Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi
尾美としのり
Born (1965-12-07) December 7, 1965
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present

Toshinori Omi (尾美としのり, Omi Toshinori; born 7 December 1965) is a Japanese actor.

Career

Born in Tokyo, Omi joined the children's theater troupe Himawari Theatre Group when he was still in kindergarten.[1] He made his film debut at age 13 in Kon Ichikawa's Hi no Tori (1978) and got his first starring role in a film with Shinji Somai's Tonda Couple (1980).[1] He starred in Nobuhiko Obayashi's Tenkosei (1982), for which he won a Japan Academy Prize best newcomer award.[2] He appeared in most of Obayashi's films until the mid-1990s.[1] Since then he has moved on to adult roles, playing white collar businessmen and fathers.

Selected filmography

Film

  • Hi no Tori (1978) – Nagi
  • Tonda Couple (1980) – Nakayama, Wataru
  • I Are You, You Am Me (1982) – Kazuo Saitoh
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) – Goro Horikawa
  • Haishi (1984) – Saburoh
  • Itsuka darekaga korosareru (1984) – Shota Watakabe
  • Lonely Heart (1985) – Hiroki Inoue
  • Typhoon Club (1985) – Kobayashi
  • Love Hotel (1985) – Assistant director[3]
  • Four Sisters (1985) – Ryou Sakura[4]
  • Rokumeikan (1986) – Kenjiro, Einosuke's son
  • Noyuki yamayuki umibe yuki (1986) – Yuuta Hayami
  • Makeup (1987)
  • Hachiko Monogatari (1987) – Ogata
  • Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988) – Hitman
  • Hope and Pain (1988) – Arles, Sadaichi Takai
  • Revolver (1988) – Arata Nagai
  • Watashi no kokoro wa papa no mono (1988) – Yuuki Matsushita
  • Bakayarô! 2: Shiawase ni naritai (1989) – Tamotsu Yoriai (Episode 3)
  • Byôin e ikô (1990) – Sasazo
  • Inamura Jên (1990) – Satoru
  • Isan sôzoku (1990) – Kazuhito Fujishima
  • Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) – Tomoya Kaminaga
  • Ryakudatsu ai (1991)
  • Tsuribaka Nisshi 4 (1991) – Kazuhiko Usami
  • Tōki Rakujitsu (1992)
  • Okoge (1992)
  • Seishun dendekedekedeke (1992) – Sugimoto Fujiwara
  • Haruka, nosutarujii (1993) – Noburu Ohta
  • Onna-zakari (1994) – Tamaru's secretary
  • Nozokiya (1995) – Matsumiya
  • Ashita (1995) – Megumi's Teacher
  • Onihei hankachô (1995)
  • Miyazawa Kenji sono ai (1995) – Fujiwara
  • Happy People (1997)
  • Ikinai (1998) – Kimura
  • Kaza-hana (2000) – Nightclub manager
  • Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001) – Shibukawa
  • The Twilight Samurai (2002) – Shichijuro Otsuka
  • Kusa no ran (2004)
  • Koi no mon (2004)
  • Umezu Kazuo: Kyôfu gekijô- Negai (2005) – Yoshiro
  • Arigatô (2006) – Kenta Arino
  • I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
  • Sekai wa tokidoki utsukushii (2006) – Customer
  • Kôan keisatsu sôsakan (2007)
  • The Triumphant of General Rouge (2009) – Keiji Mifune
  • Wasao (2011)
  • Itsukaichi Monogatari (2011)
  • Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari (2012) – Tadahiko
  • Megamisama (2017)
  • The Negotiator: Behind The Reversion of Okinawa (2018) – Fumio Ishino
  • 37 Seconds (2019)
  • Peer (2019) – Terunobu Kuramatsu
  • Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) – Kondō Isami
  • Rika: Love Obsessed Psycho (2021)[5]
  • Tombi: Father and Son (2022)[6]
  • Wedding High (2022)[7]
  • The Zen Diary (2022) – Takashi[8]
  • My Broken Mariko (2022) – Mariko's father[9]
  • Roleless (2022)[10]
  • The Legend and Butterfly (2023) – Hirate Masahide[11]
  • Confess to Your Crimes (2023)[12]
  • Oshi no Ko: The Final Act (2024) – Toshiro Kindaichi[13]
  • Secret: A Hidden Score (2024) – Tōru Higuchi[14]
  • Shinpei (2025) – Masakazu Oka[15]
  • Salary Man Kintaro (2025) – Morinosuke Yamato[16]
  • Salary Man Kintaro 2 (2025) – Morinosuke Yamato[16]
  • Rewrite (2025) – Hosoda[17]
  • A Place Called Home (2026)[18]
  • The Ogre's Bride (2026)[19]
  • Bye Bye Love: Detective Is in the Bar (2026), Shigeo Nakata[20]

Television

References

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  2. ↑ "第6回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品". Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "ラブホテル". Eiga.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "姉妹坂". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "高岡早紀、"自称28歳の純愛モンスター"「リカ」映画化". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "阿部寛×北村匠海『とんび』、薬師丸ひろ子、杏ら父子を見守る豪華キャスト発表". Crank-in!. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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  8. ↑ "土を喰らう十二ヵ月". Eiga.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "マイ・ブロークン・マリコ". Eiga.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  10. ↑ "香川照之、14年ぶり単独主演映画で演じるのはエキストラ『宮松と山下』11月公開決定". Crank-in!. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
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  12. ↑ "おまえの罪を自白しろ". Eiga.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Live-Action Oshi no Ko Series, Film Reveal 28 Cast Members". Anime News Network. 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  14. ↑ "言えない秘密". Eiga.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ "シンペイ 歌こそすべて". Eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  16. 1 2 "New Live-Action Salaryman Kintaro Films' Teaser Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
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  18. ↑ "ただいまって言える場所". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "鬼の花嫁". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "Bye Bye Love 探偵はBarにいる". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "草燃える". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "北条時宗". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "平清盛". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  24. ↑ "あまちゃんの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  25. 1 2 "【麒麟がくる】尾美としのり、2作品続けて光秀と絡み「面白かった」". Oricon. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  26. ↑ "石原慎太郎氏役に次男・石原良純…NHK「裕さんの女房」主要キャスト". Sports Hochi. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  27. ↑ "西島秀俊×中村倫也「仮面ライダーBLACK SUN」予告、キャスト10人、主題歌発表". Eiga.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  28. ↑ "ドラマ「舞妓さんちのまかないさん」ティザー予告解禁、追加キャストに井浦新ら". Natalie. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  29. ↑ "横浜流星主演の大河ドラマ「べらぼう」に西村まさ彦、水沢林太郎、里見浩太朗ら". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  30. ↑ "亀梨和也主演のNHK時代劇「銭形平次」山田杏奈・栗山千明・加藤小夏ら6名の扮装ビジュアル". Natalie (in Japanese). 17 July 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.