Shinichi Tsutsumi
Japanese actor (born 1964)
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Shinichi Tsutsumi (堤 真一, Tsutsumi Shin'ichi; born July 7, 1964) is a Japanese stage and screen actor. Internationally, he is best known for his roles as Koichi Takagi in the Monday films, Tetsuya Ishigami in the Suspect X films, and Jo Sawashiro in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. In Japan, he is best known for his roles as Ōsuke Nakahara in Yamatonadeshiko drama series, and Norifumi Suzuki in Always: Sunset on Third Street films. He won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for Always: Sunset on Third Street. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in Yasu – A Single Father’s Story.
BornJuly 7, 1964
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1984–present
Spouse
[1]
Undisclosed
(m. 2013)Shinichi Tsutsumi | |
|---|---|
堤 真一 | |
| Born | July 7, 1964 Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse |
Undisclosed (m. 2013) |
Life and career
Tsutsumi was born in Hyōgo Prefecture. He began training at the age of 18 with Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba's Japan Action Club.[2] When he was at Japan Action Club (JAC) he had been the manager of Hiroyuki Sanada for several years.[3]
In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in Yasu – A Single Father’s Story.[4]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Bakayaro 2 | Maruo Kaziki | Lead role | [5] |
| 1992 | The Oil-Hell Murder | Yohe Kawachiya | [6] | |
| 1996 | Secret Waltz | Jun Hino | [7] | |
| Dangan Runner | Kazuo Takeda | Lead role | [8] | |
| 1997 | Postman Blues | Ryuichi Sawaki | Lead role | [8] |
| 1998 | Unlucky Monkey | Yamazaki | Lead role | [8] |
| 1999 | Keiho | Masaki Shibata | Lead role | [9] |
| 2000 | Monday | Koichi Takagi | Lead role | [8] |
| 2002 | Drive | Kenichi Asakura | Lead role | [8] |
| 2003 | Sotsugyo | Satoru Mayama | Lead role | [10] |
| 2004 | One Missed Call | Hiroshi Yamashita | [11] | |
| 2005 | Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean | Asakura Ryokitsu | [12] | |
| Fly, Daddy, Fly | Hajime Suzuki | Lead role | [13][14] | |
| The Summer of the Ubume | Akihiko Chuzenji | Lead role | [15] | |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street | Norifumi Suzuki | [16] | ||
| 2006 | Riding the Metro | Shinji Hasebe | Lead role | [17] |
| 2007 | Maiko Haaaan!!! | Kichiro Naito | Lead role | [18] |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 | Norifumi Suzuki | [19] | ||
| Mōryō no Hako | Akihiko Chuzenji | Lead role | [20] | |
| 2008 | My Darling of the Mountains | Shintaro Omura | [21] | |
| Climber's High | Kazuma Yuuki | Lead role | [16] | |
| Suspect X | Tetsuya Ishigami | [22] | ||
| 2009 | Villon's Wife | Tsuji | [23] | |
| 2010 | SP: The Motion Picture | Sōichirō Ogata | [24] | |
| The Lone Scalpel | Dr. Tōma | Lead role | [25] | |
| Space Battleship Yamato | Mamoru Kodai | [26] | ||
| 2011 | SP: The Motion Picture II | Sōichirō Ogata | [24] | |
| Princess Toyotomi | Gen Matsudaira | Lead role | [27] | |
| 2012 | Always: Sunset on Third Street 3 | Norifumi Suzuki | [28] | |
| Space Brothers | Hoshika Tadashi | [29] | ||
| 2013 | I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow | Shizuo Ōguro | Lead role | [30] |
| Why Don't You Play in Hell? | Jun Ikegami | Lead role | [31] | |
| 2014 | The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji | Masaya Hiura | [32] | |
| 2015 | The Emperor in August | Hisatsune Sakomizu | [33] | |
| Our Little Sister | Kazuya Shiina | [34] | ||
| Kakekomi | Horikiriya | [35] | ||
| Bali Big Brother | Aniki | Lead role | [36] | |
| 2016 | Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate | Tatsurō Morita | [37] | |
| The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio | Masaya Hiura | [32] | ||
| 2017 | Honnō-ji Hotel | Oda Nobunaga | Lead role | [38][39] |
| Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura | Honda | [40] | ||
| 2018 | Gintama 2 | Katakuriko Matsudaira | [41] | |
| 2019 | Don't Cry, Mr. Ogre | Takashi Kobuchi | Lead role | [42] |
| The 47 Ronin in Debt | Ōishi Kuranosuke | Lead role | [43] | |
| 2020 | Not Quite Dead Yet | Kakeru Nobata | [44] | |
| Hope | Kazuto Ishikawa | Lead role | [45] | |
| 2021 | My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy | [16] | ||
| The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill | Utsubo | [46] | ||
| The Mole Song: Final | Masaya Hiura | [32] | ||
| 2022 | The Deer King | Van (voice) | Lead role | [47] |
| 2023 | Confess to Your Crimes | Seijirō Uda | [48] | |
| 2025 | Muromachi Outsiders | Honekawa Dōken | [49] | |
| Babanba Banban Vampire | Oda Nobunaga | [50] | ||
| Army on the Tree | Kazuo Yamashita | Lead role | [51] | |
| Two Seasons, Two Strangers | Ben-zō | [52] | ||
| After the Quake | Miyake | [53] | ||
| 2027 | Arrested Memory | Taiwanese-Japanese film | [54] | |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hashi no Ue ni Oideyo | Haruki | Lead role; television film | [55] |
| Dokuganryu Masamune | Ashina Yoshihiro | Taiga drama | [56] | |
| 1988 | Takeda Shingen | Takeda Yoshinobu | Taiga drama | [57] |
| 1990 | Tobu ga Gotoku | Yazaki Hachirōta | Taiga drama | [58] |
| 1995 | Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune | Tokugawa Yoshimichi | Taiga drama | [59] |
| 1996 | Pure | Tōru Sawatari | [60] | |
| 1999 | Genroku Ryoran | Takada Gunbei | Taiga drama | [61] |
| Doctor | Kazuma Aso | Lead role | [16] | |
| 2000 | Yamatonadeshiko | Ōsuke Nakahara | [16] | |
| 2001 | Chūshingura 1/47 | Asano "Takumi no Kami" Naganori | Television film | [62] |
| 2002 | Koi no Chikara | Kotaro Nukui | [16] | |
| The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine | Kenichiro Nabeshima | [63] | ||
| 2003 | Musashi | Hon'iden Matahachi | Taiga drama | [60] |
| Good Luck!! | Kazuki Kōda | [64] | ||
| 2006 | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Makoto Sakuma | [65] | |
| 2007 | SP | Sōichirō Ogata | [24] | |
| 2012 | Yasu – A Single Father’s Story | Yasuo Ichikawa | Lead role | [60] |
| 2015 | Massan | Kinjirō Kamoi | Asadora | [60] |
| 2018 | From Today, It's My Turn!! | Yakuza | Cameo; episode 10 | [66] |
| 2021 | Reach Beyond the Blue Sky | Hiraoka Enshirō | Taiga drama | [67] |
| 2022 | Adventure of Comandante Cappellini | Tadashi Hirota | Television film | [68] |
| If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student. | Keisuke Niijima | Lead role | [69] | |
| 2025 | The Ghost Writer's Wife | Den Ushimizu | Asadora | [70] |
| After the Quake | Miyake | Episode 2; miniseries | [53] | |
| 2026 | Gift | Fumito Gotetsu | Lead role | [71] |
| Mou Papa! | Ryota Tarayama | [72] | ||
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Kilu | Temjin (Genghis Khan) | Lead role | [73] |
| 1995 | The Changeling | De Flores | Lead role | [74] |
| 1996 | Piano | Platonov | Lead role | [75] |
| Macbeth | Macduff | [76] | ||
| 1997 | Kilu | Temjin (Genghis Khan) | Lead role | [77] |
| Toudai | Noboru Kurokawa | Lead role | [78] | |
| 1998 | A Prayer for My Daughter | Jack Delasante | [79] | |
| Lulu | Alwa | [80] | ||
| 1999 | A View from the Bridge | Eddie Carbone | Lead role | [81] |
| Pandora's Bell | Mizuwo | Lead role | [82] | |
| 2001 | Beast is Red | Yajiro | Lead role | [83] |
| In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom | Mimio | Lead role | [84] | |
| 2002 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowalski | Lead role | [85] |
| Aterui | Sakanoue no Tamuramaro | Lead role | [86] | |
| 2006 | Tango at the end of winter | Lead role | [87] | |
| 2008 | A Doll's House | Torvald Helmer | Lead role | [88] |
| 2010 | K2 | Harold | Lead role | [89][90] |
| 2013 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Lead role | [91][92] |
| 2014 | The Lonesome West | Coleman | Lead role | [93] |
| 2015 | Three Sisters | Aleksandr Ignatyevich Vershinin | [94][95] | |
| Tomorrow the end of police officer Saibara | Saibara | Lead role | [96][97] | |
| 2016 | Arcadia | Bernard Nightingale | Lead role | [98][99] |
| The Crucible | John Proctor | Lead role | [100][101] | |
| 2018 | Chikamatsu Shinjyu Monogatari | Chubei | Lead role | [102][103] |
| Oran Toujou | Kogoro Akechi | Lead role | [104][105] | |
| An Enemy of the People | Doctor Thomas Stockmann | Lead role | [106][107] | |
| 2019 | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | Alexander Ivanov | Lead role | [108][109] |
| Venice Concerto of Love | Florind | [110][111] | ||
| Death and the Maiden | Gerardo Escobar | Lead role | [112] | |
| 2020 | Twelve Angry Men | Juror 8 | Lead role | [113][114] |
| 2021 | Peter and Wendy | Captain Hook and Mr. Darling | [115][116] | |
| 2022 | All My Sons | Joe Keller | Lead role | [117][118] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Jo Sawashiro | [119] |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Jo Sawashiro | [120] |
Commercials
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fujitsu FMV | [121][122] |
| 2008 | Lixil Group Tostem and Lixil | [123] |
| 2012 | Daihatsu Mira e:S | [124] |
| Asahi Beer Zerokaku | [125] | |
| 2013–2017 | AXA General Insurance Company Limited | [126] |
| 2014 | Hino Motors Hino Dutro | [127] |
| 2015 | NTT Docomo | [128] |
| 2017–present | Kirin Ichiban Shibori | [129] |