Takashi Kashiwabara (Japanese: 柏原 崇, Hepburn: Kashiwabara Takashi; born March 16, 1977) is a former Japanese actor. After retiring from acting, he became a behind-the-scenes worker and is currently the manager of actress Yuki Uchida.
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Career
In 1993, he made his acting debut in the TV drama Shadow of Youth, which made him won the grand prize at the 6th Junon Super Boy Contest.
In 1995, at the film Love Letter directed by Shunji Iwai, he made his screen debut and the following year won the Japanese Academy Awards for Newcomer of the Year. In South Korea, he gained explosive popularity despite his short screen time as soon as it was released.
In 1996, he played a role in the TV drama Hakusen Nagoshi. Since then it was made into a series for nine years. He also returned from both illness and suspension for assault in this drama.
In 2003, he left the Itsumo Futari de after two episodes due to neck-shoulder-arm syndrome during filming, and his role was replaced by Shingo Katsurayama.
In 2006, he appeared in a TV drama series for the first time in a long time. On February 25th, he divorced Hiroko Hatano.
