Masanobu Ando
| Masanobu Ando | |
|---|---|
 Ando Masanobu, 2011 | |
| Native name | 安藤 政信 |
| Born |
May 19, 1975 Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor, Director |
| Known for | Battle Royale |
Masanobu Ando (安藤 政信 Andō Masanobu, born May 19, 1975) is a Japanese actor.
He has appeared in films such as Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return, Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale, Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django, and Chen Kaige's Forever Enthralled.[1]
Career
Ando's career took off after starring in Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return, which is one of Kitano's most successful films in Japan, with his role as Shinji, a highschool student who gave up school and continued into Boxing with his best friend.[2] He is most famous for his psychopath-killer role of Kazuo Kiriyama in Battle Royale, a 2000 blockbuster dystopia film, which managed to be one of the most famous blood and gore films of the decade.
He co-starred in Takashi Miike's Big Bang Love, Juvenile A with Ryuhei Matsuda.[3] He played a supporting role in Shinya Tsukamoto's Nightmare Detective.[4]
He also appeared in Katsuhito Ishii's Smuggler.[5] He has taken part in Toronto Film Festival before, but his personality is very quiet and modest. In his spare time he likes photography and shopping.
Filmography
Film
- Rex: A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
- Kids Return (1996)
- Innocent World (1998)
- Poppoya (1999)
- Adrenaline Drive (1999)
- Battle Royale (2000)
- Space Travelers (2000)
- Monday (2000)
- Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius (2001)
- Red Shadow (2001)
- Tokyo 10+01 (2002)
- Drive (2002)
- Short Films (2003)
- Sonic Four: Peace Vibe (2003)
- Karaoke Terror (2003)
- 69 (2004)
- Aegis (2005)
- Synesthesia (2005)
- Black Kiss (2006)
- Strawberry Shortcakes (2006)
- Crickets (2006)
- Green Mind, Metal Bats (2006)
- Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)
- Sakuran (2007)
- Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
- Nightmare Detective (2007)
- Forever Enthralled (2008)
- The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman (2010)
- Seediq Bale (2011)
- Smuggler (2011)
- R-18 Bungaku-sho Vol.1: Jijojibaku no Watashi (2013)
- Petal Dance (2013)
- Gonin Saga (2015)
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016)
- Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
- Kashin (2016)
Television
- My Friend's Lover (1997)
- When the Saints Go Marching In (1998)
- Blue Days (1998)
- Seinen wa Kouya o Mezasu (1999)
- Gakko no Kaidan: Haru no Noroi Special (2000)
- Higashino Keigo Mysteries (2012)
Awards
- 1996: Japan Academy Prize – Best New Actor (Kids Return)[6]
References
- ↑ Sato, Kuriko (March 27, 2009). "Midnight Eye interview: Masanobu Ando". Midnight Eye.
- ↑ Wood, David (October 23, 2000). "BBC – Films – review – Kids Return". BBC.
- ↑ Matthijs, Niels (January 25, 2012). "Review: 46-OKUNEN NO KOI (Personal Favorites #25)". Twitch Film.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark (January 12, 2007). "'Akuma Tantei' – The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (September 20, 2011). "Smuggler – Variety". Variety.
- ↑ "Rotten Tomatoes.com: Masanobu Ando". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 30, 2010.