KANJI FURUTACHI

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Kanji Furutachi

KANJI FURUTACHI

174cm (5’7″) tall
64 kg (141lbs)

Speaks Japanese as a first language, English as a second.

His latest appearances include Ravens, directed by Mark Gill. In it, He played the role of the protagonist’s father, portrayed by Tadanobu Asano.
Also as the protagonist of the controversial The Escape by Masao Adachi.
He also sang as a doctor in Annette, by Leos Carax.
He might be best known for playing Toshio, one of the leading roles in Harmonium, directed by Koji Fukada, which won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

He has also appeared in numerous plays in Japan, including the title role for the play The Treasured Son, which won Japan’s most prestigious drama award: The Kishida Drama Award.

He studied acting with Uta Hagen, Carol Rosenfeld, and many others at HB Studio in New York City.

C.V.

Filmography

  • “Burn” （Directed By: Makoto Nagahisa 2026）
  • “The Escape” (Directed By: Masao Adachi 2025)
  • “Ravens” (Directed By: Mark Gill 2025)
  • “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”（voice) (Directed By: Pierre Foldès 2024)
  • “Fly On” (Directed By: Takuya Kato 2023)
  • “Raised in Water” (Directed By: Janus Victoria 2023)
  • “Annette” (Directed By: Leos Carax 2022)
  • “Anime Supremacy” (Directed By: Kohei Yoshino 2022)
  • “Pretenders” (Directed By: Izuru Kumasaka 2021)
  • “One Summer Story” (Directed By: Shuichi Okita 2021)
  • “Tremble All You Want” (Directed By: Akiko Ooku 2017)
  • “Harmonium” (Directed By: Koji Fukada 2016)
  • “Too Young to Die!” (Directed By: Kankuro Kudo 2016)
  • “Gesu no ai” (Directed By: Eiji Uchida 2016)
  • “Au Revoir L’Été” (Directed By: Koji Fukada 2013)
  • “Tariumu shojo no dokusatsu nikki” (Directed By: Yutaka Tsuchiya 2013)
  • “The Woodsman and the Rain”(Directed By: Shuichi Okita 2011)
  • “My Back Pages” (Directed By: Nobuhiro Yamashita 2011)
  • “Hospitalite” (Directed By: Koji Fukada 2010)
  • “The Chef of South Polar” (Directed By: Shuichi Okita 2009)

and many others…

TV and Streaming

  • “Blood and Sweat” 2026
  • “Made in Korea” 2025
  • “Beyond Goodbye” 2024
  • “First Love” 2022

and many others…

Theaters

  • “Heiwa niyoru ushirometasa no tameno” Shiroyaginokai 2024
  • “Hikky Sotonidete mita-no” hi-bye 2018
  • “Bridge” Sample 2017
  • “Takaki Kano Mono” Spac (Mr.Furutachi directed it.) 2016
  • “Rocco Darsow” Reading performance at Goethe-Institut Japan 2016
  • “Futon and Daruma” Sample 2015
  • “Basement” Sample 2014

and many others…

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