Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta (古田 新太, Furuta Arata, born Furuta Takafumi, December 3, 1965 in Kobe) is a Japanese theatre and film character actor.

Furata has a broad range that goes from playing serious salary men, 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 also stars in the 2007 horror film Apartment 1303.

He is married to the television talent Yayoi Nishihata.

Film

• Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: Shushutto the Movie (2002)
• Zebraman (2004)
• Hana (2006)
• Apartment 1303 (2006)
• Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess (2008)
• Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club (2008)
• 13 Assassins (2010)
• One Piece (2014) Byrnndi World (One Piece 3D2Y)
• April Fools (2015)
• Too Young to Die! Wakakushite Shinu (2016)
• Nobunaga Concerto (2016), Matsunaga Hisahide
• One Piece Film: Gold (2016), Pork and Kent Beef Jr. (voice)
• Shin Godzilla (2016)
• Rudolf the Black Cat (2016), Devil (voice)
• Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari (2017), Watanabe (voice)

Television

• Tokyo Friends (2005)
• Oh! My Girl!! (2008)
• Amachan (2013)
• Botchan (2016)
• Toto Neechan (2016)