is a Japanese stage and screen
actor
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. Internationally, he is best known for his roles as Koichi Takagi in the ''
Monday
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Names
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'' films, Tetsuya Ishigami in the ''
Suspect X'' films, and Jo Sawashiro in ''
Yakuza: Like a Dragon.'' In Japan, he is best known for his roles as Ōsuke Nakahara in ''Yamatonadeshiko'' drama series, and Norifumi Suzuki in ''
Always: Sunset on Third Street'' films. He won the
Japanese Academy Award 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
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for his role in ''Yasu – A Single Father’s Story''.
Life and career
Tsutsumi was born in
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to th ...
. 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
Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada (; ; born 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Television Award, a Japan Academy Film Prize, two Hochi Film Award ...
for several years.
In 2013, he was nominated for an
International Emmy Award for best actor
The International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor is an award presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) dedicated to for male performance from a program originally created for television.
Rules and ...
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
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1964 births
Living people
Male 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