Tsutomu Tatsumi


Tsutomu Tatsumi is a former actor from Kansai, Japan. His agency at the time was Actor Pro.

Biography

He was active as a child actor mainly in the 1980s, and received high acclaim for his roles as Takayuki Yoshizawa in the movie Setouchi Boys Baseball Team and the main character's childhood in My Lovely Days. He gained attention for voicing the main character Seita in Grave of the Fireflies.
In 2012, when an event was held to commemorate the Blu-ray release of Grave of the Fireflies, the organizers made every effort to ask Tatsumi to perform, but had to give up as they were unable to find Tatsumi. As the event was being broadcast live on the web, people were encouraged to come to the venue if they were watching, but this did not happen.
He was 16 years old when he voiced Seita in Grave of the Fireflies. This is because Seita's set age is 14 years old, which is close to Tatsumi's age at the time of his appearance, and the story is set in his hometown of Kansai, and the director, Isao Takahata, chose actors from Kansai. This may also be due to the fact that he aspired to such things. Additionally, he later said, "It's easier to empathize with someone when they're close in age", and this was also the case with Ayano Shiraishi, who played Setsuko.
The movie pamphlet says, "If only I had been more talkative, I think my life would have been easier", and "If I had been more honest about my mistakes, I would have been able to live a successful life." "I don't think I want to live like Seita," he said when it was first aired on Friday Road Show.

Appearances

Movies

Setouchi Boys Baseball Team - Takayuki Yoshizawa Dear days - Toshio Segawa Grave of the Fireflies - Seita

TV dramas

It's an incident! - Episode 20 "Cat Riot" Toshiba Sunday Theater - Episode 1343 "Daimonji was Already Autumn" Go! Zukkoke Threesome - Episode 31 Chief Detective
  • * Episode 1558 "Wise Brother and Foolish Brother"
  • * Episode 1585 "Farewell Night Glow Tribe"
  • * Episode 1598 "Persuasion at the risk of life"

Serial TV dramas

Woman's Struggle
  • ''My mother is a roommate''

Television Animation

Jarinko Chie Extra appearance

Commercials

  • Sankuteru