Yo Oizumi
Yo Oizumi | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Agent | Amuse Inc.(Business Partnership) |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 1 |
Yo Oizumi (大泉 洋, Ōizumi Yō, born April 3, 1973) is a TV personality, actor and seiyu based in Hokkaidō. He was born in Ebetsu, Hokkaido and has been living in Sapporo since 1984. He is a member of the TEAM NACS.
Biography[]
In Hokkai Gakuen University, Oizumi entered the theater club.In 1996, he organizing theatrical company "Team Nacs" (stylized in all caps) with , Ken Yasuda, Shigeyuki Totsugi, that his friends in the theater club.[1]
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.[citation needed]
On May 30, 2011, he became the father of a baby girl. On his website he jokes saying, "Today I successfully became a father!"[2]
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 | |||
Sugar and 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 | [3] | |
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 | [4] |
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 | [5] | |
2019 | Restaurant from the Sky | Wataru | Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Lead role | [6] |
2020 | May I Quit Being a Mom!? | Narrator | Tomo Gōda | Documentary film | [7] |
Good-Bye | Shūji Tajima | Izuru Narushima | Lead role | [8] | |
Food Luck | Minoru Ozaki | Jimon Terakado | Special appearance | [9] | |
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms | Liu Bei | Yūichi Fukuda | Lead role | [10] | |
2021 | Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction | Teruya Hayami | Daihachi Yoshida | Lead role | [11] |
Asakusa Kid | Senzaburō Fukami | Hitori Gekidan | Lead role | [12] | |
Ganbare! Team Nacs: The Movie | Himself | Kentarō Horikirizono | Lead role | [13] |
TV dramas[]
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2005 | Emergency Room 24 Hours 3 | Ryōta Sakura | Fuji TV | ||
2006 | Okashina Futari | Sakuragi | Fuji TV | Lead role, miniseries | |
Doctor in Love | Sōta Numazu | Fuji TV | |||
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Masaya Nakagawa | Fuji TV | Lead role, TV movie | ||
2007 | The Pride of the Temp | Takeshi Shōji | NTV | ||
2007 | Wild Mom | Tetsu Kawano | Fuji TV | ||
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 | Fuji TV | Miniseries | ||
The Golden Piggy | Ichirō Kadomatsu | NTV | |||
Japanese Americans | Noboru Yamagishi | TBS | |||
2012 | Lucky Seven | Junpei Asahi | Fuji TV | ||
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 | Fuji TV | 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 | |
2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Minamoto no Yoritomo | NHK | Taiga drama | [14] |
Japanese dub[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2018 | The Grinch | The Grinch | [15] |
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,2003~,Hokkaidō Television Broadcasting)
- Hanatare NACS (ハナタレナックス,2003~,Hokkaidō Television Broadcasting)
- Ippachi ikouyo (1×8いこうよ,2000~, Sapporo Television Broadcasting)
- SONGS (2017~, NHK)
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
Others[]
- 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (2015,NHK), judge
- 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (2020,NHK), the white team captain
- The Masked Singer Japan (2021, Amazon Prime Video), MC
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, Duet song with Shigeyuki Totsugi in 2004)
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[]
- ^ "46歳、安田顕の半生「内気な僕が、大学でTEAM NACSの仲間に出会って」|芸能|婦人公論.jp". 婦人公論.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "『恋は雨上がりのように』小松菜奈&大泉洋インタビュー". Crank-in!. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "「ママやめ」コロナウイルス拡散防止のため公開日と同日にオンライン上映開始". Natalie. Retrieved November 30, 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.
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- ^ "「がんばれ!TEAM NACS」劇場版として上映へ 9月3日公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "【鎌倉殿の13人】大泉洋、源頼朝役で出演決定「丁寧に演じていけたら". Oricon. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "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 at IMDb
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Japanese male film actors
- Japanese male television actors
- Male voice actors from Hokkaido
- People from Ebetsu, Hokkaido
- Amuse Inc. talents
- 21st-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century male singers