Japanese actor, tarento, and presenter (born 1960)
Eiichiro Funakoshi
Born (1960-07-21 ) 21 July 1960 (age 61) Nationality Japanese Occupation Years active 1982–present Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) Television Dramas Kasai Chōsakan Renjiro Kurenai (2 hour dramas)Kariya Keibu Series Sono Otoko, Fuku Shochō Variety Guruguru Ninety Nine Gochi ni narimasu!Spouse(s) Parents Relatives Yoko Hirano (sister)
Eiichiro Funakoshi (船越 英一郎, 船越 栄一郎 , Funakoshi Eiichirō , born 21 July 1960, in Yugawara , Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa ) is a Japanese actor, tarento , and presenter. He is represented with Horipro .
He graduated from Nihon University Mishima High School and Nihon University College of Arts Film Department (in which he was classmates with Hiroyuki Sanada ).
His father was Eiji Funakoshi , who was also an actor, and his mother was Yumiko Hasegawa. His great uncle was Kazuo Hasegawa (his wife Shige Iijima was Eiichiro's grandmother and their daughter was Matsu Iijima). His uncle was Ken Mishima (real name: Eitaro Funakoshi). His wife is actress Kazuyo Matsui . His mother's great-grandfather was Jiro Iijima, founder of the Iijima Association, who formed a temporary name in railway construction. His sister was Yoko Hirano.
Filmography [ ]
Serial dramas [ ]
Dates
Title
Role
Network
Production
Lead actor
Notes
Ref.
Oct 1982 – Feb 1983
Onna 7-ri atsumareba
TBS
Yūzō Kayama
1 Oct – 28 Dec 1984
Kāchan no Bokujō
CX
THK
6 Oct 1984 – 30 Mar 1985
Kibun wa Meitantei
Kishin Araki
NTV
Yutaka Mizutani
14 Apr – 29 Sep 1985
Keiji Monogatari '85
Kishin Aoki (policeman)
Tsunehiko Watase
4 Feb – 17 Jun 1986
Asobi janai no yo, kono Koi wa
Yufuji-gumi Chinpara
TBS
Daiei TV
Miyuki Imori
5 Apr – 16 Aug 1986
Shin Netchū Jidai Sengen
Shinichi Takabe
NTV
Ikue Sakakibara
22 Oct 1986 – 25 Mar 1987
Kono ko Dare no Ko?
Sagawa
CX
Daiei TV
Miyuki Sugiura
4 Apr – 1 Oct 1988
Non-chan no Yume
Yuichiro Hasumi
NHK
Asadora series
8–18 Aug 1988
Akujo Seisho
TBS
Saya Takagi
Drama 23 series
26 Sep – 11 Nov 1988
Onna ni Umarete
Yoshiko Nakada
Kao Ai no Gekijō series
1989–92
Happyaku Yachō Yume Nikki
Shinjiro Hatta
NTV
1990–2007
Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari
Taro Yamaguchi (former fiancée of Daikichi Okakura's four women, Yoko)
TBS
4 Jan – 2 Apr 1993
Tadashī Kekkon
Ken
CX
THK
12 Apr 1994 – 7 Mar 1995
Edo no Yōjinbō
Shinji
NTV
Hideki Takahashi
17 Oct 1995 – 5 Mar 1996
Edo no Yōjinbō II
15 Apr – 17 Jun 1999
Maikosan wa Meitantei
Kariya (policeman)
TV Asahi
Miki Sakai
Misa Yamamura Suspense series
15 Sep 2000
Kyōgoku Natsuhiko 'Kai'
Fukunoya Tomizō
Wowow
Episode 4 "Fukujin na gashi"
14 May 2002
Bangaku no Isshō
Karakaki Kinta
CX
Episode 5 "Otoshi Mono"
2003–07
Kyoto Chiken no Onna Series
Tetsuo Kitamura (policeman)
TV Asahi
Yuko Natori
9 Oct – 18 Dec 2003
Manhattan Love Story
Eiichiro Funakoshi (himself)
TBS
Masahiro Matsuoka
10 Jul – 18 Sep 2004
Aijō Ippon!
Sugisaku Narita
NTV
Aya Matsuura
14 Apr – 23 Jun 2005
Attack No. 1
Daigo Inokuma
EX
Aya Ueto
11, 18 Apr 2006
Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
Akira Odajima
CX
KTV
Goro Inagaki
Episodes 1 and 2
2007–09
Sono Otoko, Fuku Shochō Series
Kiyomi Ikenaga (Deputy Chief)
EX
Eiichiro Funkoshi
11 Jan – 14 Mar 2008
Miraikōshi meguru
Hamaru Yoshida
Kyoko Fukada
Kinyō Night Drama series
5 Jul – 20 Sep 2009
Kanryō-tachi no Natsu
Hirofumi Tamaki (modelled Zen'ei Imai)
TBS
Kōichi Satō
Nichiyō Gekijō series
6 Jul 2010 –
Tōbō Bengoshi'
Toru Ninomiya (lawyer)
CX
KTV
Yusuke Kamiji
20 Jan – 10 Mar 2011
Honboshi: Shinri Tokusō Jiken-bo
Kosaku Kirishima (police)
EX
Eiichiro Funakoshi
15 Jan – 18 Mar 2012
Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi
Etaro Hayami
CX
Nao Matsushita
10, 17 Jun 2012
Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi Special
8 Oct – 17 Dec 2012
Miyuki Miyabe Mystery: Perfect Blue
Masa
TBS
Miori Takimoto
Voice appearance, cameo appearance
11 Oct – 13 Dec 2013
Keiji Seiichi Yoshinaga: Namida no Jiken-bo
Seiichi Yoshinaga (detective)
TX
Eiichiro Funakoshi
17 Jan 2014
Watashi no Kiraina Tantei
Emperor of suspense
EX
Ayame Goriki
Episode 1
11 Jun 2014
Mai Hanasaki ga Damattenai
Seigo Itami
NTV
Anne Watanabe
Episode 9
17 Oct – 12 Dec 2014
Shin Keiji Seiichi Yoshinaga
Seiichi Yoshinaga (detective)
TX
Eiichiro Funakoshi
2015
Asadora Mare
Ryoji Sakakibara
NHK
20 Oct – 15 Dec 2015
Siren: Keiji × Kanojo × Kanzen Akujo
Minoru Ando
CX
29 Sep – 2 Dec 2016
Ten Dark Women
Matsukichi Kaze
NTV
YTV
Eiichiro Funakoshi
Jan 2017 –
Nekonin
Kenzan Kuze
tvk
[1]
Two hour dramas [ ]
Nippon TV
Dates
Title
Role
Production
Series
Lead actor
Notes
5 Apr 1983
Seicho Matsumoto Special 9: Hadome
Kiyota Tsudome
Kayō Suspense Gekijō
3 Nov 1983
Onna-tachi no Osaka-jō
Toyotomi Hideyori
Kaikyoku 25 Shūnenkinen Tokubetsu Kikaku
12 Jun 1984
Yukizuri no Satsui
Kayō Suspense Gekijō
9 Dec 1986
Bōkan-sha Satsujin Jiken
11 Aug 1987
Onna Bengoshi Ayuko Takabayashi 2: L Tokkyūazusa 19-gō Gyakuten no Satsui
Yoshihiko Koizumi
Azusa Mano
24 Mar 1988
Shisha kara no Shisha
Mokuyō Golden Drama
1989–2001
Shōkyōto Mystery series
Katsuya Yamamoto
Daiei TV
Kayō Suspense Gekijō
Nagisa Katahira
6 Jun 1989
Satsujin Diary
Isoda Office
7 Nov 1989
Kako kara no Satsujin-sha
Telepac
28 Mar 1990
Ai no Michiko
Suiyō Grand Roman
Yutaka Mizutani
12 Feb 1991
Sangaku Mystery 4: Tsugaru Tappimisaki-fū no Satsui
Kayō Suspense Gekijō
Kazue Itoh
26 Feb 1991
Uraguchi Nyūgaku Satsujin Jiken
2003–05
Hakone Yugawara Onsen Kōban series
Umetaro Tsutsumi (resident visitor)
Eiichiro Funakoshi
26 Oct 2004
Tatta hitotsu notakara mono
Kotaro Sato
Eiichiro Funakoshi , Seiko Matsuda
5 Sep 2006
Te no Ue no Shabontama
Yuichi Sakuraba
Drama Complex
Eiichiro Funakoshi
13 Mar 2007
A Moment to Remember
Kunihiko Kanzaki
Kyoko Fukada
23 Mar 2010
Shodō Kyōju
Katsuji Kawakami
Seicho Matsumoto Seitan 100 Nenkinen Drama Special
Eiichiro Funakoshi
9 Apr 2011
Netchū Jidai
Principal Ryutaro Shirakawa
Ryuta Sato
1 Mar 2013
Cheap Flight
Kotaro Hoshi
Kinyō Road Show! Tokubetsu Kikaku
Yūko Takeuchi
16 Mar 2014
Seicho Matsumoto: Warui yatsu-ra
Shinichi Totani
Aired on BS NTV
1 Oct 2014
Naze Shōjo wa Kioku o Ushinawanakereba naranakatta no ka?: Kokoro no Kagaku-sha Narumi Saku no Chōsen
Keisuke Yagami
Tomohisa Yamashita
11 Mar 2016
Tensai Bakabon
Koji Aisame
Kinyō Road Show! Tokubetsu Drama Kikaku
Shinya Ueda
TV Asahi
Dates
Title
Role
Series
Lead actor
11 Apr 1987
Kaseifu wa Mita! 5
Doyō Wide Gekijō
Etsuko Ichihara
1988–2002
Hideki Takahashi no Senchō Series
Katsuo Kojima (First Chief)
14 Jan 1989
Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 14: Ai to Shi no Īdasen
Tatsuya Mihashi
20 Jan 1990
Goshujin o Koroshite agemasu
Nagisa Katahira
24 Aug 1991
Satsui no Hachijōjima Kairyū
Masa Tsuda
Keiko Saito
1 Oct 1991
Castle of Sand
Seki Sekikawa
Kayō Super Wide
Kunie Tanaka
1 Feb 1992
Shūchakueki Series 2: Shinanoōmachi-patsu 7-ji 53-bu Azusa 8-gō Satsui no meguri Ai
Kohei Ogata
Doyō Wide Gekijō
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
4 Feb 1994
Figuruma
Kunihiko Mitamura
5 Feb 1994
Figuruma: Card Hasan no Onna!
Yasuji Kurata
Naomi Zaizen
25 Feb 1995
Hokuto Satsujin Kikō series
Tatsuya Murakami
Keiko Saito
9 Aug 1997
Hō-i: Shika-gaku no Onna
Minoru Hiyama
Azusa Nakamura
31 May 1998
Esute Salon Shiroi Hada Satsujin Jiken
Junichi Midorikawa
Maki Mizuno
26 Dec 1998
Esute Salon Shiroi Hada Satsujin Jiken 2
1999–2000
Jiken Kisha Saeko no Satsujin Scoop
Kohei Ogata
23 Jan 1999
Misa Yamamura: Kyoto Suspense: Moeta Hanayome
Yasuko Sawaguchi
29 May 1999
Tokkyū Shashō Haruka Nagase no Jiken-bo
Aiko Sato
27 May 2000
Fukushū Sōzoku no Onna
Keigo Sonoda
Mayumi Wakamura
21 Oct 2000
Ramen Keiji 'Ryū' no Satsujin Suiri
Kosaku Moeno
Masaki Kanda
30 Dec 2000
Onsenwaka okami no Satsujin Suiri 9
Ryohei Matsuzaki
Chizuru Azuma
24 Aug 2002
Nozoku Onna: Jikkyō Chūkei sa reta Renzoku Satsujin!
Shiro Yamakita
Michiko Hada
2003–05
Muta Keiji-kan Vs Shūchakueki no Ushio Keiji soshite Jiken Kisha Saeko series
Kohei Ogata
Keiju Kobayashi , Tsurutaro Kataoka
2003–
Kasai Chōsakan: Renjiro Kurenai series
Renjiro Kurenai
Eiichiro Funakoshi
4 Jan 2003
Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery: Orient Kyūkō Satsujin Jiken
Keiji Kudo
Hideki Takahashi
2006–
Shūchakueki no Ushio Keiji Vs Jiken Kisha Saeko series
Kohei Ogata
8 Jul 2006
Shinsenchō no Kōkaijiken'nisshi: Chō Gōka Kyakusen Satsujin Kōro
Yoichi Kawakami
Eiichiro Funakoshi
19 Dec 2009
Tsubakiyamakachō no Nanokakan
Kazuaki Chinzan
Eiichiro Funakoshi , Satomi Ishihara
Tokyo Broadcasting System
Dates
Title
Role
Series
Lead actor
Notes
29 Oct 1983
Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense: Totsukawa Keibu Series "Love Train Kudari Tokkyū Fuji Satsujin Jiken"
Ishige (Metropolitan Police Department Investigation Part I Detective)
The Suspense
Gō Wakabayashi
18 Dec 1989
Hei no Naka no Korinai Menmen 4
Getsuyō Drama Special
Tsunehiko Watase
30 Sep 1990
Tonari no Hito
Toshiba Nichiyō Gekijō
Ruriko Asaoka
10 Dec 1990
Himiko Satsujin Jiken
Getsuyō Drama Special
Mikio Osawa
13 Apr 1992
Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense: Totsukawa Keibu Series: Sapporo-eki Satsujin Jiken
Yamaguchi (detective)
Tsunehiko Watase
1992
Saru demo Toreru TV Bangu
Kentaro Takekuma
Eiichiro Funakoshi , Michiru Jo
Produced by Daiei TV
30 May 1994
Mayu o Tsukuru Onna
Takeshi (policeman)
Getsuyō Drama Special
Yumi Takigawa
12 Apr 1997
Amami Satsujin Sangoshō
Takayanagi
Natsumi Nanase
11 Sep 2000
Mystery Sakka: Momoko Sakurada no Bōken
Getsuyō Golden
Kimiko Ikegami
2001–04
Reiko Kamijo no Jiken Suiri series
Daijiro Senba
Getsuyō Mystery Gekijō
Azusa Mano
14 Jul 2003
Yuragu Akari
Yumiko Takahashi
2004–
Sagashi-ya Kosuke Moroboshi ga Hashiru! series
Kosuke Moroboshi
Getsuyō Golden
Tsunehiko Watase
2005–
Kariya Keibu Series
Sosuke Kariya
Misa Yamamura Suspense, Getsuyō Golden
4–6 Oct 2005
Akai Unmei
Eiji Shimazaki
Haruka Ayase
25 Dec 2006
Kyō Maiko Vs Kariya Keibu: Midare Kasa no Mai Satsujin Jiken
Sosuke Kariya (policeman)
Getsuyō Golden
Eiichiro Funakoshi , Kimiko Ikegami
12 Feb 2007
Akiko Wada Satsujin Jiken
Cameraman
Akiko Wada
30 Apr 2012
Akujo ni tsuite
Eiji Sawayama
Drama Tokubetsu Kikaku
Erika Sawajiri
19 May 2014
Tonari no Onna
Kenzo Tamukai
Getsuyō Golden Tokubetsu Kikaku
Maki Ichiro
TV Tokyo
Dates
Title
Role
Series
Lead actor
Ref.
2 Jan 1994
Oda Nobunaga
Torii Suneemon
12-Jikan Chō Wide Drama
Hideki Takahashi
2 Jan 2000
Jiro Chō Sangokushi
Okeya no Oniyoshi
Ryōtarō Sugi
Danchi Okusama Pack Ryokō Jiken-bo series
Onna to Ai to Mystery
Kumiko Okae
10 Feb 2002
Kyoto Gourmet Ryokō Satsujin Jiken
Kariya (policeman)
Yuki Matsushita
3 Jul 2002
Kyoto Shinkon Ryokō Satsujin Jiken
Yuki Saito
2 Jan 2003
Chūshingura: Ketsudan no Toki
Akabane Shigekata
16 Feb 2003
Misa Yamamura Suspense: Zeikan Kensakan Yoko Imai: Mitsuyu Diamon Satsujin Jiken
Kariya (Chiba prefectural police bureau)
Onna to Ai to Mystery
Yuko Natori
4 Jun 2003
Kyoto Rikon Ryokō Satsujin Jiken
Kariya (policeman)
Misato Tanaka
2004–
Keiji Seiichi Yoshinaga: Namida no Jiken-bo series
Seiichi Yoshinaga (detective)
Suiyō Mystery 9
Eiichiro Funakoshi
4 Mar 2009
Seicho Matsumoto Seitan 100-nen Tokubetsu Kikaku Kuro no Honryū
Shuzo Niwa
23 Mar 2011
Sotsugyō Homerun
Tetsuo Kato
Drama Special
10 Feb 2016
Saijō no Meii 2016
Chikage Hojo
Special Drama
[2]
Fuji Television
Dates
Title
Role
Series
Lead actor
15 Sep 1989
Kyoto Gourmet Ryokō Satsujin Jiken
Osamu Nakamura
Otome no Mystery
Ran Ito
29 Jan 1993
Kyoto Hana no En Satsujin Jiken
Kinyō Enertainment
Saya Takagi
5 Nov 1993
Kyoto Miss Eiga-mura Satsujin Jiken
Misawa
Kazue Itoh
22 Jul 1994
Kyoto Sennorikyū Nazo no Satsujin Jiken
Keiko Saito
22 Sep 1995
Kyoto Ryū no Terabashi Satsujin Jiken
Kosuke
12 Jul 1996
Kyoto Ichi-jō Modori-bashi Satsujin Jiken
Yosuke
15 Mar 1996
Kyoto Murasakishikibu Satsujin Jiken
Hidetaro Otokoshu
Saya Takagi
7 Mar 1997
Kyoto Koibito Katachi Satsujin Jiken
24 Oct 1997
Kyoto Gion Yasaka o dori Satsujin Jiken
10 Apr 1998
Kyoto Ayashi no Onna Nōmen Satsujin Jiken
2 Apr 1999
Cha no Yu Iemoto Satsujin Jiken
23 Jun 2000
Kyō Ezara Satsujin Jiken
22 Dec 2000
Gekkabijin Satsujin Jiken
9 Nov 2001
Ononokomachi Satsujin Jiken
28 Nov 2003
Miyako odori Satsujin Jiken
Hidetaro
Riho Makise
23 Mar 2004
Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special Kuro no Kairō
Ryohei Kadota
Chikako Kaku
2004–
Shokatsu Deka series
Hitoshi Saiki
Kinyō Prestiege
Eiichiro Funakoshi , Koji Matoba
Gekai: Shugoro Hatomura series
Shugoro Hatomura
Kinyō Enertainment
Eiichiro Funakoshi
13 Jul 2007
Okāsan boku ga Umarete gomen nasai
Masako Mori
5 Nov 2004
Kyoto Hyakunin Isshu Satsujin Jiken
Hidetaro
Kinyō Enertainment
Riho Makise
8 Feb 2008
Kyoto Hanayome Ishō Satsujin Jiken
Apr 2008
Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari 08 Haru no Tokubetsu-hen "Hinode-dōri Shōten Machi: Ikīki"
Daijiro
Eiichiro Funakoshi
9 Dec 2011
Akujo-tachi no Mesu
Ichiro Takigawa
Kinyō Prestiege Tokubetsu Kikaku
Yukie Nakama
18 Oct 2013
Ko Kyoto Renzoku Satsujin Jiken × Gekai: Shugoro Hatomura
Shugoro Hatomura
Kinyō Prestiege
Atsuko Asano
Other dramas [ ]
Date
Title
Role
Network
30 Dec 2016
Koisuru JK Zombie
Shinichi Tachibana
EX
Films [ ]
Date
Title
Role
Distributor
Notes
Ref.
10 Jun 1989
Shaso
Yasuhiro Arai
Toei Company
1 Nov 2003
Kisarazu Cat's Eye : Nihon Series
Moko's father
30 Sep 2006
Nada Sōsō
Toho
28 Oct 2006
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
Moko's father
21 Jan 2007
Oba-chan Chips
Lead role ; first leading film role
12 May 2007
Lovedeath
Kurogane
8 Dec 2007
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
Yuichi Ishikawa
Toho
Lead role
6 Dec 2008
Boku no Obāchan
Yamaguchi (Managing Director)
19 Dec 2009
Ururu no Mori no Monogatari
Daiji Ikuno
Toho
Lead role
3 Apr 2010
Yūkai Rhapsody
Tamotsu Kurosaki
Kadokawa Film
29 Jan 2011
Journey Under the Midnight Sun
Junzo Sasakaki
Mar 2012
Liar Game: Reborn
Takashi Chōhon
Toho
11 May 2013
Kenchō Omotenashi-ka
Kazumasa Seien
3 Sep 2016
Vanilla Boy: Tomorrow is Another Day
Masaki Kitamura
29 Oct 2016
Death Note: Light Up the New World
Kenichi Mikuriya
Warner Bros. Japan
20 May 2017
Nekonin
Kenzan Kuze
AMG Entertainment
[1]
2018
Infini-T Force
Dr. Kozaburo Nambu (voice)
TV anime [ ]
Anime films [ ]
Video games [ ]
Dubbing [ ]
Variety/educational programmes [ ]
Current
Dates
Title
Network
Notes
Shōgeki! Onna-tachi wa Mokugeki-sha: Rekishi Suspense Gekijō
NTV
Occasionally
Akira Ikegami Special
CX
Regular with Junichi Miyashita
11 Oct 2015 –
Eiichiro Funakoshi: Kyoto no Kiwami
BS NTV
Guide
Former
Dates
Title
Network
Notes
Night Shuffle
FBS
Burari Tochūgesha no Tabi
NTV
Shūkan Shōnen ""
Fuji TV 721
Ganbaru Hito Ōen Variety: Taiiku no Jikan
EX
Moderator
All-Star Thanksgiving
TBS
Rekishi Suspense Gekijō
NTV
Hiroyuki Ehara Special: Tengoku kara no Tegami
CX
16 Oct 2005 – 28 Sep 2014
Solomon-ryū
TX
Apr–Sep 2010
Minna de Nihon Go!
NHK G
Guruguru Ninety Nine "Gourmet Chicken Race Gochi ni narimasu!"
NTV
Regular appearances He announced that he temporarily suspend his appearance at the broadcast on 9 April 2009. It was the emergency resurgence at large settlement special on 24 December 2009. He appeared as an Associate Member on 12 August and 7 October 2010. His total self esteem was 367,400 yen (2,227 thousand yen including Pitari Awards and Great Clearing SP winners) ranked first in 18 successive Gochi members (including Shinichi Hatori) (17 oneself · 3 in Omiya, The lowest rank in that special is six times).
Ichido Tameshite mitakatta: Zendaimimon no Dai jikken TV-dono no Ketsudan Show
TBS
Kinyōbi no Kiseki
CX
12 Jan 2015
Killmania Family
As Butler Yamada
26 Jan 2015
Quiz Presentation Variety: Q-sama!!
EX
Kazuki Ōtake (also from Horipro) served as a temporary moderator as Funakoshi was absent from influenza
28 January 2020 – 4 February 2020
Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020
Fuji TV/Netflix
Guest studio commentator for episodes 31–32
Music programmes [ ]
Dates
Title
Network
Apr–Sep 1992
Yume no Ongakusha
NTV
Uta go yomi
Wowow
19 Aug 2009
music trip: Ongaku to Tanoshimu Hitori Tabi
NHK
Music videos [ ]
Advertisements [ ]
Years
Product
2006–07
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Chiba Bank
2007
Kirin Brewery Company "Haku Kirin"
2009
Toto Ltd. "Neorest Hybrid" (Washlet integrated toilet)
Yawata Corporation "Kita no Kuni kara no Blueberry"
2015–
Aderans
Others [ ]
Date
Title
Network
Notes
Health first TV shopping Yawata Corporation
Independent stations
"Eiichiro Funkoshi no Kenkō Ichiban Sekai Kikō"
Jintai Saisei Roman Special: Mōichido Dakishimetai!!
CX
Feb 2013
Family History
NHK
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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