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is a Japanese actor. Ando has appeared in films such as Takeshi Kitano's '' Kids Return'' (1996), Kinji Fukasaku's '' Battle Royale'' (2000), Takashi Miike's ''
Sukiyaki Western Django is a 2007 English-language Japanese Western film directed by Takashi Miike. The title of the film refers to the Japanese dish ''sukiyaki'' as well as Sergio Corbucci's Spaghetti Western film '' Django.'' The film was produced by Sedic Internatio ...
'' (2007), and Chen Kaige's '' Forever Enthralled'' (2008). He also appears in Tsai Ming-liang's award-winning film ''
No No Sleep No No Sleep () is a 2015 mainland China—Taiwan—Hong Kong short film by Taiwanese film director Tsai Ming-liang, winning ''Best Director'' at the Taipei Film Awards in 2015. It features Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng and Japanese actor Masanobu ...
'' (2015), in a series of statically filmed urban scenes without dialogue.


Career

When Masanobu Ando completed school his direction towards a specific career path was not immediately concrete. In 1994 he was approached by a talent scout on the street and was offered an acting role, which began a new journey for Ando and his acting career.ВТОРОЕ РОЖДЕНИЕ МАСАНОБУ АНДО
. ''Kimono''. Published March 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
Ando's career took off after starring in his first film, Takeshi Kitano's '' Kids Return'' (1996), which became one of Kitano's most successful films in Japan. He played the role of Shinji, a high school student who gave up school to pursue boxing with his best friend. Ando became a popular young actor in Japan during the late 1990s, but his career slowed down in the 2000s, when he took fewer roles and was only in one or two films per year.The Rebirth of Masanobu Ando
Published 2016.
He is most famous in the West for his psychopath-killer role of Kazuo Kiriyama in
Kinji Fukusaku was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor ...
's '' Battle Royale'' (2000), a blockbuster dystopia film, which managed to be one of the most famous blood and gore films of the decade. In 1998 he visited Russia to film for a Japanese show, ''Seinen wa Kouya wo Mezasu'', where he travelled from Vladivostok to
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along the Trans-Siberian Railway. Ando co-starred in Takashi Miike's ''
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'' with Ryuhei Matsuda. He played a supporting role in Shinya Tsukamoto's '' Nightmare Detective''. Ando also appeared in
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's '' Smuggler''. He has taken part in the Toronto Film Festival. Around 2016, the twentieth anniversary of his entry into the film industry, Ando made a comeback and starred in several films, including '' Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation'', '' Gonin Saga'', and ''
Sadako vs. Kayako is a 2016 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Kōji Shiraishi. It is a crossover of the '' Ju-on'' and the ''Ring'' series. The film was first teased as an April Fools' joke on April 1, 2015, but was later confirmed on December 10 to ...
''.


Personal life

Ando is married and has two children.


Filmography


Film

* ''Rex: kyoryu monogatari'' (1993) * '' Kids Return'' (1996) - Shinji * ''Innocent World'' (1998) * ''
Adrenaline Drive is a 1999 Japanese comedy film directed by Shinobu Yaguchi. Plot A young milktoast car rental company driver named Satoru Suzuki (Masanobu Ando) and a mousy nurse named Shizuko Sato (Hikari Ishida) are both in dire need of a confidence boost. Th ...
'' (1999) - Satoru Suzuki * ''
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'' (1999) - Toshiyuki Yoshioka * '' Monday'' (2000) - Mitsuo Kondo, the dead man * ''
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'' (2000) - Makoto Fujimoto ("Black Cat") * '' Battle Royale'' (2000) - Kazuo Kiriyama - otoko 6-ban * ''Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius'' (2001) - Kenichi Satomi * '' Red Shadow'' (2001) - Akakage * ''Drive'' (2002) - Kodama Makato * ''Karaoke Terror'' (2003) - Sugioka * ''
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'' (2003) - Fake * ''Short Films'' (2003) * ''Sonic Four: Peace Vibe'' (2003) * '' 69'' (2004) - Tadashi "Adama" Yamada * ''Black Kiss'' (2004) - Tatsuo Sorayama * ''Synesthesia'' (2005) - Takashi Nohara * ''Aegis'' (2005) - Don-chol * ''
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'' (2006) - Shiro Kazuki * ''Green Mind, Metal Bats'' (2006) - Ishioka * '' Crickets'' (2006) - Taichi * '' Strawberry Shortcakes'' (2006) - Kikuchi * '' Nightmare Detective'' (2006) - Detective Wakamiya * '' Sakuran'' (2006) - Seiji * ''
Sukiyaki Western Django is a 2007 English-language Japanese Western film directed by Takashi Miike. The title of the film refers to the Japanese dish ''sukiyaki'' as well as Sergio Corbucci's Spaghetti Western film '' Django.'' The film was produced by Sedic Internatio ...
'' (2007) - Yoichi * '' Forever Enthralled'' (2008) - Ryuichi Tanaka * '' The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman'' (2010) * ''
Seediq Bale ''Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale'' ( Seediq: ; literally ''Real Seediq'' or ''Real Men''; ) is a 2011 Taiwanese historical drama film directed by Wei Te-sheng and produced by John Woo, based on the 1930 Musha Incident in central Taiwan. The ...
'' (2011, part 1, 2) - Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan * ''Smuggler'' (2011) - Spine * ''R-18 Bungaku-sho Vol.1: Jijojibaku no Watashi'' (2013) - Yamura * '' Petal Dance'' (2013) - Naoto * ''
No No Sleep No No Sleep () is a 2015 mainland China—Taiwan—Hong Kong short film by Taiwanese film director Tsai Ming-liang, winning ''Best Director'' at the Taipei Film Awards in 2015. It features Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng and Japanese actor Masanobu ...
'' (2015, Short) * '' Gonin Saga'' (2015) - Seiji Shikine * ''Le coeur régulier'' (2016) - Jiro * ''
Sadako vs. Kayako is a 2016 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Kōji Shiraishi. It is a crossover of the '' Ju-on'' and the ''Ring'' series. The film was first teased as an April Fools' joke on April 1, 2015, but was later confirmed on December 10 to ...
'' (2016) - Spiritual Medium Kyozo * ''Kashin'' (2016) - Yasunori Ochi * '' Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation'' (2016) - Hajime Gakuto * ''Still Life of Memories'' (2018) - Haruma * ''Lenses on Her Heart'' (2018) - Yuji Kiba * '' Code Blue the Movie'' (2018) - Hiroki Shinkai * ''Day and Night'' (2019) - Kenichi Kitamura * '' The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill'' (2021) - Suzuki * ''Zokki'' (2021) * '' Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning'' (2021) - Takasugi Shinsaku * ''
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'' (2022) - Jiro Uehara * ''My Brother, The Android and Me'' (2022) * ''Thousand and One Nights'' (2022), Yōji


Television

* ''My Friend's Lover'' (1997) - Tomoya Kashiwagi * ''When the Saints Go Marching In'' (1998) - Ren Takahara * ''Blue Days'' (1998) - Juri Sawaki * ''Seinen wa Kouya o Mezasu'' (1999, TV Movie) - Jun * ''Gakko no Kaidan: Haru no Noroi Special'' (2000, TV Movie) - Satô (segment "Kyôfu shinrigaku nyûmon") * ''Higashino Keigo Mysteries'' (2012) - Bito Shigehisa / Akiyama Yuichi * '' Code Blue'' (2017) * ''
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'' (2019) * '' Kirin ga Kuru'' (2020–21) - Shibata Katsuie * ''Ship of Theseus'' (2020) * ''The Sun Stands Still: The Eclipse'' (2020) * ''Fishbowl Wives'' (2022) - Takuya


Awards

* 1996: Hochi Film Award – Newcomer Award ('' Kids Return'') * 1996:
Golden Arrow Award A Golden Arrow Award was an accolade presented by the members of the Japan Magazine Publishers Association (JMPA) to recognize excellence in domestic media, such as in film, television, and music. The 1st Golden Arrow Awards were held on March 17 ...
– Newcomer Award (film) (''Kids Return'') * 1996:
Nikkan Sports Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the ''Nikkan Sports''. Categories *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Film, Best Film *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director ...
Best Newcomer (''Kids Return'') * 1996:
Japanese Movie Critics Awards are presented annually since 1991. As with the New York Film Critics Circle Awards and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, the selection committee consists of film critics. Award winners 1990s 1991 (1st Japanese Movie Critics Award ...
– Best Newcomer (''Kids Return'') * 1996: Kinema Junpo Award – Best New Actor (''Kids Return'') * 1997: Japan Academy Prize – Newcomer of the Year (''Kids Return'') * 1997: Mainichi Film Awards – New Talent Award (''Kids Return'') * 1997: Tokyo Sports Film AwardBest Newcomer (''Kids Return'') * 1997:
Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...
– Best New Talent (''Kids Return'')


References


External links


Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ando, Masanobu 1975 births Living people People from Kawasaki, Kanagawa Japanese male television actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male film actors Former Stardust Promotion artists