Tetsuya Bessho

Tetsuya Bessho
別所 哲也
Bessho in 2019
Born	(1965-08-31) August 31, 1965 Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Keio University
Occupation(s)	Actor, radio presenter
Years active	1987-present
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Tetsuya Bessho (別所 哲也, Bessho Tetsuya, born August 31, 1965) is a Japanese actor and radio presenter. Since 2014, he hosted the Miss International pageant.

Filmography

Films

• Solar Crisis (1990), Ken Minami
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992), Takuya Fujita
• Parasite Eve (1997), Yoshizumi Takatsugu
• Ultraman: The Next (2004), Shunichi Maki/Ultraman
• You are Umasou (Film) (2010), Baku
• Tatsumi (2011), voice
• Himawari no Oka 1983-nen Natsu (2015)

TV series

• Dr X Surgery Daimon Michiko (2013, TV Asahi)
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014, NHK), Yamanaka Shikanosuke
• Crow's Blood (2016, Hulu)

Radio

• J-Wave Tokyo Morning Radio (J-Wave) - 2009–present

Theatre

• The Fantastics (1987), Mortimer
• Glass Mask (1988), Yuu Sakurakouji
• When Harry Met Sally... (2002), Harry
• Les Misérables (2003-2011), Jean Valjean
• Miss Saigon (2004-2009), The Engineer
• Urinetown (2004-2011), Bobby Strong (2004), Officer Lockstock (2011)
• Here's Love (2004-2005), Fred Gaily
• NINE the Musical (2005), Guido
• The Woman in White (2007), Walter Hartright
• Opera do Malandro (2009), Max
• The Coast of Utopia (2009), Ivan Turgenev
• Wonderful Town (2010), Robert/Bob Baker
• A Moment to Remember (2010-2012), Choi Chul-soo
• Reading Millionaires' Rechita-Karuda "Yoshitsune" (2012)
• Last Dance -The Musical Koshiji Fubuki - (2012) - Maki Kotaro
• Hotel Majestic (2013) - Ryuji Okochi
• Upheaval -GEKIDO- (2013) - Naniwa Kawashima
• On The Stage crank ☆ Inn (2013) - Orio Wakamura
• Carmen (2014) - Mayor
• Sherlock Holmes 2: A Bloody Game (2015), Clive
• South Pacific (2015), Emile de Becque
• Love Letters (2016), Andy
• Death Note: The Musical (2017), Soichiro Yagami
• My Fair Lady (2018), Professor Henry Higgins

Others

• Miss International World Pageant (2014-present), Host

Bibliography

• 夢をカタチにする仕事力 (in Japanese). Japan: Kobunsha. 2009. ISBN 978-4334034078.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Pacific Voice profile
• Tetsuya Bessho at IMDb
• 2013 The Japan Times interview