is a Japanese actor. He was born in

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and raised in

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. In 1962, Fuji joined

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Company and began his acting career with small roles in Nikkatsu film. In 1968, Fuji married actress

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. He gained popularity through his role in Jikandesuyo on TBS. He has starred in two films (''

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'' and '' Bright Future'') that have been entered into the

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. Fuji co-starred in

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's '' Bright Future'' with

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and

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. In 2005, he won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor for his work in the Village Photobook. In 2015, Fuji won best actor award of

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for his work in the

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen , also known as ''Ryuzo 7'', is a 2015 Japanese action comedy film directed by Takeshi Kitano. It was released on April 25, 2015. Plot Ryuzo (Tatsuya Fuji) is a retired yakuza gangster who lives a quiet unassuming life with his salaryman son, Ryu ...

Selected filmography

Film

* '' Black Sun'' (1964) * '' Taking The Castle'' (1965) * '' Massacre Gun'' (1967) * '' Gappa: The Triphibian Monster'' (1967) * ''Monument to the Girls' Corps'' (1968) * '' Moeru Tairiku'' (1968) * '' Daikanbu Nagurikomi'' (1969) * '' Savage Wolf Pack'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' Alleycat Rock: Female Boss'' (1970) * '' Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter'' (1970) * '' Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo'' (1970) * '' Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal'' (1970) * '' Gyakuen Mitsusakazuki'' (1971) * '' In the Realm of the Senses'' (1976) * ''

'' (1978) * ''PP Rider'' (1983) * '' Keshin'' (1986) * '' Bright Future'' (2003) * '' The Man in White'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Village Photobook'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''Shiawase no Kaori'' (2008) * ''Pandemic'' (2009) * ''Soup Opera'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015) – Ryuzo * '' My Dad and Mr. Ito'' (2016) – Aya's father * ''

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'' (2017) * ''Dad, Chibi is Gone'' (2019) * '' Aircraft Carrier Ibuki'' (2019) – Keiji Wakui * ''The Stormy Family'' (2019) * ''Soreike! Gateball Sakura-gumi'' (2023)

Television

* ''

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'' (1973) (ep.46, Guest) * ''

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'' (1974) –

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( Taiga drama) * '' Daitsuiseki'' (1978) * '' Pro Hunter'' (1981) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Kabukimono Keiji'' (2015) –

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* ''Yasuragi no Sato'' (2017) – Takai * '' Okaeri Mone'' (2021) – Tatsumi Nagaura

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuji, Tatsuya 1941 births Living people Japanese male film actors Male actors from Beijing 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Chinese male film actors