Arata Furuta
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is a Japanese theatre and film character actor
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, 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 stars 2007 also in the Horror film
Apartment 1303
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Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
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Biography
Furata has a broad range that goes from playing serious salary menSalaryman
refers to someone whose income is salary based; particularly those working for corporations. Its frequent use by Japanese corporations, and its prevalence in Japanese manga and anime has gradually led to its acceptance in English-speaking countries as a noun for a Japanese white-collar...
, to bushi in period drama
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. The name means "period drama" and is usually the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular...
roles, and even women.
He works with the theatrical troupe called Otona Keikaku and often with the troupe Gekidan Shinkansen. Furuta stars 2007 also in the Horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Apartment 1303
Apartment 1303
Apartment 1303 is a Japanese horror film which was directed by Ataru Oikawa.-Plot:In this ghost story, a woman investigates a series of suicides....
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