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Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Known for ActingBorn 1975-05-19 (age 51)Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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 and samurai (Red Shadow), even a corpse (Monday). Out of all of Ando's characters, he is best known for his role as Kazuo Kiriyama, the heartless, psychopathic killer in the controversial film, Battle Royale (2000). He also played an art forger in the low-budget Battle Royale parody Tokyo 10+01 (2003). 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Masanobu Ando, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

When the Saints Go Marching In9.7
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When the Saints Go Marching In

1998 · Series

The Royal Family8.7
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The Royal Family

2025 · Series

The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk8.8
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The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk

2015 · Series

School Ghost Story: Curse Special8.8
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School Ghost Story: Curse Special

2000 · Movie

The Sun Does Not Move8.1
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The Sun Does Not Move

2020 · Series

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge8.0
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge

2011 · Movie

Blue Days8.0
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Blue Days

1998 · Series

Rohan at the Louvre7.7
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Rohan at the Louvre

2023 · Movie

Stay Mum7.7
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Stay Mum

2024 · Movie

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale7.8
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

2012 · Movie

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning7.7
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

2021 · Movie

The Ideal Man7.7
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The Ideal Man

2021 · Series

My Second Aoharu7.5
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My Second Aoharu

2023 · Series

Code Blue7.6
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Code Blue

2008 · Series

Your Turn to Kill7.5
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Your Turn to Kill

2019 · Series

ZOKKI7.3
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ZOKKI

2021 · Movie

Tokyo Houchi Shokudou7.3
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Tokyo Houchi Shokudou

2021 · Series

Gossip7.2
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Gossip

2022 · Series

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag7.3
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag

2011 · Movie

Battle Royale7.3
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Battle Royale

2000 · Movie

Adrenaline Drive7.3
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Adrenaline Drive

1999 · Movie

The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill7.0
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The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

2021 · Movie

Lenses on Her Heart7.0
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Lenses on Her Heart

2018 · Movie

Railroad Man7.1
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Railroad Man

1999 · Movie

Crickets7.0
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Crickets

2006 · Movie

Love and Fortune6.9
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Love and Fortune

2018 · Series

Monday7.0
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Monday

2000 · Movie

The Ship of Theseus6.8
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The Ship of Theseus

2020 · Series

Innocent World7.0
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Innocent World

1998 · Movie

Drive6.9
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Drive

2002 · Movie

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius6.9
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Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius

2001 · Movie

Code Blue: The Movie6.7
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Code Blue: The Movie

2018 · Movie

Kids Return6.9
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Kids Return

1996 · Movie

Keigo Higashino Mysteries6.7
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Keigo Higashino Mysteries

2012 · Series

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final6.6
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Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final

2016 · Movie

Making-of Kids Return6.8
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Making-of Kids Return

1996 · Movie

City Hunter6.5
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City Hunter

2024 · Movie

House of the Owl6.5
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House of the Owl

2024 · Series

Green Mind, Metal Bats6.6
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Green Mind, Metal Bats

2006 · Movie

Sakuran6.5
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Sakuran

2006 · Movie

696.5
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69

2004 · Movie

Petal Dance6.4
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Petal Dance

2013 · Movie

Smuggler6.4
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Smuggler

2011 · Movie

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A6.4
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Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006 · Movie

The Yin Yang Master Zero6.2
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The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024 · Movie

Day and Night6.2
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Day and Night

2019 · Movie

Tokyo 10+016.3
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Tokyo 10+01

2002 · Movie

Fishbowl Wives6.1
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Fishbowl Wives

2022 · Series