Hiroshi Abe (actor)

Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
	阿部寛
Born	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

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.

Early life

Abe was born in Yokohama as the youngest in a family of three children. After retaking the university entrance examinations once, he attended Chuo University in Tokyo and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. Abe started working as a model for magazines such as Men's Non-no during his university days, and later transitioned into acting.[1]

Career

In 2009, Abe won the Best Actor award in the 63rd Mainichi Film Award for his performances in Still Walking and Aoi Tori.[2] Abe also starred in Hideki Takeuchi's Thermae Romae.[3] He then played a supporting role in Hirokazu Kore-eda's I Wish.[4]

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)[5]
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 (2021) - Seiichirō Tomashino
Hokusai (2021) - Tsutaya Jūzaburō
Tonbi (2022) - Yasuo Ichikawa[6]

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	[2]
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
2015	38th Japan Academy Film Prize	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

"男の履歴書阿部寛". Inlife. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
"Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Win at 63rd Mainichi Film Awards". Anime News Network. 21 January 2009.
Adams, Mark (7 September 2012). "Thermae Romae". Screen International.
Chang, Dustin (10 May 2012). "I WISH Review". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
"Thermae Romae Manga Gets Live-Action Film Sequel (updated)". Anime News Network. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
"阿部寛×北村匠海が親子役、重松清「とんび」初映画化！2022年公開予定". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

External links

Official Site (in Japanese)
Hiroshi Abe at IMDb

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[1] "男の履歴書阿部寛". Inlife. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[abeaward-2] "Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Win at 63rd Mainichi Film Awards". Anime News Network. 21 January 2009.

[3] Adams, Mark (7 September 2012). "Thermae Romae". Screen International.

[4] Chang, Dustin (10 May 2012). "I WISH Review". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[5] "Thermae Romae Manga Gets Live-Action Film Sequel (updated)". Anime News Network. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

[6] "阿部寛×北村匠海が親子役、重松清「とんび」初映画化！2022年公開予定". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved January 28, 2021.