Kanji Furutachi was born in Osaka Japan. He is an actor known for Harmonium (2016), directed by Koji Fukada, which won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. His recent appearances includes Idaten (2019), From Miyamoto to You (2019) and Kyoukaishi (2018). His many film appearances include Hospitalité and My Back Page (for which he won the Best Supporting Actor Award from the Takasaki Film Festival and the Best New Comer Award at the Tama Cinema Forum). He studied acting with Uta Hagen, Carol Rosenfeld, and many others at HB Studio in New York City.