Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta (古田 新太, Furuta Arata, born Furuta Takefumi, December 3, 1965 in Kobe) is a Japanese theatre and film character actor.

Furuta Arata at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016

Biography

Furata has a broad range that goes from playing serious salary men, to bushi in period drama roles, and even women.

He works with the theatrical troupe called Otona Keikaku and often with the troupe Gekidan Shinkansen.[1] Furuta also stars in the 2007 horror film Apartment 1303.[2]

Personal life

He is married to the television talent Yayoi Nishihata.

Selected filmography

Film

• Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: Shushutto – The Movie (2002)
• Zebraman (2004)
• Hana (2006)
• Apartment 1303 (2006)
• A Dog on Sidecar (2007) – Makoto Kondo
• Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (2008)
• Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club (2008)
• 13 Assassins (2010)
• April Fools (2015)
• Too Young to Die! (2016)
• Nobunaga Concerto (2016), Matsunaga Hisahide
• One Piece Film: Gold (2016), Pork and Kent Beef Jr. (voice)
• Shin Godzilla (2016)
• Rudolf the Black Cat (2016), Devil (voice)
• Napping Princess (2017), Watanabe (voice)
• Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
• Promare (2019), Deus Prometh (voice)[3]
• Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019), Buon (voice)
• Nōten Paradise (2020)
• Not Quite Dead Yet (2020)
• Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold (2021)
• Kūhaku (2021)

Television dramas

• Tokyo Friends (2005)
• Oh! My Girl!! (2008)
• Amachan (2013), Taichi Aramaki
• Doctor X (2014), Kiyoshiro Fujikawa (Episode 7 - 11)
• Botchan (2016)
• Toto Neechan (2016)
• Shimokitazawa Die Hard (2017)
• Fugitive Boys (2017)
• Yell (2020), Homare Hatsukaichi

Television animation

• PopoloCrois Monogatari (1998), Gamigami Devil
• One Piece (2014), Byrnndi World (One Piece 3D2Y)
• Shinya! Tensai Bakabon (2018), Bakabon's Papa

Video games

• Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn (2010), Drippy

Recordings reused in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011)

Dubbing

• Paddington (Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville))[4]
• Paddington 2 (Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville))[5]
• Power Rangers (Zordon (Bryan Cranston))

References

1. "Arata Furuta - Asiacue.com". Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
2. "Apartment 1303 - Horror Talk". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
3. "Promare Anime Film Reveals More Cast, May 24 Debut, Visuals". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
4. "パディントン". Fukikaeru. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
5. "パディントン２". Fukikaeru. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

External links

• Furuta Arata at IMDb
• Arata Furuta at Anime News Network's encyclopedia