Tatsuya Fujiwara
藤原 竜也
Born (1982-05-15) May 15, 1982
Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
StatusMarried
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
AgentHoripro
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Children1
WebsiteTatsuya Fujiwara Official Fanclub "DRAGON aRROWS"

Tatsuya Fujiwara (藤原 竜也, Fujiwara Tatsuya, born May 15, 1982) is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as Shuya Nanahara in the Battle Royale films, Light Yagami in the Death Note films, Kaiji Itō in the Kaiji films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in Hideo Nakata's The Incite Mill. In 2014, he portrayed the villain Shishio Makoto in the live action Rurouni Kenshin films.[1][2][3]

Early life

Born in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Fujiwara has had an interest in acting from a young age.[4] In 2013, he married his long-term girlfriend. In the summer of 2016, they became parents. The name and gender of their child is unknown.[5]

Career

He is famous for acting the part of Shuya Nanahara in Kinji Fukasaku's controversial 2000 film Battle Royale. He continues the character as a leader of the "Wild Seven" in the sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem.[6]

He stars as Light Yagami, the leading role in Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name, films based on the manga of the same name. He also has a cameo appearance in L: Change the World, an L spin-off movie for the Death Note series. Fujiwara stated during filming that it was difficult to portray a character with such restrained emotions. During the filming of Death Note: The Last Name, Tatsuya became close friends with Kenichi Matsuyama, who plays L. Matsuyama mentioned that Tatsuya had done a good job.

In theatrical works, he is known for collaborating with Yukio Ninagawa, one of the most influential directors in Japan. He started his career in theatre, before his screen debut, with the title role of Shintoku-maru, the boy who has an obsessive relationship with his step mother. He has also acted in Shakespeare plays, including Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.[7] Fujiwara played one of the lead roles in Hideo Nakata's psychological thriller film The Incite Mill.[8] Fujiwara has also done voice dubbing for IRIS along with Meisa Kuroki, Yuu Shirota and his Death Note co-star Hikari Mitsushima when Fujiwara plays Kim Hyun-jun played by Lee Byung-hun[9][10][11][12]

He portrayed the role of Shishio Makoto in the sequels of Rurouni Kenshin in 2014.[13][14][15] From January to February 2015, he will appear in Hamlet directed by Yukio Ninagawa at Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Arts Theater in Saitama and at Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka for the first time in 12 years. After that, he is scheduled to play the role in Taiwan in March and at Barbican Theatre in May 2015.[16][17][18]

Hidayah Idris wrote in the Singapore edition of the magazine Cleo that Fujiwara is "probably one of the most recognisable Japanese stars" in Singapore.[19]

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

Japanese dub

References

  1. ↑ "Tatsuya Fujiwara to wed girlfriend of 9 years". www.channelnewsasia.com. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Death Note's Tatsuya Fujiwara Getting Married". Jpopasia.com. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  3. ↑ Takashi Kondo (May 30, 2014). "Through the eyes of Tatsuya Fujiwara". the-japan-news.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Gray, Jason (September 23, 2007). "Tatsuya Fujiwara (Japan)". EMAP. Screen International. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Fujiwara Tatsuya announces birth of first child". 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  6. ↑ Conterio, Martyn (9 August 2020). "'Battle Royale' at 20: revisiting the ultra-violent Japanese classic with screenwriter Kenta Fukasaku". NME. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "星洲网". Sinchew-i.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  8. ↑ MrDisgusting (April 20, 2010). "Trapped in a House with a Madman in 'The Incite Mill'". bloody-disgusting.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tatsuya Fujiwara and Meisa Kuroki do voiceover for IRIS". allkpop.com. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  10. ↑ "후지와라 타츠야 – Daum 영화" (in Korean). Movie.daum.net. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  11. ↑ "'아이리스' 일본판 더빙에 톱스타 총 출동 - 중앙일보 연예". Article.joins.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  12. ↑ "日배우 후지와라 타츠야 결혼 '3살 연상녀와 9년열애 결실' - 중앙일보 연예". Article.joins.com. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  13. ↑ "Death Note's Tatsuya Fujiwara Added to New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Films' Cast - News". Anime News Network. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  14. ↑ "Rurouni Kenshin gets two-part sequel". Filmbiz.asia. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  15. ↑ Hugo Ozmun (2013-06-30). "Live Action RUROUNI KENSHIN To Become A Trilogy | Twitch". Twitchfilm.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  16. ↑ 藤原竜也、１２年ぶり主役で挑む「ハムレット」　英国でも公演　「のるかそるか大勝負」
  17. ↑ ハムレット | 梅田芸術劇場
  18. ↑ Barbican - Ninagawa Company : Hamlet
  19. ↑ Hidayah Idris (2016-02-05). "Why Japanese Actor Tatsuya Fujiwara Doesn't Want To Deal With People". Cleo Singapore. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  20. ↑ "Gambling Manga "Kaiji" adapted to Live-Action Film starring Tatsuya Fujiwara - GIGAZINE". en.gigazine.net. June 19, 2009. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  21. ↑ "KAIJI 2". Nippon Television. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  22. ↑ Rafael Antonio Pineda (May 30, 2019). "Kaiji Gambling Manga Gets New Live-Action Film in January 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  23. ↑ "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. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  24. ↑ "藤原竜也＆松山ケンイチW主演「ノイズ」映画化決定「デスノート」"名ライバル"が"殺人の共犯"に". Moel Press. 6 March 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  25. ↑ "中村勘九郎がNHKドラマで"伝説の歌舞伎俳優"中村仲蔵に、共演に上白石萌音ら". eiga.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  26. ↑ "スチュアート・リトル［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  27. ↑ "インデペンデンス・デイ：リサージェンス". Star Channel. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
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