Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi
Born
大杉 孝 (Ōsugi Takashi)

(1951-09-27)27 September 1951
Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan
Died21 February 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 66)
Chiba, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1973–2018

Ren Osugi (大杉 漣, Ōsugi Ren), born Takashi Osugi (大杉 孝, Ōsugi Takashi, September 27, 1951 in Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan – February 21, 2018) was a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival.[1] He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima. In the DVD commentary to the MPD Psycho television series, director Takashi Miike said that he admired Osugi's experience to shift quickly from comic and imbecilic to authoritative and earnest. He died of heart failure at the age of 66 on February 21, 2018.[2]

Filmography

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Films

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1980s

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  • Kinbaku ikenie (緊縛いけにえ)　(1980)
  • Empire of Kids (ガキ帝国; Gaki teikoku) (1981)
  • Beautiful Mystery (巨根伝説　美しき謎; Kyokon densetsu: utsukushii nazo) (1983)
  • Abnormal Family: Older Brother's Bride a.k.a. Spring Bride (変態家族兄貴の嫁さん; Hentai kazoku: Aniki no yomesan) (1984)
  • Momoiro shintai kensa (桃色身体検査) (1985)

1990

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  • Love of Sawako (さわこの恋　上手な嘘の恋愛講座)

1991

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  • Door II: Tokyo Diary
  • Nowhere Man (無能の人; Muno no hito)
  • Hello Harinezumi (ハロー張りネズミ; Haro harinezumi)

1992

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1993

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1994

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1995

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  • Black Money (ブラックマネー; Burakkmanei)
  • Getting Any? (みんな～やってるか！; Minna-yatteruka!)
  • ルビー The Target
  • Marks (マークスの山; Maakusu no yama)
  • A Weather Girl (お天気お姉さん; Otenki Oneesan)
  • Voyeurs, Inc. (のぞき屋; Nozokiya)
  • Shinjuku Triad Society (新宿黒社会　チャイナ　マフィア戦争)
  • Maborosi (幻の光)

1996

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  • XX: Beautiful Prey (ＸＸ　美しき獲物; XX: utsukushiki emono
  • Shall We Dance? (Shall We ダンス？)
  • Ghost Actress (女優霊; Joyuu rei) a.k.a. Don't Look Up
  • Boys Are Ambitious (岸和田少年愚連隊)
  • Door III
  • Scandal (スキャンドール)
  • Kids Return
  • A Weatherwoman お天気お姉さん
  • Non-Stop (弾丸ランナー; Dangan ran'naa)

1997

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  • The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears (復讐　THE REVENGE　消えない傷痕; Fukushu the Revenge Kienai Shokon)
  • Postman Blues (ポストマン・ブルース)
  • GANSTER II: 東京魔悲夜　外伝
  • D#1
  • Full Metal Yakuza (極道; Full Metal Gokudou)
  • Cure (キュア)

1998

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  • Hana-bi
  • Dolphin Through
  • Love Letter (ラブ・レター )
  • The Black Angel (黒の天使; Kuro no tenshi Vol. 1)
  • The Goofball (愚か者　傷だらけの天使; Orokamono: Kizu darake no Tenshi)
  • Unlucky Monkey (アンラッキー・モンキー; Anrakkii Monkii)
  • Heavenz
  • Dog Race (犬、走る; Inu Hashiru)
  • Give It All (がんばっていきまっしょい; Ganbatte Ikimasshoi)
  • Tokyo Eyes
  • Fishes in August (水の中の八月; Mizu no Naka no Hachigatsu)
  • License to Live (ニンゲン合格) (Ningen Gokaku)

1999

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  • Falling Into the Evening (落下する夕方) (Rakka suru yugata)
  • Shikoku (死国; lit. "Death Country")
  • Avec mon mari (アベックモンマリ)
  • Ley Lines (日本黒社会; Nihon kuroshakai)
  • The Exam (お受験; O-juken)
  • 新極道伝説　三匹の竜
  • Secret (秘密; Himitsu)
  • Charisma (カリスマ)
  • Dead or Alive (DOA Dead or Alive 犯罪者)
  • Audition (オーディション)

2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

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2009

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2010s

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Television

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  • Katte ni shiyagare! Eiyû-keikaku (1996) a.k.a. Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero (International: English title) as Suzuki
  • Shinsengumi Keppūroku (1998) as Susumu Yamazaki
  • Manatsu no Merry Christmas (2000) as Akira Ohashi
  • Kôrei (2000) a.k.a. Seance (International: English title) a.k.a. Seance (Ko-Rei) (Canada: English title) as Restaurant customer
  • Furenzu (2000) a.k.a. Friends (Japan: English title) as Kobayashi
  • Tajuu jinkaku tantei saiko - Amamiya Kazuhiko no kikan (2000, mini series) a.k.a. MPD Psycho a.k.a. Multiple Personality Detective Psycho - Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns (Japan: English title) as Tooru Sasayama
  • Sayonara ozu sensei (2001)
  • Paato-taimu tantei (2002)
  • Sabu (2002) as Heizo
  • Paato-taimu tantei 2 (2004)
  • Boku to kanojo to kanojo no ikiru michi (2004, mini series) as Yoshirou Koyanagi
  • Proof of the Man (2004)
  • Seibu Keisatsu Special (2004)
  • Samurai Rebellion (2013)
  • The Supporting Actors (2017) as himself
  • Uso no Sensou (2017) as Mamoru Sanpei
  • Final Fantasy XIV - Dad of Light (Netflix / 2017) as Hirotaro Inaba[3]
  • Kinkyu Torishirabeshitsu Season 1 (2014), Season 2 (2017) as Nakata Zenjiro
  • The Supporting Actors 2 (2018) as himself

Video games

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References

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  1. ^ "Yokohama Film Festival: 1999". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  2. ^ "Grade-school student makes touching tribute to the late Ren Osugi". 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Home". hikarinootosan.jp.
  4. ^ "Ren Osugi (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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