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Kansai region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropoli ...

Life and career

He is currently attached to Burning Production. He stands at 183 centimeters. He practices martial arts and performs his own stunts in movies.

Filmography

Films

*1988: ''Shiro and Marilyn'' *1989: '' Tokyo: The Last War'' *1992: '' The Setting Sun'' *1992: '' Gekashitsu'' *1993: ''Crime Broker'' *1994: '' The Seventh Floor'' - Mitsuru. *1995: ''

Crying Freeman is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. ''Crying Freeman'' follows a Japanese assassin hypnotized and trained by the Chinese mafia (called the "108 Dragons") to serve as its agent and covered in ...

'' *1997: ''

Drive Drive or The Drive may refer to: Motoring * Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle * Road trip, a journey on roads Roadways Roadways called "drives" may include: * Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive" ...

'' - Advanced Model. *1997: ''Sandy Whitelaw'' *1998: ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films prod ...

'' – Masaya Katō *2000: ''Schoolday of the Dead'' *2000: ''

Brother A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

'' *2000: ''Women of the Night'' *2000: ''

Okinawa Rendez-vous ''Okinawa Rendezvous'' () is a 2000 Hong Kong romantic comedy film produced and directed by Gordon Chan, and starring Leslie Cheung, Faye Wong, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Gigi Lai. While not one of Hong Kong's more significant films of the year, it ...

'' *2001: ''

Agitator Agitator may refer to: Politics *A person who carries out political agitation; see agitation *A member of the Agitators, political movement and elected representatives of soldiers during the English Civil War * Levellers, also called Agitators ...

'' *2001: ''Good Advice'' *2002: ''

Muscle Heat is a 2002 Japanese action film directed by Ten Shimoyama. The film stars Kane Kosugi, Show Aikawa, Masaya Kato, and Naoto Takenaka. In the film, an ex-Navy SEAL attempts to bring down a criminal organization that is benefitting from a dangerous ...

'' *2003: ''Aragami'' *2003: ''Samurai Resurrection'' *2003: ''Gozu'' *2003: '' The Man In White'' *2006: ''

Fighter in the Wind ''Fighter in the Wind'' () is a 2004 South Korean film. It is based on the Japanese book '' Karate Baka Ichidai'' which is a fictionalized account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui (최영의, 崔永宜) who went to Japan during World War II t ...

'' *2006: ''Sakura'' *2007: '' Unfair: The Movie'' *2009: '' Shinjuku Incident'' – Toshinari Eguchi. *2015: ''The Edge of Sin'' *2016: ''Unrequited Love'' *2016: ''Shimauma'' – Shimauma *2016: ''

Sanada 10 Braves is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki action film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan by Shochiku and Nikkatsu on September 22, 2016. Plot Cast * Nakamura Kankurō VI as Sarutobi Sasuke *Tori Matsuzaka as Kirigakure Saizō * Yuko O ...

'' –

Sanada Yukimura , also known as , was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka. Yukimura was called "A Hero who may appear once in a hundred years", "Crimson D ...

*2017: '' Re:Born'' *2019: ''The Nikaidos' Fall'' – Tatsuya Nikaido *2019: ''

Kingdom Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...

'' – Si Shi *2019: ''Sleep in the Shadows'' – Fuyuki Hazama *2019: ''We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous'' *2020: ''The Gun 2020'' *2020: ''The Payoff'' *2020: ''Sakura'' – Mizoguchi *2020: ''Hope'' – Detective Teranuma *2020: ''Dancing in Her Dreams'' *2021: ''Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen'' *2021: ''Gunkan Shōnen'' – Genkai Sakamoto *2022: ''Kingdom 2: Far and Away'' – Si Shi *2022: ''Lightning Over the Beyond'' *2023: ''Song of Kamuy'' *2023: ''Bad City'' – Hirayama *2023: ''My Missing Valentine'' – Hajime's father *2023: ''See Hear Love''

Television

*2002: ''Toshiie and Matsu'' –

Asano Nagamasa was the brother-in-law of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and one of his chief advisors. Asano also fought for Oda Nobunaga and Hideyoshi in a number of campaigns during the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan. He was sent to Korea as one of the Thre ...

*2005: '' Yoshitsune'' –

Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123 – 11 February 1160) was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period of Japanese history. His son Minamoto no Yoritomo became ''shōgun'' and founded the Kamakura shogunate, the first shogunate in the history of ...

*2005: ''

The Kindaichi Case Files is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō K ...

'' – Isamu Kenmochi *2010: '' Saka no Ue no Kumo'' –

Arima Ryōkitsu Admiral was a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during Meiji and Taishō periods. Biography Arima was a native of Wakayama, where his father was a senior ''samurai'' retainer of the Kishū Tokugawa clan, and an active supp ...

*2013: ''

Yae's Sakura is a 2013 Japanese historical drama television series and the 52nd NHK taiga drama. Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, the drama focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase. Yae is a strong believer in women's rights and the story follows ...

'' –

Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician. He was a leader of the "Freedom and People's Rights Movement" and founded Japan's first political party, the Liberal Party. Biography Early life Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking ''samurai'' ...

*2018: ''

Manpuku , sometimes romanized as ''Mampuku'', is a Japanese television drama series and the 99th Asadora series, following ''Hanbun, Aoi''. It premiered on 1 October 2018, and concluded on 30 March 2019. The series is based on the lives of Momofuku Andō ...

'' *2018: ''Itsumademo Shiroi Hane'' *2019: '' Idaten'' – Yōtarō Sugimura *2021: '' The Grand Family'' – Ichinose *2022: ''DCU: Deep Crime Unit'' – Ichiro Kimi

Video games

*2002: ''Maximo: Ghosts to Glory'' – Ghastly Gus, Captain Cadaver *2005: ''

Romancing SaGa ''Romancing SaGa'' is a 1992 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Famicom. It is the fourth entry in the ''SaGa'' series. It was subsequently released for the WonderSwan Color in 2001 and mobile phones in 2009. ...

'' – Prince Neidhart, Cornelio *2006: ''Secret of Evangelion'' *2007: ''Secret of Evangelion Portable'' *2008: ''

Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! is a ''jidaigeki''-themed spin-off game in the '' Like a Dragon'' series. The game was developed and published by Sega for PlayStation 3. It was unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show 2007 and released in 2008. A second ''Like a Dragon'' series spin-of ...

'' – Yoshioka Seijuro

References

External links

Official website
* 1963 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors People from Nara, Nara 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub