Shōfukutei Tsurube II
Japanese comedian (born 1951)
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Shofukutei Tsurube II (笑福亭 鶴瓶 (2代目), Shōfukutei Tsurube (Nidaime)), born Manabu Suruga (駿河 学, Suruga Manabu), is a Japanese rakugo comedian and actor.[1][user-generated source]
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Born
23 December 1951
Manabu Suruga
23 December 1951
Hirano-ku, Osaka Japan
OccupationsComedian, actor
Yearsactive1972–present
ChildrenTaro Suruga
Shōfukutei Tsurube II | |
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Shōfukutei Tsurube II in 2015 | |
| Born | Manabu Suruga 23 December 1951 Hirano-ku, Osaka Japan |
| Occupations | Comedian, actor |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Children | Taro Suruga |
Filmography
Film
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- Tokyo Heaven (1990)
- Moving (1993)
- Wait and See (1998)
- Kabei: Our Mother (2008) - Senkichi
- Dear Doctor (2009) - Dr. Osamu Ino
- About Her Brother (2010) - Tetsuro
- Cape Nostalgia (2014) - Tani
- What a Wonderful Family! (2016) - doctor (cameo)
- Black Widow Business (2016) - Funayama
- Gold Medal Man (2016)[citation needed]
- What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017)
- Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)
- What a Wonderful Family! 3 (2018)
- The Great War of Archimedes (2019) - Kiyoshi Ōsato
- Family of Strangers (2019) - Hidemaru Kajiki[citation needed]
- 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021) - Ken'ichirō Kawakami[2]
- 7 Secretaries: The Movie (2022)[3]
- Amalock (2024) - Ryūtarō[4]
- The 35-Year Promise (2025) - Tamotsu Nishihata[5]
Television drama
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen (1985–86) - San
- Hissatsu Masshigura! (1986)
- Furuhata Ninzaburō (Fuji TV, 1994) - Dai Banzuin
- The Family (TBS, 2007) - Watanuki[6]
- Hanzawa Naoki (TBS, 2013) - Shin'nosuke Hanzawa
- Asa ga Kita (NHK, 2015) - Tomonobu Tamari
- Segodon (NHK, 2018) - Iwakura Tomomi[7]
- Two Homelands (TV Tokyo, 2019) - Shūmei Ōkawa
- The Man Who Stood for Autonomy of Japan: Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru (TV Tokyo, 2020) - Shigeru Yoshida
- Shizuka-chan and her Papa (NHK, 2022) - Junsuke Nonomura[8]
Variety show
- Waratte Iitomo! (Fuji TV, 1987 to 2014)
Dubbing roles
- Despicable Me - Felonius Gru
- Despicable Me 2 - Felonius Gru
- Despicable Me 3 - Felonius Gru
- Minions - Felonius Gru (8 years old)
- Minions: The Rise of Gru - Felonius Gru[9]
- Seasons - Narrator
