Masato Furuoya

Masato Furuoya
古尾谷 雅人
Born(1957-05-14)May 14, 1957
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
DiedMarch 25, 2003(2003-03-25) (aged 45)
Tokyo, Japan
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
OccupationActor
Years active1977–2003
SpouseEri Kanuma

Masato Furuoya (古尾谷 雅人, Furuoya Masato, May 14, 1957 – March 25, 2003) was a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival and at the 5th Hochi Film Award for Disciples of Hippocrates[1][2] and at the 12th Yokohama Film Festival for Uchū no hōsoku.[3] He committed suicide on March 25, 2003, by hanging himself at his home in Tokyo.[4]

  1. ^ "第２回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８０年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  2. ^ "報知映画賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. ^ "第１２回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９９０年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  4. ^ "いったいなぜ？俳優の古尾谷雅人さんが自殺" (in Japanese). 2003-04-17. Archived from the original on 2003-04-17. Retrieved 2024-06-16.