Arata Furuta (古田 新太, Furuta Arata; born Furuta Takefumi, December 3, 1965) is a Japanese theatre and film character actor.
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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. Furuta also stars in the 2007 horror film Apartment 1303.
Personal life
He is married to the television talent Yayoi Nishihata.
Selected filmography
Television dramas
Shinsengumi! (2004)
Tokyo Friends (2005)
Oh! My Girl!! (2008)
Amachan (2013), Taichi Aramaki
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2014), Kiyoshiro Fujikawa (episodes 7–11)
Botchan (2016)
Daddy Sister (2016)
The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016)
Shimokitazawa Die Hard (2017)
Fugitive Boys (2017)
Yell (2020), Homare Hatsukaichi
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Let’s Get a Divorce (2023)
Fixer season 3 (2023)
Extremely Inappropriate! (2024), Yuzuru Inushima
Extremely Inappropriate! Special (2026), Yuzuru Inushima
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))
Paddington 2 (Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville))
Paddington in Peru (Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville))
Power Rangers (Zordon (Bryan Cranston))