Tsumabuki Satoshi

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Profile

• Name: Satoshi Tsumabuki
• Japanese: 妻夫木聡 (つまぶき さとし)
• Birthdate: December 13, 1980
• Birthplace: (Mitsuhashi) Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan
• Height: 171cm
• Blood Type: O

Biography

Satoshi Tsumabuki is a popular Japanese actor born December 13, 1980 in Mitsuhashi (now Yanagawa), Fukuoka, Japan. His career in the entertainment world began when Satoshi modeled for teen magazine "Street News". In 1998, Satoshi competed alongside 3 million other contestants in "Star Audition" co-produced by talent agencies Amuse, Horipro, and television network NTV. Satoshi won the competition and soon afterwards signed with Horipro. Later that year Satoshi made his acting debut in the 1998 Fuji TV drama "Subarashii Hibi". Satoshi's career would then reach new heights with his role in the 2001 film "Waterboys". Satoshi portrayed main character Suzuki - the lone member of a high school swimming team who finds himself on a hastily formed male synchronized swimming team. His performance would garner Satoshi the "Newcomer of the Year" award at the 2002 Japan Academy Awards. Since that time Satoshi's career has blossomed with Satoshi performing in critically acclaimed film's like "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish" and "Tokyo!", while also headlining major blockbuster films like "Dororo" and "The Magic Hour". For his recent performance in the Japanese-Korean co-produced film "Boat," Satoshi learned Korean and delivered some lines in Korean.
In his free time Satoshi Tsumabuki is an avid music fan and even formed the band "Basking Life" back in 1999 with his brother. Although he doesn't pursue his musical career in earnest, he does find music to be the best instrument to express himself and relieve stress. Satoshi has also stated that actor and likewise semi-pro musician Tadanobu Asano is his favorite actor.

Satoshi Tsumabuki (妻夫木聡 Tsumabuki Satoshi^?, born December 13, 1980) is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese band Basking Lite.

Awards and nominations

Television Awards

• 34th Television Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor in Lunch no Joou (2002)
• 37th Television Academy Awards: Best Actor in Say Hello to Black Jack (2003)
• 12th Hashida Awards: Newcomer Award for Say Hello to Black Jack (2004)
• 41st Television Academy Awards: Best Actor in Orange Days (2004)

Film Awards

• 11th Japanese Professional Movie Awards: Special Award for Waterboys (2001)
• 25th Japanese Academy Awards: Newcomer of the Year for Waterboys (2002)
• 39th Gold Arrow Awards: Newcomer Award for Waterboys (2002)
• 26th Élan d'or Awards: Newcomer Award for Waterboys (2002)
• 25th Yokohama Film Festival: Best Actor for Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead (2003)
• 77th Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Actor for Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Also for Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead (2004)
• 18th Takasaki Film Festival: Best Actor for Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2004)
• 2nd Vladivostok Film Festival: Best Actor for Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2004)
• 29th Hochi Film Awards: Best Actor for Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Also for 69 sixty nine and A Day on the Planet (2004)

Film Nominations

• 25th Japanese Academy Awards: Best Actor for Waterboys (2002)
• 46th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actor for Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Also for Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead (2004)
• 47th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actor for 69 sixty nine and A Day on the Planet (2005)
• 29th Japanese Academy Awards: Best Actor for Spring Snow (2006)
• 30th Japanese Academy Awards: Best Actor for Tears for you (2007)

Filmography

Movies

• Boat (2009)
• Pandemic (2009) as Tsuyoshi Matsuoka
• School Days with a Pig (2008) as Mr. Hoshi
• Paco and the Magical Book (2008) as Muromachi
• Children in the Dark (2008)
• The Magic Hour (2008) as Bingo
• Tokyo! (2008)
• The Haunted Samurai (2007)
• Dororo (2007) as Hyakkimaru
• Tears for you (2006)
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
• It's Only Talk (2006)
• Spring Snow (2005)
• Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
• Tetsujin 28-go (2004)
• Thirty Lies or So (2004)
• 69 sixty nine (2004)
• A Day on the Planet (2004)
• Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
• Sayonara Kuro (2003)
• Dragon Head (2003)
• Jam Films - Justice (2002)
• Sabu(2002)
• Waterboys (2001)
• Tomie: Re-birth (2001)
• Great Teacher Onizuka (1999)
• Nazo no Tenkousei (1998)

TV Dramas

• Tenchijin (2009 NHK) as Naoe Kanetsugu
• High and Low (2007 Asahi TV) as Ginjiro Takeuchi
• Slow Dance (2005 Fuji TV) as Riichi Serizawa
• Orange Days (2004 TBS) as Kai Yuuki
• Toride Naki Mono (2004 Asahi TV) as Yahiro Kiichiro
• Say Hello to Black Jack Special (2004 TBS) as Eijiro Saito
• Ikebukuro West Gate Park Special (2003 TBS) as Fujio Saitou
• Say Hello to Black Jack (2003 TBS) as Eijiro Saito
• Lunch no Joou (2002 Fuji TV) as Junzaburo Nabeshima
• Tokyo Muke Michi Girl (2002 NTV)
• Wedding Planner (2002 Fuji TV) as Shuhei Narumi
• Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002 TBS) as Little Yamada in episode 9
• Long Love Letter (2002 Fuji TV) as Ryuta Fujisawa
• Chūshingura 1/47 (2001 Fuji TV) as Gunbe Takada
• Platonic Sex (2001 Fuji TV) as Tsujimoto Takashi
• Dekichatta Kekkon (2001 Fuji TV) as Takumi
• Tengoku ni ichiban chikai otoko 2 (2001 TBS)
• Kabachitare (2001 Fuji TV)
• Limit: Moshimo wagako ga (2000 YTV)
• Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000 TBS) as Fujio Saitou
• Koi no Kiseki (1999 TV Asahi)
• Omizu no hanamichi (1999 Fuji TV)
• Over Time (1998 Fuji TV)
• Subarashii Hibi (1998 Fuji TV)