Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1944-01-02
Day of Death
2022-08-23
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Ikko Furuya
Biography
Born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan Itabashi High School , he graduated from the Faculty of Law, Chuo University. While in college, he started his acting life after completing the 16th generation of Haiyuza Training School. Since 1977, he has consistently played the role of Kosuke Kindaichi , the main character in the "Seiji Yokomizo Series /Detective Kosuke Kindaichi Series"; for 25 years from 1982 to 2007, he played the role of Sakon Taro, the main character of the "Mixed bathing open- air bath serial murder " series in "Saturday Wide Theater", and became a hit again. The eldest son is Kenji Furuya , the vocalist of Dragon Ash . His father Furuya appeared in TVCF for Dragon Ash's album " Viva La Revolution " ( 1999 ), and father and son co-starred in the movie "Letters" ( 2003 ), which Furuya starred in and produced.
Filmography (29)
Photograph of Memories
2021
Matinee
2019
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
2018
Hana's Miso Soup
2015
Legal High 2 SP
2014
Over Your Dead Body
2014
Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya
2014
The Hirosaki Players
2010
テレサ・テン物語～私の家は山の向こう
2007
Hakuro no Shibijin
2004
Undercover Geisha
2003
Sensen fukoku
2002
Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
1997
Cab
1996
