  is a japanese model and actor. ==career== in 2009, abe won the best actor award in the 63rd mainichi film award for his performances in still walking and aoi tori. abe starred in hideki takeuchi's thermÃ¦ romÃ¦. he played a supporting role in hirokazu koreeda's i wish. ==filmography== ===films=== * haikarasan ga tÅru (1988) * yawara! (1989) * spirit warrior (1990) * yamato takeru (1994) * moon over tao (1997) * godzilla 2000: millennium (1999) * tokyo raiders (2000) * crazy lips (2000) * blood sucking space (2001) * rush! (2001) * platonic sex (2001) * trick (2002) * hana and alice (2004) * hotel venus (2004) * survive style 5+ (2004) * my lover is a sniper: the movie (2004) * hasami otoko (2004) * ubume no natsu (2005) * legend of raoh: chapter of love in death (2006) * trick 2 (2006) * baruto no gakuen (2006) * forbidden siren (2006) * bubble fiction: boom or bust (2007) * hero (2007) * taitei no ken (2007) * legend of yuria (2007) * legend of raoh: chapter of fierce fighting (2007) * legend of toki (2008) * zero: legend of kenshiro (2008) * team batista no eikÅ (2008) * chocolate (2008) * mÅryÅ no hako (2008) * kakushi toride no san-akunin: the last princess (2008) * still walking (2008) * i wish (2011) * once in a blue moon (2011) * a yell from heaven (2011) * the wings of the kirin (2012) * thermÃ¦ romÃ¦ (2012) * crow's thumb (2013) * before the vigil (2013) * thermae romae ii (2014){{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-29/thermae-romae-manga-gets-live-action-film-sequel|title=
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