Eri Fukatsu

Eri Fukatsu (深津 絵里, Fukatsu Eri, born 11 January 1973)^[1] is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for Haru^[2] and the best actress award at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival for her performance in Villain.^[3] She also received acclaim for her role in the Japanese TV series Bayside Shakedown and the subsequent spin-off films of the series. In 1988, she starred in "Christmas Express" commercials for the Central Japan Railway Company.

Eri Fukatsu
深津 絵里
Born	(1973-01-11) January 11, 1973 (age 52) Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present
Website	Official Site

Career

In her early years in Japan's entertainment business, Eri Fukatsu worked as a singer under the names Rie Mizuhara and Rie Takahara, but later decided to use her real name. In 1988 she made her screen debut in the film adaptation of Tōma no Shinzō, entitled Summer Vacation 1999. Among her television credits, Eri Fukatsu also provides narration for the long-running "World Heritage Sites" program on Japanese television.^[4]

In 1997, Fukatsu took the role of Sumire Onda in the Bayside Shakedown television series.^[5] She co-starred with Satoshi Tsumabuki in Lee Sang-il's 2010 film Villain,^[6] for which she won the Best Actress award at the 34th Montreal World Film Festival.^[7] In 2011, she starred in Kōki Mitani's A Ghost of a Chance.^[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1988	Summer Vacation 1999	Norio	as Rie Mizuhara	[9]
	Stay Gold	Risa	as Rie Mizuhara
1989	Kiss to Moonlight	Rie Takahara	Lead role	[9]
1991	Manatsu no Chikyū	Yūko Hashimoto	Lead role
1995	Birthday Present	Eri Kawano
1996	Haru	Hoshi	Lead role
1998	Bayside Shakedown: The Movie	Sumire Onda		[10]
2000	Space Travelers	Midori Aida ("Irene Bear")
2003	Bayside Shakedown 2	Sumire Onda		[10]
	Like Asura	Takiko		[11]
2006	The Professor's Beloved Equation	Kyōko
2007	The Adventures of Super Monkey	Tang Sanzang
2008	The Magic Hour	Mari Takachiho		[12]
	Honokaa Boy	Chaco
2009	Your Story	Natsumi Takahara	Lead role	[13]
2010	Bayside Shakedown 3	Sumire Onda		[10]
	Villain	Mitsuyo Magome	Lead role	[9]
2011	A Ghost of a Chance	Emi Hōshō	Lead role	[14]
2012	Bayside Shakedown The Final	Sumire Onda		[10]
2014	Parasyte: Part 1	Ryoko Tamiya		[15]
2015	Parasyte: Part 2	Ryoko Tamiya		[15]
	Journey to the Shore	Mizuki Yabuuchi	Lead role	[16]
2016	The Long Excuse	Natsuko Kinugasa		[17]
2017	Survival Family	Mitsue Suzuki		[18]
2022	Suzume	Tamaki Iwato (voice)		[19]
2025	Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses: The Movie			[20]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1990	Yobikō Boogie	Mayumi Shimaoka
	Paradise Nippon	Sanae Fujii	Lead role
1991	High School Daidassō	Tsugumi Kurita
	Ruju no Dengon		Lead role; episode 5
1992	In the Name of Love
	Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: Door
	Natsu no Yoru no Rusuban
	Hatachi no Yakusoku
1993	Kekkonshiki
	Akuma no Kiss
	Otona no Kiss
1994	Kono Ai ni Ikite
	Wakamono no Subete
1995	Saikō no Kataomoi	Kurumi Katō	Lead role
	Best Friend
1996	Naniwa Kin'yūdō: Part 1
	Tōmei Ningen: Dead Zone in Zeus
1997	Bayside Shakedown	Sumire Onda		[10]
1997	Bara no Satsui: Kyomu eno Kumotsu
	Narita Rikon
1998	Tokugawa Yoshinobu	Tenshō-in Atsuhime	Taiga drama	[21]
	Kirakira Hikaru	Hikaru Amano	Lead role	[22]
	Wangansho Fukei Monogatari: Shoka no Kōtsuu Anzen Special	Sumire Onda	Television film	[10]
	Odoru Daisousasen: Aki no Hanzai Bokumetsu Special	Sumire Onda	Television film	[10]
1999	Kanojotachi no Jidai		Lead role	[23]
2000	Tenkiyohō no Koibito			[24]
2001	Kabachitare!	Chiharu	Lead role
	Chūshingura 1/47	Horibe Hori	Television film	[25]
2002	Power of Love	Tōko Motomiya	Lead role
	Hundred Million Stars From the Sky	Yūko Dōjima
2003	The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters	Haruko	Lead role
	Kawa, Itsuka Umi e: Muttsu no Ai no Monogatari	Tami	Lead role
2005	Slow Dance	Isaki Makino	Lead role
2006	Adventures of the Super Monkey: Journey to the West	Xuanzang
2007	Fukatsu Eri no Black Comedy: Blacome	Various	Lead role
2008	Change	Rika Miyama
	The Naminori Restaurant	Ami	Episode 33
2009	Ekiro	Keiko Fukumura	Television film	[26]
2020	Saigo no Onna	Sayuri Minagawa	Television film	[27]
2021–22	Come Come Everybody	Rui	Lead role; Asadora	[28]

Discography

Albums

• Applause (1990)
• Sourire (1992)
• Dokuichigo (2012) (as Ichigo Ichie)

Singles

• "Yokohama Joke" (1988)
• "Nanatsu no Namida" (1989)
• "Approach" (1989)
• "Hitori-zutsu no Futari" (1992)
• "Ai wa Suteki, Ai wa Hanataba" (1992)

Photobooks

• Sobacasu (1989)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
1990	13th Japan Academy Film Prize	Newcomers of the Year	Mangetsu no Kuchizuke	Won	[29]
1997	18th Yokohama Film Festival	Best Actress	Haru	Won	[2]
	20th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actress		Nominated	[30]
1999	22nd Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actress	Bayside Shakedown: The Movie	Nominated	[31]
2002	5th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Actress	Koi no Chikara	Won
2003	28th Hochi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Like Asura, Bayside Shakedown 2	Won	[32]
2004	27th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actress	Like Asura	Won	[33]
			Bayside Shakedown 2	Nominated	[33]
2007	16th Japanese Movie Critics Awards	Best Actress	The Professor's Beloved Equation	Won
2010	34th Montreal World Film Festival	Best Actress	Villain	Won	[34]
	35th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actress		Won	[35]
	23rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actress		Won
2011	34th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actress		Won	[36]
2012	35th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actress	A Ghost of a Chance	Nominated	[37]
2016	89th Kinema Junpo Awards	Best Actress	Journey to the Shore, Parasyte: Part 2	Won
	30th Takasaki Film Festival	Best Actress	Journey to the Shore	Won