Shōsuke Tanihara

Shōsuke Tanihara (谷原 章介) is a Japanese actor probably best known outside Japan for his portrayal of Riki Fudoh in Fudoh: The New Generation.

Tanihara hosts Tokyo Twenty-Four Living Supported by FLET’S Hikari, a podcast produced by TOKYO FM. The podcast began airing on 2006-01-07 with a guest appearance by the former Yokohama Bay Stars pitcher Takashi Saitō.

Tanihara was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is married to Emi Miyake, who gave birth to their daughter in October 2007. He made the announcement at the 8th Best Formalist Award ceremony. He is now a father with six children.

Films
Sources:
 * Hana Yori Dango (1995)
 * Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)
 * Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
 * Pyrokinesis (2000)
 * Sky High (2003)
 * Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
 * Lovely Complex (2006)
 * Memories of Matsuko (2006)
 * Vexille (2007)
 * The Magic Hour (2008)
 * The Handsome Suit (2008)
 * My Rainy Days (2009)
 * Baby Baby Baby! (2009)
 * Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom and Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram (2011)
 * Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess (2011)
 * Dokidoki! PreCure the Movie: Mana's Getting Married!!? The Dress of Hope Tied to the Future! (2013) – Marsh/Maro (voice)
 * Birthday Card  (2016) – Himself
 * Marmalade Boy (2018)
 * Iwane: Sword of Serenity (2019)

Television dramas

 * Boku no Ikiru Michi (2003, Fuji TV)
 * Shinsengumi! (2004, NHK) – Itō Kashitarō
 * Ōoku (2005, Fuji TV), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
 * Gokusen 2 (2005, NTV) – Takuma Kujo, teacher at Momo Girls High School
 * Fūrin Kazan (2007, NHK) – Imagawa Yoshimoto
 * Watashitachi no Kyoukasho (2007)
 * Mop Girl (2007, TV Asahi) —      Shotaro Ohtomo
 * Love Shuffle (2009) - Kikuta Masato
 * Ryōmaden (2010, NHK) – Katsura Kogorō
 * Gunshi Kanbei (2014, NHK) – Takenaka Hanbei
 * Smoking Gun (2014, Fuji TV)
 * Daddy Detective (2015, TBS) – Shintaro Sugiyama
 * Hanbun, Aoi (2018, NHK)
 * Godaime San'yūtei Enraku (2019, BS-NTV) – San'yūtei Enraku V
 * Fujoshi, Ukkari Gay ni Kokuru (2019, NHK) - Makoto
 * Ōoku the Final (2019, Fuji TV), Manabe Akifusa
 * Kirin ga Kuru (2020, NHK), Mitsubuchi Fujihide
 * Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi (2021, NHK)

Variety shows

 * Truth or Doubt (2004-2005, Host, TV Quiz Show)
 * Panel Quiz Attack 25 (2015-2021, main presenter)

Video games

 * Judge Eyes - Mitsuru Kuroiwa

Dubbing

 * Mary Poppins Returns – Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw)