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. Internationally, he is best known for his roles as Koichi Takagi in the ''

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'' films, Tetsuya Ishigami in the ''

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'' films, and Jo Sawashiro in '' Yakuza: Like a Dragon.'' In Japan, he is best known for his roles as Ōsuke Nakahara in ''Yamato Nadeshiko of drama series'', and Norifumi Suzuki in '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' films. He won the

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for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for '' Always: Sunset on Third Street''. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in ''Yasu – A Single Father’s Story''.

Life and career

Tsutsumi was born in Hyōgo. He began training at the age of 18 with Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba's Japan Action Club. When he was at Japan Action Club (JAC), he had been the manager of

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for several years. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in ''Yasu – A Single Father’s Story''.

Filmography

Films

TV series

Theatre

Video games

Commercials

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Official ProfileShinichi Tsutsumi Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsutsumi, Shinichi 1964 births Living people Actors from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors People from Nishinomiya 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors