Kazuya Takahashi

Kazuya Takahashi (高橋和也) is a Japanese actor born on May 20, 1969, in Tokyo, Japan. Standing at 1.70 meters with blood type O, he has built an extensive career spanning decades, appearing in numerous Japanese films and television drama series.

Career in Film

Takahashi has maintained a prolific presence in Japanese cinema since the late 1980s, working across various genres from independent projects to major studio releases. Notable film credits include his early work in Rock yo shizukani nagareyo (1988) as Tsutomu Toda (Tonda), followed by roles in Kamikaze Taxi (1995), Hush! (2001), Samurai Resurrection (2003), and Still Walking (2008). In the 2010s and 2020s, he appeared in critically recognized works such as The Light Shines Only There (2014), After the Storm (2016), Wilderness: Part One and Part Two (2017), The Journalist (2019), Hakai (2022), and Kobikicho no Adauchi (2026).

Television Drama Roles

In addition to his film career, Takahashi has taken on numerous roles in Japanese television dramas broadcast by major networks such as NHK, TBS, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo, and streaming platforms like Netflix and WOWOW. His television credits include historical and contemporary series such as Samurai Banners (NHK, 2007), The Tempest (NHK, 2011), Doctor-X: Season 3 (TV Asahi, 2014), We Are Rockets! (TBS, 2018), 24 Japan (TV Asahi, 2020), The Days (Netflix, 2023), and Straight to Hell (Netflix, 2026).