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 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 Wikipedia
Filmography
Stay Mum
as Yasuo Inukai
Stay Mum
as Yasuo Inukai
City Hunter
as Hideyuki Makimura
City Hunter
as Hideyuki Makimura
The Yin Yang Master Zero
as Sadafumi Heguri
The Yin Yang Master Zero
as Sadafumi Heguri
Rohan at the Louvre
as Ryunosuke Tatsumi
Rohan at the Louvre
as Ryunosuke Tatsumi
The Setting Sun
as Jiro Uehara
The Setting Sun
as Jiro Uehara
Thousand and One Nights
as Yoji Tamura
Thousand and One Nights
as Yoji Tamura
My Brother, The Android And Me
My Brother, The Android And Me
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
as Shinsaku Takasugi
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
as Shinsaku Takasugi
ZOKKI
ZOKKI
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
as Suzuki
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
as Suzuki
Sakura
Sakura
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
Day and Night
as Kenichi Kitamura
Day and Night
as Kenichi Kitamura
Lenses on Her Heart
as Yuji Kiba
Lenses on Her Heart
as Yuji Kiba
Code Blue: The Movie
as Hiroki Shinkai
Code Blue: The Movie
as Hiroki Shinkai
Still Life of Memories
as Haruma
Still Life of Memories
as Haruma
An Emblem Dedicated To You
as Kamimura Ren
An Emblem Dedicated To You
as Kamimura Ren
Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final
as Hajime Gakuto
Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final
as Hajime Gakuto
A Flower Aflame
as Yasunori Ochi
A Flower Aflame
as Yasunori Ochi
Sadako vs. Kayako
as Keizō Tokiwa
Sadako vs. Kayako
as Keizō Tokiwa
Kokoro
as Jiro
Kokoro
as Jiro
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
as Yasui
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
as Yasui
Gonin Saga
as Seiji Shikine
Gonin Saga
as Seiji Shikine
No No Sleep
as Japanese Man
No No Sleep
as Japanese Man
Beautiful 2015
Beautiful 2015
Petal Dance
as Naoto
Petal Dance
as Naoto
Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope
as Shuji Yamura
Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope
as Shuji Yamura
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
Smuggler
as Spine
Smuggler
as Spine
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman
as The Mute
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman
as The Mute
Forever Enthralled
as Ryuichi Tanaka
Forever Enthralled
as Ryuichi Tanaka
Sukiyaki Western Django
as Yoichi
Sukiyaki Western Django
as Yoichi
Nightmare Detective
as Detective Wakamiya
Nightmare Detective
as Detective Wakamiya
Sakuran
as Seiji
Sakuran
as Seiji
Crickets
as Taichi
Crickets
as Taichi
Strawberry Shortcakes
as Kikuchi
Strawberry Shortcakes
as Kikuchi
Green Mind, Metal Bats
as Ishioka
Green Mind, Metal Bats
as Ishioka
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
as Shiro Kazuki
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
as Shiro Kazuki
Aegis
as Don-chol
Aegis
as Don-chol
Synesthesia
as Takashi Nohara
Synesthesia
as Takashi Nohara
Black Kiss
as Tatsuo Sorayama
Black Kiss
as Tatsuo Sorayama
69
as Adama
69
as Adama
Karaoke Terror
as Sugioka
Karaoke Terror
as Sugioka
SHORT FILMS
SHORT FILMS
Drive
as Kodama Makato
Drive
as Kodama Makato
Tokyo 10+01
as Fake
Tokyo 10+01
as Fake
Red Shadow
as Akakage
Red Shadow
as Akakage
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
as Kenichi Satomi
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
as Kenichi Satomi
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
Battle Royale
as Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)
Battle Royale
as Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)
Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
Monday
as Mitsuo Kondo
Monday
as Mitsuo Kondo
Space Travelers
as Makoto Fujimoto
Space Travelers
as Makoto Fujimoto
School Ghost Story: Curse Special
as Satô
School Ghost Story: Curse Special
as Satô
Railroad Man
as Toshiyuki Yoshioka
Railroad Man
as Toshiyuki Yoshioka
Adrenaline Drive
as Satoru Suzuki
Adrenaline Drive
as Satoru Suzuki
Innocent World
as Takuya
Innocent World
as Takuya
Making-of Kids Return
as Himself
Making-of Kids Return
as Himself
Kids Return
as Shinji
Kids Return
as Shinji
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story