Masanobu Andō
Masanobu Andō ( Japanese 安藤 政 信 , Andō Masanobu ; born May 19, 1975 in Kawasaki ) is a Japanese actor and director.
Life
Andō made his breakthrough as an actor in 1996 with Kids Return , a film by Takeshi Kitano , for which he received the Japanese Academy Award in 1997 for best young actor . This was followed by a variety of different roles, such as that of a robber in Space Travelers (2000) and Drive (2002), a doctor in Transparent (2001), a ninja in Red Shadow (2001) or even a corpse in Monday (2000 ). He is best known to German fans as Kazuo Kiriyama , the heartless psychopath from Kinji Fukasaku's cult film Battle Royale (2000).
In 2003 he worked as a director for the film Adagietto. Very slowly .
Filmography
Feature films
- 2006: Strawberry Shortcakes
- 2006: Kôrogi (aka Crickets )
- 2006: Seishun Kinzoku Batto (aka Green Mind, Metal Bats )
- 2006: 46-okunen no koi (aka Big Bang Love. Juvenile A )
- 2007: Sukiyaki Western: Django
- 2007: Sakuran - Wild Cherry Blossom
- 2007: Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei)
- 2008: Mei Lanfang Bio Pic
- 2010: Dao jian xiao (aka The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman )
- Gimmy Heaven (aka Synesthesia , 2005)
- Bôkoku no îgisu (aka Aimless Aegis , 2004)
- Black Kiss (aka Synchronicity , 2004, theatrical release in 2006)
- 6ixtynin9 (aka Sixtynine , aka 69 , 2004)
- Short Films (2003)
- Sonic Four Peace Vibe (2003)
- Shôwa kayô daizenshû (2003)
- TOKYO 10 + 01 (aka Tokyo Eleven , 2002)
- Drive (2002)
- Gakkou no Kaidan Noroi special (2002)
- Satorare (aka Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius , 2001)
- Akakage (aka Red Shadow , 2001)
- Battle Royale (2000)
- Space Travelers (2000)
- Monday (2000)
- Poppoya (aka Railroad Man , 1999)
- Adrenaline Drive (1999)
- Innocent World (1998)
- Kids Return (1996)
- Rex: kyoryu monogatari (1993)
- 2011 Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
TV Shows
- Seinen wa kouya wo mezasu (aka When the Saints Come Marching In , 1999)
- Seija no koushin (1998)
- Ao no jidai (1998)
- Tomodachi no Koibito (aka My Friend's Lover , 1997)
Web links
- Masanobu Andō in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry at talent agency (Japanese)
- Livejournal fan community
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Andō, Masanobu |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 安藤 政 信 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kawasaki |