Sousuke Takaoka (高岡 蒼甫, Takaoka Sōsuke) is a Japanese former actor, who moved from Tokyo and now lives in Kyoto. He was born on February 8th, 1982,
Sousuke has often tackled powerful supporting roles, playing conflicted young men on the fringes of society. This mirrors the iconic roles of his favorite actor, James Dean, with whom he shares a birthday.
He is best known in the Western world for his break-out performance in the controversial movie Battle Royale, in which he played the pacifistic Hiroki Sugimura. Sousuke then moved from muted heroics to active anti-heroism in portrayals of the grittier side of teenage violence, such as in Concrete. The film was based on the events of Junko Furuta's sadistic murder by four youths in 1988.
In 2006, for his role as the introspective Honda in Spring Snow, Sousuke gained a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Blue Ribbon Awards, a Japanese film event judged by critics.
On June 15, 2007 he married Japanese actress Aoi Miyazaki, after dating her for 7 years. In December 2011, she divorced him.
Filmography[]
- Battle Royale as Hiroki Sugimura (2000)
- Blue as Manabu Mizuuchi (2001)
- Akashia no michi (2001)
- Red Shadow (2001)
- Blue Spring (2001)
- 17-sai (2003)
- Spirit (2004)
- Concrete as Tatsuo Oosugi (2004)
- Break Through! as An-sung Lee (2004)
- Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)
- Spring Snow as Shigekuni Honda (2005)
- Sugar and Spice as Yano (2006)
- How to Become Myself (Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata) as Hiroyuki Tamura (2007)
- Heat Island (Hîto Airando) (2007)
- Crows Zero as Izaki Shun (2007)
- Roulette in the Blue Sky (Aozora no ruretto) (2007)
- GS Wonderland (2008)
- Rookies the Movie: Graduation (Rookies: Sotsugyô) (2009)
- Crows Zero 2 (Kurôzu zero II) (2009)
- Be Sure to Share (Chanto Tsutaeru) (2009)
- Saru Lock The Movie (2010)
- Sankaku (2010)
- Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
- 13 Assassins (2010)
- What a Wonderful Life!! (Wararaifu!!) (2011)
- Bokura ga Ita as Masafumi Takeuchi (2012)
TV[]
- Taiyō no Kisetsu (2002) (Season of the Sun) (2002)
- Proof of the Man (Ningen no Shomei) (Fuji TV / 2004)
- Slow Dance (Fuji TV / 2005)
- Tokyo Tower (2007)
- Kaze no hate (NHK / 2007)
- Mop Girl (Moppu Gāru) (TV Asahi / 2007)
- The Negotiator (TV Asahi / 2008)
- Rookies (TBS / 2008)
- Saru Lock (NTV / 2009)
- Real Clothes (Riaru kurôzu) (Fuji TV / 2009)
- The Negotiator 2 (Koshonin 2) (TV Asahi / 2009)