Etsushi Toyokawa (Japanese: 豊川 悦司, Hepburn: Toyokawa Etsushi, born March 18, 1962) is a Japanese actor.
Etsushi Toyokawa | |
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豊川 悦司 | |
.jpg) Toyokawa in 2022 | |
| Born | March 18, 1962 Yao, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Biography
editBorn in Yao, Osaka, he studied at Shimizudani High School, and eventually dropped out of Kwansei Gakuin University to pursue a career in acting. He began by joining the sho-gekijo theatrical troupe "Under Thirty," which was known for the membership of another famous actor, Watanabe Eriko, at the time. Though like many new theatre actors at the time, he struggled to make ends meet until he got his first big break in 1992, in the television drama Night Head alongside Shinji Takeda, as one of two brothers with supernatural powers.[citation needed]
In 1993 he won the "Newcomer of the Year" award for his drama Kira Kira Hikaru, and the Popularity Award in 1996 for his work in the drama Love Letter.[citation needed]
He also won the Japanese Academy Award as best supporting actor three times, the Hochi Film Award for Love Letter, No Way Back and Hanako.[1]
Selected filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Kimi wa Boku ni Suki ni Naru | |||
| 1990 | Boiling Point | Okinawa-Rengou Kumichou | ||
| Byouin e Ikou | ||||
| 1991 | The Gentle Twelve | Juror 11 | [2] | |
| 1992 | Kira Kira Hikaru | Mutsuki Kishida | ||
| 1993 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 | |||
| 1994 | Undo | Yukio | ||
| Night Head | Naoto Kirihara | Leading role | ||
| Ghost Pub | Nobuya Sugimoto | |||
| 1995 | Love Letter | Shigeru Akiba | ||
| No Way Back | Yuji Kobayashi | American film | ||
| School Mystery | Yuji Sakamoto | Also known as Phantom of the Toilet | ||
| 1996 | Yatsuhaka-Mura | Kosuke Kindaichi | Leading role | |
| 1997 | Kizu Darake no Tenshi | Mitsuru Kida | Leading role | |
| 2000 | Face | Hiroyuki Nakagami | ||
| Zawazawa Shimokitazawa | ||||
| New Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Kadoya Kaneo | |||
| 2002 | Inochi | Yutaka Higashi | ||
| Dog Star | Shiro | |||
| 2003 | Moon Child | vampire Luca | ||
| 2004 | Tange Sazen | Tange Sazen | Leading role | |
| Lakeside Murder Case | Masaru Tsukumi | |||
| 2005 | The Man Behind the Scissors | Yasunaga | ||
| Year One in the North | Ashirika | |||
| The Great Yokai War | Yasunori Katō | |||
| Loft | Makoto Yoshioka | |||
| 2006 | Hula Girls | Yojiro Tanikawa | ||
| Nihon Chinbotsu | Yusuke Tadokoro | |||
| 2007 | Tsubaki Sanjuro | Hanbei Muroto | Remake of the Kurosawa film | |
| The Kiss | Akio Sakaguchi | |||
| Southbound | Ichiro Uehara | Leading role | ||
| The Investigation Game | Fumihiko Makishima | Leading role | ||
| 2008 | 10 Promises to My Dog | Yuichi Saito | ||
| Teacher and Three Children | Yoshihito Yamazaki | |||
| 20th Century Boys | Otcho | |||
| 2009 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | Otcho | ||
| 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption | Otcho | |||
| 2010 | Sword of Desperation | Kanemi Sanzaemon | Leading role | |
| A Good Husband | Shunsuke Kitami | Leading role | ||
| Postcard | Keita Matsuyama | Leading role | ||
| 2013 | Platinum Data | Reiji Asama | ||
| Human Trust | Harry Endo | |||
| 2014 | Judge! | Ichirō Ōtaki | ||
| Climbing to Spring | Goro Tada | |||
| Her Granddaughter | Jun Kaieda | Leading role | [3] | |
| 2016 | Black Widow Business | Tōru Kashiwagi | ||
| 2017 | March Comes in Like a Lion | Kōda | ||
| March Goes out Like a Lamb | Kōda | |||
| The Blue Hearts | Tatsuya Akiyama | |||
| 2018 | Flea-picking Samurai | Senbē | ||
| Laplace's Witch | Amakasu | |||
| Punk Samurai Slash Down | Naitō Tatewaki | |||
| 2019 | Paradise Next | Shima | Leading role, Taiwanese-Japanese film | |
| Midway | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto | American film | ||
| Samurai Marathon | Ioki Suketora | |||
| 2020 | Last Letter | Atō | ||
| 2021 | Ito | Kōichi Sōma | [4] | |
| One Summer Story | Tomomitsu Waragai | |||
| I Never Shot Anyone | Atō | |||
| Every Trick in the Book | Kenjirō Kurata | [5] | ||
| 2022 | My Brother, The Android and Me | Kaoru Kiryu | Leading role | [6] |
| Kingdom 2: Far and Away | Biao Gong | [7] | ||
| 2 Women | Atsurō Shiraki | Leading role | [8] | |
| 2023 | Baian the Assassin, M.D. | Fujieda Baian | Leading role | [9] |
| Baian the Assassin, M.D. 2 | Fujieda Baian | Leading role | [9] | |
| And So I'm at a Loss | Kōji | [10] | ||
| Revolver Lily | Kinya Hosomi | [11] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Taiheiki | Kichiji | Taiga drama | |
| 1993 | Homura Tatsu | Kiyohara no Iehira | Taiga drama | [12] |
| 1995 | Tell Me That You Love Me | Koji Sakaki | Leading role | |
| 1997 | Aoi Tori | Yoshimori Shibata | Leading role | |
| 2006 | Bengoshi no Kuzu | Kuzu Motohito | Leading role | |
| 2011 | Go | Oda Nobunaga | Taiga drama | [13] |
| 2012 | Beautiful Rain | Keisuke Kinoshita | Leading role | |
| 2018 | Half Blue Sky | Haori Akikaze | Asadora | |
| 2020 | Earwig and the Witch | Mandrake (voice) | TV movie | |
| The Fugitive | Masami Hosaka | Mini-series | ||
| 2021–24 | No Activity | Shingo Tokita | Leading role; 2 seasons | [14] |
| 2024 | Tokyo Swindlers | Harrison Yamanaka | Leading role | [15] |
Video games
edit- Lost Odyssey (2008)
References
edit- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "12人の優しい日本人". eiga.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Live-Action Otoko no Isshō Film's Trailer Previews Love Story". Anime News Network. December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "いとみち". Osaka Asian Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "藤原竜也が2人!?土屋太鳳、風間俊介、西野七瀬、豊川悦司との共演作公開". Natalie. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "豊川悦司＆安藤政信が義兄弟、阪本順治監督が"究極の孤独"描く問題作『弟とアンドロイドと僕』公開". Cinema Cafe. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "「キングダム2」豊川悦司が秦の大将軍・麃公に、小澤征悦、高橋努、渋川清彦も出演". Natalie. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "あちらにいる鬼". eiga.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "鬼平犯科帳：松本幸四郎が5代目長谷川平蔵に 「仕掛人・藤枝梅安」は豊川悦司が主人公・梅安". Mantan.web. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ "藤ヶ谷太輔主演『そして僕は途方に暮れる』、前田敦子、豊川悦司、香里奈ら全キャスト解禁". Crank-in!. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "行定勲の監督作「リボルバー・リリー」主演は綾瀬はるか、長谷川博己やジェシーも参加". Natalie. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "炎立つ". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "江 姫たちの戦国". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "豊川悦司×中村倫也の刑事コンビ再び『No Activity』シーズン2配信決定 木村佳乃&清野菜名も続投". Oricon (in Japanese). July 2, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "綾野剛×豊川悦司、ダブル主演で『地面師たち』映像化 大根仁が監督・脚本". Oricon. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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