Biografía y filmografía

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

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Fotos

Películas (62)

Stay Mum

Stay Mum

2024 · Yasuo Inukai

Cazador urbano

Cazador urbano

2024 · Hideyuki Makimura

The Yin Yang Master Zero

The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024 · Sadafumi Heguri

Rohan at the Louvre

Rohan at the Louvre

2023 · Ryunosuke Tatsumi

The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun

2022 · Jiro Uehara

Thousand and One Nights

Thousand and One Nights

2022 · Yoji Tamura

My Brother, The Android And Me

My Brother, The Android And Me

2022

Samurái X: El origen

Samurái X: El origen

2021 · Shinsaku Takasugi

Zokki

Zokki

2021

The Fable: El asesino que no mata

The Fable: El asesino que no mata

2021 · Suzuki

Sakura

Sakura

2021 · Director

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

2019

Day and Night

Day and Night

2019 · Kenichi Kitamura

Lenses on Her Heart

Lenses on Her Heart

2018 · Yuji Kiba

Code Blue: The Movie

Code Blue: The Movie

2018 · Hiroki Shinkai

Still Life of Memories

Still Life of Memories

2018 · Haruma

An Emblem Dedicated To You

An Emblem Dedicated To You

2017 · Kamimura Ren

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final

2016 · Hajime Gakuto

A Flower Aflame

A Flower Aflame

2016 · Yasunori Ochi

La batalla de los espíritus: El Aro vs. La Maldición

La batalla de los espíritus: El Aro vs. La Maldición

2016 · Keizō Tokiwa

Kokoro

Kokoro

2016 · Jiro

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation

2016 · Yasui

GONIN Saga

GONIN Saga

2015 · Seiji Shikine

No No Sleep

No No Sleep

2015 · Japanese Man

Beautiful 2015

Beautiful 2015

2015

Petal Dance

Petal Dance

2013 · Naoto

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope

2013 · Shuji Yamura

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

2012 · Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan

Smuggler

Smuggler

2011 · Spine

Guerreros del arco iris: Seediq Bale - Rainbow Bridge

Guerreros del arco iris: Seediq Bale - Rainbow Bridge

2011 · Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan

Guerreros del arco iris: Seediq Bale - Sun Flag

Guerreros del arco iris: Seediq Bale - Sun Flag

2011 · Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

2011 · The Mute

Forever Enthralled

Forever Enthralled

2008 · Ryuichi Tanaka

Sukiyaki Western Django

Sukiyaki Western Django

2007 · Yoichi

Entre los sueños y la muerte (Nightmare Detective)

Entre los sueños y la muerte (Nightmare Detective)

2007 · Detective Wakamiya

Sakuran

Sakuran

2006 · Seiji

Crickets

Crickets

2006 · Taichi

Strawberry Shortcakes

Strawberry Shortcakes

2006 · Kikuchi

Green Mind, Metal Bats

Green Mind, Metal Bats

2006 · Ishioka

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006 · Shiro Kazuki

Aegis

Aegis

2005 · Don-chol

Synesthesia

Synesthesia

2005 · Takashi Nohara

Black Kiss

Black Kiss

2004 · Tatsuo Sorayama

69

69

2004 · Adama

Karaoke Terror

Karaoke Terror

2003 · Sugioka

SHORT FILMS

SHORT FILMS

2003 · Director

Drive

Drive

2002 · Kodama Makato

Tokyo 10+01

Tokyo 10+01

2002 · Fake

Red Shadow

Red Shadow

2001 · Akakage

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius

2001 · Kenichi Satomi

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

2001 · Self

Juego sangriento [バトル・ロワイアル]

Juego sangriento [バトル・ロワイアル]

2000 · Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)

Making of 'Battle Royale'

Making of 'Battle Royale'

2000 · Self

Monday

Monday

2000 · Mitsuo Kondo

Space Travelers

Space Travelers

2000 · Makoto Fujimoto

School Ghost Story: Curse Special

School Ghost Story: Curse Special

2000 · Satô

Railroad Man

Railroad Man

1999 · Toshiyuki Yoshioka

Adrenaline Drive

Adrenaline Drive

1999 · Satoru Suzuki

Innocent World

Innocent World

1998 · Takuya

Making-of Kids Return

Making-of Kids Return

1996 · Himself

Kids Return

Kids Return

1996 · Shinji

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

1993

Series (27)