My Take
Takumi Tsutsui is one of those quietly impressive career actors who never seems to need the spotlight to prove he belongs in it. Born in Ibaraki, Osaka in 1964 — a Cancer with a dragon-year stubbornness to match — he came up through Osaka University of the Arts and built himself into the kind of dual-threat performer that directors genuinely rely on: solid onscreen presence at 177cm, and a voice expressive enough to carry a whole character in a recording booth. He's been at this for decades now, past the age when a lot of people are winding down, and there's basically zero noise around him — no tabloid drama, no controversy, just work. That quietness reads to me less like obscurity and more like the mark of a craftsman who's long past needing external validation. Osaka tends to produce performers with a warmer, more grounded energy, and I get exactly that vibe from everything about him.
Overview
Takumi Tsutsui is a Japanese actor and voice actor born on July 3, 1964, in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture. He studied at Osaka University of the Arts, building a foundation for a career that spans both on-screen acting and voice work. Known for maintaining a low public profile, he has continued working across both disciplines without notable scandal or interruption. Details such as his agency affiliation, debut, and personal life remain private.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Takumi Tsutsui
- Name (Japanese)
- 筒井巧
- Reading
- つつい たくみ
- Born
- July 3, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon (辰)
- Origin
- Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Actor / Voice Actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Osaka Prefectural Suitahigashi High School
- University
- Osaka University of the Arts
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.