is a Japanese actor and narrator. He is well known for his role as Denka in ''
Taiyō ni Hoero!
, literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...
''. He made his television debut in 1969 with ''Panto Akogare.
In 2015, Onodera won the award for best supporting actor of
Tokyo Sports Film Award for
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen.
Selected filmography
Films
*''226/Four Days of Snow and Blood'' (1989)
*''
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
is a Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. Actress Hinako Saeki won the Newcomer of the Year award at the Japan Academy Awards and Best New Talent at the Yokohama Film Festival for her role in this film.
Cast
* Shirō Sano
*Hinako Saeki
...
'' (1994)
*''
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'' (1995)
*''
Tsuribaka Nisshi
is a Japanese fishing-themed manga series written by Jūzō Yamasaki and illustrated by Kenichi Kitami. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Big Comic Original'' since 1979. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Aw ...
series''
*''
Aibō the Movie
''AIBOU: The Movie'', also known as ''Partners: The Movie'', is a 2008 Japanese film, directed by Seiji Izumi and based on the television series '' AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo''. It was the first in the ''Aibou'' (''Partners'') film series, followed ...
'' (2008)
*''
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'' (2009)
*''
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen'' (2015)
Television
*''
Taiyō ni Hoero!
, literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...
'' (1972-1980) as Shima Kimiyuki
*''
Ōgon no Hibi'' (1978) as
Konishi Yukinaga
*''
Oretachi wa Tenshi da!'' (1979) as Lawer Fujinami
*''
On'yado Kawasemi'' (1980–83)
*''
Hissatsu Shikirinin
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1984. It is the 22nd in the Hissatsu series.
Cast
* Machiko Kyō as Okuni
* Akira Onodera as Shinkichi
* Midori Nishizaki
* Gannosuke Ashiya as Kanppie
* Etsushi T ...
'' (1984) as Shinkichi
*''
Aoi '' (2000) as
Kyōgoku Takatsugu
*''
The Grand Family '' (2021) as Tabuchi
References
External links
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Akira Onodera KinenoteAkira Onodera NHK
Japanese male actors
1943 births
Living people
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