is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 7th

Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the ''Hochi Shimbun , previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. ...

and the award for best supporting actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

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'' (1982), Yasu *''

Theater of Life is a 1983 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Sadao Nakajima and Junya Satō. Cast *Keiko Matsuzaka *Toshiyuki Nagashima * Kie Nakai *Hiroki Matsukata *Aiko Morishita *Hideo Murota *Morio Kazama *Kō Nishimura * Toshiro Mifune *Kantarō Suga *Yuri ...

'' (1983) *'' Time and Tide'' (1984) *''

Shanghai Rhapsody is a 1984 Japanese musical drama film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, adopted from the 1979 musical with the same name. It received multiple nominations at the 8th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Director of the Year and Outstanding Performan ...

'' (1984) *''

Final Take is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kihachi * Kiichi Naka ...

'' (1986) *'' Love & Pop'' (1998) *''

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'' (2000) *'' The Man In White'' (2003) *'' The Ode to Joy'' (2006) *'' Southbound'' (2007) *''

The Lone Scalpel is a 2010 Japanese medical drama film directed by Izuru Narushima. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 34th Japan Academy Prize. Cast * Shinichi Tsutsumi as Dr. Toma * Yui Natsukawa as Ryoko Nakamura * Hisashi Yoshizawa * Noriko ...

'' (2010) *''

Rebirth Rebirth may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Rebirth'' (2011 film), a 2011 Japanese drama film * ''Rebirth'' (2016 film), a 2016 American thriller film * ''Rebirth'', a documentary film produced by Project Rebirth * ''The Re ...

'' (2011) *''

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) *''

Angel Home is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan on 25 May. Cast *Shihori Kanjiya *Naoto Takenaka *Takayuki Takuma *Tomoko Tabata *Ai Hashimoto *Rei Okamoto *Kyūsaku Shimada *Yumi Asō *Mitsuru Hirata is ...

'' (2013) *''

The Mourner is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and based on a novel of the same name by Arata Tendo. It was released on February 14, 2015. Cast * Kengo Kora as Shizuto Sakatsuki * Yuriko Ishida as Yukiyo Nagi * Arata Iura as Sakuya ...

'' (2015) *''Gukoroku: Traces of Sin'' (2017) *''And Then There Was Light'' (2017) *'' Memoirs of a Murderer'' (2017) *''We Are'' (2018) *''5 Million Dollar Life'' (2019) *'' Listen to the Universe'' (2019) *''

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'' (2020) *''

The Asadas ''The Asadas'' ( ja, 浅田家!) is a 2020 Japanese biographical drama film written by Ryōta Nakano and Tomoe Kanno and directed by Nakano. The film was part of the official selection for the Warsaw Film Festival and the 26th Busan Internationa ...

'' (2020) *''Dreaming of the Meridian Arc'' (2022) *''Call Me Chihiro'' (2023), Bitō

Television

*''Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Fukuzawa Yukichi'' (1985) - John Manjirō *'' Dokuganryū Masamune'' (1987) - Suzuki Motonobu *'' Journey Under the Midnight Sun'' (2006) *''

Barefoot Gen is a Japanese historical manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Loosely based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor, the series begins in 1945 in and around Hiroshima, Japan, where the six-year-old boy Gen Nakaoka liv ...

'' (2007) *'' SP'' (2007–2008) *''

Last Friends is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 10, 2008, until June 17, 2008. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Juri Ueno, Eita, Asami Mizukawa and Ryo Nishikido of japanese idol group Kanjani Eight. The s ...

'' (2008) *'' Mori no Asagao'' (2010) *''

Hana Moyu is a 2015 Japanese historical drama television series, the 54th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series stars Mao Inoue as Sugi Fumi, a sister of Meiji Restoration scholar Yoshida Shōin. It premiered on January 4, 2015, and ended on December 13, 201 ...

'' (2015) - Dr. Yamane Bunki *''Shingari'' (2015) *'' Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories'' (2016) *''Kenji Miyazawa's Table'' (2017) - Masajirō Miyazawa *''

Segodon is a 2018 Japanese historical drama television series and the 57th NHK taiga drama. It stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori, who has been dubbed ''the last true samurai''. Plot The drama follows the life of historical figure Saigō Takamori ...

'' (2018) - Ōkubo Jiemon *'' Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju'' (2018) - Yūrakutei Yakumo VII *''

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'' (2020) - Kinsuke Uchikoshi *''

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi, a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". The series is the 60th NHK taiga drama, premiered on February 14, 2 ...

'' (2021) - Kawaji Toshiakira

References

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