Kanji Furutachi
Biography
Kanji Furutachi is a Japanese actor born on March 23, 1968, in Osaka, Japan. His name is also written in Japanese as 古舘寛治 and in Hepburn romanization as Furutachi Kanji. Additional alternate name listings include ふるたちかんじ and 후루타치 칸지. Active in the entertainment industry as a male actor, he is known for acting with a known credit count of 112. His birthplace is specifically noted as Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. His work includes a credit for the program 私の夫と結婚して, released in 2025, where he portrayed the character Kanichi Suzuki in a production categorized under fantasy, comedy, drama, romantic, and thriller genres.
Career overview
Kanji Furutachi is a Japanese actor born on March 23, 1968, in Osaka, Japan, with his birthplace also noted specifically as Sakai in Osaka Prefecture. Furutachi is known for his work in acting, accumulating known credits on the Movie Database platform. His career encompasses appearances in both movies and television shows.
In addition to his film and television work, Furutachi is associated with a 2025 appearance in the production titled 私の夫と結婚して, where he played the role of Kanichi Suzuki. The project is categorized as incorporating fantasy, comedy, drama, romantic, and thriller elements. His professional profile continues to be recognized across international film and television databases and reference platforms.
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107 titles- Human Vapor (2026)
- BLOOD & SWEAT (2026) as 北島
- バナ穴 BANA_ANA (2026) as Husband B
- BURN (2026) as Father
- Slow Train (2025) as Master Tani
- Escape (2025)
- Beyond Goodbye (2024) as Train Conductor
- Seven Orifices (2024) as Watanabe
- 城山羊の会「平和によるうしろめたさの為の」 (2024)
- Ravens (2024) as Sukezõ Fukase
- Ravens (2024) as Sukezo Fukase
- The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) as Kanjiro Furutachi
- I Didn't Love You Because I Was a Family, But I Loved You as a Family (2023) as Jo Nikaido
- Grandson of a Monster (2023)
- Raised in Water (2023) as Jiro
- Fly On (2023) as Tetsuya
- The War of Announcers (2023) as Matsuuchi Norizo
- Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (2022) as バーのマスター
- Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (2022)
- I Lived in Kyoto for a While (2022)
- Anime Supremacy! (2022) as Koshigaya
- I Got Hooked on My Pet and Quit the Company (2022) as [veterinarian]
- Momo and the Seven Papagenos (2022) as Narration
- I Was a Female Student During the War (2022) as Kan'ichi Tanabe
- just another summer day (2022)
- Annette (2021) as Doctor
- The Hovering Blade (2021) as Mano Kanji
- Haruka no Hikari (2021) as Shinichi Nishitani
- How to be Likable in a Crisis (2021)
- The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special (2021) as Yama
- The Pretenders (2021) as Kanji Hanada
- One Summer Story (2021) as Minami's Stepfather
- Tasting the Pancakes for Poison (2021) as Narrator
- Rent a Person Who Does Nothing (2020) as Kaneda
- Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku (2020) as Ichiro Kotaki
- We Married as a Job: New Year's Special (2020)
- The Voice of Sin (2020) as Masao Torii
- It Stopped Raining (2020) as Doctor
- Tamaran Hill (2020) as Keiichi (Hinako's father)
- My Name Is Yours (2020) as Tadashi (Jun's father)
- My Sweet Grappa Remedies (2020)
- Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019) as 可儿德
- Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019)
- From Miyamoto to You (2019) as Shozo Okazaki
- From Miyamoto To You (2018) as 岡崎部長
- My Friend "A" (2018) as Editor-in-Chief Sudo
- The Chaplain (2018) as Suzuki
- Terminal place (2018) as Man on the Train
- Hello, Detective Hedgehog (2017) as Professor Kajitani
- Ashi Girl (2017) as Satoru Hayakawa
- Everyone's Getting Married (2017) as Takanashi Shintaro
- The 8-Year Engagement (2017) as CEO of Somen Factory
- Tremble All You Want (2017) as Uncle Fishing
- Temple (2017) as Man in Bar
- Marriage (2017) as Yajima
- The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016) as Master Yama
- After the Storm (2016) as Miyoshi
- Like a Girl Playing House (2016) as Maizen Shin
- Lowlife Love (2016) as Kano
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016) as Mabuchi
- Harmonium (2016) as Toshio Suzuoka
- Too Young To Die! (2016) as Matsuura
- The Sun (2016) as Soichi Ikuta
- The Sowing Traveller 3 (2016)
- Wakako Zake (2015)
- Dr.STOЯKS (2015) as Akihiro Sendo
- Pieta in the Toilet (2015) as Doctor Mizutani
- Maestro! (2015) as Kentaro Akutsu
- Drawing Days (2015)
- Before a Falling Star Fades Away (2015) as 斉藤拓三
- Botanical Life of Varendar (2014) as Sotaro Tanaka
- The World of Kanako (2014) as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Tamagawa Ward Office of the Dead (2014) as Junichiro Oomori
- Legal High 2 SP (2014) as Kunimitsu Isogai
- Au revoir l'été (2014) as Usagikichi
- Taberudake (2013) as Hajime Akamatsu
- Blindly in Love (2013) as Kentaro's boss
- Passion (2013)
- Flower of Shanidar (2013) as Yoshizaki
- Legal High (2012) as Kunimitsu Isogai
- Odayaka (2012)
- Be My Slave (2012)
- Theatre 2 (2012) as Himself
- Dreams for Sale (2012) as Yoshinori Higashiyama
- The Woodsman and the Rain (2012) as Torii
- Ushijima the Loan Shark (2012)
- Joker Game (2012) as Teacher Takizawa
- Traces (2012) as Detective Sudo
- GFP BUNNY (2012) as Teacher
- Balloon Relay (2012)
- Theatre 1 (2012) as Himself
- Humanoid Monster Bem (2011)
- Being Mitsuko (2011)
- My Back Page (2011) as Takehiro Nakahira
- Hospitalité (2011) as Kagawa
- Human Comedy in Tokyo (2011)
- Heaven's Story (2010)
- The Chef of South Polar (2009) as Pastor
- The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio (2009) as Shigeru Kuroda
- Virgin Wandering (2009)
- Time Limit Investigator (2006) as Mitsuharu Kusakabe
- Have a Nice Day (2006)
- Ryoichi & Kiyoshi (2006)
- Dead Waves (2005)
- Tokyo Booty Nights (2004) as Murakami
- Saru (2003)
- The Deadline as Yuuji Tanaka
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kanji Furutachi best known for?
Kanji Furutachi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Human Vapor (2026), バナ穴 BANA_ANA (2026), Annette (2021), Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019).
When and where was Kanji Furutachi born?
Kanji Furutachi was born on March 23, 1968 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
How many credits does Kanji Furutachi have?
Kanji Furutachi has accumulated over 107 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2003 to 2026.
What is Kanji Furutachi's background in cinema and television?
Kanji Furutachi is a Japanese actor born on March 23, 1968, in Osaka, Japan. His name is also written in Japanese as 古舘寛治 and in Hepburn romanization as Furutachi Kanji. Additional alternate name listings include ふるたちかんじ and 후루타치 칸지. Active in the entertainment industry as a male actor, he is known for acting with a kn...