Seiji Fukushi (福士 誠治, Fukushi Seiji, born 3 June 1983, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)[1] is a Japanese actor represented by Owlm. He was a member of Imai Office until 31 March 2015.[2]

Seiji Fukushi
福士 誠治
Born (1983-06-03) June 3, 1983 (age 41)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Agents
  • Imai Office (until 2015)
  • Owlm
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

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Fukushi auditioned and debuted in the Mizkan advertisement "Kin no Tsubu" in 2001.[3][4] His drama debut was in the Fuji Television drama The Long Love Letter in 2002 and his first lead role was in 19borders in 2004. In 2005 Fukushi appeared in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Ai no Gekijō series Teisō Mondō. He played Tatsuhiko Matsui in the Asadora series Junjō Kitari. Fukushi auditioned twice for the series and he was given the role of the protagonist on the third time. He later opened an official blog in February 2006.

Fukushi's first terrestrial drama was on the NHK drama Otokomae! which also ran a sequel. In December 2008, he, along with Koichi Otake, Takumi Saito, and Kazuki Namioka, formed the theater unit Run. It was announced on 1 April 2015 that Fukushi, with Tetsu Watanabe and Masaki Sawai, moved to Owlm.[2]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008–09 Otokomae! Itsuma Todo Lead role; 2 seasons [5]
2021 Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Inoue Kaoru Taiga drama [6]
2022 Minato's Laundromat Takayuki Sakuma [7]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Janitor Fukami Lead role [8]
2024 A Conviction of Marriage Sakurai [9]
Bibalam Minato Nagiri Lead role [10]

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Super Kabuki II One Piece Ace [11]
2016 Hotel California Shinozaki Lead role [12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "福士 誠治". Owlm (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 Jun 2016.
  2. ^ a b "4/1より". Imai Office (in Japanese). Twitter. 1 Apr 2015. Retrieved 25 Jun 2016.
  3. ^ "タレントデータバンク" (in Japanese). 1 Sep 2007. Retrieved 25 Jun 2016.
  4. ^ "福士 誠治". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Goo. Retrieved 25 Jun 2016.
  5. ^ "土曜時代劇 オトコマエ!(2008) オトコマエ!2(2009)". NHK. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "志尊淳、『青天を衝け』で大河ドラマ初出演 追加キャスト11名発表". Crank-in!. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "ドラマ「みなと商事コインランドリー」に福士誠治・奥智哉・稲葉友・豊嶋花が出演" [Seiji Fukushi, Tomoya Oku, Yu Inaba, and Hana Toyoshima cast in TV drama Minato's Laundromat]. Natalie (in Japanese). 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  8. ^ "ある用務員". eiga.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "夏目アラタの結婚". eiga.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "ぴっぱらん!!". eiga.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  11. ^ "歌舞伎『ワンピース』配役発表 ルフィは猿之助、エースは福士誠治" (in Japanese). Oricon. 28 Jul 2015. Retrieved 25 Jun 2016.
  12. ^ "すぎむらしんいち「ホテル・カルフォリニア」舞台化!" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. 17 Nov 2015. Retrieved 25 Jun 2016.
  13. ^ "舞台「ホテル・カルフォリニア」開幕!太田基裕の女装や今野杏南の下着姿も" (in Japanese). \Comic Natalie. 4 Feb 2016. Retrieved 25 Jun 2016.
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