Arata Furuta

Personal Info

Birthday

December 3, 1965

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Also Known As

후루타 아라타

古田新太

古田岳史

Arata Furuta

Biography

Arata Furuta (古田新太 Furuta Arata, born as Takafumi Furuta on December 3, 1965 in Kobe) is a Japanese theatre and movie actor. Furata has a broad range that goes from playing serious salary men, to bushi in period drama roles, and even women.

Known For

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

Amachan

Hanzawa Naoki

The Full-Time Wife Escapist

Popolocrois Monogatari

Late Night! The Genius Bakabon

Shin Godzilla

One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends

Filmography

2025
Beethoven Fabrication
as Ludwig van Beethoven
2024
Rose & Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen
as Goemon
Silent Love
as Ippei Kunita
2023
Shaman Star
as Hanbei
The Village
as Shusaku Ohashi
2022
Kappei
as Shihan
2021
Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations
as Hideo Momose / Kamen Rider Century
Intolerance
as Mitsuru Soeda
JUMP!!：The Heroes Behind the GOLD
as Koichi Kanzaki
2020
Wonderful Paradise
as Man in Fried Noodle Shop
Not Quite Dead Yet
as Kei's former colleague
全身刑事
as Kashiya Hagura
2019
Dragon Quest: Your Story
as Mildrath (voice)
Promare
as Deus Prometh (voice)
2017
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
as Tenzuki (voice)
Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale
as Amakasu
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
as Bonji (voice)
Ancien and the Magic Tablet: Another Story
as Ichiro Watanabe (voice) / Bewan (voice)
Napping Princess
as Ichiro Watanabe / Bewan (voice)
2016
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
as Momoji Sakuraba
Prison Gate Island
as Gihei
Death on Gokumon Island
as Kihei Kitō
Samurai Hustle Returns
as Tadasuke Ooka
Rudolf the Black Cat
as Devil (Voice)
Shin Godzilla
as Sawaguchi : Police Agency Commissioner General's Secretariat
One Piece Film: GOLD
as Kent Beef Jr. / Pork (voice)
Too Young To Die!
as Principal
Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
as Hisahide Matsunaga
Botchan
as Yama Arashi
2015
April Fools
as Store Manager
2014
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
as Byrnndi World (voice)
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Goemon
2013
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Yattaran (voice)
2012
Soup
as Ichi Kondo
2011
Ranma ½
as Genma Saotome
2010
13 Assassins
as Heizo Sahara
The Seaside Motel
as Katsutoshi Ota
2009
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
as Haruo Nami
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
as Haru Namio
2008
Life Improvement Club
as Shoichi Komori
Genius Party Beyond
as (segment "Moondrive") (voice)
2007
Hero
as Shuji Gouda
Dog in a Sidecar
as Makoto Kondo
Apartment 1303
as Detective Sakurai
Kung Fu Kid
as CM Tarento
2006
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
as Ozzy
Tokyo Friends: The Movie
as Takeshi Wada
Hana
as Sadashiro
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
as Tanaka
2005
Tokyo Zombie
as Ishihara
Hold Up Down
as Maeda
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
as Shimizu Jirocho
2004
Zebraman
as Eggplant Vendor
2003
Karaoke Terror
as Sakaguchi
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
as Ozzy
Samurai Resurrection
as Hozoin Inshun
2002
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Shushuuto: The Movie
as Hisaru
Ghiblies: Episode 2
as Oku-chan (Voice)
2000
Riot in Gujo
as Kishiro
1997
Junk Food
as Yokoyama
1996
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
as Naoya Moriyasu