Dean Fujioka

Tatsuo Dean Fujioka was born in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Moving with his family, he grew up in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture. Although he is multilingual (fluent in Japanese, English, Cantonese, Standard Mandarin) and made his first debut in the sphere of Chinese culture, yet he has clarified in some interviews and variety shows that his parents and grandparents are all Japanese, who used to work or live in foreign countries. Raised in such a family, he grew determined to explore the world with his eye. After finishing his college education in Seattle, he went on a photographic journey across Asia and was unexpectedly scouted by a fashion magazine editor in Hong Kong. Afterwards, he moved to Taipei and started his career in Taiwan. In recent years, he has been active in his homeland and is called a "reverse-import" actor or an international actor by the Japanese press.

He is the eldest son of the four children in his family. He is married to an Indonesian woman, who has an origin of ethnic Chinese and met Fujioka in Taipei. The couple have boy-girl twins in Jakarta.

Tatsuo Dean Fujioka started his career as a model in Hong Kong's fashion scene in 2004 for both local and international designer brands. He continued to appear in Hong Kong's leading fashion and lifestyle magazines. Simultaneously with his career in fashion, he also embarked on various advertising campaigns, appearing in TV and print commercials for both local and multinational clients in the Asia pacific region.

In 2006, he started to pursue a career in acting. He moved his base from Hong Kong to Taipei and appeared in his first TV series Goku Dou High School with Bao Weimin, Bao Xiaobo, and Kingone Wang. His very first film August Story, starring Tian Yuan, Tatsuo Dean Fujioka, and Jan Cheung, caught public attention in the film festivals held in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan.

In 2007, he appeared as a talented pianist in the TV series Corner with Love with Barbie Shu and Show Luo. He also appeared in Summer's Tail, his first film in Taiwan, with Bryant Chang, Enno Cheng, and Hannah Lin.

In 2008, he appeared in the TV series Miss No Good with Rainie Yang and Wilber Pan, produced by Angie Chai. Afterwards, he suspended his career in acting and went to Jakarta, where he met DJ Sumo (Sumantri) and collaborated on his songs.

In 2011, he appeared in the feature film Seediq Bale, about the history of Taiwan under Japanese rule, and in the film Road Less Traveled with Vanness Wu, Jimmy Hung, Eric Tu, and Chris Lung. He joined Amuse, Inc. this year.

In 2012, he appeared in the film Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault, which was based on the popular Taiwanese TV series directed by Tsai Yueh-Hsun.

In 2013, he appeared in the TV series Just You in Taiwan and starred in his first self-directed film I Am Ichihashi: Journal of a Murderer in Japan.

In 2014, he appeared as a Chinese historical figure in his first Japanese TV movie Shooting Down – Three Pilots, the dramatization of the lives of three fighter pilots from Japan, China, and the U.S.A. He also appeared as a noble samurai-like Japanese guy in the TV series The Pinkertons in North America.

In 2015, he appeared as a private detective in his first Japanese TV series Detective versus Detectives. He also impressed a mass audience with his appearance as a Japanese historical figure in the Japanese morning drama series Here Comes Asa and brought about a fever called Godai-sama Boom.

In 2016, he has not only appeared in the TV series Please Love Me and IQ246 but also starred in the web series Happy Marriage!? and the TV movie The Noisy Street, The Silent Sea, playing a variety of roles with distinctive personalities. Furthermore, he has resumed his career in music and started a regular segment in a radio program. He also released the single "History Maker" which is used as the opening of the anime Yuri on Ice.

Film

• August Story (2006, Hong Kong; 2006, Japan; 2006, Taiwan) as Ping-on
• Breeze of July (2007, Hong Kong)
• Summer's Tail (2007, Taiwan) as Akira Fuwa
• Seediq Bale (2011, Taiwan) as Miyakawa, the signaller
• Road Less Traveled (2011, Taiwan) as Yi
• Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault (2012, Taiwan) as Agent Lee (Agent Li)
• I Am Ichihashi: Journal of a Murderer (2013, Japan) as Tetsuya Ichihashi
• Dance! Dance! Dance! (2014, Belgium; 2015, Japan; 2016, Japan) as FURU
• Shanti Days: 365-nichi, Shiawase no Kokyû (2014, Japan) as Atsushi
• NINJA THE MONSTER (2015, Japan; 2016, Japan) as Denzô
• Go! Crazy Gangster (2016, Taiwan) Tseng, Shuai-nan (Zēng Shuàinán)
• Fullmetal Alchemist (2017, Japan) as Colonel Roy Mustang, The Flame Alchemist
• Kekkon (2017, Japan) as Kenji Urumi
• The Flying Tire (2018, Japan)
• Kids on the Slope (2018, Japan) as Junichi Katsuragi
• Umi wo Kakeru (2018, Japan)

Television

• Goku Dou High School (School Royale) (2006, Taiwan) – Dean Shindô
• Corner With Love (2007, Taiwan) – Kaede Andô
• Miss No Good (2008, Taiwan) – Chia, Sze-le (Jiǎ Sīlè)
• Just You (2013, Taiwan) – Dean Kamiya
• Gekitsui San-nin no Pilot (Shooting Down – Three Pilots) (2014, Japan) – Yue, Yi-chin (Yuè Yǐqín)
• The Pinkertons (2014–2015, North America) – Kenji Harada
• Tantei no tantei (2015, Japan) – Sôta Kirishima
• Asa ga Kita (2015–2016, Japan) – Godai Tomoatsu
• Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai (2016, Japan) – Ayumu Kurosawa
• Kensō no Machi, Shizuka na Umi (2016, Japan) – Shin Minadzuki
• IQ246 Kareinaru Jikembo (2016, Japan) – Kensei
• Moribito II: Guardian of the Spirit (2017, Japan) –

Web series

• Happy Marriage!? (2016, Japan) – Hokuto Mamiya

Short film

• 2 Cartons of Alphabet H (2006, Hong Kong), directed by Yan Yan Mak
• So Poetic (2007, Hong Kong), directed by Yan Yan Mak
• Sleeping Princess (2007, Hong Kong), starring with Denise Ho in Small Matters Music Video Story
• Sleeping Prince (2007, Hong Kong), starring with Denise Ho in Small Matters Music Video Story

MV

• "Rolls Royce" by Denise Ho (2005, Hong Kong), directed by Yan Yan Mak
• "Echoes of Eternity" by Steven Lin (2007, Taiwan), directed by Jimmy Hung
• "Sleeping Prince" by Denise Ho (2007, Hong Kong), directed by Yan Yan Mak
• "This is Love" by Cyndi Wang (2007, Taiwan), directed by JP Huang
• "Ai Ya" by Vanness Wu (2011, Taiwan), directed by Chen Wei-ling

Single

1. "My Dimension" (2013), MV directed by DEAN FUJIOKA
2. "Midnight Messenger mabanua REMIX" (2016)
3. "History Maker" (2016), the opening theme song for the anime Yuri!!! on Ice

Album

• Cycle (2016)

Other

1. "Jídào Zhànyì (Gokudô Battle)" in the Goku Dou High School Original TV Soundtrack (2006). Singers: Kingone Wang, Li Wei Hao, Ma Ju Long, and DEAN FUJIOKA (voice percussion and rap).
2. "Hello Radio" (2016), the limited-time rental song for the spring campaign ACCESS! by Japan FM League and TSUTAYA. Musicians: The Poolside, including Shigeru Kishida, tofubeats, Takuya Ôhashi, Kaela Kimura, KREVA, DEAN FUJIOKA, Sakura Fujiwara, and YONCE.

• Asian! Plus α Dean Tatsunami RADIO (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting), a digital radio program from 9 February 2007 to 28 March 2008
• DEAN FUJIOKA's Ch-Ch-Ch-Check it Out!!! in SUNDAY MARK'E 765 (FM COCOLO), a regular segment starting from 3 April 2016

• Tatsumaki Photoessay