Tsurube Shōfukutei
Shōfukutei and Suruga
Also recorded as Tsurube Shofukutei · Tsurube Shoufukutei · Shōfukutei Tsurube II · Manabu Suruga
Tsurube Shōfukutei
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- Name
- Shōfukutei Tsurube II
- Birth Name
- Manabu Suruga
- Born
- 23 December 1951
- Birthplace
- Hirano-ku, Osaka Japan
- Occupation
- Comedian, actor
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Education
- Kyoto Sangyo University.
- Teachers
- Shokaku Shōfukutei.
- Honours
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor.
- Languages
- Japanese and English.
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Key facts
• Name — Shōfukutei Tsurube II • Birth Name — Manabu Suruga • Born — 23 December 1951 • Birthplace — Hirano-ku, Osaka Japan • Occupation — Comedian, actor • Children — Taro Suruga • Years Active — 1972–present Shōfukutei Tsurube (Nidaime), born Manabu Suruga, is a Japanese rakugo comedian and actor.
Television drama
Television drama
• Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen (1985–86) - San • Hissatsu Masshigura! (1986) • Furuhata Ninzaburō (Fuji TV, 1994) - Dai Banzuin • The Family (TBS, 2007) - Watanuki • Hanzawa Naoki (TBS, 2013) - Shin'nosuke Hanzawa • Asa ga Kita (NHK, 2015) - Tomonobu Tamari • Segodon (NHK, 2018) - Iwakura Tomomi • Two Homelands (TV Tokyo, 2019) - Shūmei Ōkawa • The Man Who Stood for Autonomy of Japan: Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru (TV Tokyo, 2020) - Shigeru Yoshida • Shizuka-chan and her Papa (NHK, 2022) - Junsuke Nonomura
Variety show
Variety show
• Waratte Iitomo! (Fuji TV, 1987 to 2014)
Dubbing roles
Dubbing roles
• Despicable Me - Felonius Gru • Despicable Me 2 - Felonius Gru • Despicable Me 3 - Felonius Gru • Minions - Felonius Gru (8 years old) • Minions: The Rise of Gru - Felonius Gru • Seasons - Narrator
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name 笑福亭 鶴瓶. The authorities additionally record the headings Tsurube Shofukutei, Tsurube Shoufukutei, Shōfukutei Tsurube II and Manabu Suruga. His recorded languages were Japanese and English. One child is recorded: Tarō Suruga.
Film
• Illustration — Shōfukutei Tsurube II and Fumino Kimura • Tokyo Heaven (1990) • Moving (1993) • Wait and See (1998) • Kabei: Our Mother (2008) - Senkichi • Dear Doctor (2009) - Dr. Osamu Ino • About Her Brother (2010) - Tetsuro • Cape Nostalgia (2014) - Tani • What a Wonderful Family! (2016) - doctor (cameo) • Black Widow Business (2016) - Funayama • Gold Medal Man (2016) • What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017) • Sakura Guardian in the North (2018) • What a Wonderful Family! 3 (2018) • The Great War of Archimedes (2019) - Kiyoshi Ōsato • Family of Strangers (2019) - Hidemaru Kajiki • 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021) - Ken'ichirō Kawakami • 7 Secretaries: The Movie (2022) • Amalock (2024) - Ryūtarō • The 35-Year Promise (2025) - Tamotsu Nishihata
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