, born on August 13, 1961 in

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

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, is a

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theatre and film

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Biography

He debuted as an extra in the series ''Chu-gaku-sei Nikki'', and was later written into the script. He later gained notability while working with the

theatrical Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

troupe Troupe may refer to: General * Comedy troupe, a group of comedians *Dance troupe, a group of dancers ** Fire troupe, a group of fire dancers * Troupe system, a method of playing role-playing games * Theatrical troupe, a group of theatrical perform ...

Tokyo Sunshine Boys, though he is not a member of the group. Kondo continues to work with the Tokyo Sunshine Boys leader and director Mitani Koki, however, in all of his movies after the troupe disbanded. Now Kondo plays secondary roles in Japanese films.

Filmography

Film

* ''The Gentle Twelve'' (1991) * ''

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Films directed by Kōki Mitani Japanese comedy films 1990s Japanese-language films 1997 films Films with screenplays by Kôki Mitani Films scored by Takayuki Hattori ...

'' (1997) * ''

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) * '' Suite Hotel'' (2006) * '' The Magic Hour'' (2008) * ''

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) * ''Ringside Story'' (2017) * ''Katsu Fūtarō!!'' (2019) * ''Kamata Prelude'' (2020) * ''Remain In Twilight'' (2021) * ''The Supporting Actors: The Movie'' (2021), himself * ''The Mukoda Barber Shop'' (2022) * ''In Love and Deep Water'' (2023) * ''The Sociology of Philippine Pub Women'' (2023)

Television

* ''

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'' (1996, 2006) * '' GTO'' (1998) * '' Furin Kazan'' (2007), Aiki Ichibei * ''4 Shimai Tantei Dan'' (2008) * ''

Gunshi Kanbei is a 2014 Japanese historical drama television series and the 53rd NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series was broadcast from January 5 to December 21, 2014, and ran a total of 50 episodes. The drama depicts the life of Kuroda Kanbei (played by Junichi ...

'', (2014),

Shibata Katsuie or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period. He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought in the 1575 Battle of Nagashino an ...

* ''

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 ...

'' (2016),

Hirano Nagayasu was a samurai retainer to Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 17th century. He was known as one of the "Seven Spears of Shizugatake". Following the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583, Nagayasu came to be kn ...

* ''

Happy Marriage!? is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji. It began serialization in Shogakukan's josei magazine ''Petit Comic'' on June 14, 2009 and ran until September 23, 2012. It is completed in 10 volumes. It has been published ...

'' (2016), Satoru Mamiya * ''

Segodon is a 2018 Japanese historical drama television series and the 57th NHK taiga drama. It stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori, who has been dubbed ''the last true samurai''. Plot The drama follows the life of historical figure Saigō Takamori. ...

'' (2018), Tanaka Yūnosuke * ''

Natsuzora is a Japanese television drama series and the 100th Memorial Asadora series, following ''Manpuku''. It premiered on April 1, 2019, and concluded on September 28, 2019. The story is loosely based on the life of animator Reiko Okuyama. Plot As N ...

'' (2019), Ken'ya Nogami * ''

Shiroi Kyotō is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a ...

'' (2019) * ''The Supporting Actors 3'' (2021), himself * ''

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi, a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". The series is the 60th NHK taiga drama, premiered on February 14, 2 ...

'' (2021),

Kijūrō Shidehara Baron was a pre–World War II Japanese diplomat and politician. He was Prime Minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946 and a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II. He was the last Japanese Prime Minister who was a mem ...

* ''

Come Come Everybody is a Japanese television drama series and the 105th NHK Asadora series, following Okaeri Mone. It premiered on November 1, 2021 and concluded on April 8, 2022. The story is about 100 years-old family, three generations, Yasuko (grandmother), Ru ...

'' (2021–22), Yōsuke Kogure * ''Bakumatsu Aibō-den'' (2022), Sagawa Kanbei

References

External links

* Living people People from Nagoya 1961 births {{japan-actor-stub