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Shinichi Tsutsumi

Acting Born Jul 7, 1964 Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan 103 credits

Biography

Shinichi Tsutsumi is a Japanese stage and screen actor born on July 7, 1964, in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. He is known for his work in films directed by SABU. Tsutsumi has appeared in numerous films and has a known credit count of 102. He is also known for his roles in Good Luck!!, Musashi, and Always san-chôme no yûhi. Tsutsumi has won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for Always san-chôme no yûhi. He is a male actor who has worked in the entertainment industry, with a known stage name of 堤真一 and also known as Tsutsumi Shin'ichi Tsutsum.

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Career

Career overview

Shinichi Tsutsumi is a Japanese stage and screen actor born on July 7, 1964. He has appeared in numerous films and is known for his work with director/actor SABU. Tsutsumi has a long list of acting credits, with over 100 known roles.

Tsutsumi's acting career has spanned multiple film genres, with notable mentions of his work in films such as Good Luck!!, Musashi, and Always san-chôme no yûhi. These films showcase his versatility as an actor and his ability to take on diverse roles.

Throughout his career, Tsutsumi has established himself as a prominent figure in Japanese cinema, with a reputation for delivering strong performances in a wide range of films. His extensive body of work has earned him recognition and respect within the industry, with a notable achievement being the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for his role in Always san-chôme no yûhi.

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Known for

The Ghost Writer's Wife

as Ushimizu Den

Golden SixTONES

2025
Film

I Am a Camera

1955
Film

Our Little Sister

as Dr. Kazuya Shiina
Film

To Be Number One

as Kinjiro Kamoi
Film

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

as Ikegami
Film

Suspect X

as Tetsuya Ishigami
Film

The Wilby Conspiracy

as Soichiro Ogata

Musashi

as Matahachi Honiden
Film

One Missed Call

as Hiroshi Yamashita
Film

Winnie-the-Pooh

as Yuhei Kirihara（桐原 勇平）

Genroku Ryoran

as Takada Gunbei

Frequent co-stars

Rie Miyazawa 2 shared titles
Hiroshi Abe 2 shared titles
Akari Takaishi 1 shared title
Tommy Bastow 1 shared title
Ryo Yoshizawa 1 shared title
Takashi Okabe 1 shared title
Chizuru Ikewaki 1 shared title
Fumiyo Kohinata 1 shared title
Keiko Kitagawa 1 shared title
Rihito Itagaki 1 shared title

Career timeline

GIFT
The Ghost Writer's WifeGolden SixTONESSamurai FuryTwo Seasons, Two StrangersAfter the Quake
Seven OrificesThe Great Passage: I'll Make a DictionaryThe Last Town We Saw
Impersonating MiwaConfess to Your Crimes
If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School StudentFirst Penguin!Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken
The Deer KingThe Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't KillMy Blood and Bones in a Flowing GalaxyThe Mole Song: Final
Not Quite Dead YetHope
恋のヴェネチア狂騒曲The 47 Rōnin in DebtDon't Cry, Mr. Ogre
From Today, It's My Turn!!Gintama 2: The Exceedingly Strange Gintama-chanWelcome, Chitose-chanGintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken
Super Salaryman Mr. SaenaiThe Game of Business CardDestiny: The Tale of KamakuraHonnouji Hotel
The Mole Song: Hong Kong CapriccioFueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
Our Little SisterThe God of RiskThe Emperor in AugustKakekomiBali Big Brother
Massan
Why Don't You Play in Hell?The Mole Song: Undercover Agent ReijiI'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64Space Brothers再会土曜ドラマスペシャル　とんび
SP: The Motion Picture Pre Episode VIPrincess ToyotomiSP: The Motion Picture II
Space Battleship YamatoSP: The Motion PictureA Lone Scalpel
Villon's Wife
Suspect XMy Darling of the MountainsClimber's High
Security PoliceAlways: Sunset on Third Street 2The Shadow SpiritMaiko Haaaan!!!
Sailor Suit and Machine GunHERO SPRiding the Metro
When I Fall in LoveAlways - Sunset on Third StreetLorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanSummer of UbumeFly, Daddy, Fly
MusashiGood Luck!!One Missed CallBeginner
The Queen of Lunchtime CuisinePower of LoveThe GraduationDrive
Chûshingura 1/47
Perfect WomanMondayThe Way of Osaka Financing 5
Genroku RyoranDoctorTHE DOCTORNODA・MAP版「パンドラの鐘」Keiho
Unlucky Monkey
Postman Blues
PureDangan RunnerDangan RunnerThe Way of Osaka Financing 1Secret Waltz

Full filmography

  • GIFT (2026) as Fumito Gotetsu
  • The Ghost Writer's Wife (2025) as Ushimizu Den
  • Golden SixTONES (2025)
  • Samurai Fury (2025)
  • Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025) as Benzo
  • After the Quake (2025)
  • Baban Baban Ban Vampire (2025) as Oda Nobunaga
  • After the Quake (2025)
  • Army on the Tree (2025) as Kazuo Yamashita
  • 大阪激流伝 (2025)
  • Seven Orifices (2024) as Ozawa
  • The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary (2024)
  • The Last Town We Saw (2024) as Kojima Toshio
  • Impersonating Miwa (2023) as Yatsumi Takashi
  • Confess to Your Crimes (2023) as Uda Seijiro
  • If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student (2022) as Keisuke Niijima
  • First Penguin! (2022) as Kataoka Hiroshi
  • Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken (2022)
  • The Deer King (2021) as Van (voice)
  • The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021) as Utsubo
  • My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021)
  • The Mole Song: Final (2021) as Masaya Hiura
  • Not Quite Dead Yet (2020) as Kei Nobata
  • Hope (2020) as Ishikawa Kazuto
  • 恋のヴェネチア狂騒曲 (2019)
  • The 47 Rōnin in Debt (2019) as Kuranosuke Oishi
  • Don't Cry, Mr. Ogre (2019) as Takashi Obuchi
  • From Today, It's My Turn!! (2018)
  • Gintama 2: The Exceedingly Strange Gintama-chan (2018)
  • Welcome, Chitose-chan (2018) as Narrator
  • Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018) as Katakuriko Matsudaira
  • Super Salaryman Mr. Saenai (2017) as Saenai
  • The Game of Business Card (2017) as Kanda Tatsuya
  • Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017) as Honda
  • Honnouji Hotel (2017) as Nobunaga Oda
  • The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016) as Masaya Hiura
  • Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" (2016) as Tatsuro Morita
  • Our Little Sister (2015) as Dr. Kazuya Shiina
  • The God of Risk (2015) as Satoshi Saigyouji
  • The Emperor in August (2015) as Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
  • Kakekomi (2015) as Saburoemon
  • Bali Big Brother (2015) as Aniki
  • Massan (2014) as Kinjiro Kamoi
  • Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013) as Ikegami
  • The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013) as Masaya Hiura
  • I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow (2013) as Shizuo Ohguro
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) as Norifumi Suzuki
  • Space Brothers (2012) as hoshika tadashi
  • 再会 (2012)
  • 土曜ドラマスペシャル　とんび (2012) as 市川安男
  • SP: The Motion Picture Pre Episode VI (2011) as Souichiro Ogata
  • Princess Toyotomi (2011) as Hajime Matsudaira
  • SP: The Motion Picture II (2011) as Soichiro Ogata
  • Space Battleship Yamato (2010) as Mamoru Kodai
  • SP: The Motion Picture (2010) as Soichiro Ogata
  • A Lone Scalpel (2010) as Tetsuhiko Toma
  • Villon's Wife (2009) as Tsuji
  • Suspect X (2008) as Tetsuya Ishigami
  • My Darling of the Mountains (2008) as Uncle
  • Climber's High (2008) as Kazuo Kiki
  • Security Police (2007) as Soichiro Ogata
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) as Norifumi Suzuki
  • The Shadow Spirit (2007) as kyougokudo
  • Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007) as Kiichiro Naito
  • Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (2006) as Makoto Sakuma
  • HERO SP (2006) as Yasushi Tsugaru
  • Riding the Metro (2006) as Shinji Hasebe
  • When I Fall in Love (2005) as Toru Takayanagi
  • Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) as Norifumi Suzuki
  • Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) as Asakura Ryokitsu
  • Summer of Ubume (2005) as Kyogokudo (Akihiko Chuzenji)
  • Fly, Daddy, Fly (2005) as Suzuki Hajime
  • Musashi (2003) as Matahachi Honiden
  • Good Luck!! (2003) as Kazuki Koda
  • One Missed Call (2003) as Hiroshi Yamashita
  • Beginner (2003) as Yuhei Kirihara（桐原 勇平）
  • The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine (2002) as Nabeshima Kenichiro
  • Power of Love (2002) as Nukui Kotaro
  • The Graduation (2002) as Mayama
  • Drive (2002) as Asakura Kenichi
  • Chûshingura 1/47 (2001) as Asano Takumi-no-kami Naganori
  • Perfect Woman (2000) as Nakahara Osuke
  • Monday (2000) as Koichi Takagi
  • The Way of Osaka Financing 5 (2000)
  • Genroku Ryoran (1999) as Takada Gunbei
  • Doctor (1999)
  • THE DOCTOR (1999)
  • NODA・MAP版「パンドラの鐘」 (1999)
  • Keiho (1999) as Masaki Shibata
  • Unlucky Monkey (1998) as Yamazaki
  • Postman Blues (1997) as Ryuichi Sawaki
  • Pure (1996) as Sawatari Toru
  • Dangan Runner (1996) as Takeda
  • Dangan Runner (1996) as Kazuo Takeda
  • The Way of Osaka Financing 1 (1996)
  • Secret Waltz (1996)
  • The Oil-Hell Murder (1992)
  • The love song of farewell later (1991)
  • The Paradise Garden (1991)
  • The Great White Tower (1990) as Yanagihara
  • Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy (1989) as Maruo Kajiki (Episode 2)
  • Arrested Memory
  • アテルイ