Yusuke Fukuchi
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ファイル:Yusuke Fukuchi AACA 2023 Singapore.jpg Yusuke Fukuchi at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2023 | |||||
| 生誕 | Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan | ||||
| 職業 | |||||
| 活動期間 | 2004–present | ||||
| 受賞 | New York Festivals TV & Movie Awards 2024: Performance by an Actor | ||||
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| 髪の色 | Black | ||||
| 眼の色 | Dark Brown | ||||
| 事務所 | Catwalk Asia | ||||
| 日本語 | |||||
| 漢字 | 福地 祐介 | ||||
| ひらがな | ふくち ゆうすけ | ||||
| カタカナ | フクチ ユウスケ | ||||
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Yusuke Fukuchi , is a Japanese actor. He is best known to audiences for his appearance in the meWATCH and Netflix series Last Madame: Sisters of the Night.
Fukuchi earned international recognition for playing Matsui in the film In the Morning of La Petite Mort / 動物感傷の清晨 (2021)[3] which premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia on November 23, 2022 and was selected for Critics' Picks Competition. His breakthrough came with a leading role in the Singaporean period drama series Last Madame: Sisters of the Night (2023)[4], winning the Performance by an Actor at the New York Festivals TV & Movie Awards 2024[5]and being nominated for the Best Leading Role Performance at 29th Asian Television Awards 2024 in Jakarta.[6]
Career
[編集]Few actors in Asia have had a career quite as unique as the award-winner of Japanese actor Yusuke Fukuchi's.
He began his career in Tokyo but successfully established his own borderless career in major Asian countries.
He is trilingual in English, Japanese and Chinese, and is named as the only Japanese actor who can star in leading roles anywhere in Asian countries in their local languages.
In 2024, his international breakthrough came with a leading role in the prominent Singaporean English TV series 'Last Madame: Sisters of the Night' and he earned various awards winnings and nominations[7].
Publication
[編集]Fukuchi’s memoir, 逆境快樂 / SOUL ACT1ON[8], which was written by himself was published by Sharp Point Publishing on July 4, 2023 and was ranked 7th in the weekly New Realeases Books category in Taiwan[9] .
He spent 4 years to finish writing his first book, and all of the illustrations and film photographs in the book were created by Fukuchi himself.
He revealed that he wrote the book in Japanese first and even the translation to Chinese was done by Fukuchi himself, and hired a native Chinese translator to correct grammatical errors later during the interview at the author event.
The core theme of his book is his growth journey as an actor and the pivotal turning point that transformed his attitude towards life[10] .
Artistry
[編集]Fukuchi describes his analog life as "probably my most cherished lifestyle as an actor.”
Works
[編集]| Title | Year | Notes |
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| 逆境快樂 / SOUL ACT1ON | 2023 | The first memoir of YUSUKE FUKUCHI. |
| "Human Shyness" Exhibition. | 2023 | Solo Art Exhibition at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taichung : Deco Gallery. |
Filmography
[編集]Film
[編集]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | In the Morning of La Petite Mort | Leading role / Matsui | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival / Critics' Picks Competition
ALULA Film Festival Los Angeles Kaohsiung Film Festival |
| 2023 | Ming Ming : Murmur of Memories | Supporting role/ Hiroshi Akiyama | |
| 2021 | Man In Love : Dang nanren lianai shi | Mr.Taka | |
| 2017 | Mr.Long | Jiang | |
| 2017 | The Tenants | Leading role / Tim | |
| 2016 | Sha Ju | Leading role / Yang Fan | |
| 2016 | Pure White : Mashiro no koi | Leading role / Keiichi Yui | Nara International Film Festival |
| 2016 | The Albino's Trees | Leading role / Yoichi | |
| 2013 | Sweet Heart Chocolate:Tian xin qiao ke li | Leading role / Mamoru Hoshino | Shanghai International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival Gwangju International Film Festival Onomichi Film Festival |
Television
[編集]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | Last Madame: Sisters of the Night | Leading role / Daisuke | Won:Performance by an Actor:New York Festivals TV & Movie Awards 2024
Nomination:Best Leading Role Performance:29th Asian Television Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Islanders | Leading role / Shijie | |
| 2024 | Q18 | Supporting role/ Sou Nagano | |
| 2024 | Moments | Supporting role / Guo-An | |
| 2023 | Daybreak | Hsu Li-Chi | |
| 2019 | A Thousand Goodnights | Tsuyoshi Sato | |
| 2016 | C.L.F.F.4 | Supporting role / Chou Ching-Tse | |
| 2016 | The Truth Seekers | Leading role / Lan Haifeng | |
| 2015 | Life - Fear Not | Shen Jin Bin | |
| 2013 | The Dream Makers | Kimura | |
| 2012 | Jump Class | Supporting role / Dr SoWei |
TV Movie
[編集]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Life is. : Reading Taiwan Literature II | Leading role / Aron |
Theater
[編集]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | Mom, Don't do that! | Lu-Yi | |
| 2020 | As You Like It | Leading role / Takeru |
Short Film
[編集]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Round Island | ||
| 2020 | Tai 61 / West Coast Expressway |
Awards
[編集]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | New York Festivals TV & Movie Awards 2024 | Daisuke | Won
Performance by an Actor |
| 2024 | 29th Asian Television Awards 2024 | Daisuke | Now Nominated
Best Leading Role Performance |
References
[編集]- ^ “福地 祐介 / YUSUKE FUKUCHI” (中国語). Catwalk Asia (Aug 1, 2010). Nov 24, 2020閲覧。
- ^ “IMDb YUSUKE FUKUCHI” (Nov 15, 2024). 2024年11月15日閲覧。
- ^ “"The selection of Critics' Picks Competition / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival "In the Morning of La Petite Mort / 動物感傷の清晨"” (Nov 24, 2022). 2022年11月24日閲覧。
- ^ “"Last Madame: Sisters of the Night"” (April 13, 2023). 2023年4月14日閲覧。
- ^ “"恭喜！福地祐介入圍紐約電視節最佳男主角 冷酷間諜獲認可"” (Apr 17, 2024). 2024年4月17日閲覧。
- ^ “"Official Announcement of Nominees at 29th Asian Television Awards 2024"” (Oct 15, 2024). 2024年10月15日閲覧。
- ^ “"Yusuke Fukuchi、Christopher Lee and Frederick Lee will compete for the Award at 29th Asian Television Awards."” (Oct 17, 2024). 2024年10月17日閲覧。
- ^ “”The eslite Bookstore introduces 逆境快樂 / SOUL ACT1ON by an international actor Yusuke Fukuchi“” (Jul 4, 2023). 2023年7月4日閲覧。
- ^ “"落地台灣13年！日籍演員福地祐介以靈魂愛台灣 面對「逆境」不放棄走出自己的路"” (Jul 13, 2023). 2023年7月13日閲覧。
- ^ “"崑山科技大學 國際影星 福地祐介專題講座 -『為了失敗採取行動』"” (Sep 23, 2023). 2023年9月23日閲覧。
External links
[編集]- Yusuke Fukuchi - IMDb
- Yusuke Fukuchi (@yusukeyuwi_f) - Instagram