Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji in 2024
Born (1941-08-27) 27 August 1941 (age 83)[1]
Beijing, China[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1962–present[1]
Spouse
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(m. 1968)​
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Tatsuya Fuji (藤 竜也, Fuji Tatsuya, born 27 August 1941) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Beijing and raised in Yokohama.[1] In 1962, Fuji joined Nikkatsu Company and began his acting career with small roles in Nikkatsu film.[1] In 1968, Fuji married actress Izumi Ashikawa.[1] He gained popularity through his role in Jikandesuyo on TBS.[1]

He has starred in two films (Empire of Passion and Bright Future) that have been entered into the Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Fuji co-starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Bright Future with Tadanobu Asano and Joe Odagiri.[3] In 2005, he won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor for his work in the Village Photobook.[4] In 2015, Fuji won best actor award of Tokyo Sports Film Award for his work in the Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen.[5]

In 2023, he won the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance at the 2023 San Sebastián Film Festival for his role in the Great Absence.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 藤竜也、事務所を辞めて出演。裁判にまで発展した『愛のコリーダ』は「逃げちゃいけない出会い」 (in Japanese). テレ朝ポスト TV Asashi. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Tatsuya Fuji". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  3. ^ Dargis, Manohla (12 November 2004). "Movie Review - 'Bright Future': The Horror of Everyday Reality and Otherworldly Weirdness". The New York Times.
  4. ^ 上海国際映画祭で「村の写真集」がグランプリ (in Japanese). アジアンパラダイス. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. ^ "ビートたけしが「龍三と七人の子分たち」に4冠授ける、東スポ映画大賞発表". ニュースサイト 映画ナタリー. ナターシャ. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Japanese movies tell heartfelt stories about the ravages of dementia and age". El Pais. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Japanese actor Tatsuya Fuji wins top lead actor prize at San Sebastian". The Japan Times. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.