Shinya Owada

Shinya Owada
Shinya Owada
大和田伸也
Born	25 October 1947 (age 78); Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
Occupations	Actor; voice actor;
Years active	1970s–present
Agent	Horipro Booking Agency
Notable work	The Lion King (Japanese dub)
Television	Dramas; Ai yori Aoku; Mito Kōmon; Bayside Shakedown; Kids War: Zaken na yo; Mikon Rokushimai; ; Variety; Ītabi Yume Kibun;
Spouse	Michiko Godai
Children	Yuta Owada (eldest son); Keisuke Owada (second son);
Relatives	Baku Owada (brother)

Shinya Owada (大和田伸也, Ōwada Shin'ya; born October 25, 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.

Born25 October 1947 (age 78)

Occupations

Yearsactive1970s–present

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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	Clouds Over the Hill	Inoue Kaoru		^[4]
2012	Man of Destiny	Kiichi Aikawa		^[5]
2021	Come Come Everybody	Kinetarō Tachibana	Asadora	^[6]

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007	I Just Didn't Do It		^[7]
2018	50 First Kisses	Dr. Natori	^[8]
2020	Food Luck		^[9]
2021	Shrieking in the Rain		^[10]
2022	Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy		^[11]
2025	True Beauty: Before	Soichiro Igarashi	^[12]
2025	True Beauty: After	Soichiro Igarashi	^[13]
2026	Bayside Shakedown: N.E.W	Takeshi Azumi	^[14]

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2003	Astro Boy	Dr. Tenma, Shadow	Fuji TV	^[15]
2003	Black Jack Special: Inochi o meguru 4tsu no Kiseki	Judge	NTV	^[16]

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2005	Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness	Goa	^[17]
2014	Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha ~Owarinaki Tabi~	Bimbisara	^[18]
2014

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	Holland	^[19]
2022	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion	Holland	^[20]

Biography

Shinya Owada
大和田伸也
Born	(1947-10-25) 25 October 1947 (age 78) Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
Occupations	Actor voice actor
Years active	1970s–present
Agent	Horipro Booking Agency
Notable work	The Lion King (Japanese dub)
Television	Dramas Ai yori Aoku Mito Kōmon Bayside Shakedown Kids War: Zaken na yo Mikon Rokushimai Variety Ītabi Yume Kibun
Spouse	Michiko Godai
Children	Yuta Owada (eldest son) Keisuke Owada (second son)
Relatives	Baku Owada (brother)

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1994	The Lion King	Mufasa	^[21]
1996	ER	Sam Gasner (Alan Rosenberg)	^[22]
2019	The Lion King	Mufasa	^[21]

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

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
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.	^[24]
2016	"Matenrō Lullaby"		^[25]