Dean Fujioka

Dean Fujioka (ディーン フジオカ) born August 19, 1980 as Tatsuo Fujioka (藤岡 竜雄 Fujioka Tatsuo) is a Japanese actor and artist. Dean Fujioka was born in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, and finished college at Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. After his graduation, he decided to explore by traveling and taking a photographic journey across Asia. He is fluent in English, Japanese, and Mandarin. Fujioka started his career as a model in Hong Kong's fashion scene in 2004 for both local and international designer brands. He continues to appear in Hong Kong's leading fashion and lifestyle magazines. Simultaneous with his career in fashion, Fujioka also embarked on various advertising campaigns, appearing in TV and print commercials for both local and multinational clients in the Asia pacific region. In 2005, he decided to pursue a career in acting. He got a role in the movie The August Story. In 2006, he moved his base from HongKong to Taipei, and appeared in the Taiwanese TV drama Goku Dou High School with Bao Wei Min, Baoxiao Bo, and Kingone Wang, followed by an appearance in the drama Corner with Love, with Barbie Hsu, Show Luo. Dean played a role of talented pianist. This drama made him well known in Taiwan. In 2007, he appeared on his first movie, Summer's Tail in Taiwan. He worked with Bryant Chang, Enno Cheng, and Linhan. The movie was nominated in the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards. In early 2008, Fujioka appeared in the TV drama Miss No Good with Rainie Yang and Wilber Pan, produced by Chai Zhi Ping. In 2010, he appeared in the feature film Seediq Bale, about the history of Taiwan under Japanese rule. In 2011, he appeared in the movie Road Less Traveled with Vanness Wu, Jimmy Hung, Eric Tu, and Chris Lung.　It was released in Japan in June 2013. In 2012, he appeared in the movie The Black and White: The Movie, directed by Tsai Yueh Hsum, based on the popular Taiwanese TV drama series. He played the role of Lee Chi Yon, an information investigator. In 2013, he directed and starred in the Japanese movie I am Ichihashi, released in November 2013. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.