Takashi Hara
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| Takashi Hara | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1984 Aichi, Japan |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, director, producer, martial artist, teacher |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Maria Tran (m. 2020) |
| 🏅 Awards | Best Actor "OBSIDIAN" Monthly Indie Shorts |
Takashi Hara (Japanese: 原 昂史) (born 17 December 1984) is a Japanese-born actor, filmmaker, martial artist and teacher.
Early life[edit]
Hara graduated from Meijo University with Bachelor of Agriculture (Agrobiological Resources) and moved in 2009 to study at the Himawari Theatre Acting School specializing in acting, voice training, singing, ballet, Japanese traditional dance, and various martial arts.[1] He worked at the Nissay Theatre and the prestige New National Theatre Tokyo. His martial arts proficiencies include Kendo, Taiko drumming, Chinese styles of martial arts of Wushu, Tai Chi and Xing Yi Quan. In 2015 he learnt traditional Chinese martial arts at the Qufu Shaoling Kung Fu school in China. After Returning to Japan, he won the Wushu championship at Otaku Tokyo in weaponry. In 2016, Hara moved to Sydney to continue as a performing artist.[1]
Career[edit]
Hara is one of the creative producers at Phoenix Eye Pty Ltd, a film & art production company for representing culturally diverse people with managing director Maria Tran.[2] He has produced Cancer Institute NSW commissioned award-winning web series "Breathless",[3] short film projects such as "My Mother The Action Star"[4][5]"Operation Kung Flu".[6][7] [8][9][10] Hara also made/directed/lead a film, "Obsidian".[11] In this film, Hara was awarded Best Actor, Best Editor, Best Thriller, Best Sci-fi short from international film festivals in 2021. Currently incompletion of action feature film Echo 8 (2021).[12]
In 2021, He is commissioned by the National Theatre of Parramatta (NTOP) to deliver the creative development project "HARU & Haru"[13] and PYT Fairfield's "Action Star".[14] Hara was awarded a grant from Theatre Network Australia (TNA) in recognition of his work.[15]
As a workshop facilitator, Hara has worked for NSW Health Refugee, Fairfield City Council, Diverse Arts Australia and The Parks Community Network.[16]
Weekly, Hara hosted a segment on SBS Japanese radio in Sydney.[17]
Hara founded the actors collective "Acting For Mindfulness (AFM)" in 2020 during the pandemic.[18]
In 2021, Hara was selected as a delegate in Australia - Japan Youth Dialogue ( AJYD ) 2021 as an artist to contribute to future relationships between the two countries.[19]
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Head Above Water | Japanese News Anchor | ||
| 2018 | Pacific Rim: Uprising | PPDC Officer | ||
| 2018 | Daily Bread | Japanese Soldier | Best Short film award
St. Kilda Film Festival 2018 |
|
| 2019 | Toni Fitzgerald's Cult Following | Edwina Eldon's Goon | ||
| 2019 | Tabernacle 101 | Tourist | ||
| 2020 | Tiger Cop: Toilet Paper Hero | Toilet Paper Bandit | [20][21][22] | |
| 2020 | My Mother, the Action Star | Associate producer
Best Documentary award WIFT V-FEST 2021 |
[5] | |
| 2021 | Operation Kung Flu | Haru | Associate producer / editor | [7][8][9][10] |
| 2021 | Centrestage! | Akira | ||
| 2021 | Obsidian | Liam | Co-producer / co-director / lead | [11] |
| 2022 | Echo 8 | Agent 5 | Co-producer / co-director | [12] |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | How to write your soul | Jin | ||
| 2019 | Breathless | Anthony | [3] | |
| 2021 | Ayotti | Kojiro Sato | Fight choreographer | [23] |
Stage[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sex, Drugs and Pork Rolls | Production manager | [24] | |
| 2021 | Action atar | Associate artist | [14] | |
| 2021 | HARU & Haru | Haru | Producer / writer / lead | [13] |
Awards[edit]
| Year | Organization | Award | Work(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WIFT V-FEST (Women in Film and Television, Australia) - Women's Film Festival | Best Documentary | My Mother The Action Star | Associate producer | [5] |
| 2021 | Vesuvius International Film Fest | Best Thriller Short Movie | Obsidian | Lead / co-producer / co-director | |
| 2021 | Monthly Indie Shorts | Best Actor
Best Editing |
Obsidian | Lead / co-producer / co-director | |
| 2021 | Accord Cine Fest | Best Action Short | Obsidian | Lead / co-producer / co-director | |
| 2021 | Nicomedia International Bi-Monthly Film Awards | Best Sci-Fi | Obsidian | Lead / co-producer / co-director | [25] |
| 2021 | Made In The West Film Festival | Best Editor
Best Original Score Best In The West |
Operation Kung Flu | Associate producer / editor | [26] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nichigo Press Interview オーストラリアで今を生きる人 原昂史さん". nichigopress.jp. Retrieved 2022-02-10. Unknown parameter
|orig-date=ignored (help) - ↑ "Maria Tran is martialling the creative powers of culturally-diverse women in the arts & screen industries". www.screen.nsw.gov.au/news. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NO MORE BUTTS – TOBACCO CONTROL PROJECT". corecs.org.au. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ "The Sydney Morning Herald VOXdocs Short films. Different voices. Big ideas". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "WIFT V-FEST COMPETITION WINNERS 2021". wiftaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ "Confronting racism in a different way - conveying the message through action comedy film". sbs.com.au/language/japanese. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Artists fighting racism with Kung fu". theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Short Film "Operation Kung Flu" Highlights The Anti-Asian Sentiments Which Are Plaguing Australia". beingasianaustralian.net. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "TRAILER FOR THE ACTION COMEDY SHORT OPERATION KUNG FLU STARRING MARIA TRAN". maactioncinema.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "OPERATION KUNG FLU Trailer: Maria Tran Takes Racism To Task In The New Action Comedy Short From Phoenix Eye". filmcombatsyndicate.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "OBSIDIAN:Don't Miss The Trailer For The New Psych Action Sci-Fi Short Thriller From Takashi Hara". filmcombatsyndicate.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "ECHO 8 Gets A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The New Aussie Indie Action Thriller Two Years In The Making". filmcombatsyndicate.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "HARU & Haru creative development project". facebook.com/nationaltheatreofparramatta/posts. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 ""Action Star" PYT Fairfield". pyt.com.au/action-star/. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ "Extending eligibility to 1000 x 1000: Crisis Cash for Artists". tna.org.au. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ "Takashi Hara Facilitator". takashihara.co. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ "SBSの日本語放送". sbs.com.au/language/japanese. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ "Takashi Hara and Maria Tran share their experiences of co-funding AFM acting school". sbs.com.au/language/vietnamese. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ "AJYD 2021". ajyd.org.au. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ kingofkungfu (2020-05-01). "5 Minute Cinema Presents - Tiger Cop: Toilet Paper Hero (Maria Tran)". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ Vo, David (2020-04-21). "Action Short TIGER COP: TOILET PAPER HERO Starring MARIA TRAN". M.A.A.C. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ III, Lee B. Golden (2020-04-21). "Maria Tran's Hong Kong Lady Inspector Battles The Toilet Paper Bandit In TIGER COP: TOILET PAPER HERO". Film Combat Syndicate. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ III, Lee B. Golden (2021-05-31). "AYOTTI: Swadesh Tackles Action And Crime Thrills In The First Webseries Trailer". Film Combat Syndicate. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ "Sex, Drugs & Pork Rolls - UTP". Urban Theatre Projects. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ "September-October 2021 Winners". NBMFA (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ "Made in the West Film Festival | Western Sydney Film Festival". events-productions. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
External links[edit]
- "Takashi Hara". IMDb.
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