Kanji Furutachi Explained
Kanji Furutachi |
Native Name Lang: | jpn |
Birth Date: | 1968 3, df=y |
Birth Place: | Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
Occupation: | Actor |
is a Japanese actor.
Career
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. 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
Film
Television
Japanese dub
Anime
Video games
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 特別対談: 古舘寛治×宮城聰. SPAC. Shizuoka Performers Art Center. 2 March 2018. ja. 12 March 2014.
- Web site: 「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]. 2 March 2018. ja.
- News: Schilling. Mark. Mark Schilling. Kanji Furutachi: Reacting to Japan's film industry. The Japan Times. 2 March 2018. 22 February 2017.
- Web site: 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. 2 March 2018. ja.
- Web site: 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. 2 March 2018. ja-JP.
- News: Felperin. Leslie. Harmonium review – family secrets bubble up in intoxicating drama. the Guardian. 4 May 2017. 2 March 2018. en.
- Web site: Lee. Maggie. Cannes Film Review: 'Harmonium'. Variety. 2 March 2018. 15 May 2016.
- Web site: 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. 2 March 2018. ja.
- Web site: 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 . 31 March 2020 . ja . 6 November 2019.
- Web site: プリテンダーズ. 10 August 2021. eiga.com.
- Web site: 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. 21 December 2021. Movie Walker.
- Web site: ほつれる. June 10, 2023. eiga.com.
- Web site: 劇場版 アナウンサーたちの戦争. 26 July 2024. eiga.com.
- Web site: 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. 12 April 2022. Model Press.
- Web site: 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. 7 November 2022. Natalie.
- Web site: 「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. May 23, 2024. Natalie.