Hiroshi Abe (Japanese Actor)

Hiroshi Abe (阿部 寛, Abe Hiroshi?, born June 22, 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but he successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. He is a 1988 graduate of Chuo University.

Career

In 1988, during his last year of college, he made his first foray into professional acting with the movie Haikara-san Ga Touru. In 2009, he won the award for Best Actor in the 63rd Mainichi Film Award for his performances as Kenshiro in the animated film Hokuto no Ken Zero: Kenshiro Den.
Films

* Haikarasan ga tōru (1988)
* Yawara! (1989)
* Spirit Warrior Saga of the Phoenix (1990)
* Yamato Takeru (1994)
* Moon Over Tao (1997)
* Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
* Tokyo Raiders (2000)
* Blood Sucking Space(2001) (Chi wo sū uchū)
* RUSH! (2001)
* Platonic Sex (2001)
* Trick (2002)
* Hana and Alice / 花とアリス / Hana to Arisu (2004)
* Hotel Venus / ホテル　ビーナス / Hoteru bīnasu (2004)
* Survive Style 5+ (2004)
* My Lover is a Sniper: The Movie / 恋人はスナイパー　劇場版 (2004)
* The man behind the scissors / ハサミ男 / Hasami otoko (2004)
* Ubume no Natsu (2005)
* Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior / Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken series (2006-2008)
o Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Love in Death / Raō Den Jun'ai no Shō (2006)
o Legend of Yuria / Yuria Den (2007) (OVA)
o Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fighting / Raō Den Gekito no Shō (2007)
o Legend of Toki / Toki Den (2008) (OVA)
o Zero: Legend of Kenshiro / Zero: Kenshirō Den (2008)
* Trick 2 (2006)
* Baruto no Gakuen (2006)
* Forbidden Siren (2006)
* Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)
* Taitei no Ken (2007)
* Team Batista no Eikō (2008)
* Chocolate (2008)
* Mōryō no Hako (2008)
* Aruitemo aruitemo (Still Walking) (2008)