Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi
吹越 満
Born	(1965-02-17) February 17, 1965 (age 59) Kamikita District, Aomori, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Reona Hirota

Mitsuru Fukikoshi (吹越 満, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, born 17 February 1965) is a Japanese actor.

Career

Born in Aomori Prefecture, Fukikoshi moved to Tokyo at age 19 and joined the Wahaha Honpo theater troupe.[1] Since leaving Wahaha in 1999, he has appeared in many films and television dramas, while continuing to act on stage.[1] He works in both serious drama and comedy, and has often played police detectives.[1]

He starred in Sion Sono's Cold Fish.[2] He co-starred with Hideaki Itō in Takashi Miike's Lesson of the Evil.[3]

Personal life

In 1994, Fukikoshi married the actress Reona Hirota. They divorced in 2005 after having one child,[4] but then remarried in 2012.[5] The couple separated for the second time in December 2016.

Filmography

Film

• Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
• Love & Pop (1998)
• Samurai Fiction (1998)
• Whiteout (2000)
• Red Shadow (2001)
• The Twilight Samurai (2002)
• Spy Sorge (2003)
• Lady Joker (2004)
• Year One in the North (2005)
• Limit of Love: Umizaru (2006)
• Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
• The Chasing World (2008)
• Yoroi Samurai Zombie (2008)
• Sweet Rain (2008)
• Love Exposure (2008)
• Shinjuku Incident (2009)
• Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky (2009)
• Ballad (2009)
• My Rainy Days (2009)
• Listen to My Heart (2009)
• Last Operations Under the Orion (2009)
• Cold Fish (2010)
• Heaven's Story (2010)
• Himizu (2011)
• Antoki no Inochi (2011)
• Unfair 2: The Answer (2011)
• Afro Tanaka (2012)
• Space Brothers (2012)
• Land of Hope (2012)
• Lesson of the Evil (2012)
• The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2014)[6]
• Age Harassment (2015)
• The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)[6]
• Mori, The Artist's Habitat (2018)
• Lady in White (2018)
• According to Our Butler (2019)
• A Girl Missing (2019)
• The Gun 2020 (2020)
• Angry Rice Wives (2021)
• Between Us (2021)[7]
• The Mole Song: Final (2021)[6]
• Red Post on Escher Street (2021)[8]
• The Flower in the Sky (2022), Sakutarō Hagiwara[9]
• Motherhood (2022)[10]
• We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023)[11]
• Twilight Cinema Blues (2023)[12]
• Winny (2023), Masashi Akita[13]
• Revolver Lily (2023)[14]
• Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023)[15]
• I Ai (2024)[16]
• Angry Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers (2024)[17]

Television

• Hojo Tokimune (2001) – Prince Munetaka[18]
• Dondo Hare (2007)
• Deka Wanko (2011)
• Inu o Kau to Iu Koto (2011)
• Amachan (2013)
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014) – Ashikaga Yoshiaki[19]
• Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2016) – Gakai
• Specialist (2016) – Hiroki Takidō[20]
• Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017) – Ono Masanao[21]
• Hello, Detective Hedgehog (2017)
• Tokusou 9 (2018-present)
• Kishū Hanshu Tokugawa Yoshimune (2019) – Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
• Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (2019) - Naohisa Tatsui
• Idaten (2019)
• The Days (2023)[22]
• What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023) - Mōri Terumoto[23]
• Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku (2023)[24]

Video games

• Yakuza 5 (2012) - Naoki Katsuya

References

1. "Fukikoshi Mitsuru interview". Engeki Life (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
2. Schilling, Mark (4 February 2011). "'Tsumetai Nettaigyo (Cold Fish)'". The Japan Times.
3. Weissberg, Jay (9 November 2012). "Lesson of the Evil". Variety.
4. "Mitsuru Fukikoshi". Nippon Cinema. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
5. 女優・広田レオナと俳優・吹越満、離婚から7年で復縁再婚. News Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
6. "生田斗真主演「土竜の唄」に堤真一、仲里依紗ら続投、岡村隆史や菜々緒も大暴れ". Natalie. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
7. "藍に響け". eiga.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
8. "園子温が選び抜いた51人が集結、「エッシャー通りの赤いポスト」公開は12月に". Natalie. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
9. "萩原朔太郎の娘・葉子原作の映画に孫・朔美が出演 『天上の花』主演は東出昌大". Oricon. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
10. "母性". eiga.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
11. "嘘八百 なにわ夢の陣". eiga.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
12. "銀平町シネマブルース". eiga.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
13. "Winny". eiga.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
14. "リボルバー・リリー". eiga.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
15. "Love Will Tear Us Apart". eiga.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
16. "i ai". eiga.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
17. "アングリースクワッド 公務員と7人の詐欺師". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
18. "北条時宗". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
19. "軍師官兵衛". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
20. 草なぎ剛主演、連ドラ版『スペシャリスト』に夏菜＆和田正人が新加入 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
21. "おんな城主直虎". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
22. "「THE DAYS」メイン予告解禁　泉澤祐希、丸山智己、鈴鹿央士ら出演". Natalie. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
23. "『どうする家康』新キャスト11人発表 物語終盤を彩る豪華顔ぶれ【11人の役柄紹介あり】". Oricon. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
24. "河合優実、田中麗奈、根本真陽、森山未來が『NHKスペシャル "宗教2世"を生きる』ドラマ編に出演決定 ドキュメンタリー編と2回シリーズで"宗教2世"に迫る". TV Life. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

External links

• Mitsuru Fukikoshi at IMDb