is a Japanese actor and singer. His ancestors were

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

of the

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and the family of the former samurai. He graduated from

Chiba Institute of Technology is a private university in Narashino, Chiba, Japan. Abbreviated as , , , . The school was founded in 1942 in Machida, Tokyo. In 1946 it was relocated to Kimitsu, Chiba, adopted the present name at the same time. Four years later, it was moved t ...

. He was a leader of a rock 'n' roll group ''Cools'' but he left the group soon after he joined Toei film company and made his film debut with '' The Classroom of Terror''. In 1983, he moved to Yujiro Ishiharas production company. In the 1980s, he won great popularity through his roles in the TV drama series ''

Seibu Keisatsu is a television drama series produced by and broadcast on TV Asahi. Plot The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's Sergeant Keisuke Daimon, played by Tetsuya Watari and his subordinates, dubbed the ...

'' and

Abunai Deka , often shortened to , is a Japanese television drama aired by Nippon Television between 1986 and 1987. Starring Hiroshi Tachi and Kyōhei Shibata (actor), Kyohei Shibata, the series became very popular and spawned films, spin-off (media), spin-off ...

. In 2018, Tachi won the Best Actor award at the 42nd

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...

for his role in ''Owatta Hito''. As a singer Tachi is known for his hit song ''Nakanaide'' and appeared in the

Kōhaku Uta Gassen , more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK net ...

twice.

Filmography

Film

* '' The Classroom of Terror'' (1976) * ''New Female Convict Scorpion Special: Block X'' (1977) * '' Never Give up'' (1978) - Nariaki Oba * ''

'' (1987) – Toshiki "Taka" Takayama * ''Mata Mata Abunai Deka'' (1988) – Toshiki "Taka" Takayama * ''Mottomo Abunai Deka'' (1989) – Toshiki "Taka" Takayama * ''Abunai Deka Returns'' (1996) – Toshiki "Taka" Takayama * ''Abunai Deka Forever: The Movie'' (1998) – Toshiki "Taka" Takayama * ''Mada Mada Abunai Deka'' (2005) – Toshiki "Taka" Takayama * ''

Eight Ranger is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi starring the members of Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight. Cast *You Yokoyama *Subaru Shibutani *Shingo Murakami *Ryuhei Maruyama *Shota Yasuda *Ryo Nishikido *Tadayoshi Okura *Hiroshi Tachi * ...

'' (2012) * ''

Saraba Abunai Deka is a 2016 Japanese action film directed by Toru Murakawa, written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara and starring Hiroshi Tachi and Kyōhei Shibata. The film is part of the film series based on the ''Abunai Deka'' television series. It was released in Japan ...

'' (2016) – Toshiki "Taka" Takayama * ''Life in Overtime'' (2018) * ''

The Great War of Archimedes ''The Great War of Archimedes'' (アルキメデスの大戦, Arukimedesu no taisen) is a 2019 Japanese historical film about the building of the battleship ''Japanese battleship Yamato, Yamato''. Based on a manga by Norifusa Mita, the movie is a ...

'' (2019) –

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* ''A Family'' (2021) * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar'' (2022) – King Bradley * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy'' (2022) – King Bradley

Television

* ''

'' (1979–84) – first appears as Soutaro Tatsumi; nicknamed 'Tatsu' by his colleagues but dies in Episode 30 of Part I. Later appears as Eiji Hatomura, nicknamed 'Hato'. * ''

'' (1986–89) – Toshiki "Taka" Takayama * ''

Seibu Keisatsu Special is a television drama produced by and broadcast on . The show aired on Japanese television on October 31, 2004, in conjunction with the 17th anniversary of the death of Yujiro Ishihara. It carries on the ''Seibu Keisatsu'' series, which was br ...

'' (2004） * ''

Kōmyō ga Tsuji ''Kōmyō ga Tsuji'' (功名が辻) is a 2006 Japanese historical television series and the 45th NHK ''taiga'' drama. It is written by Shizuka Ōishi, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Ryōtarō Shiba. The series chronicles the lives of ...

'' (2006) –

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* ''Papa to Musume no Nanokakan'' (2007) – Kawahara Kyōichirō/ Kawahara Kōume * ''

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'' (2010) –

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* ''

Jun to Ai is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on October 1, 2012, and was broadcast until March 30, 2013. It is about a girl named Jun Kanō, raised in Miyakojima, Okinawa, who moves to Osaka to work in a hotel. There she meets a man named It ...

'' (2012–13) – Shin'ichirō Ōsaki * ''Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 1'' (2015) –

Inukai Tsuyoshi Inukai Tsuyoshi ( ja, 犬養毅, 4 June 1855 – 15 May 1932) was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1931 to his assassination in 1932. Inukai was Japan's second oldest prime minister while serving, as he ...

* ''Natsume Sōseki no Tsuma'' (2016) – Shigekazu Nakane

Anime

* ''

Golgo 13 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito, published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic'' since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin for hire. ''Golgo ...

'' (2008–2009) – Duke Togo/Golgo 13

Video games

* ''

Yakuza 2 is an action-adventure game by Sega, the sequel to ''Yakuza''. It was released on December 7, 2006, for the PlayStation 2 in Japan and in September 2008 in North America and Europe. The game focuses on the former ''yakuza'' Kazuma Kiryu who recei ...

'' (2006) – Ryō Takashima

Discography

Hiroshi Tachi has released the following albums during his musical career.

Studio albums

* Golden Shadow (1 April 1988) * Impressions (21 December 1988) * 異邦人 (Gentile) (2 March 1994)

Compilation

*Tachi – The Best (12 May 1993) *Tachi – The Best Collection (2 November 2005)

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tachi, Horishi Japanese male film actors Japanese male rock singers Japanese male television actors Japanese male voice actors Living people 1950 births Male voice actors from Nagoya Defstar Records artists 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors 20th-century Japanese male singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers 21st-century Japanese singers Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class