Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Japanese actor (born 1974)
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa (小澤 征悦, Ozawa Yukiyoshi; born 6 June 1974)[1] is an American-born Japanese actor. He gained notable fame near the end of 2017 for his involvement in the Long Long Man commercials produced by UHA for their Sakeru Gummy brand, in which he portrayed the titular character.
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Ozawa at the Yokohama International Film Festival in 2024 | |
| Born | 6 June 1974 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Education | Seijo University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Agent | Tom company |
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| Relatives | Seira Ozawa (elder sister) |
| Website | Official profile |
Biography
He is son of conductor Seiji Ozawa and former model and actress Miki Irie. Essayist Seira Ozawa is his sister, and musician Kenji Ozawa is a cousin. He attended Seijo Gakuen Primary School, Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School, and Seijo University. His given name is read as Yukiyoshi but as the kanji for it 征悦 is difficult to read, often incorrectly as Seietsu. On 1 September 2021, he married Maho Kuwako, an announcer at public broadcaster NHK.[2]
Filmography
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Okita Sōji | Taiga drama | [3] |
| 2002 | Sakura | Keisuke Keiki | Asadora | [4] |
| 2005 | Yoshitsune | Minamoto no Yoshinaka | Taiga drama | [5] |
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Saigō Takamori | Taiga drama | [6] |
| 2009 | Clouds Over the Hill | Natsume Sōseki | [7] | |
| 2015 | Garasu no Ashi | Masahiro Sawaki | [8] | |
| Prison Officer | Takanori Kato | [9] | ||
| 2019 | Idaten | Yatarō Mishima | Taiga drama | [10] |
| Afro Tanaka | Shinji Suzuki | [11] | ||
| 2020 | Papa fell in love again | Gorō Yamashita | [12][13] | |
| 2022 | New Nobunaga Chronicle: High School Is a Battlefield | Ieyasu Tokugawa | [14] | |
| 2024 | Acma: Game | Inoru Hoshin | [15] | |
| 2025 | Totto no Ketsuraku Seishun-ki | Moritsuna Kuroyanagi | Television film | [16] |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2004 | The Hidden Blade | Yaichirô Hazama | [17] | |
| 2015 | Joker Game | Kamenaga | [18] | |
| 2020 | Not Quite Dead Yet | Watabe | [19] | |
| Flight on the Water | Miyamoto | [20] | ||
| 2022 | Kappei | Hideo | [21] | |
| Kingdom 2: Far and Away | Wu Qing | [22] | ||
| 2023 | One Last Bloom | Tatsumi | [23] | |
| 2024 | Midnight | Assassin | Short film | [24] |
| Angry Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers | Tachibana | [25] | ||
| 2025 | Sham | Yoshifumi Maemura | [26] | |
| Beethoven Fabrication | Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven | [27] | ||
| One Last Throw | Hirohisa Kagiyama | [28] | ||
| 2026 | Bana-Ana | [29] | ||
| Part-time Death Angel | Amano | [30] | ||
Dubbing
- The King's Man, Duke of Oxford (Ralph Fiennes)[31]