Fukuyama Masaharu の Heart

Fukuyama Masaharu ~Sokuseki~ [1969-2003]  (足跡, Footprints)
Book published by the Fukuyama Masaharu Cheering House (福山雅治応援団)
(1)  The Kindergarten Years
 
When Masha was 4, he went to the private “Precious Gems Kindergarten” (宝珠幼稚園 Houshu Youchien)*, it was a 20-minute walk from home. The kindergarten was located on the grounds of the Fuchi-jinja (淵神社 Fuchi shrine)** where we could [...]

Zankyo 残響 - A collection of Masha’s thoughts on his hometown Nagasaki (6)

ANN Tamashii no Radio Live and TamaRadi Blog:
I’m not a certified Tour Guide yet, so it’ll be a bit difficult for me to tell you about the modern history of Nagasaki. But if you want to know about Fukuyama Masaharu’s history, I can [...]

Zankyo 残響 - A collection of Masha’s thoughts on his hometown Nagasaki (5)

ANN Tamashii no Radio Live:
The days after the atomic bombing on August 9 upto the end of the war on August 15, carry a huge significance in the history of the city of Nagasaki. I guess in the period after the war, the [...]

Kodama Kiyoshi 児玉清, Veteran Actor (Beauty or Beast?, Hero, Fight, Code Blue etc.); Entertainment Show Host and Writer
 
I don’t know if I am able to fully explain to you about Fukuyama Masaharu-san’s charisma and brilliance. But I’m going to give it a try, please hear me out.
His name first became imprinted on my mind [...]

Tsuyoshi Shinjo 新庄剛志, Retired Professional Baseball Player*
 
I believe the first time I met Masha-nii (ましゃにぃ) was in December 2000. I was already his fan at that time. “So he comes from Kyushu like me….” That discovery left me a deep impression. There are very few men whom I would consider as handsome, other than Masha-nii. [...]

Fukuda Yasushi 福田靖, Screenwriter (Galileo, Change, Suspect X, Ryoma-den)

The first time I met Fukuyama Masaharu-san, was when I was writing the script of “Galilieo” for Fuji TV. Fukuyama-san played the lead role - the genius physicist. He had strongly requested for a reading rehearsal, so as to have an idea (of the character) before shooting [...]