Ren Ōsugi
Japanese actor (1951-2018) · Japan · On the map · Actors · Died at 66
Ren Osugi , born Takashi Osugi was a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival. He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima.
Ren Ōsugi is read about 635 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a HouseshareSeries, Himself
Outrage CodaFilm, 2017Nomura2015
SirenSeries, Bunichi Inokuma
The TigerFilm, 2015Maezono2014
Saint Seiya: Legend of SanctuaryFilm, Mitsumasa Kido (Voice)2012
Keigo Higashino MysteriesSeries, Juuzo Banba2011
CSI: Crime Scene TalksSeries, Toru Kagami2009
Clouds Over the HillSeries, 陸奥宗光2008
The NegotiatorSeries, Shizuo Takabayashi
Achilles and the TortoiseFilm, 2008Tomisuke Kuramochi2007
Exte: Hair ExtensionsFilm, Gunji Yamazaki2005
GAROSeries, Shidou
Takeshis'Film, 2005Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver2002
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective DuoSeries, Touji Kinugasa
DollsFilm, 2002Haruna's Manager2001
GOFilm, Taxi Driver1999Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting ActorAward
CharismaFilm, 1999Satoshi Nakasone1996
Kids ReturnFilm, Taxi Passenger1995
Getting Any?Film, Head Yakuza 31994
Ninja Sentai KakurangerSeries, Sarugami1993
SonatineFilm, Katagiri1991
Door II: Tokyo DiaryFilm, Man at Opera Recital1990
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari TokubetsuhenSeries1984
Abnormal FamilyFilm, Shukichi / Father1951Born27 September 1951People around Ren
Close ties
Takeshi Kitano Directed Hana-bi, Sonatine and Dolls
Takashi Miike Directed Audition and Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Directed Cure, Loft and Charisma
Susumu Terajima Also in Hana-bi, Brother and Kids Return
Kanji Tsuda Also in Dolls, Drive and Blossoms Bloom
Tetsu Watanabe Also in Hana-bi, Takeshis' and Uzumaki
Akira Emoto Also in Zebraman and The City of Lost Souls
Yoshiyuki Morishita Also in Sonatine, Kids Return and Fireworks
Tomorowo Taguchi Also in Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Joe Hisaishi Wrote Hana-bi, Sonatine and Dolls
Kayoko Kishimoto Also in Hana-bi, Dolls and Takeshis'
Kenichi Endō Also in Sabu (2002)
Ken Mitsuishi Also in Audition (2002)
Yōji Tanaka Also in Zebraman, Sabu and Charisma
Sansei Shiomi Also in Go, Boys Be Ambitious and Rain of Light
Hakuryu Also in Hana-bi and Boys Be Ambitious
Masanobu Andō Also in Kids Return and Nightmare Detective
Shinya Tsukamoto Directed Nightmare Detective (2006)
Shō Aikawa Also in Dead or Alive 2: Birds and Zebraman
Yutaka Matsushige Also in Charisma, Monday and Outrage Coda
Renji Ishibashi Also in Audition and Tales of the Unusual
Yūko Daike Also in Hana-bi, Kids Return and Fireworks
Banmei Takahashi Directed Rain of Light (2001)
Yūrei Yanagi Also in Hana-bi and Achilles and the Tortoise
Known for
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The Twilight Samurai 2002
Fireworks 1997
The Tiger 2015
Cure 1997
Dolls 2002
Filmography 40
443 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
In the DVD commentary to the MPD Psycho television series, director Takashi Miike said that he admired Osugi's experience to shift quickly from comic and imbecilic to authoritative and earnest. He died of heart failure at the age of 66 on February 21, 2018.
