Kenjiro Tsuda

Tsuda lived in Jakarta[2] until he was seven years old. He is a graduate of Meiji University, where he studied theater literature in the department of literature;[2] originally, he had considered wanting to make films as a movie director, when he also had an interest in the field of performing.[3] At the En • Theater Research Institute, he took and passed a non-degree course, being enthusiastic about theater work.[4]

After his graduation from a trading school, Tsuda had belonged to a theatre group office. In so doing, there was talk of auditions, and Tsuda made his debut in voice acting[5] as Atsushi Noda in the 1995 animated television series "H2." Since then, Tsuda's work has centered around voice acting, as he's worked in theater, television dramas, and movie appearances, among others; furthermore, he has been active at many levels, including as a narrator and radio personality, in television programs, commercials, and the like.

Tsuda likes both filming and watching movies. He began attending movie theaters in junior high; though he had watched old Western movies until senior high and focused on artistic films after entering college, fundamentally his interest lies, evidently, in non-genres.[3]

In 2017, when Keiji Fujiwara was recovering from illness, Tsuda took charge as a substitute actor for a few roles (those of Isami Enomoto in "Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love," Hannes in "Attack on Titan").

On February 2, 2019, Tsuda debuted as a film director with his release of "Documentertainment AD-LIVE" (the term being a portmanteau of "documentary" and "entertainment").[6]

On November 24, 2020, "Actor's Short Film" — a project launched by WOWOW to commemorate the station's 30th year since its opening: Five actors (facing the same conditions, such as budget and time) would individually direct short films up to 25 minutes long each; one of those five films will be chosen, based on the votes of viewers and film critics, to be presented at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia held in 2021[7] — was announced on Twitter;[8] Tsuda took part with his own short film, "GET SET GO," which cast actors Ryou Ryuusei and Shunsuke Daitou.[7] As the film's director and screenwriter, Tsuda also made an appearance in the film as an actor.[9] On January 13, 2021, distribution of these five films began.[10]

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