Actor Kisetsu Fujiwara is giving a great performance as the con artist Kanta in the NHK Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), which stars Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka . This article will look back at Fujiwara's career, which is his first appearance in a Asadora, and explain his appeal.
◇ Appearing in a wide range of genres
Fujiwara was born on January 18, 1993, and is 33 years old and from Hokkaido. He entered the entertainment industry after being selected from a total of 500 applicants in a workshop audition held in 2013. He made his film debut in 2014 in "Werewolf Game: Beast Side," and has since appeared in a wide range of works including "Initiation Love," "Lychee Light Club," "Ken and Kazu," "Silence," "All Out of Death," and "Can We Stop Them?". In 2019, he starred in his first television drama series, "Sujibori," an original U-NEXT drama.
Fujiwara has moved between the major and independent film scenes, taking on a variety of roles across genres. In the 2020 film "his," he played a gay young man who can't forget his ex-lover, and in the same year's starring film "Sasaki, In My Mind," he gave a superb performance as the protagonist who is struggling as an actor, winning the Best Newcomer Award at the 42nd Yokohama Film Festival. With his realistic acting that draws viewers into the story, he quickly attracted attention as one of the most talented young actors.
Furthermore, he appeared as a regular cast member in the Fuji TV drama series "Asagao - Forensic Doctor" as Munenori Okita, and in 2021, he made his first appearance in a Taiga drama (NHK) as Koshiro Fujita, a samurai of the Mito domain, in "Seiten wo Tsuke." He has increased his popularity not only on the big screen but also among television audiences.
Since then, she has appeared in a variety of works, including the films "Kurenazume," "Nosari no Shima," "Watashitachi wa Otona," and "Sai Gekijoban," the NHK dramas "Umi no Mieru Ribatsuten" and "Prism," and the special drama "Jiten Nagara Kouten Suru" (Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV), showcasing her outstanding presence.
◇The shocking role of Kanta, the con artist in "The Kaze,Kaoru"
In "Kaze,Kaoru," Fujiwara plays Lieutenant Kohinata Eisuke, a naval officer whom Naomi (Uesaka) meets at the Rokumeikan. His true identity is Kanta, a con artist who uses multiple identities to make money. He completely changes his image, transforming from a refreshing young man into a suspicious man with a dangerous aura, to the point where he seems like a completely different person. Viewers have expressed their surprise with comments such as, "I didn't recognize him because he's such a different person," "The gap is insane," "His range is amazing," "He's a chameleon actor," and "He's an incredible actor."
Fujiwara has surprised viewers with his versatile expressive abilities, and since the latter half of March, he has been appearing in a string of highly anticipated works, suggesting that he is poised for even greater success.
In the special drama "Chiruran: Shinsengumi Shinsengumi" "Edo Youth Chapter" (TBS), which aired for two consecutive nights on March 26th and 27th, he gave a superb performance as Saito Hajime, the silver-haired ruffian and captain of the Shinsengumi third unit. In the NHK drama "Magudaraya no Maria" (NHK General, Saturdays at 10pm), which began airing on terrestrial television on April 18th and in which he co-stars with Machiko Ono, he plays a young former chef with a troubled past.
He has several upcoming projects, including the films "The Hippocrates of the End of the Edo Period" (releasing May 8th) and "Sinshin and the Mouse" (releasing June 26th), as well as his starring film "Sleeping in the Red Clay" scheduled for release in March of next year. These are likely to further boost Fujiwara's career.
Fujiwara-san, who shows a wide range of expressions in various roles, including his role as Kanta in "Kaze,Kaoru," is someone whose future activities we can't take our eyes off of.
