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actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

Filmography

Film

* '' Begging for Love'' (1998) * '' Give It All'' (1998) * '' Ring 2'' (1999) - Dr. Kawajiri * '' Audition'' (1999) - Television producer * ''

Minna no Ie (also known as ''All About Our House'') is a 2001 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Kōki Mitani. The film is about an affluent couple who decide to build a new house, and the clash between traditional Japanese and modern we ...

'' (2001) * '' Turn'' (2001) * '' Dark Water'' (2002) - Kunio Hamada * '' The Mars Canon'' (2002) - Kōhei Deguchi * '' Casshern'' (2004) - Professor Kōzuki * '' 69'' (2004) - Yoshioka * '' Swing Girls'' (2004) - Yasumi Suzuki (Tomoko's father) * '' Kagen no Tsuki'' (2004) - Anzai * ''

Be with You Be with You may refer to: Film and TV * ''Be with You'' (2004 film), a Japanese romantic fantasy film * ''Be with You'' (2018 film), a South Korean film * ''Be with You'' (TV series), a 2015 Taiwanese television series Music * ''Be with You'' ...

'' (2004) - Dr. Noguchi * '' Ashurajō no Hitomi'' (2005) - Nanboku Tsuruya IV * ''

Always Sanchōme no Yūhi is a 2005 Japanese drama film written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, based on the manga ''Sunset on Third Street'' by Ryōhei Saigan. It was chosen as Picture of the Year at the Japan Academy Film Prize in 2006. The film spawned two sequels ...

'' (2005) - Kawabuchi * ''

Rainbow Song is a 2006 Japanese film by director Naoto Kumazawa and produced by Shunji Iwai (who also co-wrote the screenplay under pseudonym Aminosan). Kumazawa had worked with Iwai before, having directed the making-of documentary for ''Swallowtail But ...

'' (2006) - Yasujirō Satō * '' I Just Didn't Do It'' (2007) - Shōgo Muroyama * ''

Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...

'' (2007) - Takayuki Suetsugu * '' Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi'' (2007) - Kawabuchi * '' My Girlfriend Is a Cyborg'' (2008) - TV Reporter * '' The Magic Hour'' (2008) - Kenjūrō Hasegawa * '' Happy Flight'' (2008) - Sadao Mochizuki * '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008) * '' Goemon'' (2009) - Yashichi * ''

Saidoweizu is a 2009 comedy-drama film directed by Cellin Gluck that is a remake of the 2004 Academy Award-nominated film ''Sideways''. Unlike its predecessor that was set in the Santa Barbara wine country, it is primarily set in the Napa Valley wine regio ...

'' (2009) - Michio Saito * '' About Her Brother'' (2010) - Susumu Komiyama * '' Outrage'' (2010) - Detective Kataoka * '' Sword of Desperation'' (2010) - Hoshina Jūnai * '' Smuggler'' (2011) - Kenji Nishio * ''

A Ghost of a Chance , also known as ''Once In a Blue Moon'' in Japan, is a 2011 Japanese comedy mystery film directed by Kōki Mitani. Plot Emi Hosho, a third-rate lawyer without much of a future, is tasked with defending Goro Yabe, a man arrested for the murder of ...

'' (2011) - Jōji Danda * ''

Ace Attorney ''Ace Attorney'' is a series of visual novel adventure video games developed by Capcom. With storytelling fashioned after legal dramas, the first entry in the series, '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'', was released in 2001; since then, five ...

'' (2012) - Kōtarō Haine * ''

Beyond Outrage is a 2012 Japanese yakuza film directed by Takeshi Kitano, starring Kitano (a.k.a. "Beat Takeshi"), Toshiyuki Nishida, and Tomokazu Miura. It is a sequel to Kitano's 2010 film '' Outrage'' and is followed by the 2017 film ''Outrage Coda''. Plo ...

'' (2012) - Detective Kataoka * ''

The Kiyosu Conference is a 2013 Japanese period comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani. Cast * Kōji Yakusho as Shibata Katsuie * Yo Oizumi as Hashiba Hideyoshi * Fumiyo Kohinata as Niwa Nagahide * Kōichi Satō as Ikeda Tsuneoki * Satoshi Tsumabuki as Oda Nobukatsu ...

'' (2013) -

Niwa Nagahide , also known as Gorōzaemon (五郎左衛門), his other legal alias was Hashiba Echizen no Kami (羽柴越前守), was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century. He served as senior retainer to the ...

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Akumu-chan is a 2012 Japanese television drama series. Based on the novel ''Yumechigai'' by Riku Onda, this television series stars actress Keiko Kitagawa, singer Gackt, and also child actress Manatsu Kimura. A movie was announced for 2014. This televis ...

'' (2014) - Bannosuke Kotō * ''

Lady Maiko is a 2014 Japanese musical comedy film written and directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Mone Kamishiraishi, Hiroki Hasegawa, and Sumiko Fuji. It screened in competition at the 2014 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 16, 2014. It was rele ...

'' (2014) - Kanpachiro Ichikawa * '' Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion'' (2015) - Tsuzaki * '' Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment'' (2015) - Tsuzaki * '' Mozu The Movie'' (2015) * ''

Persona Non Grata In diplomacy, a ' (Latin: "person not welcome", plural: ') is a status applied by a host country to foreign diplomats to remove their protection of diplomatic immunity from arrest and other types of prosecution. Diplomacy Under Article 9 of the ...

'' (2015) * ''

Prophecy In religion, a prophecy is a message that has been communicated to a person (typically called a ''prophet'') by a supernatural entity. Prophecies are a feature of many cultures and belief systems and usually contain divine will or law, or p ...

'' (2015) * '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' (2017) - Hakuro * ''

Survival Family is a 2016 Japanese drama/comedy directed by Shinobu Yaguchi. The film was produced by Takashi Ishihara, Minami Ichikawa, and Kiyoshi Nagai. The film was selected for the International Film Festival & Awards in Macao, for 2016. Plotline This fi ...

'' (2017) - Yoshiyuki Suzuki * ''

Mixed Doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known ...

'' (2017) * ''

Mary and the Witch's Flower is a 2017 Japanese animated fantasy film co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, produced by Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura, animated by Studio Ponoc, and distributed by Toho in Japan. Based on the 1971 book ''The Little Broom ...

'' (2017) - Doctor Dee (voice) * '' The Crimes That Bind'' (2018) - Tadao Asai * ''Restaurant from the Sky'' (2018) * ''

Masquerade Hotel is a 2019 Japanese crime film directed by Masayuki Suzuki. A sequel, ''Masquerade Night is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has w ...

'' (2019) * ''Kazokuwari'' (2019) * ''The Confidence Man JP: The Movie'' (2019) - Richard * '' The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019) - Sekizō Uno * ''Talking the Pictures'' (2019) * ''The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess'' (2020) - Richard * ''Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie'' (2021) * ''The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero'' (2022) - Richard * ''

Masquerade Night is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films a ...

'' (2021) * ''It's in the Woods'' (2022) * ''Yudō'' (2023) * ''Ichikei's Crow: The Movie'' (2023) - Yoshio Komazawa * ''Daimyō Tōsan'' (2023) - Magaki Sakubei * ''Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final'' (2023) - Haruo Koishikawa

Television dramas

* ''Mōri Motonari'' (NHK, 1997) - Kimura * ''Tokugawa Yoshinobu'' (NHK, 1998) - Nishi Amane * ''

Rokubanme no Sayoko also known as ''The 6th Sayoko'' is a Japanese television series which was produced in the year 2000. Story Nishihama Junior High School is haunted by the legend of Sayoko. Every three years a student is chosen to play the role of Sayoko by his ...

'' (NHK, 2000) - Mita * ''

'' (Fuji TV, 2001) - Takayuki Suetsugu * ''

Shinsengumi! is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fu ...

'' (NHK, 2004) - Satō Hikogorō * ''

Kisarazu Cat's Eye is a Japanese comedy television show and movie series. To date, there have been two Kisarazu Cat's Eye movies: ''Kisarazu Cat's Eye Nihon Series'' (2003) and ''Kisarazu Cat's Eye World Series'' (2006). Synopsis The story follows a 21-year-old y ...

'' (TBS, 2002) - Kōsuke Tabuchi * ''

Boku no Ikiru Michi is a 2003 Japanese television drama series. Awards 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix *Won: Best Supporting Actress - Akiko Yada is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix fo ...

'' (Fuji TV, 2003) - Benzō Kaneda * ''

Orange Days Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...

'' (TBS, 2004) - Professor Sakaida * '' Water Boys 2'' (Fuji TV, 2004) - Akira Yazawa * ''

Ruri no Shima is a Japanese television series which was broadcast on Nippon Television from 16 April to 18 June 2005. Synopsis On Hatomi (a fictional name derived from Hatoma, the actual island where the drama was filmed), a small island in Okinawa state par ...

'' (NTV, 2005) - Teruaki Yonemori * ''

Ganbatte Ikimasshoi {{Nihongo, ''Ganbatte Ikimasshoi'', がんばっていきまっしょい, "Give It All is a Japanese television drama series for Kansai Telecasting Corporation, KTV about a girl who wants to start an all-girl rowing team. To do so she needs to f ...

'' (Fuji TV, 2005) - Mitsuru Nemoto * '' Attention Please'' (Fuji TV, 2006) - Shinya Sakurada * '' Fūrin Kazan'' (NHK, 2007) - Suwa Yorishige * ''

Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu is a Japanese television series which premiered on Fuji TV on July 21, 2008. The series starred Yūji Oda as Sakutaro Sakurai, the homeroom teacher of Third Year's Class 1 (class 3-1). The television series was broadcast as part of the Fuji T ...

'' (Fuji TV, 2008) - Ryunosuke Kamiya * ''

81diver is a manga written by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump'', published by Shueisha. It is aired as a drama series from May 3, 2008, starring Junpei Mizobata and Riisa Naka. The title refers to the main character's shogi ...

'' (Fuji TV, 2008) - Fuhito Suzuki * '' Jin'' (TBS, 2009) -

Katsu Kaishū Count , best known by his nickname , was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku ) by Sakuma Shōzan. H ...

* '' Wagaya no Rekishi'' (Fuji TV, 2010) -

Nobusuke Kishi was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960. Known for his exploitative rule of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in Northeast China in the 1930s, Kishi was nicknamed the "Monster of the Sh� ...

* '' Hammer Session!'' (TBS, 2010) - Kenichi Mizuki * ''

Bull Doctor is a Japanese television drama series that aired on NTV from 6 July to 14 September 2011. Cast * Makiko Esumi as Tamami Ōdate * Goro Inagaki as Junnosuke Nakura * Fumiyo Kohinata as Nobuo Takeda * Sakura as Ayame Matsuoka * Bro.TOM as Kōhei ...

'' (NTV, 2011) - Nobuo Takeda * '' Watashi wa Shadow'' (TBS, 2011) - Taisuke Fujimoto * ''

'' (NTV, 2012) - Bannosuke Kotō * '' Taira no Kiyomori'' (NHK, 2012) -

Minamoto no Tameyoshi was head of the Minamoto clan during his lifetime, and son of Minamoto no Yoshichika, son of Minamoto no Yoshiie. He led the Minamoto in the Hōgen Rebellion. Tameyoshi is also known as . Though he was most famous for his involvement in the H� ...

* ''Doctors'' (TV Asahi, 2013) - Professor Matsuda * ''

'' (Fuji TV, 2014) - Takayuki Suetsugu * ''Emergency Interrogation Room'' (TV Asahi, 2014–2021) - Haruo Koishikawa * ''

Mare A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than fo ...

'' (NHK, 2015) - Daigo Ikehata * ''

Sanada Maru The was a small fortification attached to Osaka castle. It is famous for being impregnable and playing a key role in defending the castle in the winter of 1615. Later, it was forcefully destroyed despite being exempt from the reconciliation con ...

'' (NHK, 2016) -

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

* '' Love That Makes You Cry'' (Fuji TV, 2016) - Seijirō Ibuki * '' Sleepeeer Hit!'' (TBS, 2016) - Ryu MikurayamaTBS drama "Jūhan Shuttai!" (a.k.a. "Sleepeeer Hit!") official website (in Japanese)
/ref> * ''The Prime Minister's Chef'' (TV Asahi, 2016), Prime Minister Ichirō Atō * ''Miotsukushi Ryōrichō'' (NHK, 2017) * ''The Confidence Man JP'' (Fuji TV, 2018) * ''The Supporting Actors 2'' (TV Tokyo, 2018) * ''Legal V'' (TV Asahi, 2018) * ''Tegami'' (TV Tokyo, 2018) * ''Maison de Police'' (TBS, 2019) * ''An Artist of the Floating World'' (NHK, 2019) * ''The Eternal Nispa'' (NHK, 2019) - Nabeshima Naomasa * ''The Dangerous Venus'' (TBS, 2020) * ''Ichikei's Crow: The Criminal Court Judges'' (Fuji TV, 2021) - Yoshio Komazawa

Television animation

* ''

Inuyashiki is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from January 2014 to July 2017, with its chapters compiled in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

'' (Fuji TV, 2017) - Ichirō Inuyashiki

References

External links

Official Site
* 1954 births Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Living people Actors from Hokkaido People from Mikasa, Hokkaido 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub