is a Japanese retired actor.

Career

Otaka was born in

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. At age six he was chosen to play the part of seven-year-old Yoichi Asakawa in ''

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''. Today, he (alongside

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who played Ryuji Takayama in ''Ring'') is the most credited and popular male character in the ''Ring'' series. He reprised his role as Yoichi a year after the first sequel '' Rasen'' was a failure in the cinemas. In ''

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'', his character was the supporting male actor. At 9 he worked as an extra and made a notable appearance in the film adaptation of the hit TV series ''

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''. He then rejoined

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to play Yuuchi in '' Sleeping Bride''. He made small appearances in ''Chloe'' and '' The Sea Is Watching''. He then starred as the main player in ''Baseball Kids''. He then starred in a drama movie ''

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'' as Subaru. He more recently starred with

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in the drama history film ''Kita no Zeronen'' playing the Mamiya's son.

Filmography

TV series

*''Dear Woman'' ( TBS, 1996) - Junpei Tsuno *''Beach Boys'' (

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, 1997, Ep.9) - Haruki Yoshinaga *''Ai to Kandō no Jitsuwa: Sayonara Mōdōken Berna'' (Fuji TV, 1998) - Kanta *'' Aoi'' (

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, 2000) - Young

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*''Nagoya Senkyaku Banrai'' (NHK, 2000) - Hiroshi Yoshida *''Black Jack 2: Tensai Joi no Wedding Dress'' (TBS, 2000) - Takashi Machiyama *''Musashi'' (NHK, 2003) - Young

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*''Kunimitsu no Matsuri'' (Fuji TV, 2003) - Fujio Egashira *''Uchi wa Step Family'' (TBS, 2005) - Shō Takano

Films

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'' (1998) - Yoichi Asakawa *''

'' (1999) - Yoichi Asakawa *'' Sleeping Bride'' (2000) - Young Yūichi Nagasawa *''Chloe'' (2001) - Boy *'' Kamen Rider Agito the Movie: Project G4'' (2001) - Rei Motoki *''Tasogare Ryūseigun: Dōsōkai Seidan'' (2002) - Akira *'' The Sea Is Watching'' (2002) *''Baseball Kids'' (2003) - Tsubasa Machida *''Life is Journey'' (2003) *''

'' (2003) - Subaru *''The Boat to Heaven'' (2003) - Young Haruto Ishida *''Kita no Zeronen'' (2005) - Yūnosuke Mamiya *''Mabataki'' (2006) - Yukio

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