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Shinya Owada (大和田 伸也, Ōwada Shin'ya, born 25 October 1947 in Tsuruga, Fukui)[1] is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is represented with Horipro Booking Agency. He rusticated from Waseda University First Literature Department.

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Shinya Owada
大和田 伸也
Born	(1947-10-25) 25 October 1947 (age 74) Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor voice actor
Years active	1970s–present
Agent	Horipro Booking Agency
Notable work	The Lion King (Japanese dub)
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Television	Dramas Ai yori Aoku Mito Kōmon Bayside Shakedown Kids War: Zaken na yo Mikon Rokushimai Variety Ītabi Yume Kibun
Spouse	Michiko Godai
Children	Yuta Owada (eldest son) Keisuke Owada (second son)
Relatives	Baku Owada (brother)

Biography

Owada is the youngest son of three children. (he has an older brother and sister)

In 1965, he entered to a free stage by Tadashi Suzuki while entering university.

In 1968, Owada joined Shiki Theatre Company.[2]

He became widely known as the heroine's husband on Ai yori Aoku in 1972.

In 1977, Owada's first leading role in a film was Inugami no Akuryō.

He co-starred with Kin'ya Kitaōji in Medea directed by Yukio Ninagawa.

Owada made his first appearance in a Chinese film as a Japanese in Honō no Onna Shūkin.

He played as a minor in Mito Kōmon, in which his character firstly established the verbal phrase "Kochira ni owasu Okata o Donata to Kokoroeru! Osoreōku mo Mae no Fuku Shōgun, Mito Mitsukunikō ni Ara se rareru zo!!" ("A man who knows who you are here will know what to do! Fearfully you will be made to exist in the former deputy general, Mito Mitsukuni!!") to state when stamping a seal basket (Super Friday: Mito Kōmon Special (Tokyo Broadcasting System, aired 25 July 2003)).

In the Japanese dub version of The Lion King Owada is known for voicing King Mufasa.

Filmography

TV dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
1972–73	Ai yori Aoku	Shuichi Murakami	NHK	Asadora	[3]
1978–83	Mito Kōmon	Atsumi "Kaku-san" Kakunoshin	TBS		[3]
2021	Come Come Everybody	Kinetarō Tachibana	NHK	Asadora	[4]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	50 First Kisses	Dr. Natori		[5]
2020	Food Luck			[6]
2021	Shrieking in the Rain			[7]
2022	Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy			[8]

Anime television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2003	Astro Boy	Dr. Tenma, Shadow	Fuji TV	[9]
	Black Jack Special: Inochi o meguru 4tsu no Kiseki	Judge	NTV	[10]

Anime films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2005	Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness	Goa	[11]
2014	Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha ~Owarinaki Tabi~	Bimbisara	[12]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	Holland	[13]
2022	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion	Holland	[14]

Dubbing

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	The Lion King	Mufasa		[15]
1996	ER	Sam Gasner (Alan Rosenberg)		[16]
2019	The Lion King	Mufasa		[15]

Supervision works

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2013	Kyōryū o Horou	Starring Hiroki Matsukata	[17]

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

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.	[18]
2016	"Matenrō Lullaby"		[19]

References

Notes

External links

• Shinya Owada at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada at all cinema (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada at Kinenote (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada at IMDb
• Shinya Owada at Movie Walker (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada at the TV Drama Database (in Japanese)
• Shinya Owada and Michiko Godai Official Site: With (in Japanese)
• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Official profile at Horipro (in Japanese)

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