is a Japanese stage and screen actor. Internationally, he is best known for his roles as Koichi Takagi in the Monday films, Tetsuya Ishigami in the Suspect X films, and Jo Sawashiro in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. In Japan, he is best known for his roles as Ōsuke Nakahara in Yamatonadeshiko drama series, and Norifumi Suzuki in Always: Sunset on Third Street films. He won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for Always: Sunset on Third Street. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in Yasu – A Single Father's Story.
Life and career Tsutsumi was born in Hyōgo Prefecture. He began training at the age of 18 with Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba's Japan Action Club. When he was at Japan Action Club (JAC) he had been the manager of Hiroyuki Sanada for several years.
In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in Yasu – A Single Father's Story.
Filmography
Films Year Title RoleNotes1989Bakayaro 2Maruo KazikiLead role1992The Oil-Hell MurderYohe Kawachiya1996Secret WaltzJun HinoDangan RunnerKazuo TakedaLead role1997Postman BluesRyuichi SawakiLead role1998Unlucky MonkeyYamazakiLead role1999KeihoMasaki ShibataLead role2000MondayKoichi TakagiLead role2002DriveKenichi AsakuraLead role2003SotsugyoSatoru MayamaLead role2004One Missed CallHiroshi Yamashita2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanAsakura RyokitsuFly, Daddy, FlyHajime SuzukiLead role The Summer of the UbumeAkihiko ChuzenjiLead roleAlways: Sunset on Third StreetNorifumi Suzuki2006Riding the MetroShinji HasebeLead role2007Maiko Haaaan!!!Kichiro NaitoLead roleAlways: Sunset on Third Street 2Norifumi SuzukiMōryō no HakoAkihiko ChuzenjiLead role2008My Darling of the MountainsShintaro OmuraClimber's HighKazuma YuukiLead roleSuspect XTetsuya Ishigami2009Villon's WifeTsuji2010SP: The Motion PictureSōichirō OgataThe Lone ScalpelDr. TōmaLead roleSpace Battleship YamatoMamoru Kodai2011SP: The Motion Picture IISōichirō OgataPrincess ToyotomiGen MatsudairaLead role2012Always: Sunset on Third Street 3Norifumi SuzukiSpace BrothersHoshika Tadashi2013I'll Give It My All... TomorrowShizuo ŌguroLead roleWhy Don't You Play in Hell?Jun IkegamiLead role2014The Mole Song: Undercover Agent ReijiMasaya Hiura2015The Emperor in AugustHisatsune Sakomizu Our Little SisterKazuya ShiinaKakekomiHorikiriyaBali Big BrotherAnikiLead role2016Fueled: The Man They Called PirateTatsurō MoritaThe Mole Song: Hong Kong CapriccioMasaya Hiura2017Honnō-ji HotelOda NobunagaLead roleDestiny: The Tale of KamakuraHonda2018Gintama 2Katakuriko Matsudaira2019Don't Cry, Mr. OgreTakashi KobuchiLead roleThe 47 Ronin in DebtŌishi KuranosukeLead role2020Not Quite Dead YetKakeru NobataHopeKazuto IshikawaLead role2021My Blood & Bones in a Flowing GalaxyThe Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't KillUtsuboThe Mole Song: FinalMasaya Hiura2022The Deer KingVan (voice)Lead role2023Confess to Your CrimesSeijirō Uda2025Muromachi OutsidersHonekawa DōkenBabanba Banban VampireOda NobunagaArmy on the TreeKazuo YamashitaLead roleTwo Seasons, Two StrangersBen-zōAfter the QuakeMiyake2026Arrested MemoryTaiwanese-Japanese film
TV series Year Title RoleNotes1987Hashi no Ue ni OideyoHarukiLead role; television filmDokuganryu MasamuneAshina YoshihiroTaiga drama1988Takeda ShingenTakeda YoshinobuTaiga drama1990Tobu ga GotokuYazaki HachirōtaTaiga drama1995Hachidai Shogun YoshimuneTokugawa YoshimichiTaiga drama1996PureTōru Sawatari1999Genroku RyoranTakada GunbeiTaiga dramaDoctorKazuma AsoLead role2000YamatonadeshikoŌsuke Nakahara2001Chūshingura 1/47Asano "Takumi no Kami" NaganoriTelevision film2002Koi no Chikara Kotaro NukuiThe Queen of Lunchtime CuisineKenichiro Nabeshima2003MusashiHon'iden MatahachiTaiga dramaGood Luck!!Kazuki Kōda2006Sailor Suit and Machine GunMakoto Sakuma2007SPSōichirō Ogata2012Yasu – A Single Father’s StoryYasuo IchikawaLead role2015MassanKinjirō KamoiAsadora 2018From Today, It's My Turn!!YakuzaCameo; episode 102021Reach Beyond the Blue SkyHiraoka EnshirōTaiga drama2022Adventure of Comandante CappelliniTadashi HirotaTelevision filmIf My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student.Keisuke NiijimaLead role2025The Ghost Writer's WifeDen UshimizuAsadoraAfter the QuakeMiyakeEpisode 2; miniseries2026GiftFumito GotetsuLead roleMou Papa!Ryota Tarayama
Theatre Year Title RoleNotes1994KiluTemjin (Genghis Khan)Lead role1995The ChangelingDe FloresLead role1996PianoPlatonovLead roleMacbethMacduff1997KiluTemjin (Genghis Khan)Lead roleToudaiNoboru KurokawaLead role1998A Prayer for My DaughterJack DelasanteLuluAlwa1999A View from the BridgeEddie CarboneLead rolePandora's BellMizuwoLead role2001Beast is RedYajiroLead roleIn the Forest, Under Cherries in Full BloomMimioLead role2002A Streetcar Named DesireStanley KowalskiLead roleAteruiSakanoue no TamuramaroLead role2006Tango at the end of winterLead role2008A Doll's HouseTorvald HelmerLead role2010K2HaroldLead role2013MacbethMacbethLead role2014The Lonesome WestColemanLead role2015Three SistersAleksandr Ignatyevich VershininTomorrow the end of police officer SaibaraSaibaraLead role2016ArcadiaBernard NightingaleLead roleThe CrucibleJohn ProctorLead role2018Chikamatsu Shinjyu MonogatariChubeiLead roleOran ToujouKogoro AkechiLead roleAn Enemy of the PeopleDoctor Thomas StockmannLead role2019Every Good Boy Deserves FavourAlexander IvanovLead roleVenice Concerto of LoveFlorindDeath and the MaidenGerardo EscobarLead role2020Twelve Angry MenJuror 8Lead role2021Peter and WendyCaptain Hook and Mr. Darling2022All My SonsJoe KellerLead role
Video games Year Title Role2020Yakuza: Like a DragonJo Sawashiro2024Like a Dragon: Infinite WealthJo Sawashiro
Commercials Year Title2007Fujitsu FMV 2008Lixil Group Tostem and Lixil 2012Daihatsu Mira e:SAsahi Beer Zerokaku2013–2017AXA General Insurance Company Limited 2014Hino Motors Hino Dutro 2015NTT Docomo 2017–presentKirin Ichiban Shibori
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 200530th Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorAlways: Sunset on Third Street and Fly, Daddy, Fly18th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting Actor200648th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting Actor79th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting Actor29th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorAlways: Sunset on Third Street200831st Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorAlways: Sunset on Third Street 2 and Maiko Haaaan!!!33rd Hochi Film AwardsBest ActorSuspect X and Climber's High200932nd Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorClimber's HighBest Supporting ActorSuspect X201165th Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActorThe Lone Scalpel34th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Actor201341st International Emmy AwardsBest ActorYasu – A Single Father’s Story202245th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorThe Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill202680th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting PerformanceTwo Seasons, Two Strangers
References
External links
Official Profile Shinichi Tsutsumi Official website