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Masanobu Ando

Date of birth: 1975-05-19

Place of birth: Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Masanobu Andô, Andō Masanobu, Masanobu Andō, Andô Masanobu, Masanobu Andou, Andou Masanobu, 安藤 政信

Masanobu Ando

Biography

Masanobu Ando  (安藤 政信, Andō Masanobu, born May 19, 1975 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director. For his second film, in 1996, he won the Film Academy of Japan's Best New Actor Award, starring in Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return. Ando has extensive experience in both Japanese television drama and film and has played a large variety of different roles: mentally challenged (Innocent World), bank robber (Space Travelers, Drive), doctor (Transparent), ninja and samurai (Red Shadow), even a corpse (Monday). Out of all of Ando's characters, he is best known for his role as Kazuo Kiriyama, the heartless, psychopathic killer in the controversial film, Battle Royale (2000). He also played an art forger in the low-budget Battle Royale parody Tokyo 10+01 (2003). As well as acting, Ando has been in Japanese ad campaigns for the popular Japanese snack food, Pocky, Toyota, and for DoCoMo mobile phones. In 2003, he directed his first film, Adagietto. Sehr langsam, starring Japanese actress, Kumiko Aso. The short is included in Hiroyuki Nakano's Peacedelic compilation called Short Films. In it, he also stars in the short, 県道スター (loosely translated to "Prefectural road star"). In his spare time, he enjoys photography and shopping Description above from the Wikipedia article Masanobu Ando, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movie Credits

Battle Royale
3.6

Battle Royale

2000-12-16

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to k

Rohan at the Louvre
4

Rohan at the Louvre

2023-05-26

Rohan Kishibe is a mangaka who can read people like a book. At work on a new creation, Rohan recalls

Adrenaline Drive
3.5

Adrenaline Drive

1999-02-18

A gas leak explosion at a yakuza hideout provides a shy nurse and a rental car clerk with the opport

Kids Return
3.5

Kids Return

1996-07-27

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. Th

My Brother, The Android And Me
0

My Brother, The Android And Me

2022-01-07

A lonely researcher doubting his own existence builds an android which looks exactly like himself.

Sukiyaki Western Django
3.1

Sukiyaki Western Django

2007-09-15

A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to j

Monday
3.5

Monday

2000-04-29

A simple funeral turns a man's world Topsy turvy. He wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless

Nightmare Detective
3

Nightmare Detective

2007-01-13

When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is calle

Drive
3.3

Drive

2002-08-24

Kenichi Asakura is an uptight, hyper-square salesman. One day, three bank robbers commandeer his van

Black Kiss
2.6

Black Kiss

2004-10-01

Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment

Space Travelers
3

Space Travelers

2000-04-08

Three bank robbers, who declare themselves to be Space Travelers, take six persons as hostages when

Railroad Man
3.5

Railroad Man

1999-06-05

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his

Strawberry Shortcakes
2.8

Strawberry Shortcakes

2006-09-23

Follows the ups and downs of four female friends in Tokyo looking for love and trying to cope with t

Smuggler
3.2

Smuggler

2011-10-22

To pay off his loan shark, failed actor Ryōsuke Kinuta is forced to smuggle dead bodies – and one li

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman
2.7

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

2011-03-17

A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen clea

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
3.3

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius

2001-03-17

A young, good-hearted doctor Kenichi suffers from a rare syndrome whereby his feelings cannot be hid

SHORT FILMS
0

SHORT FILMS

2003-03-08

Omnibus of six short films: Return; Ken-do star; Hana to oji-san; Adagietto Sehr, langsam; Nakayoki

The Setting Sun
3

The Setting Sun

2022-11-04

Aegis
2.1

Aegis

2005-07-30

The Isokaze, an Aegis-class escort vessel, sets sail on a routine training exercise, playing host to

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
0

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

2001-01-13

The late Kinji Fukasaku directed "Battle Royale" - his 60th movie - at the age of 70. This film foll

Making of 'Battle Royale'
0

Making of 'Battle Royale'

2000-12-01

An abundance of footage from the shooting of Battle Royale and cast and crew discussions.

Petal Dance
3.1

Petal Dance

2013-04-19

Long-time friends Jinko and Motoko hear that their college friend Miki has jumped into the ocean. Th

Forever Enthralled
3.1

Forever Enthralled

2008-12-05

The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the

Synesthesia
1.9

Synesthesia

2005-03-01

Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to

The Yin Yang Master Zero
2.7

The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024-04-19

During the Heian period, Abe no Seimei trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration wit

Thousand and One Nights
2.9

Thousand and One Nights

2022-10-06

Tomiko, a middle-aged woman, waits patiently for her husband, who disappeared thirty years ago, to r

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
3.6

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag

2011-09-09

An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when

Sakuran
3.2

Sakuran

2006-12-07

Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwa

Red Shadow
2.4

Red Shadow

2001-08-11

The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the ninja were trai

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
4

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge

2011-09-30

After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japane

Innocent World
0

Innocent World

1998-10-03

High school student Ami was born through a fertilization technique. Her brother is developmentally c

Tokyo 10+01
2.8

Tokyo 10+01

2002-08-03

A group of 11 criminals are trapped in a warehouse with bracelets. The 11 learn that they are part o

Green Mind, Metal Bats
3.3

Green Mind, Metal Bats

2006-08-26

The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a t

Crickets
3.5

Crickets

2006-11-23

Kaoru, a wealthy woman whose youth is fading, abandons the hustle and bustle of the city to live a p

69
3.1

69

2004-07-10

Hoping to catch a girl's attention, high school students Ken and Adama cook up an ambitious plan. Th

Karaoke Terror
2.8

Karaoke Terror

2003-11-08

One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him

No No Sleep
3

No No Sleep

2015-04-21

In 2015, Tsai Ming-Liang was once again invited by the Hong Kong International Film Festival to make

City Hunter
3.3

City Hunter

2024-04-24

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance wi

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
4

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

2012-05-10

An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when

Stay Mum
3.9

Stay Mum

2024-06-07

Chisako Satoya, a writer, and her father, Kozo, had a long-standing feud and had been living apart f

Gonin Saga
2.5

Gonin Saga

2015-09-26

Seiji is a third generation "Gosei kai" gang member. He works to build up the group's strength. Mean

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
3

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation

2016-03-05

Izumi Hoshi is senior in high school, but she led a small yakuza group in her past. After killing he

Sadako vs. Kayako
2.8

Sadako vs. Kayako

2016-06-18

A girl, Yūri Kurahashi, after watching a cursed videotape together with her friend in a haunted hous

Kokoro
2.9

Kokoro

2016-03-30

After her brother's death, Alice leave France for Japan and takes refuge in a small village just abo

Sakura,
0

Sakura,

2021-01-01

The protagonist has been secretly meeting with his friend A's lover. But then A suddenly dies. The f

An Emblem Dedicated To You
1.5

An Emblem Dedicated To You

2017-01-03

Kazuya Takajo was a promising soccer player. At the age of 23, he was selected for the national A fo

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final
3.3

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final

2016-10-22

A classmate from Ushijima's middle school days, Takemoto, shows up. He was a kind man, but now is jo

Code Blue: The Movie
3.4

Code Blue: The Movie

2018-07-27

A medical team is dispatched to the patients on a helicopter to provide medical care in the field as

Still Life of Memories
2.1

Still Life of Memories

2018-07-21

Haruma is an up-and-coming photographer who is getting full exposure at a photo exhibition in a Toky

Day and Night
3.1

Day and Night

2019-01-26

A man suicides causing ruin for his family, reasons are unknown, but his son will decide to take rev

Lenses on Her Heart
3.5

Lenses on Her Heart

2018-09-15

Akemi is unable to get over the death of his girlfriend, but a book leads to his encounter with Akan

School Ghost Story: Curse Special
4.9

School Ghost Story: Curse Special

2000-03-28

Japanese horror film with four segments.

Making-of Kids Return
3.4

Making-of Kids Return

1996-12-31

Making of Takeshi Kitano's movie Kids Return.

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope
0.5

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope

2013-02-02

Yuria discovered the pleasure of tying herself up in her university days, and resumes the pursuit i

A Flower Aflame
2.9

A Flower Aflame

2016-08-06

When Sonoko enters a traditional Japanese arranged marriage with Amamiya facilitated by her parents

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
3.2

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006-02-11

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facilit

THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
3.5

THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

2021-02-05

Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being o

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
2.5

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

1993-07-03

A young girl befriends an infant T-rex after her paleontologist father nurtures a lair of lost dinos

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
3.8

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

2021-06-04

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gent

ZOKKI
3.6

ZOKKI

2021-04-02

Five loosely connected storylines concerning the secrets and lies, the fears and tears, and the puer

Beautiful 2015
0

Beautiful 2015

2015-03-25

Understanding "beauty" for 2015... From Beijing, Huang Jianxin wonders if it's nobler to sleep or n

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
0

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

2019-11-08

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」