Furuta Arata at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016

Arata Furuta (古田 新太, Furuta Arata, born Furuta Takefumi, December 3, 1965 in Kobe) is a Japanese theatre and film character actor.

Biography

Furata has a broad range that goes from playing serious salary men, to bushi in period drama roles, and even women.

He works with the theatrical troupe called Otona Keikaku and often with the troupe Gekidan Shinkansen.[1] Furuta also stars in the 2007 horror film Apartment 1303.[2]

Personal life

He is married to the television talent Yayoi Nishihata.

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note
2002 Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: Shushutto – The Movie
2004 Zebraman Eggplant vendor
2006 Hana Sadashiro
Apartment 1303
2007 A Dog on Sidecar Makoto Kondo
2008 Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess Slave trader
Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club
2010 13 Assassins
2015 April Fools
2016 Too Young to Die!
Nobunaga Concerto Matsunaga Hisahide
One Piece Film: Gold Pork and Kent Beef Jr. Voice-role
Shin Godzilla
Rudolf the Black Cat Devil Voice-role
2017 Napping Princess Watanabe Voice-role
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Bonji Voice-role
Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story Amakatsu
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2019 Promare Deus Prometh Voice-role[3]
Dragon Quest: Your Story Buon Voice-role
2020 Nōten Paradise
Not Quite Dead Yet
2021 Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold Koichi Kanzaki [4]
Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations Hideo Momose
Intolerance [5]
2022 Kappei [6]
2023 The Village Shūsaku Ōhashi [7]
2024 Silent Love Ippei Kunita [8]

Television dramas

Television animation

Video games

Recordings reused in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011)

Dubbing

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref
2021 46th Hochi Film Awards Best Actor Intolerance Nominated [14]
2022 43rd Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor Won [15]
76th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actor Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ "Arata Furuta - Asiacue.com". Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. ^ "Apartment 1303 - Horror Talk". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  3. ^ "Promare Anime Film Reveals More Cast, May 24 Debut, Visuals". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  4. ^ "JUMP!!：The Heroes Behind the GOLD ヒノマルソウル". www.tbscontents.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  5. ^ "空白". eiga.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "伊藤英明が"世界を救わない"最強の戦士に『KAPPEI』実写映画化 上白石萌歌、西畑大吾ら共演". Oricon. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "ヴィレッジ". eiga.com. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "サイレントラブ". eiga.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "古田新太:19年ぶり大河で足利義昭に 「どうする家康」出演 MJ＝松本潤との共演「何より楽しみ」". Mantan-web. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "唐沢寿明主演『連続ドラマW フィクサー』Season3は10・8スタート 古田新太・石坂浩二・高島礼子が参戦". Oricon. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "パディントン". Fukikaeru. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "パディントン２". Fukikaeru. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "杉田智和×水樹奈々×鈴木達央がパワーレンジャーに変身！吹き替え版で"宿敵"沢城みゆきと激突". Eiga. May 31, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "第46回報知映画賞ノミネート決定". PR Times. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "第43回ヨコハマ映画祭 2021年日本映画個人賞". Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "毎日映画コンクール 候補作が決定 「ドライブ・マイ・カー」最多10ノミネート". Sponichi. Retrieved December 16, 2021.

External links

Yokohama Film Festival Award for Best Actor
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