Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi (大泉 洋, Ōizumi Yō, born April 3, 1973) is a Japanese actor, comedian, television personality and voice actor. He is a member of the theatrical and musical unit TEAM NACS, and is represented by Creative Office Cue. His wife Kumiko Nakajima is a drama producer at Fuji TV.

Yo Oizumi
Oizumi in 2022
Born
Yo Oizumi

(1973-04-03) April 3, 1973
Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Agent(s)Creative Office Cue
Amuse Inc.（Business Partnership）
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
  • Kumiko Nakajima
    ​
    (m. 2009)​
Children1

In 1995, while still in university, Oizumi debuted as an entertainer on the late-night program Mosaic nights aired in Hokkaidō. He first gained popularity on the television series How Do You Like Wednesday?, and has since expanded to various fields of entertainment, such as television dramas, films, voice acting and music.

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Oizumi was born at the Ebetsu City Hospital in Ebetsu, Hokkaidō.[1] He has been living in Sapporo since 1984. After graduating Sapporo Moiwa High School, he failed his entrance exams[2] and did nothing but "play around".[3]

After failing his entrance exams two years in a row, in 1994, he entered the Hokkai Gakuen University to study business. Oizumi did not wish to enter the university, and was so depressed that his mother worried that "he might die". However, realizing that he cannot just let himself rot away, he entered the university's theater club.[4] In 1996, he organized the theatrical company TEAM NACS with his friends, Hiroyuki Morisaki, Ken Yasuda, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Takuma Oto'o.[5] The company disbanded after Morisaki and Yasuda graduated, but reunited after the two quit their jobs to join again.[6][7]

In 1995, through the recommendation of Totsugi and Morisaki, Oizumi joined the Inada Troupe organized by Hiroshi Inada, and was a member until 2004.[8] According to Oizumi, Inada taught him "how to stand on the stage".[9]

Career

In October 1995, when Oizumi was still in university, he debuted as an entertainer through his portrayal of 2nd generation Genki-kun on the late-night program Mosaic nights aired on HTB. He was chosen after the program staff were searching for Mamoru Tanaka, the original Genki-kun, and Oizumi was introduced to the director by Ito Ayumi, the wife of Takayuki Suzui. Oizumi joined the entertainment agency Creative Office Cue directly after this.[10]

Oizumi first made a name for himself in a Hokkaidō-based TV variety series How do you like Wednesday? and has been actively appearing on various media programs in Hokkaidō since then. TEAM-NACS had run their first national tour with their 11th original play COMPOSER during spring and summer 2005. After this, they held their 12th tour HONOR in Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo, through March to May 2007. In 2007, he provided the voice of Professor Hershel Layton in the puzzle video game Professor Layton and the Curious Village as well as its sequels and movie.

Along with the increasing popularity of How do you like Wednesday? and TEAM-NACS not only within Hokkaidō but throughout Japan, he expanded his works in various fields by appearing on nationwide TV dramas and films, portraying character voices on animated films and releasing CDs as a singer. In addition to voice acting, he has also been active as a writer and painter.

He calls his fans "Koneko chan tachi", which means "kittens" in Japanese, although he does not like cats.

Private life

On May 30, 2011, he became the father of a baby girl. On his website he joked saying, "Today I successfully became a father!"[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1996 Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Shusuke Kaneko
2001 Man-hole Takayuki Suzui
Spirited Away Bandai Gaeru (voice) Hayao Miyazaki
2002 Pakodatejin Haruo Fruta Tetsu Maeda
The Cat Returns Teacher (voice) Hiroyuki Morita
2003 Nasu: Summer in Andalusia Pepe (voice) Kitarō Kōsaka Lead role
River Takayuki Suzui Lead role
2004 Howl's Moving Castle Prince Turnip (voice) Hayao Miyazaki
Angel in the Box Takayuki Suzui
2006 Brave Story Kee Keema (voice) Koichi Chigira
Simsons Heita Ōmiya Yūichi Satō
Sugar and Spice Isamu Nakae
2007 Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro Nezumi Otoko Katsuyuki Motohiro
2008 After School Ryōtarō Jinno Kenji Uchida Lead role
2009 Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva Professor Layton (voice) Masakazu Hashimoto Lead role
2010 Looking up at the Half-Moon Gorō Natsume Yoshihiro Fukagawa
2011 Moshidora Makoto Kachi Makoto Tanaka
Phone Call to the Bar The Detective Hajime Hashimoto Lead role
2012 Bread of Happiness Sang Mizushima Yukiko Mishima Lead role
G'mor Evian! Yagu Tōru Yamamoto Lead role
2013 The Kiyosu Conference Hashiba Hideyoshi Kōki Mitani Lead role
Detective in the Bar The Detective Hajime Hashimoto Lead role
2014 Twilight: Saya in Sasara Yutaro Yoshihiro Fukagawa Lead role
A Drop of the Grapevine Ao Yukiko Mishima Lead role
A Bolt from the Blue Haruo Todoroki Hitori Gekidan Lead role [12]
2015 Kakekomi Shinjirō Nakamura Masato Harada Lead role
The Boy and the Beast Tatara (voice) Mamoru Hosoda
2016 I Am a Hero Hideo Suzuki Shinsuke Sato Lead role
Gold Medal Man Mr. Kawahara Teruyoshi Uchimura
2017 Fullmetal Alchemist Shou Tucker Fumihiko Sori Special appearance
Tokyo Ghoul Kureo Mado Kentarō Hagiwara
The Last Shot in the Bar The Detective Teruyuki Yoshida Lead role
2018 After the Rain Masami Kondō Akira Nagai Lead role [13]
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island Captain Silver (voice) Kazuaki Imai
Yakiniku Dragon Tetsuo Chong Wui-Sin
My Dad is a Heel Wrestler The editor in chief Kyōhei Fujimura Special appearance
A Banana? At This Time of Night? Yasuaki Shikano Tetsu Maeda Lead role [14]
2019 Restaurant from the Sky Wataru Yoshihiro Fukagawa Lead role [15]
2020 May I Quit Being a Mom!? Narrator Tomo Gōda Documentary film [16]
Good-Bye Shūji Tajima Izuru Narushima Lead role [17]
Food Luck Minoru Ozaki Jimon Terakado Special appearance [18]
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms Liu Bei Yūichi Fukuda Lead role [19]
2021 Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction Teruya Hayami Daihachi Yoshida Lead role [20]
Asakusa Kid Senzaburō Fukami Hitori Gekidan Lead role [21]
Good Luck! Team Nacs: Movie Version Himself Kentarō Horikirizono Lead role [22]
2022 Phases of the Moon Tsuyoshi Osanai Ryūichi Hiroki Lead role [23]
2023 Mom, Is That You?! Akio Yoji Yamada Lead role [24]
TBA Untitled Yu Irie Project Yu Irie Lead role [25]

TV dramas
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2005 Emergency Room 24 Hours 3 Ryōta Sakura Fuji TV
2006 Okashina Futari Sakuragi Fuji TV Lead role, miniseries
Doctor in Love Sōta Numazu Fuji TV
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Masaya Nakagawa Fuji TV Lead role, TV movie
2007 The Pride of the Temp Takeshi Shōji NTV
2007 Wild Mom Tetsu Kawano Fuji TV
2008 The Naminori Restaurant Kenji Sazanami NTV
2009 Akahana No Sensei Santarō Ishihara NTV Lead role
2010 Ryōmaden Kondō Chōjirō NHK Taiga drama [26]
Wagaya no Rekishi Tsuru-chan Fuji TV Miniseries
The Golden Piggy Ichirō Kadomatsu NTV
Japanese Americans Noboru Yamagishi TBS
2012 Lucky Seven Junpei Asahi Fuji TV
2015 Mare Tōru Tsumura NHK Asadora
2016 Sanada Maru Sanada Nobuyuki NHK Taiga drama
2017 Leaders 2 Takejirō Kikuma TBS Special appearance, TV movie
2018 Kuroido Goroshi Dr. Heisuke Shiba Fuji TV TV movie
Brother and Sister Inosuke TBS Lead role, TV movie
2019 No Side Manager Hayato Kimishima TBS Lead role
Stay Tuned! Masayoshi Kanbara HTB Miniseries
Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky Hiroshi Matsutake NHK Cameo, Asadora
2020 The Pride of the Temp 2 Takeshi Shōji NTV Special appearance [27]
2022 The 13 Lords of the Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo NHK Taiga drama [28]
My Ex-Boyfriend's Last Will Keitarō Shinoda Fuji TV [29]
2023 The Last Man: The Blind Profiler Shintarō Godō TBS [26]

Japanese dub
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 The Grinch The Grinch [30]
2023 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Lyle [31]

Variety shows

Video games

Others

Discography

Awards
Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2012 35th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actor Phone Call to the Bar Nominated
2015 58th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor Kakekomi Won
2016 39th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actor Nominated
2018 41st Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actor The Last Shot in the Bar Nominated
2019 44th Hochi Film Awards Best Actor A Banana? At This Time of Night?, Restaurant from the Sky Nominated
2021 46th Hochi Film Awards Best Actor Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction Nominated [35]
2023 46th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actor Phases of the Moon Nominated [36]

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