Born in Japan in 1965, Furuta honed his craft with the theatrical ensembles Otona Keikaku and Gekidan Shinkansen, acquiring a flexibility that lets him portray everything from stern salary-men to period bushi and even female characters. He broke into cinema with the 2007 horror feature Apartment 1303 and quickly became a familiar face on television, appearing in early series such as Shinsengumi! (…
