Etsushi Toyokawa
Acting
Biography
Etsushi Toyokawa (Japanese: 豊川 悦司 Hepburn: Toyokawa Etsushi, born March 18, 1962) is a Japanese actor.
Born: March 18, 1962
Place of Birth: Yao, Osaka, Japan
Known For
The Whispered City
Director Jun Ichikawa spins this affectionate portrait of the people who populate Shimokitazawa, a bohemian corner of Tokyo filled with small theater companies and smoky coffeehouses.
Black Widow Business
Kozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi and eventually marries her. Not longer after their marriage, Kozo Nakase suddenly collapses and dies. Kozo Nakase leaves everything to Sayako. The rest of his family are left out of his will including his daughter Tomomi. Tomomi hires a private investigator, Honda, to find out more about Sayoko.
Climbing to Spring
Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountain hut for the summer season of climbers. When Toru grows up, he leaves his hometown and enters the working world as a stock trader. One day, Toru receives word that his father has passed away. He returns to Mount Tate once again, and becomes conscious of a new calling. But, does Toru have what it takes to follow in his father’s footsteps?
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
The main character, Baian Fujieda, is a dark hero who has two faces: one as a skilled acupuncturist who saves lives, and the other as a criminal who buries evil that cannot be kept alive for the sake of others. Popular writer Shotaro Ikenami's historical novel series of the same title, on which the film "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is based, is a blockbuster bestseller with a total of over 6 million copies in print and has been made into a timeless entertainment film many times in Japan. Many famous actors have played the role of Baian, including Ken Watanabe. The year 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Shotaro Ikenami's birth. In the anniversary year of 2023, a new "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is born.
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1
Baian Fujieda, an assassin for hire, got an unusual job from his usual fixer to end up with an unexpected twist of destiny from the past.
Love Letter
Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.
Date My Daughter!
Aoi Minase is in her 40's. She works as a popular writer of romance novels. She is also a single mother, who raised her daughter alone. Her daughter is now 20-years-old. Due to Aoi Minase's success as a romance novelist, Aoi lives with her daughter in an upscale high-rise apartment building. Aoi is worried about her daughter. Her daughter doesn't have a boyfriend. Aoi Minase believes this is because her daughter is an otaku, who enjoys manga and cosplay. Her daughter does want to fall in love.
Dog Star
A seeing-eye dog (Shiro) is granted one wish by his former owner. He chooses to become a human for a short time so he can find the girl who trained him as a puppy. While attempting to get to know her (as he runs along behind her and sniffs for her around town) he eventually falls in love with her.
Free and Easy 6
Hama-chan and Su-san go fishing during a business trip, but Hama-chan has to give a lecture on Su-san's behalf in a case of mistaken identity.
One Summer Story
Two different high school children - a swimmer and an academic - set off on a quest together one summer.
Filmography
as 山中 ハリソン
as Self
as Kinya Hosomi
as Baian Fujieda
as Baian Fujieda
as Atsuro Shiraki
as Hyou Kou (Biao Gong)
as Tokita Shingo
as Kenjiro Kurata
as Minami's Biological Father
as Koichi Soma
as The Mandrake (voice)
as Ichinose Fuuga
as Takeshi Shu
as Ato
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
as Shima
as Suketora Ioki
as Tatewaki Naito
as Seibee
as Saisei Amakasu
as Masachika Koda
as (segment “1001 Violins”)
as Sachika Koda
as Toru Kashiwagi
as Narration (voice)
as Jun Kaieda
as Goro Tada
as Ichiro Otaki
as CIA agent Endo
as Reiji Asama
as Kinoshita Keisuke
as Keita Matsuyama
as Kanemi Sanzaemon
as Shunsuke Kitami
as Otcho
as Yoshihito Yamazaki
as Yuichi Saito
as Hanbei Muroto
as Akimi Sakaguchi
as Fumihiko Makishima
as Ichiro Uehara
as Noda
as Kikuji Murao
as Yojiro Tanikawa
as Makoto Yoshioka
as Yusuke Tadokoro
as Shoichi
as Motohito Kuzu
as Father Yuichi
as Shinichi Kido
as Katō Yasunori
as Yasunaga
as Yuichiro
as Masaru Tsukumi
as Ashirika
as Koji Shinohara
as Luka
as Tamamizu Tatsuo
as Yutaka Higashi
as Shiro
as Kadoya Kaneo
as Hiroyuki Nakagami
as Playwriter
as Shinji Uozomi
as Yoshimori Shibata
as Makoto Aikawa
as Tajomaru
as Kousuke Kindaichi
as Koji Sakaki
as Yuji Sakamoto
as Yuji Kobayashi
as Shigeru Akiba
as Naoto Kirihara
as Sugimoto Nobuya
as Yukio
as Tomoo
as Uekusa Seiichi
as Kamiya Seiji
as Kiyohara no Iehira
as Mutsuki Kishida
as 霧原直人
as Juror #11
as Ryu Goda
as Okinawa-Rengou Kumichou