Shinya Owada (大和田 伸也, Ōwada Shin'ya, born 25 October 1947 in Tsuruga, Fukui)[1] is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is represented with Horipro Booking Agency. He rusticated from Waseda University First Literature Department.

Shinya Owada
大和田 伸也
Born (1947-10-25) 25 October 1947 (age 77)
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
Years active1970s–present
AgentHoripro Booking Agency
Notable workThe Lion King (Japanese dub)
Television
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
SpouseMichiko Godai
Children
  • Yuta Owada (eldest son)
  • Keisuke Owada (second son)
RelativesBaku Owada (brother)

Biography

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In 1968, Owada joined Shiki Theatre Company.[2]

Filmography

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TV dramas

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1972–73 Ai yori Aoku Shuichi Murakami Asadora [3]
1978–83 Mito Kōmon Atsumi "Kaku-san" Kakunoshin [3]
2009–11 Saka no Ue no Kumo Inoue Kaoru [4]
2012 Man of Destiny Kiichi Aikawa [5]
2021 Come Come Everybody Kinetarō Tachibana Asadora [6]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 50 First Kisses Dr. Natori [7]
2020 Food Luck [8]
2021 Shrieking in the Rain [9]
2022 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy [10]

Anime television

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Year Title Role Network Ref.
2003 Astro Boy Dr. Tenma, Shadow Fuji TV [11]
Black Jack Special: Inochi o meguru 4tsu no Kiseki Judge NTV [12]

Anime films

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Year Title Role Ref.
2005 Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness Goa [13]
2014 Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha ~Owarinaki Tabi~ Bimbisara [14]

Video games

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Year Title Role Ref.
2007 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Holland [15]
2022 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Holland [16]

Dubbing

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1994 The Lion King Mufasa [17]
1996 ER Sam Gasner (Alan Rosenberg) [18]
2019 The Lion King Mufasa [17]

Supervision works

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2013 Kyōryū o Horou Starring Hiroki Matsukata [19]

Productions

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Year Title Notes
Hamlet o Ute! Co-starring with Michiko Godai, Baku Owada, and Kumiko Okae
Kurumi Watashi ga Aishita Hamlet
2003 Aishino Juliet
Mouse Trap
2006 Haru ni shite Kimi o Hanare

Discography

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1972 "Tomoyo"
1993 "Tokimeite Ginza" Duet with Hiroko Asakawa. Written by Eisei who was a former Shiseido director at the time, and the pen name of Hideyo Arita who is now Chairman of the Ginza Hanatsubaki Street Shoten Promotion Association. It became a hit after being released for 50,000 copies in December 1993. [20]
2016 "Matenrō Lullaby" [21]

References

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  1. ^ "大和田伸也" (in Japanese). Horipro. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ Owada, Shinya (15 February 2016). "大和田 伸也 "どらま館でも 世界を振り向かせるような演劇を" 「早稲田小劇場どらま館」早稲田演劇人インタビュー" (in Japanese). Waseda University. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "大和田伸也". Space Shower Networks. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ "坂の上の雲". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "運命の人の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. ^ "松村北斗&村上虹郎&小野花梨が朝ドラ初登場! 上白石萌音をとりまくキャスト発表「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Cinema Cafe. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. ^ "50回目のファーストキス". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. ^ "フード・ラック!食運". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ "雨に叫べば". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  10. ^ "山田涼介主演「鋼の錬金術師」完結編は2部作、スカー役・新田真剣佑ら新キャストも発表". Natalie. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. ^ "アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム" (in Japanese). Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  12. ^ "ブラック・ジャック スペシャル 〜命をめぐる4つの奇跡〜" (in Japanese). Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  13. ^ "ブラック・ジャック ふたりの黒い医者" (in Japanese). Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  14. ^ "BUDDHA2 手塚治虫のブッダ-終わりなき旅-" (in Japanese). Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Shinya Owada (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  16. ^ "ホランダー 役 | CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- REUNION". jp.square-enix.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  17. ^ a b "大和田伸也、実写版『ライオン・キング』でシンバの父・ムファサを再び担当". Oricon. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  18. ^ "ER 緊急救命室". SuperDramaTV. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  19. ^ "大和田伸也が初メガホン 故郷・福井が舞台の映画『恐竜を掘ろう』". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  20. ^ "付朝刊". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Tokyo: The Asahi Shimbun Compamny. 28 March 1994.
  21. ^ "大和田伸也、23年ぶりCD発売「意外といける」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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