Yo Oizumi
Yo Oizumi (大泉 洋, Ōizumi Yō, born April 3, 1973) is a TV personality and a stage actor based in Hokkaidō. He was born in Ebetsu and has been living in Sapporo since 1984.
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Born | Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan | April 3, 1973
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Agent | Creative Office CUE |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 1 |
Biography
Oizumi first made a name for himself in a Hokkaidō-based TV variety series called "Suiyō Dōdeshō" (How do you like Wednesday?) and has been actively appearing on various media programs in Hokkaidō since then. He is also a member of a 5-piece drama group called TEAM-NACS formed when they were at Hokkai Gakuen university. TEAM-NACS had run their first national tour with their 11th original play called "COMPOSER" during spring and summer in 2005, and are now preparing for the 12th one called "HONOR" performances in Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo; opening at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo on March 9, 2007 and closing at Doushin Hall at Sapporo on May 13, 2007. In 2007, he provided the voice of Professor Hershel Layton in the puzzle video game Professor Layton and the Curious Village as well as its sequels and movie.
Along with increasing popularity of "Suiyo Doudeshō" ("How do you like Wednesday?") and TEAM-NACS not only within Hokkaidō but throughout Japan over the past years, he has been expanding his works in various fields by appearing on nationwide TV dramas and films, doing character voices on animated films and releasing CDs as a singer. In addition to voices, he is also an accomplished writer and painter. He calls his fans "Koneko chan tachi", which means "kittens" in Japanese, although he does not like cats.
On May 30, 2011, he became the father of a baby girl. On his website he jokes saying, "Today I successfully became a father!" [1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Shusuke Kaneko | |||
2001 | Man-hole | Takayuki Suzui | |||
Spirited Away | Bandai Gaeru (voice) | Hayao Miyazaki | |||
2002 | Pakodatejin | Tetsu Maeda | |||
The Cat Returns | Teacher (voice) | Hiroyuki Morita | |||
2003 | Nasu: Summer in Andalusia | Pepe (voice) | Kitarō Kōsaka | Lead role | |
River | Takayuki Suzui | Lead role | |||
2004 | Howl's Moving Castle | Prince Turnip (voice) | Hayao Miyazaki | ||
Angel in the Box | Takayuki Suzui | ||||
2006 | Brave Story | Kee Keema (voice) | Koichi Chigira | ||
Simsons | Heita Ōmiya | Yūichi Satō | |||
Suger & Spice | Isamu Nakae | ||||
2007 | Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro | Nezumi Otoko | Katsuyuki Motohiro | ||
2008 | After School | Kenji Uchida | Lead role | ||
2009 | Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | Professor Layton (voice) | Masakazu Hashimoto | Lead role | |
2010 | Looking up at the Half-Moon | Gorō Natsume | Yoshihiro Fukagawa | ||
2011 | Moshidora | Makoto Kachi | Makoto Tanaka | ||
Phone Call to the Bar | The Detective | Hajime Hashimoto | Lead role | ||
2012 | Bread of Happiness | Sang Mizushima | Yukiko Mishima | Lead role | |
G'mor Evian! | Yagu | Tōru Yamamoto | Lead role | ||
2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Hashiba Hideyoshi | Kōki Mitani | Lead role | |
Detective in the Bar | The Detective | Hajime Hashimoto | Lead role | ||
2014 | Twilight: Saya in Sasara | Yutaro | Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Lead role | |
A Drop of the Grapevine | Ao | Yukiko Mishima | Lead role | ||
A Bolt from the Blue | Haruo Todoroki | Hitori Gekidan | Lead role | [2] | |
2015 | Kakekomi | Shinjirō Nakamura | Masato Harada | Lead role | |
The Boy and the Beast | Tatara (voice) | Mamoru Hosoda | |||
2016 | I Am a Hero | Hideo Suzuki | Shinsuke Sato | Lead role | |
Gold Medal Man | Mr. Kawahara | Teruyoshi Uchimura | |||
2017 | Fullmetal Alchemist | Shou Tucker | Fumihiko Sori | Special appearance | |
Tokyo Ghoul | Kureo Mado | Kentarō Hagiwara | |||
The Last Shot in the Bar | The Detective | Teruyuki Yoshida | Lead role | ||
2018 | After the Rain | Masami Kondō | Akira Nagai | Lead role | |
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island | Captain Silver (voice) | Kazuaki Imai | |||
Yakiniku Dragon | Tetsuo | Chong Wui-Sin | Lead role | ||
My Dad is a Heel Wrestler | The editor in chief | Kyōhei Fujimura | Special appearance | ||
A Banana? At This Time of Night? | Yasuaki Shikano | Tetsu Maeda | Lead role | [3] | |
2019 | Restaurant from the Sky | Wataru | Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Lead role | [4] |
2020 | Good-Bye | Shūji Tajima | Izuru Narushima | Lead role | [5] |
Food Luck | Jimon Terakado | [6] | |||
The New Three Kingdoms | Liu Bei | Yūichi Fukuda | Lead role | [7] | |
2021 | Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction | Teruya Hayami | Daihachi Yoshida | Lead role | [8] |
TV dramas
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2005 | Emergency Room 24 Hours 3 | Ryōta Sakura | CX | ||
2006 | Okashina Futari | Sakuragi | CX | Lead role, miniseries | |
Doctor in Love | Sōta Numazu | CX | |||
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Masaya Nakagawa | CX | Lead role, TV movie | ||
2007 | The Pride of the Temp | Takeshi Shōji | NTV | ||
2007 | Wild Mom | Tetsu Kawano | CX | ||
2008 | The Naminori Restaurant | Kenji Sazanami | NTV | ||
2009 | Akahana No Sensei | Santarō Ishihara | NTV | Lead role | |
2010 | Ryōmaden | Kondō Chōjirō | NHK | Taiga drama | |
Wagaya no Rekishi | Tsuru-chan | CX | Miniseries | ||
The Golden Piggy | Ichirō Kadomatsu | NTV | |||
Japanese Americans | Noboru Yamagishi | TBS | |||
2012 | Lucky Seven | Junpei Asahi | CX | ||
2015 | Mare | Tōru Tsumura | NHK | Asadora | |
2016 | Sanada Maru | Sanada Nobuyuki | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2017 | Leaders 2 | Takejirō Kikuma | TBS | Special appearance, TV movie | |
2018 | Kuroido Goroshi | Dr. Heisuke Shiba | CX | TV movie | |
Brother and Sister | Inosuke | TBS | Lead role, TV movie | ||
2019 | No Side Manager | Hayato Kimishima | TBS | Lead role | |
Stay Tuned! | Masayoshi Kanbara | HTB | Miniseries | ||
Natsuzora | Hiroshi Matsutake | NHK | Cameo, Asadora | ||
2020 | The Pride of the Temp 2 | Takeshi Shōji | NTV | Special appearance | |
Japanese dub
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2018 | The Grinch | The Grinch | [9] | |
Variety Shows
- How do you like Wednesday? (水曜どうでしょう 1996~2002 Hokkaidō Television Broadcasting)
- Onigiri Atatamemasuka (おにぎりあたためますか Hokkaidō Television Broadcasting)
- Hanatare NACS (ハナタレナックス Hokkaidō Television Broadcasting)
- Ippachi ikouyo (1×8いこうよ Sapporo Television Broadcasting)
Video Games
- Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007) – Professor Layton
- Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007) – Professor Layton
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2008) – Professor Layton
- Professor Layton and the Last Specter (2009) – Professor Layton
- Ni No Kuni (2010) – Swaine
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (2011) – Professor Layton
- Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (2012) – Professor Layton
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (2013) – Professor Layton
Discography
- Today's Soup(本日のスープ, Duet song with STARDUST REVUE in 2004)
- Not get up guy(起きないあいつ)
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
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2012 | 35th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Phone Call to the Bar | Nominated |
2015 | 58th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Kakekomi | Won |
2016 | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Nominated | |
2018 | 41st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | The Last Shot in the Bar | Nominated |
2019 | 44th Hochi Film Award | Best Actor | A Banana? At This Time of Night?, Restaurant from the Sky | Nominated |
References
- amapi. "Oizumi Yo becomes the father of a baby girl". Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- Kevin Ma (27 May 2014). "Bolt From the Blue top local film in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- "A Banana? At This Time of Night?". Japan Program Catalog. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "そらのレストラン". JFDB. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- "グッドバイ 嘘からはじまる人生喜劇". eiga.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- "フード・ラック!食運". eiga.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "大泉洋、福田雄一と初タッグ!オリジナル映画「新解釈・三國志」で愚痴と文句しか言わない劉備玄徳". eiga.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- "大泉洋の主演作「騙し絵の牙」監督は吉田大八、共演に松岡茉優、佐藤浩市". Natalie. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "大泉洋、ベネディクト・カンバーバッチと対面!「物腰の柔らかい方」". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
External links
- Official profile (in Japanese)
- TEAM-NACS Official profile on Amuse, Inc. (in Japanese)
- Yo Oizumi on IMDb