Kanji Furutachi
Kanji Furutachi | |
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古舘寛治 | |
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| Born | 23 March 1968 Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
Kanji Furutachi (Japanese: 古舘 寛治, Hepburn: Furutachi Kanji, born 23 March 1968 in Osaka) is a Japanese actor.
Career
[edit]Born in Sakai, Osaka, Furutachi traveled to New York in his twenties to study acting at the HB Studio under Uta Hagen.[1][2] Returning to Japan, he joined the Seinendan theatre troupe run by Oriza Hirata and the Sample theatre troupe run by Shū Matsui.[1] After appearing in many TV commercials, some of which earned him "nationwide popularity",[3] he got significant roles in television dramas and films.[4] He has frequently appeared in films directed by Seinendan member Kōji Fukada. For instance, Harmonium won the Jury Prize at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival,[5] with Furutachi gaining particular praise in reviews.[6][7] It was announced in November 2017 he would be one of the main cast of the 2019 NHK Taiga drama Idaten.[8] He had his first starring role in a TV drama with TV Tokyo's Kotaki Kyodai no Shikuhakku (2020), under the direction of Nobuhiro Yamashita.[9]
Selected filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio (2009)
- Hospitalité (2010)
- The Woodsman and the Rain (2011)
- Hotori no Sakuko (2013)
- Maestro! (2015)
- Too Young to Die! (2016)
- Harmonium (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)[10]
- Annette (2021), Doctor
- Anime Supremacy! (2022)[11]
- Hotsuretu (2023)[12]
- The Voices at War (2024), Norizō Matsuuchi[13]
- Ravens (2025), Sukezo Fukase[14]
Television
[edit]- Legal High Season 2 (2013)
- Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017)
- Idaten (2019), Isao Kani[15]
- Kotaki Kyodai no Shikuhakku (2020)
- Maiagare! (2022–23), Hisayuki Kasamaki[16]
- The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023), Kanjirō Furutachi[17]
- Beyond Goodbye (2024), conductor[18]
Japanese dub
[edit]- Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2024), Frog[19]
Anime
[edit]Video games
[edit]- The World Ends with You (2007), Sanae Hanekoma
References
[edit]- ^ a b "特別対談: 古舘寛治×宮城聰". SPAC (in Japanese). Shizuoka Performers Art Center. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "「モバゲー」CMでよく見るあの人、古舘寛治の数奇な人生！". Ameba News [アメーバニュース] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (22 February 2017). "Kanji Furutachi: Reacting to Japan's film industry". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "古舘寛治の"ベテラン名脇役感"が否めない！彼の魅力とは何なのか". CIATR (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "外国人記者から拍手・喝采！古舘寛治＆筒井真理子、流ちょうな英語であいさつ – シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (4 May 2017). "Harmonium review – family secrets bubble up in intoxicating drama". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (15 May 2016). "Cannes Film Review: 'Harmonium'". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "NHK大河「いだてん」綾瀬はるか、生田斗真、役所広司ら新キャスト13名発表". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "古舘寛治、初主演に「ドッキリ！？」 テレ東系「コタキ兄弟－」で滝藤賢一と". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "プリテンダーズ". eiga.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "吉岡里帆主演『ハケンアニメ！』高野麻里佳が声優役で実写初出演＆個性豊かな追加キャスト解禁". Movie Walker. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "ほつれる". eiga.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "劇場版 アナウンサーたちの戦争". eiga.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "レイブンズ". eiga.com. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "いだてん 東京オリムピック噺". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "赤楚衛二＆乃木坂46山下美月、福原遥の幼なじみ役で朝ドラ初出演決定 「舞いあがれ！」新たな出演者発表". Model Press. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "ドラマ「舞妓さんちのまかないさん」ティザー予告解禁、追加キャストに井浦新ら". Natalie. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "有村架純&坂口健太郎、Netflixドラマ『さよならのつづき』生田斗真、中村ゆりらが出演 映像初解禁". Oricon. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "「めくらやなぎと眠る女」日本語版に磯村勇斗・玄理ら12名の俳優が参加、演出は深田晃司". Natalie. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website Official site, in English
- Official profile (in Japanese)
- Kanji Furutachi at IMDb
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