Shin'ya Ōwada
Born October 25, 1947 in Tsuruga, Fukui is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is represented with Horipro Booking Agency. He rusticated from Waseda University First Literature Department.
Also recorded as Ōwada Shin'ya · Shin'ya Owada · Owada Shin'ya · Shinya Owada
Shin'ya Ōwada
- Name
- Shinya Owada
- Born
- 25 October 1947
- Birthplace
- Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Spouse
- Michiko Godai
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Waseda University
- Languages
- Japanese
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• Name — Shinya Owada • Native Name — 大和田 伸也 • Born — 25 October 1947 • Birthplace — Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan • Occupation — * Actor • voice actor • Years Active — 1970s–present • Agent — Horipro Booking Agency • Notable Works — 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 • Relatives — Baku Owada (brother) • Children — * Yuta Owada (eldest son) • Keisuke Owada (second son)
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Shin'ya Ōwada (born 25 October 1947) is recorded as an actor. The birth of Shin'ya Ōwada is recorded on 25 October 1947 in Fukui, Japan.
Biography
Biography
In 1968, Owada joined Shiki Theatre Company.
TV dramas
TV dramas
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 1972–73 — Ai yori Aoku — Shuichi Murakami — Asadora • 1978–83 — Mito Kōmon — Atsumi "Kaku-san" Kakunoshin • 2009–11 — Clouds Over the Hill — Inoue Kaoru • 2012 — Man of Destiny — Kiichi Aikawa • 2021 — Come Come Everybody — Kinetarō Tachibana — Asadora
Anime television
Anime television
• Year — Title — Role — Network — Ref. • 2003 — Astro Boy — Dr. Tenma, Shadow — Fuji TV • Black Jack Special: Inochi o meguru 4tsu no Kiseki — Judge — NTV
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Role — Ref. • 2007 — Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII — Holland • 2022 — Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion — Holland
Dubbing
Dubbing
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 1994 — The Lion King — Mufasa • 1996 — ER — Sam Gasner (Alan Rosenberg) • 2019 — The Lion King — Mufasa
Supervision works
Supervision works
• Year — Title — Notes — Ref. • 2013 — Kyōryū o Horou — Starring Hiroki Matsukata
Productions
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
Films
Films
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2007 — I Just Didn't Do It • 2018 — 50 First Kisses — Dr. Natori • 2020 — Food Luck • 2021 — Shrieking in the Rain • 2022 — Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy • 2025 — True Beauty: Before — Soichiro Igarashi • True Beauty: After — Soichiro Igarashi • 2026 — Bayside Shakedown: N.E.W — Takeshi Azumi
Anime films
Anime films
• Year — Title — Role — Ref. • 2005 — Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness — Goa • 2014 — Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha ~Owarinaki Tabi~ — Bimbisara
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. • 2016 — "Matenrō Lullaby"
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- 1.Horipro. 大和田伸也.
- 2.Owada, Shinya. 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. Waseda University. Feb 15, 2016.
- 3.大和田伸也. Space Shower Networks.
- 4.坂の上の雲. Haiyaku Jiten.
- 5.運命の人の出演者・キャスト一覧. The Television.
- 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. February 4, 2021.
- 7.それでもボクはやってない. Eiga.com.
- 8.50回目のファーストキス. Eiga.com.
- 9.フード・ラック!食運. Eiga.com.
- 10.雨に叫べば. Eiga.com.
- 11.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.
- 12.女神降臨 Before 高校デビュー編. Eiga.com.
- 13.女神降臨 After プロポーズ編. Eiga.com.
- 14.Eiga.com. August 26, 2026.
- 15.Osamu Tezuka Official Site. アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム.
- 16.Osamu Tezuka Official Site. ブラック・ジャック スペシャル 〜命をめぐる4つの奇跡〜.
- 17.Osamu Tezuka Official Site. ブラック・ジャック ふたりの黒い医者.
- 18.Osamu Tezuka Official Site. Buddha 2 手塚治虫のブッダ-終わりなき旅-.
- 19.Shinya Owada (visual voices guide). behindthevoiceactors.com.
- 20.ホランダー 役. jp.square-enix.com.
- 21.ER 緊急救命室. SuperDramaTV.
- 22.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.
- 23.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. Nov 21, 2012.
- 24.The Asahi Shimbun Compamny. 付朝刊. Asahi Shimbun. Mar 28, 1994.
- 25.大和田伸也、23年ぶりCD発売「意外といける」. Nikkan Sports. Sep 27, 2016.
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