Yasuhisa Furuhara

Yasuhisa Furuhara (古原 靖久, Furuhara Yasuhisa, born 13 August 1986) is a Japanese actor. He made his first acting appearance in the television drama Nobuta wo Produce and rose to popularity in 2008 after starring in Engine Sentai Go-onger as Sosuke Esumi / Go-on Red.

Yasuhisa Furuhara
古原 靖久
Furuhara in 2022
Born	(1986-08-13) 13 August 1986 (age 38) Kyoto, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present

Early life

Furuhara's mother gave birth to him at the age of 16.^[1] In 2024, Furuhara stated to Shūkan Bunshun that he was often neglected as a child and rarely saw his parents at home.^[2] His parents divorced when he was 3 and his mother had him live in a children's home when he was 5 years old.^[2] Eventually, his mother abandoned him, and the last time he saw her was when he was 10 years old.^[2] At the children's home, he was often punished by his teachers and bullied by his seniors.^[2] Furuhara states that he "does not have good memories" of his childhood up until he was a 6th grade elementary school student.^[2]

Filmography

Television

• Nobuta wo Produce as Takuzo Wakui (NTV, 2005)
• The School of Water Business as Okuta (NTV, 2006)
• Shinuka to Omotta in Case 3 (NTV, 2007)
• Hanazakari no Kimitachi e as Taiyo Ogimachi (Fuji TV, 2007)
• Engine Sentai Go-onger as Sousuke Esumi/Go-On Red (TV Asahi, 2008)
• Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger as Sousuke Esumi (ep. 35-36) (TV Asahi, 2011)
• Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga as Shohei Moriwaki (Amazon Prime, 2016 - 2017)
• Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger as Sosuke Esumi / Go-On Red (ep. 12) (TV Asahi, 2024)

Film

• Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! (2008 Toei) as Sousuke Esumi/Go-On Red
• Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekiranger (2009 Toei) as Sousuke Esumi/Go-On Red
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (2010 Toei) as Sousuke Esumi/Go-On Red
• Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011) as The Younger Daimon
• Engine Sentai Go-onger: 10 Years Grand Prix (2018 Toei) as Sousuke Esumi/Go-on Red

Other media

Stage

• Switch (2007)