Sakai, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its ''kofun'', keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The ''kofun' ...
, Furutachi traveled to New York in his twenties to study acting at the
HB Studio
The HB Studio (Herbert Berghof Studio) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization offering professional training in the performing arts through classes, workshops, free lectures, theater productions, theater rentals, a theater artist residency prog ...
under
Uta Hagen
Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a German-American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' by Edward Albee, who called her "a ...
. Returning to Japan, he joined the Seinendan theatre troupe run by Oriza Hirata and the Sample theatre troupe run by Shū Matsui. After appearing in many TV commercials, some of which earned him "nationwide popularity", he got significant roles in television dramas and films. He has frequently appeared in films directed by Seinendan member
Kōji Fukada
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Fukada had a father who was a film aficionado and he watched many films on VHS when he was young. It was when he was 19 years old studying at Taisho University and discov ...
. For instance, ''
Harmonium
The pump organ or reed organ is a type of organ that uses free reeds to generate sound, with air passing over vibrating thin metal strips mounted in a frame. Types include the pressure-based harmonium, the suction reed organ (which employs a va ...
'' won the Jury Prize at the
Un Certain Regard
(; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films with unusua ...
section of the 2016
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world.
Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
, with Furutachi gaining particular praise in reviews. It was announced in November 2017 he would be one of the main cast of the 2019
NHK
, also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee.
NHK ope ...
Taiga drama
is the name NHK gives to the annual year-long historical drama television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white ''Hana no Shōgai'', starring kabuki actor Onoe Shoroku II and Awashima Chikage, the network regul ...
''Idaten''. He had his first starring role in a TV drama with
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Kotaki Kyodai no Shikuhakku'' (2020), under the direction of
Nobuhiro Yamashita
is a Japanese film director.
Career
Born in Aichi Prefecture, Yamashita attended Osaka University of Arts where he worked on Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's '' Kichiku Dai Enkai''. His graduation film ''Hazy Life'', took the Off Theatre Competition Grand ...
.
Selected filmography
Film
*''
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
is a 2009 Japanese comedy-crime film, directed by Daihachi Yoshida, based on Kazumasa Yoshida's 2006 biographical novel, ''Kekkon Sagishi Kuhio Taisa'' ( "Marriage swindler Captain Kuhio"), that focuses on a real-life marriage swindler, who conn ...
'' (2009)
*''
Hospitalité
is a 2010 Japanese comedy film directed by Koji Fukada.
Cast
*Kenji Yamauchi
* Kiki Sugino
*Kanji Furutachi
*Kumi Hyōdo
*Tatsuya Kawamura
*Bryerly Long
*Hiroko Matsuda
*Eriko Ono
*Haruka Saito
*Naoki Sugawara
Reception
Ben Sachs of ''Chicag ...
'' (2010)
*''
The Woodsman and the Rain
is a 2011 Japanese comedy film co-written and directed by Shuichi Okita, about a lumberjack involved in shooting of a zombie movie.
Following its premiere at the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize, ''The ...
'' (2011)
*''Hotori no Sakuko'' (2013)
*'' Maestro!'' (2015)
*''
Too Young to Die!
is a 2016 Japanese horror comedy film directed by Kankurō Kudō. Tomoya Nagase played the lead role for the first time in 7 years. It was expected to be released on February 6, 2016, but was postponed because of a car accident scene that reminded ...
'' (2016)
*''
Harmonium
The pump organ or reed organ is a type of organ that uses free reeds to generate sound, with air passing over vibrating thin metal strips mounted in a frame. Types include the pressure-based harmonium, the suction reed organ (which employs a va ...
'' (2016)
*''
The 8-Year Engagement
is a 2017 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze. It is based on an autobiographical book by Hisashi Nishozawa and Mai Nakahara.
Plot
Living in Okayama, Hisashi meets Mai for the first time at a restaurant party, but she lets him know she doe ...
'' (2017)
*'' Miyamoto'' (2019)
*''Silent Rain'' (2019)
*''My Name is Yours'' (2020)
*''The Voice of Sin'' (2020), Masao Torii
*''One Summer Story'' (2021), Kiyoshi Sakuta
*''Pretenders'' (2021)
*'' Annette'' (2021), Doctor
*'' Anime Supremacy!'' (2022)
*''Hotsuretu'' (2023)
*''The Voices at War'' (2024), Norizō Matsuuchi
*''
Ravens
Ravens may refer to:
* Raven, a species of the genus ''Corvus'' of passerine birds
Sports
* Anderson Ravens, the intercollegiate athletic program of Anderson University in Indiana
* Baltimore Ravens, a professional American football franchise
* B ...
'' (2025), Sukezo Fukase
*''The Escape'' (2025),
Satoshi Kirishima
Satoshi Kirishima (, January 9, 1954 – January 29, 2024) was a Japanese Anarchism, anarchist, Terrorism, terrorist, and member of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front.
Kirishima had been hiding from the Japanese police since 1975. He revealed ...
Idaten
Skanda (), also known as Weituo () and Idaten (Japanese: 韋駄天), is a Mahayana bodhisattva regarded as a devoted guardian of Buddhist monasteries who protects the teachings of Buddhism. He is also sometimes called in the Chinese tradition " ...
'' (2019), Isao Kani
*''Kotaki Kyodai no Shikuhakku'' (2020)
*''
Maiagare!
is a Japanese television drama series and the 107th Asadora series, following '' Chimudondon''. It premiered on October 3, 2022, and concluded on March 31, 2023. Haruka Fukuhara was cast in the lead role of Mai Iwakura after an audition of 2545 ...
Beyond Goodbye
is a Netflix original Japanese drama series starring Kasumi Arimura and Kentaro Sakaguchi. All 8 episodes were released at once on Netflix on November 14, 2024. The series mainly takes place in Otaru, Hokkaido.
Plot
Saeko Sugawara works at a c ...
The World Ends with You
''The World Ends with You'' is an action role-playing game co-developed by Square Enix and Jupiter for the Nintendo DS. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, ''The World Ends with You'' features a distinctive art style and ur ...