Shinya Owada

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

Shinya Owada
大和田 伸也
Born	(1947-10-25) 25 October 1947 (age 77) Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
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
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	Michiko Godai
Children	Yuta Owada (eldest son) Keisuke Owada (second son)
Relatives	Baku Owada (brother)

Biography

In 1968, Owada joined Shiki Theatre Company.^[2]

Filmography

TV dramas

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	Saka no Ue no Kumo	Inoue Kaoru		[4]
2012	Man of Destiny	Kiichi Aikawa		[5]
2021	Come Come Everybody	Kinetarō Tachibana	Asadora	[6]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	50 First Kisses	Dr. Natori		[7]
2020	Food Luck			[8]
2021	Shrieking in the Rain			[9]
2022	Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy			[10]

Anime television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2003	Astro Boy	Dr. Tenma, Shadow	Fuji TV	[11]
	Black Jack Special: Inochi o meguru 4tsu no Kiseki	Judge	NTV	[12]

Anime films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2005	Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness	Goa	[13]
2014	Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha ~Owarinaki Tabi~	Bimbisara	[14]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	Holland	[15]
2022	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion	Holland	[16]

Dubbing

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	The Lion King	Mufasa		[17]
1996	ER	Sam Gasner (Alan Rosenberg)		[18]
2019	The Lion King	Mufasa		[17]

Supervision works

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2013	Kyōryū o Horou	Starring Hiroki Matsukata	[19]

Productions

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

Discography

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.	[20]
2016	"Matenrō Lullaby"		[21]

References

1. "大和田伸也" (in Japanese). Horipro. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
2. Owada, Shinya (15 February 2016). "大和田 伸也 "どらま館でも 世界を振り向かせるような演劇を" 「早稲田小劇場どらま館」早稲田演劇人インタビュー" (in Japanese). Waseda University. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
3. "大和田伸也". Space Shower Networks. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
4. "坂の上の雲". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
5. "運命の人の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
6. "松村北斗＆村上虹郎＆小野花梨が朝ドラ初登場！ 上白石萌音をとりまくキャスト発表「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Cinema Cafe. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
7. "50回目のファーストキス". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
8. "フード・ラック！食運". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
9. "雨に叫べば". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
10. "山田涼介主演「鋼の錬金術師」完結編は2部作、スカー役・新田真剣佑ら新キャストも発表". Natalie. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
11. "アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム" (in Japanese). Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
12. "ブラック・ジャック スペシャル 〜命をめぐる4つの奇跡〜" (in Japanese). Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
13. "ブラック・ジャック ふたりの黒い医者" (in Japanese). Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
14. "BUDDHA2 手塚治虫のブッダ-終わりなき旅-" (in Japanese). Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
15. "Shinya Owada (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
16. "ホランダー 役 | CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- REUNION". jp.square-enix.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
17. "大和田伸也、実写版『ライオン・キング』でシンバの父・ムファサを再び担当". Oricon. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
18. "ER 緊急救命室". SuperDramaTV. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
19. "大和田伸也が初メガホン 故郷・福井が舞台の映画『恐竜を掘ろう』". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
20. "付朝刊". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Tokyo: The Asahi Shimbun Compamny. 28 March 1994.
21. "大和田伸也、23年ぶりＣＤ発売「意外といける」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

Notes

External links

• Shinya Owada at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada at all cinema (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada at Kinenote (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada at IMDb
• Shinya Owada at Movie Walker (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada at the TV Drama Database (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada and Michiko Godai Official Site: With (in Japanese)
• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Official profile at Horipro (in Japanese)