Ren Osugi
Encyclopedia
, born , is 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
. He often works alongside Takeshi Kitano
and Susumu Terajima
.
... aka Seance (International: English title)
... aka Seance (Ko-Rei) (Canada: English title)
... aka Friends (Japan: English title)
... aka MPD Psycho
... aka Multiple Personality Detective Psycho - Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns (Japan: English title)
... aka Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero (International: English title)
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. For his work in Cure
Cure (film)
is a 1997 thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki and Anna Nakagawa.- Synopsis :...
, Hana-bi
Hana-bi
, released in the US as "Fireworks", is a 1997 Japanese film written, directed and edited by, and starring Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. The film's score was composed by renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. This was their fourth collaboration...
and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival
Yokohama Film Festival
The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
. He often works alongside Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
and Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
is a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 100 films, 15 television commercials, three PVs, and numerous television dramas in a career spanning over 20 years. He rarely is the star of the films he is in but he is widely respected for taking every job seriously and diving into his work,...
.
1980s
- kinpaku 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 BrideAbnormal Family: Older Brother's Brideis a 1984 Japanese Pink film written and directed by Masayuki Suo and released by Shintōhō.-Synopsis:The plot revolves around the complications brought to a middle-class family when older brother Kōichi brings home his new sexually voracious bride Yuriko...
aka 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)
1991
- Door II: Tokyo Diary
- Nowhere Man (無能の人; Muno no hito)
- Hello Porcupine (ハロー張りネズミ; Haro harinezumi)
1993
- SonatineSonatineis a 1993 Japanese film by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. It won numerous awards and became one of Kitano's most successful and praised films, garnering him a sizable international fan base.-Plot:Kitano plays Murakawa, a Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life...
(ソナチネ) - Bodyguard KibaBodyguard Kiba (1993 film)Bodyguard Kiba is a film directed by Takashi Miike.-Plot:Junpei, a low-level yakuza, steals 500 million yen from his boss. While he's being interrogated, a stroke of good luck saves his life and lands him in prison for five years...
(ボディガード牙; Bodigaado Kiba) - The Wicked Reporter (極道記者; Gokudou kisha)
- We're No AngelsWe're No AngelsWe're No Angels is a 1955 Christmas comedy picture starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, and Leo G. Carroll. It was directed by Michael Curtiz, who had directed Bogart in Casablanca, when both were under contract to Warner Brothers. It is one of the rare...
(俺達は天使じゃない; Oretachi wa tenshi ja nai)
1995
- Black Money (ブラックマネー; Burakkmanei)
- Getting Any?Getting Any?is a 1995 Japanese film, written, directed, edited, and starring, Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano.Yatteru is the colloquial form for yatteiru , yatteru coming from the Japanese verb yaru, which is an informal word meaning 'to do', and has become slang for sexual intercourse.Getting Any? is best...
(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 Oniisan)
- Voyeurs, Inc. (のぞき屋; Nozikoya)
- Shinjuku Triad SocietyShinjuku Triad SocietyShinjuku Triad Society is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is one of the earliest examples of Miike's use of extreme violence and unusual characterization, two aspects he would become notorious for...
(新宿黒社会 チャイナ マフィア戦争) - MaborosiMaborosiMaborosi, known in Japan as Maboroshi no Hikari is a 1995 Japanese film by director Hirokazu Koreeda starring Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano and Takashi Naitō...
(幻の光)
1996
- XX: Beautiful PreyXX: Beautiful Preyis a 1996 Japanese film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda. The film stars Kei Marimura, Makiko Watanabe and Ren Ōsugi....
(ＸＸ 美しき獲物; XX: utsukushiki emono - Shall We Dance? (Shall We ダンス？)
- Ghost Actress (女優霊; Joyuu rei) aka 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 ReturnKids ReturnAll compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"Meet Again" 5:02#"Graduation" 1:07#"Angel Doll" 2:21#"Alone" 1:15#"As a Rival" 1:29#"Promise... for Us" 5:08#"Next Round" 1:28#"Destiny" 3:31#"I Don't Care" 2:18#"High Spirits" 2:03#"Defeat" 2:29#"Break Down" 3:46...
- A Weatherwoman お天気お姉さん
- Non-Stop (弾丸ランナー; Dangan ran'naa)
1997
- 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 YakuzaFull Metal YakuzaFull Metal Yakuza is a 1997 Japanese action and satire film directed by Takashi Miike. It was written by Itaru Era and based on a story by Hiroki Yamaguchi....
(極道; Full Metal Gokudou) - CureCureA cure is a completely effective treatment for a disease.The Cure is an English rock band.Cure, or similar, may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Cure , a short film starring Charlie Chaplin...
(キュア)
1998
- Hana-biHana-bi, released in the US as "Fireworks", is a 1997 Japanese film written, directed and edited by, and starring Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. The film's score was composed by renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. This was their fourth collaboration...
- Dolphin Through
- Love LetterLove LetterLove Letter is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Shunji Iwai, and starring Miho Nakayama. The film was shot almost entirely on the island of Hokkaidō, mainly in the city of Otaru....
(ラブ・レター ) - The Black AngelKuro no tenshi Vol. 1is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Takashi Ishii. The film stars Riona Hazuki and Reiko Takashima....
(黒の天使; Kuro no tenshi Vol. 1Kuro no tenshi Vol. 1is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Takashi Ishii. The film stars Riona Hazuki and Reiko Takashima....
) - 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; Gambatte Ikimashou)
- Tokyo EyesTokyo EyesTokyo Eyes is a 1998 French-Japanese thriller-romance film, starring Shinji Takeda and Hinano Yoshikawa, directed by French film/documentary maker Jean-Pierre Limosin...
- 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
- Falling Into the Evening (落下する夕方) (Rakka suru yugata)
- ShikokuShikoku (film)is a supernatural thriller film written and produced in Japan in 1999. It was directed by Shunichi Nagasaki and written by Kunimi Manda and Takenori Sento.-Title Significance:...
(死国; lit. "Death Country") - Avec mon mari (アベックモンマリ)
- Ley LinesLey Lines (1999 film)Ley Lines is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, and is the third film in his 'Triad Society' trilogy , following 1995's Shinjuku Triad Society and 1997's Rainy Dog...
(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 AliveDead or Alive (film), abbreviated as DOA , is a 1999 Japanese yakuza action film directed by Takashi Miike. It stars Riki Takeuchi, as the Chinese Triad boss and former yakuza Ryūichi, and Show Aikawa, as the Japanese cop Detective Jojima, and focuses on their meeting and conflict...
(DOA Dead or Alive 犯罪者) - Audition (オーディション)
2000
- Uzumaki/Spiral aka Vortex (うずまき)
- Crazy Lips (発狂する唇)
- Space Travelers (スペーストラベラーズ)
- Monday
- Persona (仮面学園; Kamen gakuen)
- I Am an S+M Writer (不貞の季節; Futei no kisetsu
- Sweet Sweet Ghost (スイート・スイート・ゴースト)
- The City of Lost SoulsThe City of Lost SoulsThe City of Lost Souls is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike.-Cast:*Teah as Mario*Michelle Reis as Kei*Patricia Manterola as Lucia*Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Ko...
(漂流街 The Hazard City) - By Player (三文役者)
- Dead or Alive 2: BirdsDead or Alive 2: BirdsDead or Alive 2: Birds is a Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. Dead or Alive 2: Birds is unrelated to Dead or Alive or Dead or Alive: Final except that all three films have Show Aikawa and Riki Takeuchi in them, and they are all directed by Takashi Miike.-Plot:Two contract killers cross...
(Dead or Alive 2: 逃亡者) - PARTY7
- 鞠智城物語 防人たちの唄
- BrotherBrother (2000 film)All compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"Drifter... in LAX"#"Solitude"#"Tattoo"#"Death Spiral"#"Party "#"On the Shore"#"Blood Brother"#"Raging Men"#"Beyond the Control"#"Wipe Out"#"Liberation from the Death"#"I Love You, Aniki"#"Ballade"...
2001
- 降霊 (Gourei)
- Stereo Future
- Rush! (2001)
- GoGo (2001 film)Go is a 2001 Japanese movie by Isao Yukisada, based on the novel of the same title by Kazuki Kaneshiro. The film stars Kubozuka Yōsuke and Kou Shibasaki . It tells the story of a Korean boy born and raised in Japan and his love story with a Japanese girl...
- Rain of Light (光の雨)
- 化粧師 (Kewaishi)
2002
- Long Love Letter: Hyouryu kyoushitsu
- Kikuchijou monogatari - sakimori-tachi no uta'
- SabuSabu (film)Sabu is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike and adapted from the classic Japanese rite-of-passage novel by Shūgorō Yamamoto.-Plot:Framed for a crime he did not commit, Eiji is subjected to the harsh realities of the Ishikawa Island workhouse...
さぶ - 旅の途中でFARDA
- Drive
- MPD-PSYCHO/FAKE
- Utsutsu (うつつ)
- DollsDolls (film)is a 2002 Japanese film written, edited and directed by Japanese director Takeshi Kitano. A highly stylized art film, Dolls is part of Kitano's non-crime film oeuvre, like 1991's A Scene at the Sea, and unlike most of his other films, he does not act in it...
- The Twilight SamuraiThe Twilight SamuraiThe Twilight Samurai or is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and...
(たそがれ清兵衛) - Last Scene
- Doing TimeDoing TimeDoing Time is slang for spending time in a jail or prison.It may also refer to:* Doing Time, the US title of Porridge , a 1979 film version of the BBC sitcom* "Doing Time", a single from the MxPx album Life in General...
(刑務所の中)
2003
- Thirteen Steps (13階段)
- Getting Off the Boat at Her Island (船を降りたら彼女の島)
- Collage of Our Life
- Revolver - Green Spring (リボルバー －青い春－)
- Rockers
- Director Infection: "Kenenn" (監督感染 ＫＥＮＥＮＮ
- Iden&Tity (アイデン＆ティティ)
2004
- Red Moon (赤い月)
- Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows (伝説のワニ ジェイク)
- ZebramanZebramanis a 2004 film directed by Takashi Miike. The film's name references the main character, a superhero named "Zebraman". A sequel, Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City, was released in 2010 featuring the addition of Masahiro Inoue of Kamen Rider Decade to the cast.-Plot:It is 2010...
(ゼブラーマン) - eiko (エイコ)
- Village PhotobookVillage Photobookis a 2004 film written and directed by Mitsuhiro Mihara....
(村の写真集; mura no shashinshuu) - Lady JokerLady JokerLady Joker is a 2004 film by Japanese director Hideyuki Hirayama, starring Tetsuya Watari, Satoshi Tokushige, Kouji Sakkawa, Jun Kunimura, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukoshi, Haruhiko Kato, Miho Kanno, Ittoku Kishibe, and Kyozo Nagatsuka....
(レディ・ジョーカー) - Out of This World (この世の外へ クラブ進駐軍)
Television filmography
- "Proof of the Man" (2004)
- "Shinsengumi keppuhroku" (1998) TV Series .... Susumu Yamazaki
- Paato-taimu tantei 2 (2004) (TV) (as Ren Oosugi)
- "Boku to kanojo to kanojo no ikiru michi" (2004) (mini) TV Series .... Yoshirou Koyanagi
- Paato-taimu tantei (2002) (TV) (as Ren Oosugi)
- Sabu (2002) (TV) (as Ren Oosugi) .... Heizo
- "Sayonara ozu sensei" (2001) TV Series
- "Manatsu no Merry Christmas" (2000) TV Series .... Akira Ohashi
- Kôrei (2000) (TV) .... Restaurant customer
... aka Seance (International: English title)
... aka Seance (Ko-Rei) (Canada: English title)
- "Furenzu" (2000) TV Series .... Kobayashi
... aka Friends (Japan: English title)
- "Tajuu jinkaku tantei saiko - Amamiya Kazuhiko no kikan" (2000) (mini) TV Series (as Ren Oosugi) .... Tooru Sasayama
... aka MPD Psycho
... aka Multiple Personality Detective Psycho - Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns (Japan: English title)
- Katte ni shiyagare! Eiyû-keikaku (1996) (TV) .... Suzuki
... aka Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero (International: English title)