Ichirō Furutachi

is a Japanese announcer, tarento, television presenter, and newscaster represented by Furutachi-Project. He was an announcer for TV Asahi. He graduated from Kita Kuritsu Takinogawa Daini (No. 2) Elementary School, Chiyoda Kuritsu Kanda Hitotsubashi Junior High School, Rikkyo Niiza Junior and Senior High School, and Rikkyo University, where he studied Economics with a focus on Business Administration. Controversy erupted when he stepped down as the anchor of TV Asahi's evening news broadcast, Hōdō Station, a removal reportedly due to political pressure in response to the show's critical tone.

Filmography TV and radio series Moderator, commentator Year Title Network Notes Ref. World Pro Wrestling TV Asahi 1981 Ohayō TV Asahi TV Asahi Afternoon Show TV Asahi Reporter 1982 Yume no Big Studio TV Asahi Bakushō!! Dot Studio TV Asahi 13th Japan Music Awards TV Asahi 1983 Buttama! Pipu TV Asahi 1984 Sports Takarajima TV Asahi Waratte Iitomo! Fuji TV Waratte Iitomo Special Issue Fuji TV Akko Furutachi no Yū You Sunday TBS 1985 Akko Furutachi no a! Itchatta TBS 1987 Omedetō Hiromi Go Yurie Nitani Kekkon Hirō en Fuji TV FNS Music Festival Fuji TV 1988 Quiz Kore wa Omai! TBS Chikyū-hatsu 19-ji TBS Torendyi 9 TV Asahi Auto Club Fuji TV 1989 Fuji TV F1 Chūkei Fuji TV F1 Pole Position Fuji TV Quiz! Yonimo Fushigina Gyaku Kaiten Fuji TV 1991 News Frontier TV Asahi Game Sūji de Q NHK G TV 1992 Good Japanese TBS MJ: Music Journal Fuji TV Presenter 1993 Professional Baseball News Fuji TV Monday Quiz Nihonjin no Shitsumon NHK G TV 1994 Kōhaku Uta Gassen NHK Quiz Akuma no Sasayaki TBS All-Star Thanksgiving TBS Oshare Kankei NTV 1995 Quiz Akahaji Ao Haji TV Tokyo Kinniku Banzuke TBS 1996 Kagayaku Nihon no Hoshi! TBS 1997 Happy Family Plan TBS Seimei 38 Oku-nen Special: Ningen to wa Nanida!? TBS 2000 OffReco! TBS 2001 FINA World Aquatics Championships TV Asahi Akko ni Omakase TBS Saidai Kōyaku Show MBS, TBS Sasuke TBS Pro Sportsman No.1 TBS Dai 4 Gakku Fuji TV Oyashirazu Variety Tenshi no Kamen!! ABC, TV Asahi Sonnani Watashi ga Warui no ka!? TV Asahi Satappachi Furutachi no Nihonjōriku TV Asahi Satappachi Furutachi no Kaimono Bugi! TV Asahi Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shōbai!! NTV Beat Takeshi no TV Tackle TV Asahi Ichiro Furutachi no Akasaka Yarō 90-bu TBS Radio Fujiya Kayō Best Ten NBS FNS Super Special: 1 Oku-ri no TV Yumerettō Fuji TV Hatsumōde! Bakushō Hit Parade Fuji TV 2003 Test the Nation TV Asahi 2004 Hōdō Station TV Asahi Senkyo Station TV Asahi 2005 Test the Nation - IQ 2005 TV Asahi

Dramas Year Title Role Network Notes 1983 Abarenbō Shogun II Police officer TV Asahi Episode 22 1984 Ijiwarubāsan Fuji TV 1985 Yoisho-kun Fuji TV Lead role 1987 Seisaku 2-bu Seishun Drama Han TV Asahi 1988 Koroshitai Onna TBS 1989 Gorilla: Keishichō Sōsa Dai 8 Han Commentator TV Asahi Episode 1 1991 Kimi no Na wa Sadahiko Honma NHK Asadora 2020 Yell Torakichi Tsurukame NHK Asadora

Advertisements Year Title Notes 1984 Isuzu Forward 1985 Captain System 1987 Meganesuper 1994 Honda Primo Formula One Keirin 2017 Gran Turismo Sport

Stage Year Title Notes 1988 Talking Blues