Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa
唐沢 寿明
Born
Kiyoshi Karasawa

(1963-06-03) June 3, 1963
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
Websitehttps://teamkarasawa.jp/

Toshiaki Karasawa (唐沢 寿明, Karasawa Toshiaki; born June 3, 1963) (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.[1][2] He specializes in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting. He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the Toy Story series,[3] and The Polar Express.[4]

He has been nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards, and was named Best Newcomer in 1992.[5] He married actress Tomoko Yamaguchi on December 15, 1995.[6]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1988 Jun-chan's Cheering Song Yuta Hayashi Asadora [7]
1989 Kasuga no Tsubone Inaba Masakatsu Taiga drama [8]
1992 In the Name of Love Kengo Takatsuki [9]
Homework Keisuke Morita Lead role [10]
1994 Tokyo Cinderella Story Masashi Takagi [11]
1994–99 Oishinbo Shirō Yamaoka Lead role; 5 television films [12]
1996 Furuhata Ninzaburō Kenkichi Sendo Episode 19 [13]
2002 Toshiie and Matsu Maeda Toshiie Lead role; Taiga drama [14]
2003 Human Crossing Hiroshi Tsuruhashi (voice) Episode 2 [15]
The Great White Tower Goro Zaizen Lead role [16]
2006 Komyo ga Tsuji Maeda Toshiie Episode 39; Taiga drama [17]
Doctor in Love Nobuki Kobayakawa Lead role [18]
2007 Akechi Mitsuhide Akechi Mitsuhide Lead role; television film [19]
Galileo Tatsuo Kanamori Episode 1 [20]
2009 The Waste Land Tadashi Iki Lead role [21]
2010 Guilty Kiichi Dōjima [22]
2013 Made in Japan Atsushi Yahagi Lead role; miniseries [23]
Take Five: Should We Steal For Love? Masayoshi Homura Lead role [24]
2014 Roosevelt Game Mitsuru Hosokawa Lead role [25]
2015 The Last Cop Kōsuke Kyōgoku Lead role [26]
Save Our Town! Eiji Asai Lead role [27]
2016 Daddy Sister Isaji Hanayama Asadora [28]
2019 The Good Wife Soichiro Hasumi [29]
2020 24 Japan Genma Shido Lead role [30]
Yell Saburō Koyam Asadora [31]
2023 Fixer Ken'ichi Shitara Lead role [32]
2024 Like a Dragon: Yakuza Shintaro Kazama [33]
2025 Private Banker Kōichi Anno Lead role [34]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1991 Happy Wedding Tamotsu Kawamata [35]
Hello Harinezumi Goro Nanase Lead role [35]
1997 Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Manabu Kudo Lead role [36]
2001 Everyone's Home Hidetoshi Yanagisawa Lead role [37]
2004 Casshern Braiking Boss [38]
Kwaidan: Eternal Love Tamiya Iemon Lead role [39]
2008 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End Kenji Lead role [40]
Snakes and Earrings Police officer [41]
2009 20th Century Boys: The Last Hope Kenji Lead role [42]
20th Century Boys: Redemption Kenji Lead role [43]
2011 Oba: The Last Samurai Private Kesamatsu Horiuchi [44]
2014 Unsung Hero Wataru Honjo Lead role [45]
2015 Persona Non Grata Chiune Sugihara Lead role [46]
2024 90 Years Old – So What? Masaya Kikkawa [47]
2026 Mystery Arena Momotaro Kabayama Lead role [48]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Drakengard Inuart [15]

Dubbing roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 Toy Story Woody 1996 dub [49]
1999 Toy Story 2 Woody 2000 dub [49]
2004 The Polar Express Hero Boy, the Conductor, the Hobo, Santa Claus, Scrooge, Hero Boy's father [4]
2010 Toy Story 3 Woody [49]
2019 Toy Story 4 Woody [49]
2026 Toy Story 5 Woody [50]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
1992 65th Kinema Junpo Awards Best New Actor Happy Wedding and Hello Harinezumi Won [51]
15th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Won [35]
1993 17th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won [52]
1998 21st Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actor Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Nominated [53]
2024 37th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 90 Years Old – So What? Nominated [54]

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