Eiichiro Funakoshi

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.

Eiichiro Funakoshi
船越 英一郎
Born (1960-07-21) 21 July 1960
Yugawara, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation
  • Actor
  • tarento
  • presenter
Years active1982–present
Height181 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)
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(m. 2001)​
Parents
RelativesYoko Hirano (sister)

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 1983Onna 7-ri atsumarebaTBSYūzō Kayama
1 Oct – 28 Dec 1984Kāchan no BokujōCXTHK
6 Oct 1984 – 30 Mar 1985Kibun wa MeitanteiKishin ArakiNTVYutaka Mizutani
14 Apr – 29 Sep 1985Keiji Monogatari '85Kishin Aoki (policeman)Tsunehiko Watase
4 Feb – 17 Jun 1986Asobi janai no yo, kono Koi waYufuji-gumi ChinparaTBSDaiei TVMiyuki Imori
5 Apr – 16 Aug 1986Shin Netchū Jidai SengenShinichi TakabeNTVIkue Sakakibara
22 Oct 1986 – 25 Mar 1987Kono ko Dare no Ko?SagawaCXDaiei TVMiyuki Sugiura
4 Apr – 1 Oct 1988Non-chan no YumeYuichiro HasumiNHKAsadora series
8–18 Aug 1988Akujo SeishoTBSSaya TakagiDrama 23 series
26 Sep – 11 Nov 1988Onna ni UmareteYoshiko NakadaKao Ai no Gekijō series
1989–92Happyaku Yachō Yume NikkiShinjiro HattaNTV
1990–2007Wataru Seken wa Oni BakariTaro Yamaguchi (former fiancée of Daikichi Okakura's four women, Yoko)TBS
4 Jan – 2 Apr 1993Tadashī KekkonKenCXTHK
12 Apr 1994 – 7 Mar 1995Edo no YōjinbōShinjiNTVHideki Takahashi
17 Oct 1995 – 5 Mar 1996Edo no Yōjinbō II
15 Apr – 17 Jun 1999Maikosan wa MeitanteiKariya (policeman)TV AsahiMiki SakaiMisa Yamamura Suspense series
15 Sep 2000Kyōgoku Natsuhiko 'Kai'Fukunoya TomizōWowowEpisode 4 "Fukujin na gashi"
14 May 2002Bangaku no IsshōKarakaki KintaCXEpisode 5 "Otoshi Mono"
2003–07Kyoto Chiken no Onna SeriesTetsuo Kitamura (policeman)TV AsahiYuko Natori
9 Oct – 18 Dec 2003Manhattan Love StoryEiichiro Funakoshi (himself)TBSMasahiro Matsuoka
10 Jul – 18 Sep 2004Aijō Ippon!Sugisaku NaritaNTVAya Matsuura
14 Apr – 23 Jun 2005Attack No. 1Daigo InokumaEXAya Ueto
11, 18 Apr 2006Busu no Hitomi ni KoishiteruAkira OdajimaCXKTVGoro InagakiEpisodes 1 and 2
2007–09Sono Otoko, Fuku Shochō SeriesKiyomi Ikenaga (Deputy Chief)EXEiichiro Funkoshi
11 Jan – 14 Mar 2008Miraikōshi meguruHamaru YoshidaKyoko FukadaKinyō Night Drama series
5 Jul – 20 Sep 2009Kanryō-tachi no NatsuHirofumi Tamaki (modelled Zen'ei Imai)TBSKōichi SatōNichiyō Gekijō series
6 Jul 2010 –Tōbō Bengoshi'Toru Ninomiya (lawyer)CXKTVYusuke Kamiji
20 Jan – 10 Mar 2011Honboshi: Shinri Tokusō Jiken-boKosaku Kirishima (police)EXEiichiro Funakoshi
15 Jan – 18 Mar 2012Hayami-san to Yobareru HiEtaro HayamiCXNao Matsushita
10, 17 Jun 2012Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi Special
8 Oct – 17 Dec 2012Miyuki Miyabe Mystery: Perfect BlueMasaTBSMiori TakimotoVoice appearance, cameo appearance
11 Oct – 13 Dec 2013Keiji Seiichi Yoshinaga: Namida no Jiken-boSeiichi Yoshinaga (detective)TXEiichiro Funakoshi
17 Jan 2014Watashi no Kiraina TanteiEmperor of suspenseEXAyame GorikiEpisode 1
11 Jun 2014Mai Hanasaki ga DamattenaiSeigo ItamiNTVAnne WatanabeEpisode 9
17 Oct – 12 Dec 2014Shin Keiji Seiichi YoshinagaSeiichi Yoshinaga (detective)TXEiichiro Funakoshi
2015Asadora MareRyoji SakakibaraNHK
20 Oct – 15 Dec 2015Siren: Keiji × Kanojo × Kanzen AkujoMinoru AndoCX
29 Sep – 2 Dec 2016Ten Dark WomenMatsukichi KazeNTVYTVEiichiro Funakoshi
Jan 2017 –NekoninKenzan Kuzetvk[1]

Two hour dramas
Nippon TV
Dates Title Role Production Series Lead actor Notes
5 Apr 1983Seicho Matsumoto Special 9: HadomeKiyota TsudomeKayō Suspense Gekijō
3 Nov 1983Onna-tachi no Osaka-jōToyotomi HideyoriKaikyoku 25 Shūnenkinen Tokubetsu Kikaku
12 Jun 1984Yukizuri no SatsuiKayō Suspense Gekijō
9 Dec 1986Bōkan-sha Satsujin Jiken
11 Aug 1987Onna Bengoshi Ayuko Takabayashi 2: L Tokkyūazusa 19-gō Gyakuten no SatsuiYoshihiko KoizumiAzusa Mano
24 Mar 1988Shisha kara no ShishaMokuyō Golden Drama
1989–2001Shōkyōto Mystery seriesKatsuya YamamotoDaiei TVKayō Suspense GekijōNagisa Katahira
6 Jun 1989Satsujin DiaryIsoda Office
7 Nov 1989Kako kara no Satsujin-shaTelepac
28 Mar 1990Ai no MichikoSuiyō Grand RomanYutaka Mizutani
12 Feb 1991Sangaku Mystery 4: Tsugaru Tappimisaki-fū no SatsuiKayō Suspense GekijōKazue Itoh
26 Feb 1991Uraguchi Nyūgaku Satsujin Jiken
2003–05Hakone Yugawara Onsen Kōban seriesUmetaro Tsutsumi (resident visitor)Eiichiro Funakoshi
26 Oct 2004Tatta hitotsu notakara monoKotaro SatoEiichiro Funakoshi, Seiko Matsuda
5 Sep 2006Te no Ue no ShabontamaYuichi SakurabaDrama ComplexEiichiro Funakoshi
13 Mar 2007A Moment to RememberKunihiko KanzakiKyoko Fukada
23 Mar 2010Shodō KyōjuKatsuji KawakamiSeicho Matsumoto Seitan 100 Nenkinen Drama SpecialEiichiro Funakoshi
9 Apr 2011Netchū JidaiPrincipal Ryutaro ShirakawaRyuta Sato
1 Mar 2013Cheap FlightKotaro HoshiKinyō Road Show! Tokubetsu KikakuYūko Takeuchi
16 Mar 2014Seicho Matsumoto: Warui yatsu-raShinichi TotaniAired on BS NTV
1 Oct 2014Naze Shōjo wa Kioku o Ushinawanakereba naranakatta no ka?: Kokoro no Kagaku-sha Narumi Saku no ChōsenKeisuke YagamiTomohisa Yamashita
11 Mar 2016Tensai BakabonKoji AisameKinyō Road Show! Tokubetsu Drama KikakuShinya Ueda
TV Asahi
Dates Title Role Series Lead actor
11 Apr 1987Kaseifu wa Mita! 5Doyō Wide GekijōEtsuko Ichihara
1988–2002Hideki Takahashi no Senchō SeriesKatsuo Kojima (First Chief)
14 Jan 1989Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 14: Ai to Shi no ĪdasenTatsuya Mihashi
20 Jan 1990Goshujin o Koroshite agemasuNagisa Katahira
24 Aug 1991Satsui no Hachijōjima KairyūMasa TsudaKeiko Saito
1 Oct 1991Castle of SandSeki SekikawaKayō Super WideKunie Tanaka
1 Feb 1992Shūchakueki Series 2: Shinanoōmachi-patsu 7-ji 53-bu Azusa 8-gō Satsui no meguri AiKohei OgataDoyō Wide GekijōShigeru Tsuyuguchi
4 Feb 1994FigurumaKunihiko Mitamura
5 Feb 1994Figuruma: Card Hasan no Onna!Yasuji KurataNaomi Zaizen
25 Feb 1995Hokuto Satsujin Kikō seriesTatsuya MurakamiKeiko Saito
9 Aug 1997Hō-i: Shika-gaku no OnnaMinoru HiyamaAzusa Nakamura
31 May 1998Esute Salon Shiroi Hada Satsujin JikenJunichi MidorikawaMaki Mizuno
26 Dec 1998Esute Salon Shiroi Hada Satsujin Jiken 2
1999–2000Jiken Kisha Saeko no Satsujin ScoopKohei Ogata
23 Jan 1999Misa Yamamura: Kyoto Suspense: Moeta HanayomeYasuko Sawaguchi
29 May 1999Tokkyū Shashō Haruka Nagase no Jiken-boAiko Sato
27 May 2000Fukushū Sōzoku no OnnaKeigo SonodaMayumi Wakamura
21 Oct 2000Ramen Keiji 'Ryū' no Satsujin SuiriKosaku MoenoMasaki Kanda
30 Dec 2000Onsenwaka okami no Satsujin Suiri 9Ryohei MatsuzakiChizuru Azuma
24 Aug 2002Nozoku Onna: Jikkyō Chūkei sa reta Renzoku Satsujin!Shiro YamakitaMichiko Hada
2003–05Muta Keiji-kan Vs Shūchakueki no Ushio Keiji soshite Jiken Kisha Saeko seriesKohei OgataKeiju Kobayashi, Tsurutaro Kataoka
2003–Kasai Chōsakan: Renjiro Kurenai seriesRenjiro KurenaiEiichiro Funakoshi
4 Jan 2003Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery: Orient Kyūkō Satsujin JikenKeiji KudoHideki Takahashi
2006–Shūchakueki no Ushio Keiji Vs Jiken Kisha Saeko seriesKohei Ogata
8 Jul 2006Shinsenchō no Kōkaijiken'nisshi: Chō Gōka Kyakusen Satsujin KōroYoichi KawakamiEiichiro Funakoshi
19 Dec 2009Tsubakiyamakachō no NanokakanKazuaki ChinzanEiichiro Funakoshi, Satomi Ishihara
Tokyo Broadcasting System
Dates Title Role Series Lead actor Notes
29 Oct 1983Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense: Totsukawa Keibu Series "Love Train Kudari Tokkyū Fuji Satsujin Jiken"Ishige (Metropolitan Police Department Investigation Part I Detective)The SuspenseGō Wakabayashi
18 Dec 1989Hei no Naka no Korinai Menmen 4Getsuyō Drama SpecialTsunehiko Watase
30 Sep 1990Tonari no HitoToshiba Nichiyō GekijōRuriko Asaoka
10 Dec 1990Himiko Satsujin JikenGetsuyō Drama SpecialMikio Osawa
13 Apr 1992Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense: Totsukawa Keibu Series: Sapporo-eki Satsujin JikenYamaguchi (detective)Tsunehiko Watase
1992Saru demo Toreru TV BanguKentaro TakekumaEiichiro Funakoshi, Michiru JoProduced by Daiei TV
30 May 1994Mayu o Tsukuru OnnaTakeshi (policeman)Getsuyō Drama SpecialYumi Takigawa
12 Apr 1997Amami Satsujin SangoshōTakayanagiNatsumi Nanase
11 Sep 2000Mystery Sakka: Momoko Sakurada no BōkenGetsuyō GoldenKimiko Ikegami
2001–04Reiko Kamijo no Jiken Suiri seriesDaijiro SenbaGetsuyō Mystery GekijōAzusa Mano
14 Jul 2003Yuragu AkariYumiko Takahashi
2004–Sagashi-ya Kosuke Moroboshi ga Hashiru! seriesKosuke MoroboshiGetsuyō GoldenTsunehiko Watase
2005–Kariya Keibu SeriesSosuke KariyaMisa Yamamura Suspense, Getsuyō Golden
4–6 Oct 2005Akai UnmeiEiji ShimazakiHaruka Ayase
25 Dec 2006Kyō Maiko Vs Kariya Keibu: Midare Kasa no Mai Satsujin JikenSosuke Kariya (policeman)Getsuyō GoldenEiichiro Funakoshi, Kimiko Ikegami
12 Feb 2007Akiko Wada Satsujin JikenCameramanAkiko Wada
30 Apr 2012Akujo ni tsuiteEiji SawayamaDrama Tokubetsu KikakuErika Sawajiri
19 May 2014Tonari no OnnaKenzo TamukaiGetsuyō Golden Tokubetsu KikakuMaki Ichiro
TV Tokyo
Dates Title Role Series Lead actor Ref.
2 Jan 1994Oda NobunagaTorii Suneemon12-Jikan Chō Wide DramaHideki Takahashi
2 Jan 2000Jiro Chō SangokushiOkeya no OniyoshiRyōtarō Sugi
Danchi Okusama Pack Ryokō Jiken-bo seriesOnna to Ai to MysteryKumiko Okae
10 Feb 2002Kyoto Gourmet Ryokō Satsujin JikenKariya (policeman)Yuki Matsushita
3 Jul 2002Kyoto Shinkon Ryokō Satsujin JikenYuki Saito
2 Jan 2003Chūshingura: Ketsudan no TokiAkabane Shigekata
16 Feb 2003Misa Yamamura Suspense: Zeikan Kensakan Yoko Imai: Mitsuyu Diamon Satsujin JikenKariya (Chiba prefectural police bureau)Onna to Ai to MysteryYuko Natori
4 Jun 2003Kyoto Rikon Ryokō Satsujin JikenKariya (policeman)Misato Tanaka
2004–Keiji Seiichi Yoshinaga: Namida no Jiken-bo seriesSeiichi Yoshinaga (detective)Suiyō Mystery 9Eiichiro Funakoshi
4 Mar 2009Seicho Matsumoto Seitan 100-nen Tokubetsu Kikaku Kuro no HonryūShuzo Niwa
23 Mar 2011Sotsugyō HomerunTetsuo KatoDrama Special
10 Feb 2016Saijō no Meii 2016Chikage HojoSpecial Drama[2]
Fuji Television
Dates Title Role Series Lead actor
15 Sep 1989Kyoto Gourmet Ryokō Satsujin JikenOsamu NakamuraOtome no MysteryRan Ito
29 Jan 1993Kyoto Hana no En Satsujin JikenKinyō EnertainmentSaya Takagi
5 Nov 1993Kyoto Miss Eiga-mura Satsujin JikenMisawaKazue Itoh
22 Jul 1994Kyoto Sennorikyū Nazo no Satsujin JikenKeiko Saito
22 Sep 1995Kyoto Ryū no Terabashi Satsujin JikenKosuke
12 Jul 1996Kyoto Ichi-jō Modori-bashi Satsujin JikenYosuke
15 Mar 1996Kyoto Murasakishikibu Satsujin JikenHidetaro OtokoshuSaya Takagi
7 Mar 1997Kyoto Koibito Katachi Satsujin Jiken
24 Oct 1997Kyoto Gion Yasaka o dori Satsujin Jiken
10 Apr 1998Kyoto Ayashi no Onna Nōmen Satsujin Jiken
2 Apr 1999Cha no Yu Iemoto Satsujin Jiken
23 Jun 2000Kyō Ezara Satsujin Jiken
22 Dec 2000Gekkabijin Satsujin Jiken
9 Nov 2001Ononokomachi Satsujin Jiken
28 Nov 2003Miyako odori Satsujin JikenHidetaroRiho Makise
23 Mar 2004Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special Kuro no KairōRyohei KadotaChikako Kaku
2004–Shokatsu Deka seriesHitoshi SaikiKinyō PrestiegeEiichiro Funakoshi, Koji Matoba
Gekai: Shugoro Hatomura seriesShugoro HatomuraKinyō EnertainmentEiichiro Funakoshi
13 Jul 2007Okāsan boku ga Umarete gomen nasaiMasako Mori
5 Nov 2004Kyoto Hyakunin Isshu Satsujin JikenHidetaroKinyō EnertainmentRiho Makise
8 Feb 2008Kyoto Hanayome Ishō Satsujin Jiken
Apr 2008Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari 08 Haru no Tokubetsu-hen "Hinode-dōri Shōten Machi: Ikīki"DaijiroEiichiro Funakoshi
9 Dec 2011Akujo-tachi no MesuIchiro TakigawaKinyō Prestiege Tokubetsu KikakuYukie Nakama
18 Oct 2013Ko Kyoto Renzoku Satsujin Jiken × Gekai: Shugoro HatomuraShugoro HatomuraKinyō PrestiegeAtsuko Asano

Other dramas
Date Title Role Network
30 Dec 2016Koisuru JK ZombieShinichi TachibanaEX

Films
Date Title Role Distributor Notes Ref.
10 Jun 1989ShasoYasuhiro AraiToei Company
1 Nov 2003Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon SeriesMoko's father
30 Sep 2006Nada SōsōToho
28 Oct 2006Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World SeriesMoko's father
21 Jan 2007Oba-chan ChipsLead role; first leading film role
12 May 2007LovedeathKurogane
8 Dec 2007A Tale of Mari and Three PuppiesYuichi IshikawaTohoLead role
6 Dec 2008Boku no ObāchanYamaguchi (Managing Director)
19 Dec 2009Ururu no Mori no MonogatariDaiji IkunoTohoLead role
3 Apr 2010Yūkai RhapsodyTamotsu KurosakiKadokawa Film
29 Jan 2011Journey Under the Midnight SunJunzo Sasakaki
Mar 2012Liar Game: RebornTakashi ChōhonToho
11 May 2013Kenchō Omotenashi-kaKazumasa Seien
3 Sep 2016Vanilla Boy: Tomorrow is Another DayMasaki Kitamura
29 Oct 2016Death Note: Light Up the New WorldKenichi MikuriyaWarner Bros. Japan
20 May 2017NekoninKenzan KuzeAMG Entertainment[1]
2018Infini-T ForceDr. Kozaburo Nambu (voice)

TV anime
Years Title Role Network
2009Kimba the White LionTotoCX
2010–11Romance of the Three KingdomsLiu BeiTX

Anime films
Year Title Role Distributor Ref.
2006Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006Black Mask (Dinosaur Hunter)Toho[3]

Video games
Year Title Role Publisher Ref.
2014Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!Kondō IsamiSega[4]

Dubbing
Year Title Role Actor Network Ref.
2001ColumboPatrick KinsleyDavid RascheNTV[5]
2002A Perfect MurderStephen TylerMichael Douglas

Variety/educational programmes
Current
Dates Title Network Notes
Shōgeki! Onna-tachi wa Mokugeki-sha: Rekishi Suspense GekijōNTVOccasionally
Akira Ikegami SpecialCXRegular with Junichi Miyashita
11 Oct 2015 –Eiichiro Funakoshi: Kyoto no KiwamiBS NTVGuide
Former
Dates Title Network Notes
Night ShuffleFBS
Burari Tochūgesha no TabiNTV
Shūkan Shōnen ""Fuji TV 721
Ganbaru Hito Ōen Variety: Taiiku no JikanEXModerator
All-Star ThanksgivingTBS
Rekishi Suspense GekijōNTV
Hiroyuki Ehara Special: Tengoku kara no TegamiCX
16 Oct 2005 – 28 Sep 2014Solomon-ryūTX
Apr–Sep 2010Minna 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 ShowTBS
Kinyōbi no KisekiCX
12 Jan 2015Killmania FamilyAs Butler Yamada
26 Jan 2015Quiz Presentation Variety: Q-sama!!EXKazuki Ōtake (also from Horipro) served as a temporary moderator as Funakoshi was absent from influenza
28 January 2020 – 4 February 2020Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020Fuji TV/NetflixGuest studio commentator for episodes 31–32

Music programmes
Dates Title Network
Apr–Sep 1992Yume no OngakushaNTV
Uta go yomiWowow
19 Aug 2009music trip: Ongaku to Tanoshimu Hitori TabiNHK

Music videos
Song Artist Notes
KokuhakuFunky Monkey BabysAlso appointed for its CD jacket

Advertisements
Years Product
2006–07The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Chiba Bank
2007Kirin Brewery Company "Haku Kirin"
2009Toto 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 CorporationIndependent stations"Eiichiro Funkoshi no Kenkō Ichiban Sekai Kikō"
Jintai Saisei Roman Special: Mōichido Dakishimetai!!CX
Feb 2013Family HistoryNHK

References
  1. "「猫忍」映画＆ドラマ版、佐藤江梨子や柄本明ら8名の追加キャストが発表". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). 8 Dec 2012. Retrieved 9 Jul 2017.
  2. "斎藤工、主演作『最上の命医』5年ぶり復活に「ただならぬ思いがあります」". Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 Jul 2017.
  3. "映画 ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006"" (in Japanese). Media Arts Database. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 9 Jul 2017.
  4. "『龍が如く 維新！』の新選組局長・近藤勇役は俳優の船越英一郎さん！ 船越さんからのコメントも掲載" (in Japanese). Dengeki Online. Retrieved 9 Jul 2017.
  5. He realised it by asking Taro Ishida as Colombo "I want to go to Colombo".
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