Born in Tokyo, Shingo Tsurumi entered the entertainment world as a child actor, appearing in television dramas by the late 1970s before moving into film. He gained recognition through diverse roles, notably in Katsuhito Ishii’s cult hit Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999), Hideo Nakata’s L: Change the World (2007), and Tak Sakaguchi’s Yakuza Weapon (2011). Subsequent performances in high-prof…