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is a Japanese actor.


Career

Born in
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, Furutachi traveled to New York in his twenties to study acting at the
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under
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. Returning to Japan, he joined the Seinendan theatre troupe run by
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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
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. For instance, ''
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'' won the Jury Prize at the
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section of the 2016
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, with Furutachi gaining particular praise in reviews. It was announced in November 2017 he would be one of the main cast of the 2019
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Taiga drama ''Idaten''. He had his first starring role in a TV drama with
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's '' Kotaki Kyodai no Shikuhakku'' (2020), under the direction of
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.


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 co ...
'' (2009) *'' Hospitalité'' (2010) *''
The Woodsman and the Rain is a 2011 Japanese comedy film directed by Shuichi Okita about a lumberjack involved in shooting of a zombie movie. Plot Living in deep countryside Katsuhiko Kishi works as lumberjack at a local company. His wife died almost three years ago and ...
'' (2011) *''Hotori no Sakuko'' (2013) *'' Maestro!'' (2015) *'' Too Young to Die!'' (2016) *''
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'' (2016) *'' The 8-Year Engagement'' (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) *''
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'' (2021), Doctor *''
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'' (2022)


Television

* ''Legal High'' Season 2 (2013) *'' Naotora: The Lady Warlord'' (2017) *'' Idaten'' (2019), Isao Kani *''Kotaki Kyodai no Shikuhakku'' (2020) *''
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'' (2022–23), Hisayuki Kasamaki *'' The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House'' (2023), Kanjirō Furutachi


Anime

*'' Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'' (2012)


Video games

* ''
The World Ends with You ''The World Ends with You'' is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Jupiter and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, the game uses urban fantasy elements insp ...
'' (2007), Sanae Hanekoma


References


External links

* Official site, in English
Official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Furutachi, Kanji Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors 21st-century Japanese male actors 1968 births People from Sakai, Osaka Male actors from Osaka Prefecture Living people