is a Japanese actor and writer. He also worked as a narrator for many documentaries, both on television and film. He is best known for his roles in '' Visitor Q'' (2001), ''

Crows Zero , also known as ''Crows: Episode 0'', is a 2007 Japanese action film based on the manga ''Crows'' by Hiroshi Takahashi. The film was directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō, and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, a ...

'' (2007), ''

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'' (2009), and '' The Raid 2: Berandal'' (2014). He is also known for his

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roles, such as Joji Yazaki, the head of Soshu Family Syndicate and the main antagonist of ''

'' and ''

'', and Hideaki Goto, the head of Goto Family, a powerful

family from

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and one of two mob bosses that control

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in '' The Raid 2: Berandal''.

Appearances

Films

* '' Violent Cop'' (1989) * ''

All Under the Moon is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Gorō Kishitani and Ruby Moreno. Plot Tadao (Goro Kishitani) is a North Korean immigrant who works in a taxi cab corporation wholly owned by another Korean immigrant whose dream is to ...

'' (1993) * '' Spellbound'' (1999) * '' Dead or Alive 2: Birds'' (2000), Kōhei * '' Tomie: Replay'' (2000), Dr. Tachibana * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Agitator'' (2001) * '' Visitor Q'' (2001), Kiyoshi Yamasaki * ''

The Guys from Paradise is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, adapted from the novel by Yōji Hayashi. Plot Japanese businessman Kohei Hayasake of Sanyu Trading is arrested for possession of a kilo of heroin in Manila and sent to a prison there. Umino, a r ...

'' (2001), Toshiyuki Umino * '' Deadly Outlaw: Rekka'' (2002) * '' Sabu'' (2002), Giichi * ''

Kikoku is a Japanese yakuza film directed by Takashi Miike. The film reunites Miike with Riki Takeuchi, who stars as the main character. Plot Seiji (played by Takeuchi) grew up as an orphan who was raised by his boss Muto. The Muto family is compose ...

'' (2003), Sorimachi * '' The Man in White'' (2003), Niimi * '' Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action'' (2004), Algolian Volger * ''

Nobody Knows Nobody Knows may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Nobody Knows'' (1920 film), a German silent drama film * ''Nobody Knows'' (1970 film), a South Korean film * ''Nobody Knows'' (2004 film), a Japanese film Television * ''Nobody Knows'' (TV ...

'' (2004), Kyōbashi * ''

The Great Yokai War is a 2005 Japanese fantasy film directed by Takashi Miike, produced by Kadokawa Pictures and distributed by Shochiku. The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Chiaki Kuriyama, and Mai Takahashi. The film focuses largely on creatures ...

'' (2005), Oh Tengu * ''

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'' (2005), Pootan * ''

Azumi 2 is a Japanese jidaigeki film written by Mataichiro Yamamoto and Yoshiaki Kawajiri, directed by Shusuke Kaneko, and starring Aya Ueto, Yuma Ishigaki, Chiaki Kuriyama and Shun Oguri. It is the only sequel to the Japanese film ''Azumi'' based on ...

'' (2005), Kinkaku * '' Origin: Spirits of the Past'' (2006), Shunack * '' Big Bang Love, Juvenile A'' (2006), assistant police inspector * '' Nihon Chinbotsu'' (2006), Shinichirō Nakata * ''

Memories of Tomorrow is a 2006 Japanese drama film starring Ken Watanabe, Higuchi Kanako and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The film is based on a novel of the same title published by Hiroshi Ogiwara in 2004. Plot The film begins by showing the inevitable out ...

'' (2006), Hasegawa * '' The Sword of Alexander'' (2007), Gonzō * '' Like a Dragon'' (2007), Imanishi * ''

'' (2007), Jōji Yazaki * '' Happy Ever After'' (2007) * '' SS'' (2008), Kurihara * ''

Climber's High is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Masato Harada. The film is about a newspaper editor (played by Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) who deals with the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123. Accolades 51st Blue Ribbon Awards * Best Film * Best Supporting Actor ...

'' (2008) * '' 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End'' (2008) * '' 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption'' (2009) * ''

'' (2009), Jōji Yazaki * ''

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'' (2010), Yoshiki Kawahira * '' The Raid 2'' (2014), Hideaki Gotō * '' The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji'' (2014) * ''Kiyamachi Daruma'' (2015), Shigeo Katsuura * ''

Galaxy Turnpike is a 2015 Japanese science fiction comedy film written and directed by Kōki Mitani. The film was released on October 24, 2015. Plot The film is set in 2265. Cast *Shingo Katori *Haruka Ayase *Shun Oguri * Yūka *Takanori Nishikawa *Kenichi E ...

'' (2015) * '' The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio'' (2016) * ''Usagi Oishi'' (2016), Katsusaburō Yamagiwa * ''

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'' (2017), Motonobu Ochiai * ''

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), Zebedee * ''Out and Out'' (2018) * '' Come Kiss Me at 0:00 AM'' (2019) * ''Sumodo'' (2020), narrator * ''The Supporting Actors: The Movie'' (2021), himself * '' The Great Yokai War: Guardians'' (2021), Yadōkai * ''Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale'' (2021) * ''The Mole Song: Final'' (2021) * ''Radiation House: The Movie'' (2022), Toshio Onodera

TV dramas

* '' Battle Fever J'' (1979), Yoshio Murano * ''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

'' (1986) episode.718(Final episode) * '' Special Rescue Exceedraft'' (1992), Seiji Nagai * ''

Tokusou Robo Janperson is a 1993 installment in Toei Company's Metal Hero Series franchise. The series revolved around Janperson, a robotic detective who patrolled the streets of Tokyo and fought against three different underworld organizations who used super technology ...

'' (1993), Doctor Saionji * ''

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series. It was Toei Company Limited's eighteenth production of the Super Sentai metaseries. The name given to this series by Toei for international distribution is ''Ninja Rangers''. Action footage from ...

'' (1994), Prince Junior * ''Hōjō Tokimune'' (2001), Miura Mitsumura * '' Kōshōnin'' (2003) * ''

Lion-Maru G is a Japanese tokusatsu series that aired from October 1, 2006 to December 24, 2006 in Japan, lasting 13 episodes. It is the third part in the Lion-Maru trilogy, following ''Kaiketsu Lion-Maru'' and '' Fuun Lion-Maru''. The "G" is short for 'Ghe ...

'' (2006), Junior * '' Fumō Chitai'' (2009) * ''Teppan'' (2010–2011), Jō Murakami * ''Taira no Kiyomori'' (2012),

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* Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2013-2019), Takashi Ebina * '' Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love?'' (2013), Isaku Ashimo * ''Border: Keishichô Sôsa Ikka Satsujinhan Sôsa Dai 4-gakkari (2014) * '' Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu'' (2015), Isao Tachibana * '' Dr.Rintarō'' (2015), Shigeto Araki * ''Wise and Foolish'' (2015), Taizan Mutō * ''Sanada Maru'' (2016), Uesugi Kagekatsu * ''Montage'' (2016), Jirō Sekiguchi * ''The Supporting Actors'' (2017), himself * ''

Warotenka is a Japanese historical drama television series and the 97th ''asadora'' series, following ''Hiyokko''. It premiered on October 2, 2017 and ended on March 31, 2018. The main character is based on Sei Yoshimoto, the co-founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo, ...

'' (2017), Gihei Fujioka * ''The Supporting Actors 2'' (2018), himself * ''Magic x Warrior Magimajo Pures!'' (2018), Jama Danshaku * '' Kuroido Goroshi'' (2018), Rokusuke Kuroido * '' Segodon'' (2018),

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 ...

* ''Radiation House'' (2019–2021), Toshio Onodera * ''Talio'' (2020) * ''The Supporting Actors 3'' (2021), himself * ''Shimura Ken to Drif no Daibakushō Monogatari'' (2021),

Chosuke Ikariya was a Japanese comedian and film actor, and leader of the comedy group The Drifters. His nickname was . Life and career 1931–1962: Childhood and early career Chōsuke Ikariya was born with the name on November 1, 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. D ...

* '' Don't Call It Mystery'' (2022), Kanzō Yabu

Video games

* ''Onimusha 3'' (2005) - Gargant (Japanese voice) * ''Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams'' (2006) - Gargant (Japanese voice) * ''

Yakuza 4 is an action-adventure game developed and released by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was introduced on July 24, 2009. A promotional video was presented at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, The sequel to ''Yakuza 3'', it was released on March 18, ...

'' (2010) - Junji Sugiuchi (voice and likeness) * ''

Binary Domain is a third-person shooter video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in February 2012 and Microsoft Windows in April 2012. The game is set in Tokyo, Japan, in the year 2080. ...

'' (2012) - Officer Phillips (Japanese voice) * ''Let It Die'' (2017) - Narration (Japanese voice)

Japanese dubbing

* ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), Groot * ''

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'' (2017), Groot * '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), Groot * ''

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'' (2018), Groot * '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), Groot * '' Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022), Groot

Awards

;2009 :*''

International Drama Festival in Tokyo The International Drama Festival in Tokyo (国際ドラマフェスティバル in TOKYO), is an annual award show for excellence in television drama production based in Tokyo, Japan. It is organized by the International Drama Festival in Tokyo E ...

'' – Best Supporting Actor

References

External links

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