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Yutaka Mizutani - Wikipedia

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Yutaka Mizutani
2014
Born	(1952-07-14) July 14, 1952 (age 72) Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1965–present
Spouse	Ran Ito (m. 1989)
Children	Shuri

Yutaka Mizutani (水谷豊, Mizutani Yutaka) is a Japanese actor and singer. He was born on July 14, 1952,^[1] in Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Biography

Mizutani was raised from the age of eight in Tokyo, Japan. He started acting at the age of twelve, when a neighbor introduced him to a children's acting school in the area. When he discovered that going to an acting school wasn't the same as meeting the people he admired on TV, he wanted to quit, but by that time he had been selected to play a small role in a 'Vampire', a television movie being filmed by Fuji Television. This role launched his reluctant career, and though he purposely took a number of years off work to try studying, his failing to get into university urged him to continue in the acting business.

It was after the age of 20 when his career as an actor finally took off. His first major drama was in 1974, called Kizu Darake no Tenshi (Battered Angel).

At the moment^[when?] Mizutani stars in a regular TV Asahi detective drama called Aibō (相棒) with actors Yasufumi Terawaki (2000-2008, 2022-), Mitsuhiro Oikawa (2009-2012), Hiroki Narimiya (2012-2015) and Takashi Sorimachi (2015-2022).

Music

In addition to acting, his agency, "TRI-SUM", also encouraged him to put out music albums starting from 1977, all of which sold very well. His last album was released in 2009 (Time Traveler).

Mizutani is currently under the avex IO label of the Avex Group.

Filmography

Film

The Youth Killer (1976) – Jun Saiki
Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko (1979) – A police officer
Kofuku (1981) – Murakami
A Boy Called H (2013) – Morio
Aibou: The Movie III (2014) – Ukyō Sugishita^[2]
Chateau de la Reine (2015) – Ukyō Kitashirakawa^[3]
Tap The Last Show (2017) – Watari (also director)
Leaving the Scene (2019) – Mitsuo Tokiyama (also director and writer)^[4]
Sun and Bolero (2022) – Ken Tōdō (also director and writer)^[5]

Television

Taiyō ni Hoero! (1972–74) – Mamoru (ep. 1), Jirō (ep. 30), Kyōichi (ep. 54) and Saburō (ep. 109)
The Water Margin (1973),
Shinsho Taikōki (1973), Akechi Hidemitsu
Kizudarake no Tenshi (傷だらけの天使; 1974–1975) – Akira Inui
Akai Gekiryū (赤い激流; 1977) – Toshio Tashiro
Otokotachi no Tabiji (男たちの旅路; 1976-1982) - Yōhei Sugimoto (by ep. 1, 4th season)
Netchu Jidai (1978–81) – Kōdai Kitano
Tantei Monogatari (1979) – Ichirō Tamura (ep. 5)
Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense -Susumu Samonji (1999–2013)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000–) – Ukyō Sugishita
Izakaya Moheji (居酒屋もへじ; 2011–) – Heiji Yonemoto

Anime

Doraemon (2018) – Ukyō Sugishita

Personal relationships

Mizutani was once married to an American actress by the name of Miki MacKenzie in 1982. They divorced in 1986. He is now married to singer and actress Ran Itō from the 1970s Japanese idol trio Candies; they have one daughter.

References

^ 水谷豊みずたに・ゆたか. allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^ "相棒 -劇場版III-　巨大密室！特命係絶海の孤島へ(2014)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^ "王妃の館(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
^ "轢き逃げ最高の最悪な日". eiga.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "太陽とボレロ". eiga.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

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