Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.7402

Gender

Male

Birthday

09-Jul-1974

Age

(52 years old)

Place of Birth

Seiyo, Ehime, Japan

Also Known As
  • 草なぎ剛
  • 쿠사나기 츠요시
  • 草ナギ剛
  • Atarashii Chizu
  • 草彅 剛
  • تسویوشی کوسانگی

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Biography

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛 Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, born July 9, 1974 in Seiyo, Ehime, Japan) is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and a member of SMAP, the best-selling boy band in Asia.


Credits

シュート! シュート! (1994) Character: Kamiya
The Golden Trio of junior high school soccer players, Toshi, Kenji and Kazu, enroll at the new Kakegawa High School merely because they want to play with Kubo, the legendary player who learned his superb soccer techniques in Germany and who helped the Kakegawa team, which then consisted of freshmen only, win eight place in the all-Japan....
Smap! Tour! 2002! Smap! Tour! 2002! (2003) Character: N/A
Release of the 2002 SMAP tour, Drink! Smap! Tour filmed at Tokyo Stadium
任侠ヘルパー 任侠ヘルパー (2012) Character: Hikoichi Tsubasa
A gangster runs a budget nursing home.
ほんとにあった怖い話15周年スペシャル ほんとにあった怖い話15周年スペシャル (2014) Character: N/A
Seven scary true horror stories in this 15th anniversary special. The stories are: S Douzan no Onna (Woman from Copper mine S); Satoru-kun; Hannin wa Dare da (Who's the Crmininal?); Sasoi no Mori (Forest invitation); Ude wo Choudai (Give me your arm); Takushi Doraiba wa Kataru (A story from taxi driver) and Yami e no Shikaku (Vision to the Darkness)
Bus Panic!!! Bus Panic!!! (2001) Character: the police officer
A man hijacks a bus in Japan, absurdity ensues.
SEXY SIX SHOW SEXY SIX SHOW (1994) Character: N/A
It contains the performance of " SEXY SIX SHOW " by SMAP from July 24th to August 30th, 1994 at Nippon Budokan . Only the first production of VHS received "SMAP PREMIUM VIDEO" (documentary work of the tour, not yet DVD). Track List: OPENING, Theme of 006, Working people, Hey Hey Every time there is a big one, Original smile, Let's do our best, Major, Let's fall in love, Mysterious Japan, First summer, The blue sky, Goodbye summer rain, SMAP NO.5, How to enjoy traffic jams, Let's go to the sea from now on, More about you, Even if it's pain, My refrigerator, M ・ A ・ S ・ H, Subway Kids, Scarface Groove, ZIGZAG Back Street, $ 10, KISS OF FIRE, Adieu, Nightless Girl, Every Day you lose or find, Original smile, My Childhood Friend-Radio in the mirror, Mirror of the heart, Make the weather right now, Stormy Town, Run! Run! Run!, Let's do our best, Can't Stop !! -LOVING-, Kimi Iro Omoi, ENDING (Can't Stop !! -LOVING- [Symphonic Version])
世にも奇妙な物語 SMAPの特別編 世にも奇妙な物語 SMAPの特別編 (2001) Character: Kenichirou Honda
Drama Legend Special Yo nimo Kimyou na Monogatari SMAP Special is a 2001's rerun version, consisting of 5 stories: 1. Extra Synopsis: A man decides to go against a society whose every action and exchange of dialogue has already been prewritten in the screenplay of life. 2. 13-banme no Kyaku (Guest no. 13) Synopsis: A short-tempered man gets his hair cut at a strange barber shop only to find that he cannot leave before going through a certain process. 3. Black Room Synopsis: A son returns home from America to find his hometown shrouded in black and his parents behaving very strangely. 4. Boku wa Tabi o Suru (I'm Taking a Trip) Synopsis: A man’s older sister goes on a trip without realizing the terrifying truth. 5. Otona Juken (Adult Test) Synopsis: A young man must prove that he is truly an adult through a series of real life scenario tests.
Smap Short Films Smap Short Films (2001) Character: N/A
Short films by top CM directors and CG creators: MUSIC POWER GO! GO! ダモン君の巻; BUS PANIC!!!; GAME SHINGO; 治療; Good-bye, cruel world; ROLLING BOMBER SPECIAL; 菅原さん ・コンセント ・トイレ ・のれない ・脱出不可能. Produced for and aired together as TV special of SMAPxSMAP
スペシャリスト3 スペシャリスト3 (2015) Character: Yoshito Takuma
Shu Kubota is killed by someone with a baseball bat. A metal bat and an old toy are found at the crime scene. Detective Yoshito (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) with the special investigation unit goes to the crime scene to investigate. There, Detective Yoshito realizes that he made the old toy about 10 years ago when he worked at the public relations divsion of the Kyoto Prefectural Police Department. Detective Yoshito decides to solve the case by himself and without the help of his partner Detective Chinami (Kaho Minami). --asianwiki
アット・ザ・ベンチ アット・ザ・ベンチ (2024) Character: N/A
In the middle of a riverside park stands a single bench. One evening, a couple of childhood friends who hadn’t seen each other in a while meet up at this bench. Although awkward at times, they sit there exchanging gentle words of affection.
古畑任三郎 VS SMAP 古畑任三郎 VS SMAP (1999) Character: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Furuhata is called in to investigate a murder committed by the well-known Japanese boy band SMAP.
西遊記 西遊記 (2007) Character: N/A
Journey to the West comes to the big screen like never before in the 2007 film Saiyuuki! Also known as Monkey Magic and Adventures of the Super Monkey, this is the latest in a long line of adaptations of the Wu Cheng'en tome.
神様のベレー帽 ~手塚治虫のブラック・ジャック創作秘話~ 神様のベレー帽 ~手塚治虫のブラック・ジャック創作秘話~ (2013) Character: Tezuka Osamu
A beginning editor, Odamachi, slips back in time to the year 1973 and meets Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka, then, is out of luck. He has failed in animation business. His company has gone bankrupt. He has declined in popularity. Tezuka in front of Odamachi is in the miserable situation. Still Tezuka never loses his energy for creation. He cuts out sleeping and continues drawing manga. Odamachi is gradually involved in such Tezuka’s energy and encounters various people who support Tezuka, including Kabemura, an editor who trusts and waits for Tezuka till he finally receives manuscripts. Fun and excitement of creation are surely in Tezuka’s atelier. Focusing on how “Black Jack”, the watershed work for Tezuka, is created, and how Tezuka challenges to make animations again. The drama depicts Tezuka’s way of life. ~~ Based on manga series "Black Jack Sousaku Hiwa - Tezuka Osamu no Shigotoba kara" by Yoshimoto Koji and Miyazaki Masaru.
日本沈没 日本沈没 (2006) Character: Toshio Onodera
In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.
ステキな隠し撮り〜 完全無欠のコンシェルジュ〜 ステキな隠し撮り〜 完全無欠のコンシェルジュ〜 (2011) Character: The Star
A comedy about a concierge at a plush hotel who deals with a series of unusual guests.
スペシャリスト2 スペシャリスト2 (2014) Character: Yoshito Takuma
A mysterious code written with letters and numbers is found on a street in Kyoto. Yoshito Takuma (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) and Chinami Anekoji (Kaho Minami) begin to investigate. They discover that something happened at the place where the code was found on stickers and they also discover a dead body. A man known as "Writer" is suspected of being the culprit. To find the man known as "Writer," Yoshito Takuma infiltrates into Shiga central prison. --asianwiki
降霊 降霊 (2001) Character: Hayasaka
A psychic housewife and her husband accidentally find a kidnapped girl. Instead of informing the police, they hatch a scheme to get famous by working with the police as a psychic consultant to 'find' the girl. Just when it all seems to go right, everything goes horribly wrong.
ホテル ビーナス ホテル ビーナス (2004) Character: N/A
In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing secrets that have broken their emotional boundaries in the past. In this bittersweet, heart-wrenching story, there lives a man by the name of Chonan (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) who lives in the attic and works as a waiter or handyman at the hotel. Room 1 is shared by two residents; an incapable alcoholic and an illegal doctor named Doctor (Teruyuki Kagawa) and Wife (Miki Nakatani) who used to be a nurse but now works as a hostess living in the hopes of Doctor's recuperation. In Room 3 lives a bubbly girl by the name of Soda (Jo Eun Ji), who came from a deserted town where no one flowers flourished and has a dream to open her own flower shop. Finally, Room 4, occupied by a challenging young boy by the name of Boy (Lee Joon Gi), who carries around a gun longing to become a strong man and wishes to some day.
スペシャリスト スペシャリスト (2013) Character: Yoshito Takuma
Kusanagi plays a police detective who gets framed for a crime he didn't commit and had to spend the last 10 years in prison. However, he regains his job as a police officer and makes use of his specialized knowledge on criminal psychology to solve difficult cases.
メッセンジャー メッセンジャー (1999) Character: Hironori Suzuki
Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Accustomed to living in luxury she tries to make a run for it with the last remaining company asset, a red Alpha Romeo sports car.
黄泉がえり 黄泉がえり (2003) Character: Heita Kawada
When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.
BALLAD 名もなき恋のうた BALLAD 名もなき恋のうた (2009) Character: Matabe Ijiri
Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi (Takei) does the time-traveling and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei (Kusanagi). Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren (Aragaki) who subsequently rejects an arranged marriage to Okura Itakatora (Osawa), a powerful daimyo of northern Kanto. Enraged by the rejection, Okura sends a large army to Ijiri's smaller state and it's up to Shinichi to change their destiny.
スペシャリスト4 スペシャリスト4 (2015) Character: Yoshito Takuma
Yoshito (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) becomes famous in Kyoto because of his ability to solve cases. The special investigation unit receives a request to investigate a case revolving around the kidnapping of a costumed performer. He plays a non-official character of the Arashiyama area, located on the western outskirts of Kyoto. Nobody takes the kidnapping case seriously, but Yoshito says the case could be real and it might be related to a crowdfunding site.
まく子 まく子 (2019) Character: Koichi
A 5th grade elementary school student meets a transfer student who has a mysterious charm about her. He then learns her big secret.
ステキな金縛り ステキな金縛り (2011) Character: Teruo Hoshou
Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so the fun begins in the courtroom when Prosecutor Osano starts to cross examine.
碁盤斬り 碁盤斬り (2024) Character: Kakunoshin Yanagida
Kakunoshin, renowned for his skills with a sword and in the game of go, embodies the samurai code. Falsely accused of a theft, he is forced to become a lowly ronin. Years later, when a case of missing gold pulls him into a new web of intrigue, Kakunoshin uncovers the truth behind his downfall. With the real culprit exposed, the go board flips, and a hellstorm of righteous vengeance follows.
世にも奇妙な物語 ‘23秋の特別編 世にも奇妙な物語 ‘23秋の特別編 (2023) Character: N/A
"Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special" (世にも奇妙な物語 '23秋の特別編) is a Japanese anthology drama that aired on Fuji TV on November 11, 2023. This special presents four unique, mysterious tales. Episode summaries: 1. "The Eternal Two" An assistant accused of murder alters reality with a mysterious button. 2. "False Accusation in Hell" A lawyer defends a deceased man in Hell, uncovering shocking truths. 3. "Transistor Compression Contest" A fierce competition to compress a magazine leads to unexpected rivalries. 4. "Set Your Life's Playlist in Advance" A life-caster builds an AI idol, unveiling secrets from her past.
천하장사 마돈나 천하장사 마돈나 (2006) Character: Japanese Teacher
A chubby high school student participatee in a sports competition to win a cash prize for sex change surgery.
サバカン SABAKAN サバカン SABAKAN (2022) Character: Takaaki Hisada
Nagasaki in 1986. Young friends Hisada and Takemoto decide to go to Boomerang Island to "see the dolphins". The friendship between the two deepens as a result of this adventure.
茶の味 茶の味 (2004) Character: Projectionist
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.
僕と妻の1778の物語 僕と妻の1778の物語 (2011) Character: Sakutaro
Sci-fi writer Sakutaro (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) and bank employee Setsuko (Yuko Takeuchi) met at as high school freshmen during their summer vacation. Since that time, the couple has always been together and eventually married.One day, Setsuko complains of a stomach ache and is hospitalized. Sakutaro then learns that his wife has colon cancer. Sakutaro takes the advice from his doctor that laughter helps the immune system and proceeds to write a short story for his wife every day. At first, Setsuko was expected to live for only 1 more year, but she lived for 5 more years and Sakutaro eventually wrote 1,778 short stories for his wife.
ペペロンチーノ ペペロンチーノ (2021) Character: Onodera Kiyoshi
On March 11, 2021, Kiyoshi Onodera, the owner chef of an Italian restaurant overlooking the ocean on the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, invites his friends to his restaurant to drink and party on a day when the disaster area is enveloped in a solemn atmosphere. As his friends wonder about his intentions, Kiyoshi begins to tell them about how he became a desperate alcoholic after losing his restaurant and friends in the Great East Japan Earthquake, and how he rebuilt his restaurant and became a chef in pursuit of the best taste.
ミッドナイトスワン ミッドナイトスワン (2020) Character: Nagisa
Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.
台風家族 台風家族 (2019) Character: Kotetsu Suzuki
Ittetsu and Maitsuko are married, but they are not just any normal couple. They robbed a bank and took a cool million or two from the capitalists. Then they duly vanished. Years have passed and their children have congregated to divide their parents' money, but first there is the matter of arrangements and a funeral.
アンネの日記 アンネの日記 (1995) Character: Peter van Daan
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
クソ野郎と美しき世界 クソ野郎と美しき世界 (2018) Character: N/A
The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between Utagui, a little girl who eats songs to live and an artist who can't sing anymore. A married couple sets off on a journey to find the right arm of their dead son. As they finally reach a beach in Okinawa, they find? Bastards come together on a night dancefloor for a show.
山のあなた 徳市の恋 山のあなた 徳市の恋 (2008) Character: Tokuichi
In the mountain hot springs of Izu, Japan, a love triangle is waiting to happen. It is the late 1930s when the paths of a stunning woman fleeing Tokyo, a handsome bachelor and a blind masseur cross.
あなたへ あなたへ (2012) Character: Yûji Tamiya
The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died.
中学生円山 中学生円山 (2013) Character: Tatsuo Shimoi
Katsuya Maruyama is a middle school student boy full of obscene thoughts. He then meets Tatsuo Shimoi, a single father who moves into the same apartment complex. Tatsuo Shimoi is a bit of an enigma: he doesn't get along with the housewives in the apartment complex and doesn't appear to work. Through his encounter with the mysterious single father, Katsuya grows as a person.
Gift of SMAP Gift of SMAP (2012) Character: N/A
Plenty of charm! Plenty of volume! All the best parts of the concert! The Tokyo Dome performance of the nationwide tour "GIFT of SMAP -CONCERT TOUR'2012-" recorded in its entirety.
僕が僕であるために 僕が僕であるために (1997) Character: N/A
The members of SMAP play former high school classmates who were members of the Ekiden team 6 years ago. This drama depicts the changes in character over the past 6 years and the members future endeavors.
新幹線大爆破 新幹線大爆破 (2025) Character: Kazuya Takaichi
When panic erupts on a Tokyo-bound bullet train that will explode if it slows below 100 kph, authorities race against time to save everyone on board.
1992.1 SMAP 1st LIVE「やってきましたお正月!!」コンサート 1992.1 SMAP 1st LIVE「やってきましたお正月!!」コンサート (1992) Character: N/A
" 1992.1 SMAP 1st LIVE" Came on New Year !! "Concert " (1992.1 SMAP First Live "Come on Oshogatsu !! Concert"), VHS on March 14, 1992 , DVD on December 24 , 2003 This is SMAP 's tour VHS / DVD released by Victor Entertainment . Track list: Opening, Can't Stop !! -LOVING-, Run! Run! Run!, Straight for the Heart, Can't Stop !! -LOVING-, KISS OF FIRE, Shake U Up, Subway Kid, Angel's secret, Goodbye lover, The ally of justice is unreliable, SMAP control corner, Baby Baby Baby, Fragment of heaven, Let's Fight, medley, Dirty hero!, Don't Cry Baby, I'm in love with your eyes ~ LOVE FOR SALE ~ BAD DESIRE ~ ALLELUIA ~ DANCING QUEEN, Vehicle, Sad wish-HOLD ON I'M COMING, STANDBY ME, CROSS TO YOU, Daybreak, Stormy Town, LOVE BLUE, Encore-Mayakashi (Instrumental), Can't Stop !! -LOVING-, The ally of justice is unreliable, Can't Stop !! -LOVING- (Instrumental)



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