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{{Nihongo|'''Tatsuya Fujiwara'''|藤原 竜也|Fujiwara Tatsuya|born May 15, 1982}} is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as [[Shuya Nanahara]] in the ''[[Battle Royale (film)|Battle Royale]]'' films, [[Light Yagami]] in the ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'' films, Kaiji Itō in the ''[[Kaiji (2009 film)|Kaiji]]'' films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in [[Hideo Nakata]]'s ''[[The Incite Mill]]''. In 2014, he portrayed the villain [[Shishio Makoto]] in the live action ''[[Rurouni Kenshin (film)|Rurouni Kenshin]]'' films.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610102934/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/tatsuya-fujiwara-to-wed/693804.html|archivedate=June 10, 2013|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/tatsuya-fujiwara-to-wed/693804.html|title=Tatsuya Fujiwara to wed girlfriend of 9 years|publisher=www.channelnewsasia.com|date=May 31, 2013|accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpopasia.com/feed/13193/death-notes-tatsuya-fujiwara-getting-married/|title=Death Note's Tatsuya Fujiwara Getting Married |publisher=Jpopasia.com |date=2013-06-01 |accessdate=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124626/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001303445|archivedate=May 31, 2014|url=http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001303445|title=Through the eyes of Tatsuya Fujiwara|publisher=the-japan-news.com|author=Takashi Kondo|date=May 30, 2014|accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|'''Tatsuya Fujiwara'''|藤原 竜也|Fujiwara Tatsuya|born May 15, 1982}} is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as [[Shuya Nanahara]] in the ''[[Battle Royale (film)|Battle Royale]]'' films, [[Light Yagami]] in the ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'' films, Kaiji Itō in the ''[[Kaiji (2009 film)|Kaiji]]'' films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in [[Hideo Nakata]]'s ''[[The Incite Mill]]''. In 2014, he portrayed the villain [[Shishio Makoto]] in the live action ''[[Rurouni Kenshin (film)|Rurouni Kenshin]]'' films.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610102934/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/tatsuya-fujiwara-to-wed/693804.html|archive-date=June 10, 2013|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/tatsuya-fujiwara-to-wed/693804.html|title=Tatsuya Fujiwara to wed girlfriend of 9 years|publisher=www.channelnewsasia.com|date=May 31, 2013|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpopasia.com/feed/13193/death-notes-tatsuya-fujiwara-getting-married/|title=Death Note's Tatsuya Fujiwara Getting Married |publisher=Jpopasia.com |date=2013-06-01 |access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124626/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001303445|archive-date=May 31, 2014|url=http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001303445|title=Through the eyes of Tatsuya Fujiwara|publisher=the-japan-news.com|author=Takashi Kondo|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in [[Chichibu, Saitama]] Prefecture, Fujiwara has had an interest in acting from a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/tatsuya-fujiwara-japan/4034844.article|title=Tatsuya Fujiwara (Japan)|last=Gray|first=Jason|date=September 23, 2007|work=[[EMAP]]|publisher=[[Screen International]]|accessdate=April 4, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, he married his long-term girlfriend. In the summer of 2016, they became parents. The name and gender of their child is unknown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aramajapan.com/news/fujiwara-tatsuya-announces-birth-of-first-child/59925/|title=Fujiwara Tatsuya announces birth of first child|date=2016-06-16|access-date=2016-08-30}}</ref>
Born in [[Chichibu, Saitama]] Prefecture, Fujiwara has had an interest in acting from a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/tatsuya-fujiwara-japan/4034844.article|title=Tatsuya Fujiwara (Japan)|last=Gray|first=Jason|date=September 23, 2007|work=[[EMAP]]|publisher=[[Screen International]]|access-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, he married his long-term girlfriend. In the summer of 2016, they became parents. The name and gender of their child is unknown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aramajapan.com/news/fujiwara-tatsuya-announces-birth-of-first-child/59925/|title=Fujiwara Tatsuya announces birth of first child|date=2016-06-16|access-date=2016-08-30}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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He stars as [[Light Yagami]], the leading role in ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'' and ''[[Death Note: The Last Name]]'', films based on the [[Death Note|manga of the same name]]. He also has a cameo appearance in ''[[L: Change the World]]'', an [[L (Death Note)|L]] spin-off movie for the ''Death Note'' series. Fujiwara stated during filming that it was difficult to portray a character with such restrained emotions. During the filming of ''[[Death Note: The Last Name]]'', Tatsuya became close friends with [[Kenichi Matsuyama]], who plays L. Matsuyama mentioned that Tatsuya had done a good job.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}
He stars as [[Light Yagami]], the leading role in ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'' and ''[[Death Note: The Last Name]]'', films based on the [[Death Note|manga of the same name]]. He also has a cameo appearance in ''[[L: Change the World]]'', an [[L (Death Note)|L]] spin-off movie for the ''Death Note'' series. Fujiwara stated during filming that it was difficult to portray a character with such restrained emotions. During the filming of ''[[Death Note: The Last Name]]'', Tatsuya became close friends with [[Kenichi Matsuyama]], who plays L. Matsuyama mentioned that Tatsuya had done a good job.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}


In theatrical works, he is known for collaborating with [[Yukio Ninagawa]], one of the most influential directors in Japan. He started his career in theatre, before his screen debut, with the title role of ''Shintoku-maru'', the boy who has an obsessive relationship with his step mother. He has also acted in [[Shakespeare]] plays, including ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinchew-i.com/contests/deathnote/index.phtml?sec=cast|title=星洲网|publisher=Sinchew-i.com|accessdate=2013-09-20|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504101352/http://www.sinchew-i.com/contests/deathnote/index.phtml?sec=cast|archivedate=2007-05-04}}</ref> Fujiwara played one of the lead roles in [[Hideo Nakata]]'s psychological thriller film ''[[The Incite Mill]]''.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113161346/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19901/|archivedate=November 13, 2013|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19901/|title=Trapped in a House with a Madman in 'The Incite Mill'|publisher=bloody-disgusting.com|author=MrDisgusting|date=April 20, 2010|accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref> Fujiwara has also done voice dubbing for ''[[Iris (TV series)|IRIS]]'' along with [[Meisa Kuroki]], [[Yuu Shirota]] and his Death Note co-star [[Hikari Mitsushima]] when Fujiwara plays Kim Hyun-jun played by [[Lee Byung-hun]]<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allkpop.com/2010/04/tatsuya-fujiwara-and-meisa-kuroki-to-do-voiceovers-for-iris |title=Tatsuya Fujiwara and Meisa Kuroki do voiceover for IRIS |publisher=allkpop.com |date=2010-04-04 |accessdate=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movie.daum.net/movieperson/ArticleRead.do?personId=21106&articleId=1438862&type=total&t__nil_main_news=text |title=후지와라 타츠야 – Daum 영화 |language=ko |publisher=Movie.daum.net |accessdate=2013-09-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055225/http://movie.daum.net/movieperson/ArticleRead.do?personId=21106&articleId=1438862&type=total&t__nil_main_news=text |archivedate=2013-09-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?ctg=15&Total_ID=4093471 |title=‘아이리스’ 일본판 더빙에 톱스타 총 출동 - 중앙일보 연예 |publisher=Article.joins.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=11680368&ctg=1503 |title=日배우 후지와라 타츠야 결혼 ‘3살 연상녀와 9년열애 결실’ - 중앙일보 연예 |publisher=Article.joins.com |date=2013-05-31 |accessdate=2013-09-20}}</ref>
In theatrical works, he is known for collaborating with [[Yukio Ninagawa]], one of the most influential directors in Japan. He started his career in theatre, before his screen debut, with the title role of ''Shintoku-maru'', the boy who has an obsessive relationship with his step mother. He has also acted in [[Shakespeare]] plays, including ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinchew-i.com/contests/deathnote/index.phtml?sec=cast|title=星洲网|publisher=Sinchew-i.com|access-date=2013-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504101352/http://www.sinchew-i.com/contests/deathnote/index.phtml?sec=cast|archive-date=2007-05-04}}</ref> Fujiwara played one of the lead roles in [[Hideo Nakata]]'s psychological thriller film ''[[The Incite Mill]]''.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113161346/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19901/|archive-date=November 13, 2013|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19901/|title=Trapped in a House with a Madman in 'The Incite Mill'|publisher=bloody-disgusting.com|author=MrDisgusting|date=April 20, 2010|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> Fujiwara has also done voice dubbing for ''[[Iris (TV series)|IRIS]]'' along with [[Meisa Kuroki]], [[Yuu Shirota]] and his Death Note co-star [[Hikari Mitsushima]] when Fujiwara plays Kim Hyun-jun played by [[Lee Byung-hun]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2010/04/tatsuya-fujiwara-and-meisa-kuroki-to-do-voiceovers-for-iris |title=Tatsuya Fujiwara and Meisa Kuroki do voiceover for IRIS |publisher=allkpop.com |date=2010-04-04 |access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movie.daum.net/movieperson/ArticleRead.do?personId=21106&articleId=1438862&type=total&t__nil_main_news=text |title=후지와라 타츠야 – Daum 영화 |language=ko |publisher=Movie.daum.net |access-date=2013-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055225/http://movie.daum.net/movieperson/ArticleRead.do?personId=21106&articleId=1438862&type=total&t__nil_main_news=text |archive-date=2013-09-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?ctg=15&Total_ID=4093471 |title=‘아이리스’ 일본판 더빙에 톱스타 총 출동 - 중앙일보 연예 |publisher=Article.joins.com |access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=11680368&ctg=1503 |title=日배우 후지와라 타츠야 결혼 ‘3살 연상녀와 9년열애 결실’ - 중앙일보 연예 |publisher=Article.joins.com |date=2013-05-31 |access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref>


He portrayed the role of [[Shishio Makoto]] in the sequels of [[Rurouni Kenshin (2012 film)#Potential sequel|Rurouni Kenshin]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-02/death-note-tatsuya-fujiwara-added-to-new-live-action-rurouni-kenshin-films-cast |title=Death Note's Tatsuya Fujiwara Added to New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Films' Cast - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2013-07-02 |accessdate=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/rurouni-kenshin-gets-two-part-sequel |title=Rurouni Kenshin gets two-part sequel |publisher=Filmbiz.asia |date=2013-07-03 |accessdate=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hugo Ozman |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-to-become-a-trilogy.html |title=Live Action RUROUNI KENSHIN To Become A Trilogy &#124; Twitch |publisher=Twitchfilm.com |date=2013-06-30 |accessdate=2013-09-20}}</ref> From January to February 2015, he will appear in ''[[Hamlet]]'' directed by Yukio Ninagawa at [[Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Arts Theater]] in [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] and at [[Umeda Arts Theater]] in [[Osaka]] for the first time in 12 years. After that, he is scheduled to play the role in [[Taiwan]] in March and at [[Barbican Centre|Barbican Theatre]] in May 2015.<ref>[https://www.sankei.com/entertainments/news/150117/ent1501170007-n1.html 藤原竜也、１２年ぶり主役で挑む「ハムレット」　英国でも公演　「のるかそるか大勝負」]</ref><ref>[https://www.umegei.com/schedule/416/ ハムレット | 梅田芸術劇場]</ref><ref>[http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=17000 Barbican - Ninagawa Company : Hamlet]</ref>
He portrayed the role of [[Shishio Makoto]] in the sequels of [[Rurouni Kenshin (2012 film)#Potential sequel|Rurouni Kenshin]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-02/death-note-tatsuya-fujiwara-added-to-new-live-action-rurouni-kenshin-films-cast |title=Death Note's Tatsuya Fujiwara Added to New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Films' Cast - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2013-07-02 |access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/rurouni-kenshin-gets-two-part-sequel |title=Rurouni Kenshin gets two-part sequel |publisher=Filmbiz.asia |date=2013-07-03 |access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hugo Ozman |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-to-become-a-trilogy.html |title=Live Action RUROUNI KENSHIN To Become A Trilogy &#124; Twitch |publisher=Twitchfilm.com |date=2013-06-30 |access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref> From January to February 2015, he will appear in ''[[Hamlet]]'' directed by Yukio Ninagawa at [[Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Arts Theater]] in [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] and at [[Umeda Arts Theater]] in [[Osaka]] for the first time in 12 years. After that, he is scheduled to play the role in [[Taiwan]] in March and at [[Barbican Centre|Barbican Theatre]] in May 2015.<ref>[https://www.sankei.com/entertainments/news/150117/ent1501170007-n1.html 藤原竜也、１２年ぶり主役で挑む「ハムレット」　英国でも公演　「のるかそるか大勝負」]</ref><ref>[https://www.umegei.com/schedule/416/ ハムレット | 梅田芸術劇場]</ref><ref>[http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=17000 Barbican - Ninagawa Company : Hamlet]</ref>


Hidayah Idris wrote in the Singapore edition of the magazine ''[[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]]'' that Fujiwara is "probably one of the most recognisable Japanese stars" in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hidayah Idris<!--If she is Malay usually she won't have a family name-->|url=https://www.cleo.com.sg/play/celebrity/reason-why-japanese-actor-tatsuya-fujiwara-doesnt-want-deal-people/|title=Why Japanese Actor Tatsuya Fujiwara Doesn’t Want To Deal With People|work=[[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]] Singapore|date=2016-02-05|accessdate=2019-10-23}}</ref>
Hidayah Idris wrote in the Singapore edition of the magazine ''[[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]]'' that Fujiwara is "probably one of the most recognisable Japanese stars" in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hidayah Idris<!--If she is Malay usually she won't have a family name-->|url=https://www.cleo.com.sg/play/celebrity/reason-why-japanese-actor-tatsuya-fujiwara-doesnt-want-deal-people/|title=Why Japanese Actor Tatsuya Fujiwara Doesn’t Want To Deal With People|work=[[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]] Singapore|date=2016-02-05|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''You Dance With The Summer'' (2010) - Shiro Takaki
* ''You Dance With The Summer'' (2010) - Shiro Takaki
* ''[[The Borrower Arrietty]]'' (2010) - Spiller (voice)
* ''[[The Borrower Arrietty]]'' (2010) - Spiller (voice)
* ''[[Kaiji 2]]'' (2011) - Kaiji Itō<ref>{{cite web |title=KAIJI 2 |url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/08/kaiji-2.html |publisher=[[Nippon Television]] |accessdate=August 14, 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180814040310/http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/08/kaiji-2.html |archivedate=August 14, 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Kaiji 2]]'' (2011) - Kaiji Itō<ref>{{cite web |title=KAIJI 2 |url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/08/kaiji-2.html |publisher=[[Nippon Television]] |access-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180814040310/http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/08/kaiji-2.html |archive-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref>
* ''Okaeri Hayabusa'' (2012) - Kento Ohashi
* ''Okaeri Hayabusa'' (2012) - Kento Ohashi
* ''I'm Flash!'' (2012)
* ''I'm Flash!'' (2012)
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* ''[[No Longer Human]]'' (2019) - [[Ango Sakaguchi]]
* ''[[No Longer Human]]'' (2019) - [[Ango Sakaguchi]]
* ''[[Lupin the Third: The First]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Lupin the Third: The First]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Kaiji: Final Game]]'' (2020) - Kaiji Itō<ref>{{cite web |author1=Rafael Antonio Pineda |title=Kaiji Gambling Manga Gets New Live-Action Film in January 2020 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-30/kaiji-gambling-manga-gets-new-live-action-film-in-january-2020/.147285|website=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=May 30, 2019 |date=May 30, 2019}}</ref>
* ''[[Kaiji: Final Game]]'' (2020) - Kaiji Itō<ref>{{cite web |author1=Rafael Antonio Pineda |title=Kaiji Gambling Manga Gets New Live-Action Film in January 2020 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-30/kaiji-gambling-manga-gets-new-live-action-film-in-january-2020/.147285|website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=May 30, 2019 |date=May 30, 2019}}</ref>
* ''The Sun Stands Still'' (2021) - Kazuhiko Takano
* ''The Sun Stands Still'' (2021) - Kazuhiko Takano


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===Japanese dub===
===Japanese dub===
* ''[[Stuart Little (film)|Stuart Little]]'' film series (2000) - Stuart Little (voiceover for [[Michael J. Fox]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=14200|title= スチュアート・リトル［吹］|accessdate= December 29, 2019|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
* ''[[Stuart Little (film)|Stuart Little]]'' film series (2000) - Stuart Little (voiceover for [[Michael J. Fox]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=14200|title= スチュアート・リトル［吹］|access-date= December 29, 2019|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
* ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]'' (2001) - Emperor Kuzco (voiceover for [[David Spade]])
* ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]'' (2001) - Emperor Kuzco (voiceover for [[David Spade]])
* ''[[Independence Day: Resurgence]]'' (2016) - Jake Morrison (voiceover for [[Liam Hemsworth]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=25632|title= インデペンデンス・デイ：リサージェンス|accessdate= July 7, 2019|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
* ''[[Independence Day: Resurgence]]'' (2016) - Jake Morrison (voiceover for [[Liam Hemsworth]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=25632|title= インデペンデンス・デイ：リサージェンス|access-date= July 7, 2019|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
* ''[[Iris (TV series)|Iris]]'' - Kim Hyun-jun (voiceover for [[Lee Byung-hun]])
* ''[[Iris (TV series)|Iris]]'' - Kim Hyun-jun (voiceover for [[Lee Byung-hun]])


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Tatsuya Fujiwara
藤原 竜也
Born (1982-05-15) May 15, 1982 (age 42)
Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
StatusMarried
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
AgentHoripro
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Children1
WebsiteTatsuya Fujiwara Official Fanclub "DRAGON aRROWS"

Tatsuya Fujiwara (藤原 竜也, Fujiwara Tatsuya, born May 15, 1982) is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as Shuya Nanahara in the Battle Royale films, Light Yagami in the Death Note films, Kaiji Itō in the Kaiji films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in Hideo Nakata's The Incite Mill. In 2014, he portrayed the villain Shishio Makoto in the live action Rurouni Kenshin films.[1][2][3]

Early life

Born in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Fujiwara has had an interest in acting from a young age.[4] In 2013, he married his long-term girlfriend. In the summer of 2016, they became parents. The name and gender of their child is unknown.[5]

Career

He is famous for acting the part of Shuya Nanahara in Kinji Fukasaku's controversial 2000 film Battle Royale. He continues the character as a leader of the Wild Seven in the sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem.[citation needed]

He stars as Light Yagami, the leading role in Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name, films based on the manga of the same name. He also has a cameo appearance in L: Change the World, an L spin-off movie for the Death Note series. Fujiwara stated during filming that it was difficult to portray a character with such restrained emotions. During the filming of Death Note: The Last Name, Tatsuya became close friends with Kenichi Matsuyama, who plays L. Matsuyama mentioned that Tatsuya had done a good job.[citation needed]

In theatrical works, he is known for collaborating with Yukio Ninagawa, one of the most influential directors in Japan. He started his career in theatre, before his screen debut, with the title role of Shintoku-maru, the boy who has an obsessive relationship with his step mother. He has also acted in Shakespeare plays, including Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.[6] Fujiwara played one of the lead roles in Hideo Nakata's psychological thriller film The Incite Mill.[7] Fujiwara has also done voice dubbing for IRIS along with Meisa Kuroki, Yuu Shirota and his Death Note co-star Hikari Mitsushima when Fujiwara plays Kim Hyun-jun played by Lee Byung-hun[8][9][10][11]

He portrayed the role of Shishio Makoto in the sequels of Rurouni Kenshin in 2014.[12][13][14] From January to February 2015, he will appear in Hamlet directed by Yukio Ninagawa at Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Arts Theater in Saitama and at Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka for the first time in 12 years. After that, he is scheduled to play the role in Taiwan in March and at Barbican Theatre in May 2015.[15][16][17]

Hidayah Idris wrote in the Singapore edition of the magazine Cleo that Fujiwara is "probably one of the most recognisable Japanese stars" in Singapore.[18]

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

Japanese dub

References

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  2. ^ "Death Note's Tatsuya Fujiwara Getting Married". Jpopasia.com. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
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