Masanobu Ando
Masanobu Ando (安藤 政信, Andō Masanobu, born May 19, 1975 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director.
For his second film, in 1996, he won the Film Academy of Japan's Best New Actor Award, starring in Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return.
Ando has extensive experience in both Japanese television drama and film and has played a large variety of different roles: mentally challenged (Innocent World), bank robber (Space Travelers, Drive), doctor (Transparent), ninja
As well as acting, Ando has been in Japanese ad campaigns for the popular Japanese snack food, Pocky, Toyota, and for DoCoMo mobile phones.
In 2003, he directed his first film, Adagietto. Sehr langsam, starring Japanese actress, Kumiko Aso. The short is included in Hiroyuki Nakano's Peacedelic compilation called Short Films. In it, he also stars in the short, 県道スター (loosely translated to "Prefectural road star").
In his spare time, he enjoys photography and shopping
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Born
May 19, 1975
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Known For
Acting
Movies
62 acting
2 crew
Popularity
1.9
Known For
Battle Royale
2000
as Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
2021
as Shinsaku Takasugi
City Hunter
2024
as Hideyuki Makimura
Kids Return
1996
as Shinji
Sukiyaki Western Django
2007
as Yoichi
Sadako vs. Kayako
2016
as Keizō Tokiwa
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
2021
as Suzuki
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
2011
as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
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