Tohru Funabashi

Funabashi Gen

  • Name: Funabashi Gen
  • Native name: 舟橋元
  • Also Known as: Funabashi Tooru, Funabashi Toru, ふなばし げん, 舟橋澄
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: February 3, 1931
  • Died: September 17, 1974
Funabashi Gen was a Japanese actor born in Obihiro City, Hokkaido. In 1948, while attending the preparatory course at Hosei University, he passed the first New Face of Toyoko Film (the predecessor of Toei), dropped out of college and joined the company, and made his debut with "Thief of the Moonlight Castle". After leaving the company, he pursued a career in radio dramas for Nippon Cultural Broadcasting.

In his private life, he suffered from diabetes due to his drinking habits.

In his later years, he suffered from blindness and hearing loss due to a hemorrhage. In 1974, at the age of 43, he died of pancreatic cancer.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1971 Mirrorman
Japanese Drama, 1971, 51 eps
(Ep. 3) (Guest Role)
51
(Ep. 3)
Guest Role
7.5
1970 Mito Komon Season 2
Japanese Drama, 1970, 33 eps
Ito Jisuke (Ep. 4) (Guest Role)
33
Ito Jisuke (Ep. 4)
Guest Role
6.0
1970 Ooka Echizen
Japanese Drama, 1970, 28 eps
Ohashi Fumiemon (Ep. 27-28) (Guest Role)
28
Ohashi Fumiemon (Ep. 27-28)
Guest Role
2.0
1968 Kaette Kita Yojinbo
Japanese Drama, 1968, 36 eps
(Ep. 6) (Guest Role)
36
(Ep. 6)
Guest Role
0.0
1968 Dojima
Japanese Drama, 1968, 52 eps
(Unknown)
52
Unknown
0.0
1966 Warera Kunin no Senki
Japanese Drama, 1966, 26 eps
Nanai no Daijo (Support Role)
26
Nanai no Daijo
Support Role
0.0
1964 Uso Hachimanki
Japanese Drama, 1964, 28 eps
(Ep. 11) (Guest Role)
28
(Ep. 11)
Guest Role
0.0
1961 Hanshichi Torimonocho
Japanese Drama, 1961, 27 eps
(Ep. 9) (Guest Role)
27
(Ep. 9)
Guest Role
0.0
1961 Mummy of Fear
Japanese Drama, 1961, 14 eps
Yusaku's senior forensic scientist (Guest Role)
14
Yusaku's senior forensic scientist
Guest Role
1.0
1960 Mito Komon Manyuki
Japanese Drama, 1960, 1 eps
(Unknown)
1
Unknown
0.0
1959 Gendai Kofuku Dokuhon
Japanese Drama, 1959, 12 eps
Ep. 4 (Guest Role)
12
Ep. 4
Guest Role
0.0
1959 Sangyokokoku
Japanese Drama, 1959, 34 eps
(Ep. 19) (Guest Role)
34
(Ep. 19)
Guest Role
0.0
1958 Wagahai wa Neko de Aru
Japanese Drama, 1958, 5 eps
(Support Role)
5
Support Role
0.0
1957 Daiyaru 110-ban
Japanese Drama, 1957, 364 eps
(Ep. 34, 37, 73) (Guest Role)
364
(Ep. 34, 37, 73)
Guest Role
2.0
1957 Koko ni Hito Ari
Japanese Drama, 1957, 176 eps
(Ep. 5, 13, 70) (Guest Role)
176
(Ep. 5, 13, 70)
Guest Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1961 Newly Compiled State of Affairs
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Saigo Yoshinosuke (Support Role)
Saigo Yoshinosuke
Support Role
0.0
1959 Kageboshi Torimonocho
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Gonji (Support Role)
Gonji
Support Role
0.0
1959 Great East Asian War and International Trial
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Lieutenant General Ito (Support Role)
Lieutenant General Ito
Support Role
4.0
1958 A Wicked Woman
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Kakunosuke Kurata (Support Role)
Kakunosuke Kurata
Support Role
7.0
1958 Hobo Village
Japanese Movie, 1958,
[Giant] (Support Role)
[Giant]
Support Role
0.0
1957 Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Artillery (Bit part)
Artillery
Bit part
4.0
1957 Fengyun suddenly becomes Osaka Castle, Ten Warriors of Sanada
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Miyoshi Kiyoumi (Support Role)
Miyoshi Kiyoumi
Support Role
6.0
1956 Hokkai no Hanran
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Oyama (Support Role)
Oyama
Support Role
0.0
1954 Five Sisters
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Ishida Kyohei (Support Role)
Ishida Kyohei
Support Role
0.0
1953 Kiri no Daisan Sanbashi
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Hamasaki Jun (Support Role)
Hamasaki Jun
Support Role
0.0
1953 Which Way is Tomorrow
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Kubota Kiyoshi (Main Role)
Kubota Kiyoshi
Main Role
4.0
1953 Battleship Yamato
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Lieutenant Yoshimura (Support Role)
Lieutenant Yoshimura
Support Role
0.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
1969 Sannen Me no Haru
Japanese Special, 1969, 1 eps
(Unknown)
1
Unknown
0.0
1959 Dakedo Osake wa Yamerarenai
Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps
(Unknown)
1
Unknown
0.0
1959 Shiroi Yami
Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps
Koseki Seiichi (Main Role)
1
Koseki Seiichi
Main Role
0.0
1959 Shosei wo Motomu
Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps
(Support Role)
1
Support Role
0.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
1956 Tokudane o Nigasu na!
Japanese TV Show, 1956, 134 eps
(Guest)
134
Guest
0.0
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  • First Name: Tohru
  • Family Name: Funabashi
  • Native name: 舟橋元
  • Also Known as: Funabashi Tooru, Funabashi Toru, ふなばし げん, 舟橋澄
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: February 3, 1931
  • Died: September 17, 1974

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