Osamu Mukai
Japanese actor (born 1982)
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Osamu Mukai (向井 理, Mukai Osamu; born February 7, 1982) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Meiji University.[2][3]
Osamu Mukai | |
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向井 理 | |
| Born | 7 February 1982 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Agent | Hori Agency |
| Known for |
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| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
He was born in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and went to Hama Junior high school (浜中学校) and Hitorizawa High school, where it became the location for After the Rain.[4] He graduated from Meiji University, and majored in genetic engineering.[5] He received the "Best Poster Award" at the International Zoological Genetics Conference in 2004.[6] While he was attending university, he worked as a bartender. He became a full-time employee there after graduation, and he became a manager later.[7] While working as a bartender, he got into the magazine Tokyo Graffiti.[6] A reader later recruited him to be an actor. Now, he works for Hori agency, as an actor.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Journey Under the Midnight Sun | [8] | ||
| 2010 | My Husband Is a Cartoonist | Murai Shigeru | Asadora | [9] |
| Shinzanmono | Kyose Koki | [10] | ||
| Hotaru no Hikari 2 | Seno Kazuma | [10] | ||
| 2011 | Gō | Tokugawa Hidetada | Taiga drama | [11] |
| 2012 | Summer Rescue: Hospital of Sky | Keigo Hayami | Lead role | [12] |
| 2014 | S: The Last Policeman | Kamikura Ichigo | Lead role | [8] |
| Nobunaga Concerto | Ikeda Tsuneoki | [13] | ||
| 2016 | Daddy Sister | Tetsurō Kohashi | Asadora | [8] |
| 2017 | Akira and Akira | Akira Kaidō | Lead role | [14] |
| 2020 | Awaiting Kirin | Ashikaga Yoshiteru | Taiga drama | [15] |
| 2021 | The Grand Family | Teppei Manpyō | [16] | |
| 2022 | Bakumatsu Aibō-den | Hijikata Toshizō | Lead role; television film | [17] |
| First Love | [18] | |||
| 2023 | Ya Boy Kongming! | Zhuge Kongming | Lead role | [19] |
| Angel Flight | Yukito Adachi | [20] | ||
| 2024 | The Great Passage | Masashi Nishioka | [21] | |
| Light of My Lion | Shogo Tachibana | [22] | ||
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | I'll Die For You | [23] | ||
| 2010 | Hanamizuki | Junichi Kitami | [24] | |
| Beck | Yoshiyuki Taira | [24] | ||
| 2011 | Paradise Kiss | Joji "George" Koizumi | [25] | |
| 2012 | SPEC: Ten | Sekai | [26] | |
| We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. | Tanaka Kota | Lead role | [27] | |
| 2014 | My Pretend Girlfriend | Noburo (Aged 30) | [28] | |
| Her Granddaughter | Toshio Nakagawa | [29] | ||
| 2015 | S The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future | Ichigo Kamikura | Lead role | [30] |
| 2016 | Nobunaga Concerto | Ikeda Tsuneoki | [13] | |
| 2017 | When Will You Return? | Gorō Ashimura | [8] | |
| 2019 | The Fable | Sunagawa | [31] | |
| 2021 | Brothers in Brothel | Mita | [32] | |
| 2022 | Wedding High | Noriaki Sawada | [33] | |
| 2023 | Ichikei's Crow: The Movie | Eiji Ujō | [34] | |
| 2025 | Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie | Zhuge Kongming | Lead role | [35] |
| 2026 | Angel Flight: The Movie | Yukito Adachi | [20] | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | GQ Japan Men of the Year | Himself | Won | [36] | |
| 2011 | 35th Elan d'or Awards | Best New Actor | Himself | Won | [37] |
| 32nd Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Beck and Hanamizuki | Won | [24] | |
| TVnavi Drama of the Year 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | GeGeGe no Nyōbō | Won | [38] | |
| 19th Hashida Awards | Best Newcomer | GeGeGe no Nyōbō | Won | [39] | |