Hiroshi Tachi
Hiroshi Tachi is a Japanese actor and singer.
His ancestors were samurai of the Owari Domain and the family of the former samurai.
He graduated from Chiba Institute of Technology. He was a leader of a rock 'n' roll group Cools but he left the group soon after he joined Toei film company and made his film debut with The Classroom of Terror. In 1983, he moved to Yujiro Ishiharas production company. In the 1980s, he won great popularity through his roles in the TV drama series Seibu Keisatsu and Abunai Deka.
In 2018, Tachi won the Best Actor award at the 42nd Montreal World Film Festival for his role in Owatta Hito.
As a singer Tachi is known for his hit song Nakanaide and appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen twice.
Filmography
Film
The Classroom of Terror New Female Convict Scorpion Special: Block X Never Give up - Nariaki ObaAbunai Deka – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaMata Mata Abunai Deka – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaMottomo Abunai Deka – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaAbunai Deka Returns – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaAbunai Deka Forever: The Movie – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaMada Mada Abunai Deka – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaEight Ranger Dangerous Cops: Final 5 Days – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaLife in Overtime The Great War of Archimedes – Isoroku YamamotoA Family Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar – King Bradley/WrathFullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy – King Bradley/WrathGolden Kamuy – Hijikata ToshizōThe Parades Dangerous Cops: Home Coming – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaA Light in the Harbor Golden Kamuy: Assault on Abashiri Prison – Hijikata ToshizōMenkyo Henno!? – Hiroshi NanjoTelevision
Seibu Keisatsu – first appears as Soutaro Tatsumi; nicknamed 'Tatsu' by his colleagues but dies in Episode 30 of Part I. Later appears as Eiji Hatomura, nicknamed 'Hato'.Abunai Deka – Toshiki "Taka" TakayamaSeibu Keisatsu Special Kōmyō ga Tsuji – Oda NobunagaPapa to Musume no Nanokakan – Kawahara Kyōichirō/ Kawahara KōumeClouds Over the Hill – Shimamura HayaoJun and Ai – Shin'ichirō ŌsakiKeisei Saimin no Otoko Part 1 – Inukai TsuyoshiNatsume Sōseki no Tsuma – Shigekazu NakaneGolden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido – Hijikata ToshizōAnime
Golgo 13 – Duke Togo/Golgo 13Video games
Yakuza 2 – Ryō TakashimaDiscography
Hiroshi Tachi has released the following albums during his musical career.Studio albums
- Golden Shadow
- Impressions
- 異邦人
Compilation
- Tachi – The Best
- Tachi – The Best Collection
Awards and honors
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
| 2018 | 42nd Montreal World Film Festival | Best Actor | Life in Overtime | Won | |
| 2018 | 31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actor | Life in Overtime | ||
| 2019 | 61st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Life in Overtime | Won | |
| 2019 | 42nd Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Life in Overtime | ||
| 2021 | 34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Family | ||
| 2021 | 46th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Family | ||
| 2022 | 64th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Family | ||
| 2026 | 68th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | A Light in the Harbor |