Eiichiro Funakoshi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eiichiro Funakoshi

Japanese actor

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1960

Place of Birth: Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Profession: actor, tarento

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Eiichiro Funakoshi (?? ???, ?? ???, Funakoshi Eiichiro, born 21 July 1960, in Yugawara, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa) is a Japanese actor, tarento, and presenter.
He is represented with Horipro. He graduated from Nihon University Mishima High School and Nihon University College of Arts Film Department (in which he was classmates with Hiroyuki Sanada). His father was Eiji Funakoshi, who was also an actor, and his mother was Yumiko Hasegawa.
His great uncle was Kazuo Hasegawa (his wife Shige Iijima was Eiichiro's grandmother and their daughter was Matsu Iijima).
His uncle was Ken Mishima (real name: Eitaro Funakoshi).
His wife is actress Kazuyo Matsui.
His mother's great-grandfather was Jiro Iijima, founder of the Iijima Association, who formed a temporary name in railway construction.
His sister was Yoko Hirano.