Masato Furuoya

Masato Furuoya
Born	May 14, 1957 Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Died	March 25, 2003 (aged 45)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977 - 2003
Spouse(s)	Eri Kanuma (wife)

Masato Furuoya (古尾谷雅人 Furuoya Masato, May 14, 1957 – March 25, 2003) was a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival and at the 5th Hochi Film Award for Disciples of Hippocrates^[1][2] and at the 12th Yokohama Film Festival for Uchū no hōsoku.^[3] He committed suicide on March 25, 2003 by hanging himself.

Filmography

• Disciples of Hippocrates (1980)
• Wuthering Heights (1988)
• Uchū no hōsoku (1990)

References

1. "第２回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８０年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
2. "報知映画賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
3. "第１２回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９９０年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-12-12.