is a Japanese actor and model. He began his modeling career in Japan, then entered Korean entertainment by being featured in a commercial for

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in 2003, followed by Hyundai Motors, Olympus and

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. His popularity helped him land roles on television, beginning with the 2006

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''Soulmate''. Otani's acting career continued to be active in South Korea, starring in television dramas such as '' The Road Home'', '' Dear My Sister'', ''Hero'', '' The Chaser'', and '' Gunman in Joseon'' that earned him Global Star Award in the 7th Korea Drama Awards as well as the period blockbusters ''

War of the Arrows ''War of the Arrows'' (), alternately titled ''Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon'', is a 2011 South Korean historical action film starring Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong, and Moon Chae-won. Set after the Qing invasion of Joseon, the film is about an a ...

'' and '' The Admiral: Roaring Currents''. He has currently been acting in Japan; starring in hit Japanese dramas like '' The Full-Time Wife Escapist'' as Ryota Kazami, Love Rerun as Ryosuke Sagisawa in 2018, and will be taking part in many more Japanese works later in 2018 as well.

Filmography

Television series

* ''Soulmate'' (MBC, 2006) * '' Tokyo Sun Shower'' (SBS, 2008) * ''Matchmaker's Lover'' (KBS2, 2008) ( cameo) * '' The Road Home'' (KBS1, 2009) * '' Dear My Sister'' (KBS2, 2012) * ''Hero'' (OCN, 2012) * '' The Chaser'' (SBS, 2012) * '' Gu Family Book'' (MBC, 2013) * '' Gunman in Joseon'' (KBS2, 2014) * '' The Full-Time Wife Escapist'' (TBS, 2016) * ''Chase'' (Amazon Video, 2017) * ''Tokyo Alice'' (Amazon Video, 2017) * ''Love Rerun'' (NTV, YTV, 2018) * '' Manpuku'' (NHK, 2018) * '' Miss Sherlock'' (HBO, 2018) * ''No Side Manager'' (TBS, 2019) * ''

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'' (MBS, 2019) * '' Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" Season 1'' (Wowow, 2020), Nobuyuki Yazawa "Taishō" * ''

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'' (NHK, 2021),

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* '' Love You as the World Ends'' (NTV, 2021), Daiki Hongo * '' Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" Season 2'' (Wowow, 2022), Nobuyuki Yazawa "Taishō" * '' Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido'' (Wowow, 2024), Genjirō Tanigaki

Film

* ''

'' (2011) * '' The Admiral: Roaring Currents'' (2014) * ''Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral'' (

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, 2015) * ''When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead'' (2018) * ''Zenigata'' (2018) * ''My Dad is a Heel Wrestler'' (2018) * ''Yakiniku Dragon'' (2018), Hasegawa * ''Tezuka's Barbara'' (2019) * ''You Are Brilliant Like a Spica'' (2019) * ''Masked Ward'' (2020), Kosakai * ''

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'' (2024), Genjirō Tanigaki * ''Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game'' (2024), Kim Kang-hoon * ''Golden Kamuy: The Movie 2'' (TBA), Genjirō Tanigaki

Variety show

* ''

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- Season 2'' (SBS, 2014–2015) * ''

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'' - ( KBS 2015) * '' Cool Kiz On The Block'' - ( KBS 2016) * '' The Friends in Chiang Mai'' - ( K-Star 2016)

Music video appearances

* Jung Yeop - "Without You" (2010) * Tablo - "Bad" (2011) * G.NA - "G.NA's Secret" (2014) * Jonghyun - "End Of A Day" (2015) * Kim Hyung Jung (singer) Big Brother Project (feat Kim BoA of

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) - "Zero" (2015) * Lil' Something - Chen x Heize (For SM Station Album) 2016

Awards

* 2014 7th

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: Global Star Award ('' Gunman in Joseon'') * 2019 14th Osaka Cinema Festival: Best New Actor Award (''Yakiniku Dragon'')

References

External links

* * * 1980 births Living people People from Suita Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male models Japanese expatriates in South Korea Mystic Story artists 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-screen-actor-stub