひろし
Katakana	アベ ヒロシ
Transcriptions Romanization Abe Hiroshi

Career

In 2009, Abe won the Best Actor award in the 63rd Mainichi Film Award for his performances in Still Walking and Aoi Tori.[1] Abe also starred in Hideki Takeuchi's Thermae Romae.[2] He then played a supporting role in Hirokazu Kore-eda's I Wish.[3]

Filmography

Films

Haikarasan ga Tōru (1988) YAWARA! (1989) Spirit Warrior (1990) Yamato Takeru (1994) Moon Over Tao (1997) Hissatsu! Shamisenya no Yuji (1999) Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) Tokyo Raiders (2000) Crazy Lips (2000) Blood Sucking Space (2001) Rush! (2001) Platonic Sex (2001) Trick (2002) Hana and Alice (2004) Hotel Venus (2004) Survive Style 5+ (2004) My Lover is a Sniper: The Movie (2004) Hasami Otoko (2004) Ubume no Natsu (2005) Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Love in Death (2006)

Trick 2 (2006) Baruto no Gakuen (2006) Forbidden Siren (2006) Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007) Hero (2007) Taitei no Ken (2007) Happy Ever After (2007) Legend of Yuria (2007) Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fighting(2007) Legend of Toki (2008) Zero: Legend of Kenshiro (2008) Team Batista no Eikō (2008) Chocolate (2008) Mōryō no Hako (2008) Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess (2008) Still Walking (2008) The Blue Bird (2008) Shikeidai No Erebêtâ (Elevator to the Gallows (1958) Remake) (2010) I Wish (2011) A Ghost of a Chance (2011) A Yell from Heaven (2011)

Isoroku (2011) The Wings of the Kirin (2012) - Kyōichirō Kaga Thermæ Romæ (2012) Crow's Thumb aka Karasu no Oyayubi (2013) Before the Vigil (2013) Thermae Romae II (2014)[4] Zakurozaka no Adauchi (2014) Cape Nostalgia (2014) Everest: Kamigami no Itadaki (2016) – Jōji Habu After the Storm (2016) – Ryōta A loving husband (2017) – Yōhei Miyamoto Shippu Rondo (2017) – Kazuyuki Kuribayashi Umibe No Ria (2017) Legend of the Demon Cat (2017) - Nakamaro Sakura Guardian in the North (2018) The Crimes That Bind (2018) - Kyōichirō Kaga Flea-picking Samurai (2018) - Kobayashi Hironoshin The Garden of Evening Mists (2019) - Nakamura Aritomo Mamorarenakatta Monotachi e (2020) - Seiichirō Tomashino Hokusai (2021) - Tsutaya Jūzaburō

TV Series

Unmeitōge (1993) - Yagyu Jubei Glorious Yorujuro (1996-1997) – Yorujūrō Honeymoon Divorce (1997) – Takuya Kitamura Yasha (2000) – Ken Kurosaki Trick (2000-2003) – Jirō Ueda Hero (2001) – Mitsugu Shibayama Antique (2001) – Chikage Kobayakawa Midnight Rain (2002) – Shunsuke Izumida My Little Chef (2002) – Kensaku Tachibana The Last Lawyer (2003) Rika (2003) – Takao Homma

Musashi (2003) – Gion Tōji Wedding Planner (2003) – Jun Okonogi Smile (2003) – Reijirō Sakurai Fugitive: Runaway (2004) – Ryūji Mineshima At Home Dad (2004) – Kazuyuki Yamamura Yoshitsune (2005) – Taira no Tomomori Dragon Zakura (2005) – Kenji Sakuragi Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (2006) – Shinsuke Kuwano Tenchijin (2008) – Uesugi Kenshin Change (2008) – Katsutoshi Nirasawa

Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009-2011) – Akiyama Yoshifuru Shiroi Haru (2009) – Haruo Sakura Shinzanmono (2010) – Kyōichirō Kaga Going My Home (2012) – Tsuboi Ryota Downtown Rocket (2015) – Kōhei Tsukuda The Sniffer (2016) – Hanaoka Downtown Rocket Season 2 (2018) – Kōhei Tsukuda Mada Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (2019) – Shinsuke Kuwano Dragon Zakura 2 (2020) – Kenji Sakuragi

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Notable Work	Result	Ref.
1995	Japanese Professional Movie Awards	N/A	Kyouju Luger P08	Won
2009	Mainichi Film Concours	Best Actor	Aruitemo Aruitemo & Aoi Tori	Won	[1]
2012	Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actor	Karasu no oyayubi	Won
2013	36th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor	Thermæ Romæ	Won
2015	38th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor	Cape Nostalgia	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Zakurozaka no Adauchi	Nominated
2016	3rd Kyoto International Art and Film Festival	Toshiro Mifune Award		Won
	9th Tokyo Drama Awards	Best Actor	Shitamachi Rocket	Won
	41st Hochi Film Award	Best Actor	After the Storm	Nominated

References

1. "Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Win at 63rd Mainichi Film Awards". Anime News Network. 21 January 2009.
2. Adams, Mark (7 September 2012). "Thermae Romae". Screen International.
3. Chang, Dustin (10 May 2012). "I WISH Review". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
4. "Thermae Romae Manga Gets Live-Action Film Sequel (updated)". Anime News Network. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

External links

• Official Site (in Japanese)
• Hiroshi Abe on IMDb