is a Japanese actor. He was born in
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
and raised in
Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
.
In 1962, Fuji joined
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese film studio located in Bunkyō. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures".
Shareholders are Nippon Television Holdings (35%) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (28.4%). ...
Company and began his acting career with small roles in Nikkatsu film.
In 1968, Fuji married actress
Izumi Ashikawa.
He gained popularity through his role in Jikandesuyo on TBS.
He played his first leading role in the 1974 film '.
He has starred in two films (''
Empire of Passion'' and ''
Bright Future'') that have been entered into the
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 ...
.
Fuji co-starred in
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, author, actor, and a former professor at Tokyo University of the Arts (2005-2023).
Noted for his psychological films that often focus on ambiguous narratives and on their characters' i ...
's ''
Bright Future'' with
Tadanobu Asano and
Joe Odagiri. 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
Tokyo Sports Film Award for his work in the
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen.
In 2023, he won the
Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance at the
2023 San Sebastián Film Festival for his role in the ''
Great Absence''.
Selected filmography
Film
* ''
Black Sun'' (1964)
* ''
Taking The Castle'' (1965)
* ''
Massacre Gun
is a 1967 Japanese yakuza film directed by Yasuharu Hasebe.
Plot
Yakuza hitman Ryuichi Kuroda ( Joe Shishido) is forced into executing his lover on the orders of Boss Azakawa (Takashi Kanda). His brother, aspiring boxer Saburo Kuroda (Jirō O ...
'' (1967)
* ''
Gappa: The Triphibian Monster'' (1967)
* ''Monument to the Girls' Corps'' (1968)
* ''
Moeru Tairiku
, also known as ''The Blazing Continent'', is a 1968 Japanese film shot in Australia.
It was made the same year as another Japanese film shot in Australia, '' The Drifting Avenger''.
Plot
A young artist leaves Tokyo for Australia. He falls in lov ...
'' (1968)
* ''
Daikanbu Nagurikomi
is a 1969 Japanese action and yakuza film directed by Toshio Masuda It stars Tetsuya Watari.
Plot
*Source:
Tetsu Kazama, a senior member of the Nishio clan (Yakuza clan) kills Yoshie, the head of the hostile yakuza clan. When Tetsu is released ...
'' (1969)
* ''
Savage Wolf Pack
is a 1969 Japanese action film directed by Yasuharu Hasebe. It stars Tetsuya Watari. The film is considered the first film called the ''Nikkatsu New Action Film''.
When the bounty hunter Tetsuya Asai returns from Alaska, he learns that his sis ...
'' (1969)
* ''
Retaliation'' (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)
* ' (1974)
* ''
In the Realm of the Senses'' (1976)
* ''
Empire of Passion'' (1978)
* ''
P.P. Rider'' (1983)
* ''
Keshin'' (1986)
* ''
Bright Future'' (2003)
* ''
The Man in White'' (2003)
* ''
Rikidōzan'' (2004)
* ''
Umizaru'' (2004)
* ''
Kamataki'' (2005)
* ''
Village Photobook'' (2005)
* ''
Midnight Eagle'' (2007)
* ''Shiawase no Kaori'' (2008)
* ''Pandemic'' (2009)
* ''Soup Opera'' (2010)
* ''
Hoshi Mamoru Inu'' (2011)
* ''
Ogawa no Hotori'' (2011)
* ''
Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan'' (2012)
* ''
Zakurozaka no Adauchi'' (2014)
* ''
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen'' (2015) – Ryuzo
* ''
My Dad and Mr. Ito'' (2016) – Aya's father
* ''
Radiance'' (2017)
* ''Dad, Chibi is Gone'' (2019)
* ''
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki'' (2019) – Keiji Wakui
* ' (2019) - Ittetsu Suzuki
* ''Go! Go! Sakura Club'' (2023) – Momojiro Oda
* ''Takano Tofu'' (2023)
* ''Great Absence'' (2024)
Television
* ''
Taiyō ni Hoero!'' (1973) (ep.46, Guest)
* ''
Katsu Kaishū'' (1974) –
Hijikata Toshizō (
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 ...
)
* ''
Daitsuiseki'' (1978)
* ''
Pro Hunter'' (1981)
* ''Hojo Tokimune'' (2001)
* ''
Kazoku no Uta'' (2012)
* ''
Kabukimono Keiji'' (2015) –
Maeda Keiji
* ''Yasuragi no Sato'' (2017) – Takai
* ''
Welcome Home, Monet'' (2021) – Tatsumi Nagaura
References
External links
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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