Takashi Ogawa

An actor who was also a licensed dentist — that combination genuinely stopped me cold for a second. Takashi Ogawa was born in Tokyo in 1891, which means he came of age right as Japan was sprinting through one of the most turbulent transformations in modern history, from Meiji into Taisho into early Showa, the whole country reinventing itself decade by decade. Somewhere in the middle of all that upheaval he managed to maintain two completely different professional identities: one where he made people feel things from a stage or a screen, and one where he asked people to open wide. The records are thin, which is honestly part of the mystique — a Libra born in the year of the Rabbit, equal parts artistic instinct and quiet precision, at least that's the story I'm telling myself. The same hands that pulled a tooth also built a character. That's not a career, that's a personality.

Takashi Ogawa (born October 21, 1891, in Tokyo) was a Japanese actor who also practiced as a dentist. He was active during the Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa eras, a period of dramatic social and cultural transformation in Japan. Detailed records of his career and personal life remain largely unavailable in public sources.

Name (English)

Takashi Ogawa

Name (Japanese)

小川隆

Reading

おがわ たかし

Born

October 21, 1891 (age 134)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit (卯)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Actor / Dentist

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E5%B7%9D%E9%9A%86%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actor
• Dentist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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