# Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa (唐沢 寿明, Karasawa Toshiaki, born June 3, 1963) (real name Kiyoshi Karasawa (唐澤 潔 Karasawa Kiyoshi)) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the play Boy's Revue Stay Gold in 1987. He specializes in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting. He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the Toy Story series, and The Polar Express.
He has been nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards, and was named Best Newcomer in 1992. He married actress Tomoko Yamaguchi on December 15, 1995.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Jun-chan's Cheering Song | Yuta Hayashi | Asadora |
| 1989 | Kasuga no Tsubone | Inaba Masakatsu | Taiga drama |
| 1992 | In the Name of Love | Kengo Takatsuki | |
| 1992 | Homework | Keisuke Morita | Lead role |
| 1994 | Tokyo Cinderella Story | Masashi Takagi | |
| 1994–99 | Oishinbo | Shirō Yamaoka | Lead role; 5 television films |
| 1996 | Furuhata Ninzaburō | Kenkichi Sendo | Episode 19 |
| 2002 | Toshiie and Matsu | Maeda Toshiie | Lead role; Taiga drama |
| 2003 | The Great White Tower | Goro Zaizen | Lead role |
| 2006 | Komyo ga Tsuji | Maeda Toshiie | Episode 39; Taiga drama |
| 2006 | Doctor in Love | Nobuki Kobayakawa | Lead role |
| 2007 | Akechi Mitsuhide | Akechi Mitsuhide | Lead role; television film |
| 2007 | Galileo | Tatsuo Kanamori | Episode 1 |
| 2009 | The Waste Land | Tadashi Iki | Lead role |
| 2010 | Guilty | Kiichi Dōjima | |
| 2013 | Made in Japan | Atsushi Yahagi | Lead role; miniseries |
| 2013 | Take Five: Should We Steal For Love? | Masayoshi Homura | Lead role |
| 2014 | Roosevelt Game | Mitsuru Hosokawa | Lead role |
| 2015 | The Last Cop | Kōsuke Kyōgoku | Lead role |
| 2015 | Save Our Town! | Eiji Asai | Lead role |
| 2016 | Daddy Sister | Isaji Hanayama | Asadora |
| 2019 | The Good Wife | Soichiro Hasumi | |
| 2020 | 24 Japan | Genma Shido | Lead role |
| 2020 | Yell | Saburō Koyam | Asadora |
| 2023 | Fixer | Ken'ichi Shitara | Lead role |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Yakuza | Shintaro Kazuma | |
| 2025 | Private Banker | Kōichi Anno | Lead role |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Happy Wedding | Tamotsu Kawamata | |
| 1991 | Hello Harinezumi | Goro Nanase | Lead role |
| 1997 | Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald | Manabu Kudo | Lead role |
| 2001 | Everyone's Home | Hidetoshi Yanagisawa | Lead role |
| 2004 | Casshern | Braiking Boss | |
| 2004 | Kwaidan: Eternal Love | Tamiya Iemon | Lead role |
| 2008 | 20th Century Boys | Kenji | Lead role |
| 2008 | Snakes and Earrings | Police officer | |
| 2009 | 20th Century Boys 2 | Kenji | Lead role |
| 2009 | 20th Century Boys 3 | Kenji | Lead role |
| 2011 | Oba: The Last Samurai | Private Kesamatsu Horiuchi | |
| 2014 | Unsung Hero | Wataru Honjo | Lead role |
| 2015 | Persona Non Grata | Chiune Sugihara | Lead role |
| 2024 | 90 Years Old – So What? | Masaya Kikkawa | |

### Dubbing roles

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Woody | 1996 dub |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Woody | 2000 dub |
| 2004 | The Polar Express | Hero Boy, the Conductor, the Hobo, Santa Claus, Scrooge, Hero Boy's father | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Woody | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Woody | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
| 1992 | 65th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actor | Happy Wedding and Hello Harinezumi | Won |
| 1992 | 15th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Happy Wedding and Hello Harinezumi | Won |
| 1993 | 17th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won |
| 1998 | 21st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald | Nominated |
| 2024 | 37th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | 90 Years Old – So What? | Nominated |