Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto is the kind of actor whose name may not land but whose face absolutely does, and I think that is the stronger position. Born in Chigasaki in 1965, a technical high school graduate, 181 cm — the record we hold on him is thin, and I would rather admit that than pad it. His value was never in a trophy count. He can turn up as a detective, a villain or a father and make none of it feel like a stretch, and when a lead performance drifts, he is the one quietly setting the floor underneath it. Casting directors know precisely what that is worth.

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Name (English)

Tetta Sugimoto

Name (Japanese)

杉本哲太

Reading

すぎもと てった

Born

July 21, 1965 (age 61)

Origin

Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

181 cm

Occupation

actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Blood type

O

Agency

トライストーン・エンタテイメント

Active years

1981 -

High school

Fujisawa Institute of Technology High School

Spouse

神津はづき

Works summary

Appearances

406 (1981–2026)

By year

1981: 1, 1982: 2, 1983: 3, 1984: 2, 1985: 1, 1986: 5, 1987: 7, 1988: 5, 1989: 7, 1990: 6, 1991: 1, 1992: 7, 1993: 6, 1994: 10, 1995: 8, 1996: 7, 1997: 7, 1998: 6, 1999: 6, 2000: 5, 2001: 4, 2002: 4, 2003: 7, 2004: 6, 2005: 6, 2006: 13, 2007: 7, 2008: 17, 2009: 13, 2010: 13, 2011: 13, 2012: 14, 2013: 7, 2014: 8, 2015: 10, 2016: 9, 2017: 16, 2018: 14, 2019: 16, 2020: 10, 2021: 12, 2022: 16, 2023: 18, 2024: 13, 2025: 10, 2026: 7

Debut work

茜さんのお弁当

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://tettasugimoto.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tettasugimoto_official/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetta%20Sugimoto
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%89%E6%9C%AC%E5%93%B2%E5%A4%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3985325

Tags

• Kanagawa Prefecture
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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