Kanji Furutachi

Kanji Furutachi
古舘寛治
Born(1968-03-23)23 March 1968
Sakai, Osaka, Japan
OccupationActor

Kanji Furutachi (Japanese: 古舘 寛治, Hepburn: Furutachi Kanji, born 23 March 1968 in Osaka) 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.[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

Film

Television

Japanese dub

Anime

Video games

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ Schilling, Mark (22 February 2017). "Kanji Furutachi: Reacting to Japan's film industry". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Felperin, Leslie (4 May 2017). "Harmonium review – family secrets bubble up in intoxicating drama". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. ^ Lee, Maggie (15 May 2016). "Cannes Film Review: 'Harmonium'". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "プリテンダーズ". eiga.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "ほつれる". eiga.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  13. ^ "劇場版 アナウンサーたちの戦争". eiga.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  14. ^ "レイブンズ". eiga.com. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  15. ^ "逃走". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  16. ^ "おんな城主直虎". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  17. ^ "いだてん 東京オリムピック噺". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "「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.