Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta (古田 新太) is a Japanese theatre and film character actor.

Biography
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.

Personal life
He is married to the television talent Yayoi Nishihata.

Television dramas

 * Shinsengumi! (2004)
 * Tokyo Friends (2005)
 * Oh! My Girl!! (2008)
 * Amachan (2013), Taichi Aramaki
 * Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2014), Kiyoshiro Fujikawa (Episode 7 - 11)
 * Botchan (2016)
 * Daddy Sister (2016)
 * The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016)
 * Shimokitazawa Die Hard (2017)
 * Fugitive Boys (2017)
 * Yell (2020), Homare Hatsukaichi
 * What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Ashikaga Yoshiaki
 * Fixer season 3 (2023)
 * Extremely Inappropriate! (2024), Yuzuru Inushima

Television animation

 * PopoloCrois Monogatari (1998), Gamigami Devil
 * One Piece (2014), Byrnndi World (One Piece 3D2Y)
 * Shinya! Tensai Bakabon (2018), Bakabon's Papa

Video games

 * Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn (2010), Drippy
 * Recordings reused in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011)

Dubbing

 * Paddington (Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville))
 * Paddington 2 (Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville))
 * Power Rangers (Zordon (Bryan Cranston))