[5] He is famous for acting the part of Shuya Nanahara in Kinji Fukasaku's controversial 2000 film Battle Royale.

[citation needed] In theatrical works, he is known for collaborating with Yukio Ninagawa, one of the most influential directors in Japan.

He started his career in theatre, before his screen debut, with the title role of Shintoku-maru, the boy who has an obsessive relationship with his step mother.

[7] Fujiwara played one of the lead roles in Hideo Nakata's psychological thriller film The Incite Mill.

[8] Fujiwara has also done voice dubbing for IRIS along with Meisa Kuroki, Yuu Shirota and his Death Note co-star Hikari Mitsushima when Fujiwara plays Kim Hyun-jun played by Lee Byung-hun[9][10][11][12] He portrayed the role of Shishio Makoto in the sequels of Rurouni Kenshin in 2014.