Funabashi Gen

Name: Funabashi Gen
Native name: 舟橋元
Also Known as: Funabashi Tooru, Funabashi Toru, ふなばしげん, 舟橋澄
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: February 3, 1931
Died: September 17, 1974

Funabashi Gen was a Japanese actor born in Obihiro City, Hokkaido. In 1948, while attending the preparatory course at Hosei University, he passed the first New Face of Toyoko Film (the predecessor of Toei), dropped out of college and joined the company, and made his debut with "Thief of the Moonlight Castle". After leaving the company, he pursued a career in radio dramas for Nippon Cultural Broadcasting.

In his private life, he suffered from diabetes due to his drinking habits.

In his later years, he suffered from blindness and hearing loss due to a hemorrhage. In 1974, at the age of 43, he died of pancreatic cancer.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1971	Mirrorman Japanese Drama, 1971, 51 eps (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	51	(Ep. 3) Guest Role	7.5
1970	Mito Komon Season 2 Japanese Drama, 1970, 33 eps Ito Jisuke (Ep. 4) (Guest Role)	33	Ito Jisuke (Ep. 4) Guest Role	6.0
1970	Ooka Echizen Japanese Drama, 1970, 28 eps Ohashi Fumiemon (Ep. 27-28) (Guest Role)	28	Ohashi Fumiemon (Ep. 27-28) Guest Role	2.0
1968	Kaette Kita Yojinbo Japanese Drama, 1968, 36 eps (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	36	(Ep. 6) Guest Role	0.0
1968	Dojima Japanese Drama, 1968, 52 eps (Unknown)	52	Unknown	0.0
1966	Warera Kunin no Senki Japanese Drama, 1966, 26 eps Nanai no Daijo (Support Role)	26	Nanai no Daijo Support Role	0.0
1964	Uso Hachimanki Japanese Drama, 1964, 28 eps (Ep. 11) (Guest Role)	28	(Ep. 11) Guest Role	0.0
1961	Hanshichi Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1961, 27 eps (Ep. 9) (Guest Role)	27	(Ep. 9) Guest Role	0.0
1961	Mummy of Fear Japanese Drama, 1961, 14 eps Yusaku's senior forensic scientist (Guest Role)	14	Yusaku's senior forensic scientist Guest Role	1.0
1960	Mito Komon Manyuki Japanese Drama, 1960, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1959	Gendai Kofuku Dokuhon Japanese Drama, 1959, 12 eps Ep. 4 (Guest Role)	12	Ep. 4 Guest Role	0.0
1959	Sangyokokoku Japanese Drama, 1959, 34 eps (Ep. 19) (Guest Role)	34	(Ep. 19) Guest Role	0.0
1958	Wagahai wa Neko de Aru Japanese Drama, 1958, 5 eps (Support Role)	5	Support Role	0.0
1957	Daiyaru 110-ban Japanese Drama, 1957, 364 eps (Ep. 34, 37, 73) (Guest Role)	364	(Ep. 34, 37, 73) Guest Role	2.0
1957	Koko ni Hito Ari Japanese Drama, 1957, 176 eps (Ep. 5, 13, 70) (Guest Role)	176	(Ep. 5, 13, 70) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1961	Newly Compiled State of Affairs Japanese Movie, 1961, Saigo Yoshinosuke (Support Role)	Saigo Yoshinosuke Support Role	0.0
1959	Kageboshi Torimonocho Japanese Movie, 1959, Gonji (Support Role)	Gonji Support Role	0.0
1959	Great East Asian War and International Trial Japanese Movie, 1959, Lieutenant General Ito (Support Role)	Lieutenant General Ito Support Role	4.0
1958	A Wicked Woman Japanese Movie, 1958, Kakunosuke Kurata (Support Role)	Kakunosuke Kurata Support Role	7.0
1958	Hobo Village Japanese Movie, 1958, [Giant] (Support Role)	[Giant] Support Role	0.0
1957	Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War Japanese Movie, 1957, Artillery (Bit part)	Artillery Bit part	4.0
1957	Fengyun suddenly becomes Osaka Castle, Ten Warriors of Sanada Japanese Movie, 1957, Miyoshi Kiyoumi (Support Role)	Miyoshi Kiyoumi Support Role	6.0
1956	Hokkai no Hanran Japanese Movie, 1956, Oyama (Support Role)	Oyama Support Role	0.0
1954	Five Sisters Japanese Movie, 1954, Ishida Kyohei (Support Role)	Ishida Kyohei Support Role	0.0
1953	Kiri no Daisan Sanbashi Japanese Movie, 1953, Hamasaki Jun (Support Role)	Hamasaki Jun Support Role	0.0
1953	Which Way is Tomorrow Japanese Movie, 1953, Kubota Kiyoshi (Main Role)	Kubota Kiyoshi Main Role	4.0
1953	Battleship Yamato Japanese Movie, 1953, Lieutenant Yoshimura (Support Role)	Lieutenant Yoshimura Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role
1969	Sannen Me no Haru Japanese Special, 1969, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown
1959	Dakedo Osake wa Yamerarenai Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown
1959	Shiroi Yami Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps Koseki Seiichi (Main Role)	1	Koseki Seiichi Main Role
1959	Shosei wo Motomu Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1956	Tokudane o Nigasu na! Japanese TV Show, 1956, 134 eps (Guest)	134	Guest	0.0

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