Etsushi Toyokawa
| Etsushi Toyokawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 18, 1962 Yao, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
Etsushi Toyokawa (豊川 悦司 Toyokawa Etsushi, born 18 March 1962 in Yao, Osaka, is a Japanese actor.
He studied at Shimizudani High School, and eventually dropped out of Kwansei Gakuin University) to pursue a career in acting. He began by joining the sho-gekijo theatrical troupe "Under Thirty," which was known for the membership of another famous actor, Watanabe Eriko, at the time. Though like many new theatre actors at the time, he struggled to make ends meet until he got his first big break in 1992, in the television drama "Night Head" alongside Takeda Shinji, as one of two brothers with supernatural powers.
In 1993 he won the "Newcomer of the Year" award for his drama Kira kira Hikaru, and the Popularity Award in 1996 for his work in the drama Love Letter. He also won the Japanese Academy Award as best supporting actor three times, the Hochi Film Award for Love Letter, No Way Back and Hanako.[1]
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[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Kimi wa Boku ni Suki ni naru | ||
| 1990 | Boiling Point | Okinawa-Rengou Kumichou | |
| Byouin e Ikou | |||
| 1991 | 12 Nin no Yasashii Nihonjin | ||
| 1992 | Kira kira hikaru | Mutsuki Kishida | |
| 1993 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 | ||
| 1994 | Undo | Yukio | |
| Night Head | |||
| Ghost Pub | Sugimoto Nobuya | ||
| 1995 | Love Letter | Akiba Shigeru | |
| 1996 | Yatsuhaka-mura | Kosuke Kindaichi | |
| 1997 | Kizu Darake no Tenshi | Mitsuru Kida | |
| 2000 | Face | Hiroyuki Nakagami | |
| Zawazawa Shimokitazawa | |||
| Shin jingi-naki tatakai | Kaneo | ||
| 2002 | Inochi | Yutaka Higashi | |
| Dog Star | Shiro | ||
| 2003 | Moon Child | vampire Luca | |
| 2004 | Tange Sazen | Tange Sazen | |
| 2005 | The Man Behind the Scissors | Yasunaga | |
| Year One in the North | Ashirika | ||
| The Great Yokai War | Yasunori Katō | ||
| Loft | Makoto Yoshioka | ||
| 2006 | Hula Girls | Yojiro Tanikawa | |
| Nihon Chinbotsu | Yusuke Tadokoro | ||
| 2007 | Tsubaki Sanjuro | Hanbei Muroto | Remake of the Kurosawa film |
| Hannin ni Tsugu | Makijima | ||
| 2008 | 10 Promises to My Dog | Yuichi Saito | |
| Ishiuchi jinjô kôtô shôgakkô: Hana wa chiredomo | Yoshihito Yamazaki | ||
| 20th Century Boys | Otcho | ||
| 2009 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | ||
| 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption | |||
| 2010 | Hisshiken torisashi | Kanemi Sanzaemon | |
| Postcard | Keita matsuyama | ||
| 2011 | Go | Oda Nobunaga | NHK Taiga Drama |
[edit] Games
- 2008 Lost Odyssey aka Kaim Argonar
[edit] References
- ^ "報知映画賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1995/. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
[edit] External links
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