Seiji Fukushi Explained

Seiji Fukushi
Native Name:福士 誠治
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:3 June 1983
Birth Place:Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2001 - present

[1] is a Japanese actor represented by Owlm. He was a member of Imai Office until 31 March 2015.[2]

Biography

Fukushi auditioned and debuted in the Mizkan advertisement "Kin no Tsubu" in 2001.[3] [4] His drama debut was in the Fuji Television drama The Long Love Letter in 2002 and his first lead role was in 19borders in 2004. In 2005 Fukushi appeared in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Ai no Gekijō series Teisō Mondō. He played Tatsuhiko Matsui in the Asadora series Junjō Kitari. Fukushi auditioned twice for the series and he was given the role of the protagonist on the third time. He later opened an official blog in February 2006.

Fukushi's first terrestrial drama was on the NHK drama Otokomae! which also ran a sequel. In December 2008, he, along with Koichi Otake, Takumi Saito, and Kazuki Namioka, formed the theater unit Run. It was announced on 1 April 2015 that Fukushi, with Tetsu Watanabe and Masaki Sawai, moved to Owlm.[2]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2002 The Long Love Letter Hiroto Tatsumi
2004 19borders Satoru Chino Lead role
2005 Teisō Mondō Senkichi Sugiyama
2006 Nodame Cantabile Yasunori Kuroki Fuji TV Episode 6 to Final Episode
Kaze no Hate Hayata Uemura
Innocent Love Yohji Akiyama Fuji TV
2009 Hissatsu Shigoto Hito 2009 Denshichi Okawara
Kosodate Play Ken Todoroki
2011 Ariadne no Dangan Soichi Usami KTV, Fuji TV
Kaitō Royale Taiga Kishihara TBS
2012 Honjitsu wa Taian Nari Utsuichi Soma
Hancho: Keishichō Asaka Han Series Tatsuya Koike TBS Series 5 and 6
Kekkon Dōsōkai: Seaside Love Ryusei Honda
2013 Tokyo Toybox Itsuru Sensui
2014 Dai Tokyo Toybox Isturu Sensui TV Tokyo
Sakuya no Curry, Ashita no Pan Sakai-san
2015 Toho 7-bu Koichi Endo NHK BS Premium
Manmakoto: Asano jo Saitei-chō Asanosuke Takahashi NHK Lead role
2016 Love That Makes You Cry Kazuma Ibuki Fuji TV
Makanai Sō Kaname Kamiyama
2008–09 Otokomae! Itsuma Todo Lead role; 2 seasons [5]
2021 Reach Beyond the Blue Sky [6]
2022 Minato's Laundromat Takayuki Sakuma [7]

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2004 The Stars Converge Junichi Takushima
Swing Girls Inoue
2005 Einstein Girl Kojiro Otsu
Touch Akio Nitta
2006 Shibuya Kaidan The Real Toshi Densetsu Hitoshi Kitagawa
2007 Glory to the Filmmaker!
waruboro Yakko
Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Udo
2008 Kimi no Tomodachi Nakahara
2009 Gunjō Ai ga Shizunda Umi no Iro Daisuke Higa
Onna no Ko Monogatari Zaizen
Nodame Cantabile Saishū Gakushō Yasunori Kuroki
2010 Tenohira no Shōsetsu Watashi Lead role
Tokyo Jima GM, Yutaka, Gunji Mori
2011 The Legacy of the Sun Koizumi
Switch o Osu Toki Kajin Sakamoto
2013 Ask This of Rikyu
2014 Refugee in Tokyo Cop
The Next Generation -Patlabor- Yuba Shiobara
2018 I Love Irene
2020 Bell
2021 Janitor Fukami Lead role[8]
2024 A Conviction of Marriage Sakurai [9]
Bibalam Minato NagiriLead role[10]

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007 Natsu Hitori: Todokanakatta Tegami Tsutomu Kawamura
2008 The Samurai I Loved Shiro Makibun Lead role
2010 Closer Dan
Musical Rent Mark Lead role
2011 Ryūkyū Romanesque The Tempest Shiyu Son
2012 Parade Naoki Ihara
Rōdoku Geki Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomu 4th Letter Kosuke Takahara
Yukinojō Ichiza: Sanjō Kōen Lock Opera Psychedelic Pane Sion
2013 Babu of the Baby: Undead ro Unalive Isamudai Okura Lead role
2014 Sanada Ten Braves
2015 Roots Vol. 2 Kyōjinna Omote Ōjō o Togu: Mukashi Bokutachi wa Aishita Shutsu Lead role
2015 Super Kabuki II One Piece Ace [11]
2016 Hotel California Shinozaki Lead role [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 福士 誠治. Owlm. ja. 25 Jun 2016.
  2. Web site: 4/1より. Imai Office. ja. Twitter. 1 Apr 2015. 25 Jun 2016.
  3. Web site: タレントデータバンク. ja. 1 Sep 2007. 25 Jun 2016.
  4. Web site: 福士 誠治. Nihon Tarento Meikan. ja. Goo. 25 Jun 2016.
  5. Web site: 土曜時代劇 オトコマエ!(2008) オトコマエ!2(2009). June 13, 2024. NHK.
  6. Web site: 志尊淳、『青天を衝け』で大河ドラマ初出演 追加キャスト11名発表. May 2, 2021. Crank-in!.
  7. News: ドラマ「みなと商事コインランドリー」に福士誠治・奥智哉・稲葉友・豊嶋花が出演 . Seiji Fukushi, Tomoya Oku, Yu Inaba, and Hana Toyoshima cast in TV drama Minato's Laundromat . ja . . 2022-06-01 . 2023-05-07.
  8. Web site: ある用務員. June 6, 2024. eiga.com.
  9. Web site: 夏目アラタの結婚. June 5, 2024. eiga.com.
  10. Web site: ぴっぱらん!!. 4 September 2024. eiga.com.
  11. Web site: 歌舞伎『ワンピース』配役発表 ルフィは猿之助、エースは福士誠治. ja. Oricon. 28 Jul 2015. 25 Jun 2016.
  12. Web site: すぎむらしんいち「ホテル・カルフォリニア」舞台化!. ja. Comic Natalie. 17 Nov 2015. 25 Jun 2016.
  13. Web site: 舞台「ホテル・カルフォリニア」開幕!太田基裕の女装や今野杏南の下着姿も. ja. \Comic Natalie. 4 Feb 2016. 25 Jun 2016.