Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

  • Born: 1962-3-18
  • Birthplace: Nishicheng District, Osaka, Japan
  • Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter
  • Nationality: Japan
  • Graduate School: Retired from the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Letters, Kansai Gakuin University
  • Representative Works: "Lover Letter", "Aishiteiru To Ittekure", etc.
  • Toyoetsu (とよかわえつし) Japanese actor, born on March 18, 1962 in the West District of Osaka.
    He made his debut on stage in 1983, and received attention in 1991 with the movie "Twelve Gentle Japanese"; in 1992, he played gay in "きらきらひかる". In 1993, the TV series "Youth Peony Lantern" starring Rie Miyazawa attracted widespread attention. focus on. The 1995 film " Lover Letter " earned him the Best Individual Award at the 5th Japanese Film Critics Awards, the Best Actor at the 20th Hochi Film Festival, the Best Actor at the 17th Yokohama Film Festival , and the 10th. Best Actor and other awards at the Takasaki Film Festival .

    Early Experience

    Toyoetsu was born in an ordinary family in Nishijo, Osaka, Japan. Later, they moved several times and lived in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture . Toyokawa’s father is a shoemaker and his mother is a housewife. He has an older sister who is three years older than him, and a younger sister. Influenced by his mother and sisters, Toyokawa fell in love with Shibai. It is said that he has been reading "Screen" and other magazines since he was in the second or third grade of elementary school. Toyokawa’s father is a movie fan. When Toyokawa was still in kindergarten, he often followed his father to the cinema to watch movies about monsters.
    In middle school, Toyokawa became obsessed with basketball, and his height grew rapidly at this time. Entered the Faculty of Letters at Toyokawa University, and joined the university's drama research department. During this period, he has participated in two performances. Since then, Toyokawa has developed a keen interest in acting.
    In his second year of college, Toyokawa dropped out of school without telling his family and decided to enter the show business world.

    Performing Experience

    In 1983, Toyoetsu debuted on stage and participated in a play. Since then, he has repeatedly participated in stage performances, and withdrew from the group in 1989.
    In 1992, he played a homosexual in "きらきらひかる"; played two roles in " Two-sided Lover "; and played a hijacker who defended himself in " Fatal Murder ".
    In 1993, he starred in the TV series "Youth Peony Lantern" with popular actress Rie Miyazawa .
    In 1994, he played the role of a wealthy child whose father is the company's president in " Konoyo no hat ".
    In 1995, he starred in the Japanese drama " Aishiteiru To Ittekure ". In the drama, he and Takako Tokiwa had a poignant relationship and earned many tears of teenage fans. It is said that he went to language school to act as the dumb painter in the film. Go learn sign language. After the film was broadcast, there was a wave of learning sign language in Japan. Since then, the fans nicknamed him "Feng Yue".
    In the same year, " Lover Letter ", which pushed his career to the peak , won him the Best Individual Award at the 5th Japanese Film Critics Awards, the Best Actor at the 20th Hochi Film Festival, and the 17th Yokohama Film Festival. Best Actor, Best Actor in the 10th Takasaki Film Festival and other awards.
    On December 30, 2020, the dubbing of the animated cartoon "アーヤと魔女" was broadcast on NHK TV in Japan   .
    On February 24, 2021, Friendship starred in the TV series "ウチの娘は" starring Kanno Miho ; in the same year, he participated in the movie "Ito Mimi" ; on August 27, the film " Dove no 撃retirement method " was released. .   

    Personal Life

    Marriage: ex-wife Nanae eight generations, one son and one daughter
    Toyokawa has always maintained a mystery in his private life, which arouses people's curiosity even more. Toyokawa met Hijiri Kojima during the filming of the movie "The Origin of Dark Night ". Although the two had been dating for three years, they still broke up. When filming the TBS series "Blue Bird" in the fall of 1997, Toyoetsu met the 24-year-old hair stylist Nanae Yashiro, and got married on Christmas Day on December 24 of the same year. Since Feng Yue has always had a bad impression of the media, he didn't even hold a press conference when he got married. The eldest daughter was born in November 1998, and Mrs. Nanae gave birth to another baby boy on July 22, 2000. Toyoetsu, who looks cool on the outside, is actually a good family man. He not only helps his wife with housework, but also helps children change diapers and take a bath.
    Perhaps because of the smooth development of Toyokawa's acting career, news about him being tired of simple married life has also spread. Although Feng Chuan, the father of two children, showed himself to be a good father who cares for the family, he was not only accused of leaving his wife to go out to be happy, but also rumored that the marriage was in crisis. In short, Toyo Chuan was unwilling to lead an ordinary family life.
    Although Japan’s handsome and beautiful female idols debuted one after another, Toyokawa, as a powerful actor, is still favored by producers and directors again and again. Toyokawa in the "Search for Father" broadcast on TBS in Japan in January this year , and popular actress Kyôko Fukada co-star; and April and Miho Nakayama together again, starred in " Beautiful Life " medal screenwriter Eriko Kitagawa write love drama "love Story", on the behind the scenes aspects of the battle by the "Beautiful Life" original cast. (From Dongying Studios)
    In 2015, the famous Japanese actor Toyoetsu and his former beautician lover A have registered for marriage. A few days ago, he was interviewed by a magazine reporter and talked about the birth of his little daughter for the first time   .
    Extended Reading
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