Emerging from Hyōgo Prefecture, Tsutsumi entered professional training at eighteen through Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba’s Japan Action Club, where he also spent several years overseeing Hiroyuki Sanada’s activities. His screen work quickly gained both domestic and overseas attention: in Japan he became widely recognized for portraying Ōsuke Nakahara in the long-running Yamatonadeshiko drama series and N…
