Ren Osugi
Known for Acting · 428 credits
- Born
- 1951-09-27
- Died
- 2018-02-21
- Place of birth
- Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan
- Also known as
- Ren Ohsugi · 大杉孝 · Ren Ôsugi · Ren Oosugi · 佐伯恭司 · Kyoji Saeki
Biography
Ren Osugi, born Takashi Osugi, was a Japanese actor. For his work on Cure, Hana-bi, and other films, Osugi received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival. He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima.
Known For
TV Shows (69)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
as Touji Kinugasa
GARO
2005
as Shidou
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
2011
as Toru Kagami
My Husband is a Cartoonist
2010
as Genbee Iida
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 陸奥宗光
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
1994
as Sarugami
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014
as Kozo Hanasaki
Emergency Interrogation Room
2014
as Zenjiro Nakata
Yoshitsune
2005
as Minamoto no Yuki-ie
Olympic Ransom
2013
Mission To Kill
2009
Dondo Hare
2007
as Asakura Keigo
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
2012
as Juuzo Banba
NHK Special: Unsolved Cases
2011
My Boss, My Hero
2006
The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine
2002
Night School Teacher, SAKURA
2014
as Gozo Senba（仙波 剛三）
Satomi Hakkenden
2006
as Tsusadamasa Ougigaya
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
2007
as Kunihiko Tsukamoto
Handoku!!!
2001
IS: Not a Boy and Not a Girl
2011
as Ibuki Soichi
War of Lies
2017
as Mamoru Sanpei
Long Love Letter
2002
as Misaki Shigeo
Triangle
2009
as Katsuragi Hitoshi
Care Worker Gang
2009
as Yasuhiro Sonozaki
Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare
2017
as Himself
Mori no Asagao
2010
as Seido Oikawa
Baton
2009
as Dr. Newton (voice)
White Lab
2014
as Kei Kuroda
Goodbye Ghosts!
2016
as Ikuo Tsutsumi
The Negotiator
2008
as Shizuo Takabayashi
Being Born.
2011
as Kondo Takumi
Trouble Man
2010
as Hitman Joe
MPD Psycho
2000
as Tooru Sasayama
Proof of the Man
2004
The Way We Live
2004
as Yoshiro Koyanagi
Siren
2015
as Bunichi Inokuma
Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light
2017
as Inaba Hirotarou
Izakaya Fuji
2017
So Long!
2013
as Suzuki Teruo
Joker: Unforgiven Investigator
2010
as Kuniji Mikami
The Wallflower
2010
as Shinichi
Fukigen na Gene
2005
Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō
2010
as Tadashi Tsurumi
The Castle of Sand
2011
女子アナ。
2001
as Yusuke Hiramatsu
Miracle Zoo ~ The Asahiyama Zoo Story ~
2006
as 泉仙造
Dark Suit
2014
Merry Christmas in Summer
2000
The Way I Live
2003
as Akimoto Takayuki
Rent-a-Rescue
2016
as Kanta Kurou
Shoni Kyumei
2008
Hokaben
2008
as Morioka Tetsuo
となりの芝生
2009
Goodbye Mr Ozu
2001
新・ミナミの帝王
2010
Hungry!
2012
as Taro Yamate
The Sun Never Sets
2000
as Keiichi Iseya
泣いたらアカンで通天閣
2013
Movies (359)
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1991
as Kozo Yamamoto
Shin Godzilla
2016
as Seiji Ookouchi : Prime minister
Beauty Rope Cosmetology
1983
Cure
1997
as Fujiwara
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1990
as Kozo Yamamoto
Audition
2000
as Shibata
Subway Serial Rape: Uniform Hunting
1987
as Shunsuke Nozawa
Door II: Tokyo Diary
1991
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary
2014
as Mitsumasa Kido (Voice)
XX: Beautiful Weapon
1993
as Big Tree
Brother
2000
as Harada
Subway Serial Rape
1985
as Nozawa Shunsuke
A New Love in Tokyo
1994
Sonatine
1993
as Katagiri
The Tiger
2015
as Maezono
Fireworks
1997
as Horibe
Secret
1999
as Hiroyuki Kajikawa
Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting
1988
The Twilight Samurai
2002
as Toyotaro Koda
Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker
2009
as Ambassador Hell
XX: Beautiful Prey
1996
as Tagari
Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special
2003
Kamen Rider #1
2016
as Ambassador Hell / Garagaranda
Maborosi
1995
as Hiroshi
Origin: Spirits of the Past
2006
as Agashi (voice)
Kids Return
1996
as Taxi Passenger
Bitter Honey
2016
as Old Writer
Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Fall Special
2003
Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
2002
Dolls
2002
as Haruna's Manager
Devoted Cookbook
2014
Black Angel
1998
as Kusakabe
Outrage Coda
2017
as Nomura
GO
2001
as Taxi Driver
Exte: Hair Extensions
2007
as Gunji Yamazaki
Shall We Dance?
1996
as Sugiura
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
2013
as Masayoshi Ako
Goddamn!!
1991
Takeshis'
2005
as Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
Monster
2013
GS Wonderland
2008
as Kenichi Kamata
Pink Physical Examination
1985
Postman Blues
1997
as Joe
Uzumaki
2000
as Toshio Saito
Abnormal Family
1984
as Shukichi / Father
Space Travelers
2000
as Shinichi Tsuneda
Monday
2000
as Murai Yoshio
Dead or Alive
1999
as Yan
Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope
2012
as Kunikazu Yokoyama
Tattoo
1982
as Drunk at the ferry terminal
Snake Hole
1983
Getting Any?
1995
as Head Yakuza 3
The Taste of Fish
2008
Bayside Shakedown
1998
as Kunikazu Yokoyama
The Rape
1982
as Tetsuo
Tokyo Eyes
1998
as Bus driver
Charisma
1999
as Satoshi Nakasone
Jam Films S
2004
The City of Lost Souls
2000
as Okijima Gang Leader
Don't Look Up
1996
as Ootani
Rookies the Movie: Graduation
2009
as Akihiro Fujimura
Tales of the Unusual
2000
as Yoshiaki Yamauchi (segment "One Snowy Night")
Weather Woman
1996
as Yoichi Hamamoto
High School Teacher
1993
Asako in Ruby Shoes
2000
as Aya's Father
Last Scene
2002
Séance
2004
as Restaurant Customer
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3
2016
The Serial Rape Murderer
1983
as Katsuzô
Smuggler
2011
as Cop #1
Shinjuku Triad Society
1995
as Yakuza Boss
Dear Friends
2007
as Rina's Father
Shikoku
1999
as Yasutaka Hiura (Sayori's father)
Yellow Elephant
2013
as Sotetsu (voice)
The River with No Bridge
1992
Specialist 4
2015
as Kiichiro Takakura
Postcard
2010
as Kichigoro Izumiya
Doing Time
2002
as Takahashi
The Unbroken
2009
as Wako
I Am an S+M Writer
2000
as Kurosaki
My SO Has Got Depression
2011
as Yasuo Kurita
The Lightning Tree
2010
as Sennokai Takayama
Back Street Girls: Gokudoruzu
2019
as Bar Owner
The Exam
1999
as Yoshimoto
MARKS
1995
as Yoshikatsu Katagiri
Train Man
2005
as Middle-aged man in train
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1998
Fancy Dance
1989
Falling into the Evening
1998
as Nakajima
Crying 100 Times - Every Raindrop Falls
2013
Zebraman
2004
as Kuniharu Kuroda
SPEC: Zero
2013
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
Thirteen Steps
2003
as Norio Ando
Loft
2006
as Hino
L'amant
2004
as C
Specialist 3
2015
as Kiichiro Takakura
Lady Joker
2004
as Junichi Nunokawa
Ley Lines
1999
as Vietnamese Motorbike Smuggler
Hypnosis
1999
as Etsushi Muta
Party 7
2000
as Doctor
Crazy Lips
2000
as Colonel
Blindly in Love
2013
as Nahoko's father
The Vancouver Asahi
2014
as Zenkichi Ebata
Specialist
2013
as Kiichiro Takakura
Foreboding
2017
as Nishizaki
Achilles and the Tortoise
2008
as Tomisuke Kuramochi
Last Friends
1995
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
2005
as 横山 邦
Unlucky Monkey
1998
as Tachibana
GTO: New Year's Special
2013
Perfect Blue
2010
Kanikôsen
2009
School Days with a Pig
2008
as Vice Principal Nishina
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Hero
1996
as Suzuki
Ikiru
2007
Love Letter
1998
Full Metal Yakuza
1997
as Nakame
Love of Sawako
1990
as Magazine editor
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
2011
About Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi, born Takashi Osugi, was a Japanese actor. For his work on Cure, Hana-bi, and other films, Osugi received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival. He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima. With 428 credits spanning from 1980 to 2025, Ren Osugi has appeared in 359 films and 69 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ren Osugi Movies
- Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1991) — as Kozo Yamamoto
- Shin Godzilla (2016) — as Seiji Ookouchi : Prime minister
- Beauty Rope Cosmetology (1983)
- Cure (1997) — as Fujiwara
- Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990) — as Kozo Yamamoto
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