Tatsuya Fuji

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 played his first leading role in the 1974 film Ninkyō Hanaichirin [jp].^[2]

Tatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji in 2024
Born	(1941-08-27) 27 August 1941 (age 83)[1] Beijing, Republic of China[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1962–present[1]
Spouse	Izumi Ashikawa ​ (m. 1968)​ [1]

He has starred in two films (Empire of Passion and Bright Future) that have been entered into the Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Fuji co-starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Bright Future with Tadanobu Asano and Joe Odagiri.^[4] In 2005, he won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor for his work in the Village Photobook.^[5] In 2015, Fuji won best actor award of Tokyo Sports Film Award for his work in the Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

Selected filmography

Film

• Black Sun (1964)
• Taking The Castle (1965)
• Massacre Gun (1967)
• Gappa: The Triphibian Monster (1967)
• Monument to the Girls' Corps (1968)
• Moeru Tairiku (1968)
• Daikanbu Nagurikomi (1969)
• Savage Wolf Pack (1969)
• Retaliation (1968)
• Alleycat Rock: Female Boss (1970)
• Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970)
• Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)
• Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal (1970)
• Gyakuen Mitsusakazuki (1971)
• Ninkyō Hanaichirin [jp] (1974)
• In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
• Empire of Passion (1978)
• P.P. Rider (1983)
• Keshin (1986)
• Bright Future (2003)
• The Man in White (2003)
• Rikidōzan (2004)
• Umizaru (2004)
• Kamataki (2005)
• Village Photobook (2005)
• Midnight Eagle (2007)
• Shiawase no Kaori (2008)
• Pandemic (2009)
• Soup Opera (2010)
• Hoshi Mamoru Inu (2011)
• Ogawa no Hotori (2011)
• Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan (2012)
• Zakurozaka no Adauchi (2014)
• Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015) – Ryuzo
• My Dad and Mr. Ito (2016) – Aya's father
• Radiance (2017)
• Dad, Chibi is Gone (2019)
• Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019) – Keiji Wakui
• The Stormy Family [jp] (2019) - Ittetsu Suzuki^[9]
• Go! Go! Sakura Club (2023) – Momojiro Oda^[10]
• Takano Tofu (2023)^[11]
• Great Absence (2024)^[12]

Television

• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1973) (ep.46, Guest)
• Katsu Kaishū (1974) – Hijikata Toshizō (Taiga drama)
• Daitsuiseki (1978)
• Pro Hunter (1981)
• Hojo Tokimune (2001)
• Kazoku no Uta (2012)
• Kabukimono Keiji (2015) – Maeda Keiji
• Yasuragi no Sato (2017) – Takai
• Welcome Home, Monet (2021) – Tatsumi Nagaura^[13]