Tetsuya Bessho

Tetsuya Bessho (別所 哲也, Bessho Tetsuya; born August 31, 1965) is a Japanese actor and radio presenter. Since 2014, he has hosted the Miss International pageant.

Tetsuya Bessho
別所 哲也
Bessho in 2019
Born	(1965-08-31) August 31, 1965 (age 59) Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Keio University
Occupation(s)	Actor, radio presenter
Years active	1987–present
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Filmography

Films

• Solar Crisis (1990), Ken Minami
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992), Takuya Fujita
• Art of Fighting (1993), Ryo Sakazaki (voice)^[1]
• Parasite Eve (1997), Yoshizumi Takatsugu
• Ultraman: The Next (2004), Shunichi Maki/Ultraman
• You are Umasou (Film) (2010), Baku
• Tatsumi (2011), voice
• Himawari no Oka 1983-nen Natsu (2015)^[2]
• Pure Japanese (2022)^[3]

TV series

• Dr X Surgery Daimon Michiko (2013)
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Yamanaka Shikanosuke^[4]
• Crow's Blood (2016)^[5]
• Simulation: Defeat in the Summer of 1941 (2025), Tadao Ikawa^[6]

Radio

• J-Wave Tokyo Morning Radio (J-Wave) – 2009–present

Theatre

• The Fantastics (1987), Mortimer
• Glass Mask (1988), Yuu Sakurakouji
• When Harry Met Sally... (2002), Harry
• Les Misérables (2003–2011), Jean Valjean
• Miss Saigon (2004–2009), The Engineer
• Urinetown (2004–2011), Bobby Strong (2004), Officer Lockstock (2011)
• Here's Love (2004–2005), Fred Gaily
• NINE the Musical (2005), Guido
• The Woman in White (2007), Walter Hartright
• Opera do Malandro (2009), Max
• The Coast of Utopia (2009), Ivan Turgenev
• Wonderful Town (2010), Robert/Bob Baker
• A Moment to Remember (2010–2012), Choi Chul-soo
• Reading Millionaires' Rechita-Karuda "Yoshitsune" (2012)
• Last Dance -The Musical Koshiji Fubuki - (2012), Maki Kotaro
• Hotel Majestic (2013), Ryuji Okochi
• Upheaval -GEKIDO- (2013), Naniwa Kawashima
• On The Stage crank ☆ Inn (2013), Orio Wakamura
• Carmen (2014), Mayor
• Sherlock Holmes 2: A Bloody Game (2015), Clive
• South Pacific (2015), Emile de Becque
• Love Letters (2016), Andy
• Death Note: The Musical (2017), Soichiro Yagami
• My Fair Lady (2018–2021), Professor Henry Higgins
• CESARE ~Creator of Destruction~ (2023), Rodrigo Borgia
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2024), George Joestar I^[7]
• 9 to 5 (2024), Franklin Hart

Others

• Miss International World Competition (2014–present), Host
  • Miss International 2014 on November 11, 2014 at Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa with Kei Fujimoto
  • Miss International 2015 on November 5, 2015 at Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa with Chisato Kaiho
  • Miss International 2016 on October 27, 2016 at Tokyo Dome City Hall with Amy Ota
  • Miss International 2017 on November 14, 2017 at Tokyo Dome City Hall with Amy Ota
  • Miss International 2018 on November 9, 2018 at Tokyo Dome City Hall with Nikki
  • Miss International 2019 on November 12, 2019 at Tokyo Dome City Hall with Ayoko Kisa and Kylie Verzosa

Dubbing

• The Stolen Princess, King Vladimir^[8]

Bibliography

• 夢をカタチにする仕事力 (in Japanese). Japan: Kobunsha. 2009. ISBN 978-4334034078.