Ando Masanobu

Name: Ando Masanobu
Native name: 安藤政信
Also Known as: Andou Masanobu, あんどうまさのぶ
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: May 19, 1975
Age: 50

Masanobu Ando is an established actor both in Japanese television drama and film and has gained a lot of acting experience. Famous directors whom he has worked with before include Kitano Takeshi, Motohiro Katsuyuki and Fukasaku Kinji. He is best known for his role as the the insane killer in Battle Royale (2000). These days he is mainly focusing on films. --DramaWiki Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2021	Sakura,	Movie	0.0
2021	Mirrorliar Films Season 1	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	Passing the Reins Japanese Drama, 2025, 10 eps Hironaka Hiroshi (Support Role)	10	Hironaka Hiroshi Support Role	7.8
2024	House of the Owl Japanese Drama, 2024, 10 eps Ogami Ichiro [Ryutaro's eldest son] (Support Role)	10	Ogami Ichiro [Ryutaro's eldest son] Support Role	7.1
2024	Destiny Japanese Drama, 2024, 9 eps Okuda Takashi [Kanade's live-in partner] (Support Role)	9	Okuda Takashi [Kanade's live-in partner] Support Role	7.1
2023	My Second Aoharu Japanese Drama, 2023, 10 eps Hinata Shogo (Support Role)	10	Hinata Shogo Support Role	7.8
2022	Top Gift Japanese Drama, 2022, 11 eps Igarashi Toru (Support Role)	11	Igarashi Toru Support Role	1.0
2022	Pandora no Kajitsu: Kagaku Hanzai Sosa File Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2022, 6 eps Karl Khan ["Body Hacker Japan" founder] (Support Role)	6	Karl Khan ["Body Hacker Japan" founder] Support Role	7.4
2022	Pandora's Fruit Japanese Drama, 2022, 10 eps Karl Khan ["Body Hacker Japan" founder] (Support Role)	10	Karl Khan ["Body Hacker Japan" founder] Support Role	7.5
2022	Fishbowl Wives Japanese Drama, 2022, 8 eps Hiraga Takuya [Sakura's husband] (Support Role)	8	Hiraga Takuya [Sakura's husband] Support Role	7.1
2022	Gossip: #Kanojo ga Shiritai Honto no 〇〇 Japanese Drama, 2022, 11 eps Niwa Masaki ["Camphor Shuppan" COO] (Support Role)	11	Niwa Masaki ["Camphor Shuppan" COO] Support Role	7.4
2021	Tokyo Houchi Shokudo Japanese Drama, 2021, 8 eps Higashi Kotaro (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	8	Higashi Kotaro (Ep. 8) Guest Role	8.1
2021	Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2021, 10 eps Kuon Kyosuke (Support Role)	10	Kuon Kyosuke Support Role	7.5
2021	Riso no Otoko Japanese Drama, 2021, 8 eps Mitsuyasu (Support Role)	8	Mitsuyasu Support Role	7.0
2020	Diver: Tokushu Sennyuhan Japanese Drama, 2020, 5 eps Date Naoya (Support Role)	5	Date Naoya Support Role	7.5
2020	Taiyo wa Ugokanai: The Eclipse Japanese Drama, 2020, 6 eps Sakurai Osamu [AN Communications] (Support Role)	6	Sakurai Osamu [AN Communications] Support Role	7.3
2020	The Ship of Theseus Japanese Drama, 2020, 10 eps Kimura Mikio (Support Role)	10	Kimura Mikio Support Role	7.8
2020	Kirin ga Kuru Japanese Drama, 2020, 44 eps Shibata Katsuie [Nobunaga's vassal] (Support Role)	44	Shibata Katsuie [Nobunaga's vassal] Support Role	8.0
2019	Your Turn to Kill: Counterattack Japanese Drama, 2019, 10 eps Sano Go [Room 501] (Support Role)	10	Sano Go [Room 501] Support Role	7.9
2019	Your Turn to Kill Japanese Drama, 2019, 10 eps Sano Go [Room 501] (Support Role)	10	Sano Go [Room 501] Support Role	8.0
2019	Sore o Ai to Machigaerukara Japanese Drama, 2019, 5 eps Hoshino Seiichiro (Main Role)	5	Hoshino Seiichiro Main Role	5.9
2019	Miki Kurinikku de Kanpai o Japanese Drama, 2019, 10 eps Miki Shouichirou (Main Role)	10	Miki Shouichirou Main Role	7.4
2018	Black Scandal Japanese Drama, 2018, 10 eps Teshigawara Junya (Main Role)	10	Teshigawara Junya Main Role	6.9
2018	Love and Fortune Japanese Drama, 2018, 12 eps Tsuchiya Jo (Support Role)	12	Tsuchiya Jo Support Role	6.9
2017	Code Blue Season 3 Japanese Drama, 2017, 10 eps Shinkai Hiroki [Brain surgeon] (Support Role)	10	Shinkai Hiroki [Brain surgeon] Support Role	8.4
2016	Pretty Proofreader Japanese Drama, 2016, 10 eps Kiritani Ayumu [Former writer] (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	10	Kiritani Ayumu [Former writer] (Ep. 6) Guest Role	8.1
2012	Higashino Keigo Mysteries Japanese Drama, 2012, 11 eps Bito Shigehisa / Akiyama Yuichi (Ep. 6) (Support Role)	11	Bito Shigehisa / Akiyama Yuichi (Ep. 6) Support Role	7.3
1998	Ao no Jidai Japanese Drama, 1998, 11 eps Sawaki Shuri (Support Role)	11	Sawaki Shuri Support Role	7.2
1998	Seija no Koushin Japanese Drama, 1998, 11 eps Takahara Ren (Support Role)	11	Takahara Ren Support Role	7.7
1997	Tomodachi no Koibito Japanese Drama, 1997, 12 eps Kashiwagi Tomoya (Main Role)	12	Kashiwagi Tomoya Main Role	6.5

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2024	Stay Mum Japanese Movie, 2024, Inukai Yasuo [Yoichi's father] (Support Role)	Inukai Yasuo [Yoichi's father] Support Role	7.5
2024	City Hunter Japanese Movie, 2024, Makimura Hideyuki (Support Role)	Makimura Hideyuki Support Role	7.7
2024	Onmyoji 0 Japanese Movie, 2024, Heguri no Sadafumi (Support Role)	Heguri no Sadafumi Support Role	7.5
2023	Rohan au Louvre Japanese Movie, 2023, Ryunosuke Tatsumi (Support Role)	Ryunosuke Tatsumi Support Role	7.4
2022	The Setting Sun Japanese Movie, 2022, Uehara Jiro (Main Role)	Uehara Jiro Main Role	0.0
2022	Thousand and One Nights Japanese Movie, 2022, Tamura Youji (Support Role)	Tamura Youji Support Role	0.0
2022	My Brother, the Android and Me Japanese Movie, 2022, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2021	Mirrorliar Films Season 1 Japanese Movie, 2021, {Sakura} (Support Role)	{Sakura} Support Role	0.0
2021	Sakura, Japanese Movie, 2021, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2021	The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill Japanese Movie, 2021, Suzuki [Utsubo's subordinate] (Support Role)	Suzuki [Utsubo's subordinate] Support Role	7.8
2021	Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning Japanese Movie, 2021, Takasugi Shinsaku (Support Role)	Takasugi Shinsaku Support Role	8.5
2021	Zokki Japanese Movie, 2021, [Dojo teacher] (Support Role)	[Dojo teacher] Support Role	6.9
2019	Day and Night Japanese Movie, 2019, Kitamura Kenichi (Main Role)	Kitamura Kenichi Main Role	7.2
2018	Lenses on Her Heart Japanese Movie, 2018, Yuji (Main Role)	Yuji Main Role	6.7
2018	Code Blue: The Movie Japanese Movie, 2018, Shinkai Hiroki [Brain Surgeon] (Support Role)	Shinkai Hiroki [Brain Surgeon] Support Role	8.2
2018	Still Life of Memories Japanese Movie, 2018, Haruma (Main Role)	Haruma Main Role	6.1
2016	Ushijima the Loan Shark: The Final Japanese Movie, 2016, Hajime Gakuto (Support Role)	Hajime Gakuto Support Role	7.4
2016	A Flower Aflame Japanese Movie, 2016, Ochi Yasunori (Main Role)	Ochi Yasunori Main Role	6.4
2016	Sadako vs Kayako Japanese Movie, 2016, Tokiwa Kyozo (Support Role)	Tokiwa Kyozo Support Role	6.6
2016	Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation Japanese Movie, 2016, Yasui (Support Role)	Yasui Support Role	6.7
2015	Gonin Saga Japanese Movie, 2015, Shikine Seiji (Support Role)	Shikine Seiji Support Role	6.5
2015	No No Sleep Taiwanese Movie, 2015, (Main Role)	Main Role	6.8
2013	Petal Dance Japanese Movie, 2013, Naoto (Support Role)	Naoto Support Role	7.2
2011	Smuggler Japanese Movie, 2011, Spine (Support Role)	Spine Support Role	6.9
2011	Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II - Rainbow Bridge Taiwanese Movie, 2011, Kojima Genji (Main Role)	Kojima Genji Main Role	7.7
2011	Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Taiwanese Movie, 2011, Kojima Genji (Main Role)	Kojima Genji Main Role	7.5
2011	The Butcher, The Chef, and The Swordsman Chinese Movie, 2011, Mute (Main Role)	Mute Main Role	6.7
2008	Forever Enthralled Chinese Movie, 2008, Tanaka Ryuichi (Support Role)	Tanaka Ryuichi Support Role	7.3
2007	Sukiyaki Western Django Japanese Movie, 2007, Yoichi (Support Role)	Yoichi Support Role	6.9
2007	Sakuran Japanese Movie, 2007, Seiji (Support Role)	Seiji Support Role	7.5
2007	Nightmare Detective Japanese Movie, 2007, Detective Wakamiya (Support Role)	Detective Wakamiya Support Role	6.7
2006	Strawberry Shortcakes Japanese Movie, 2006, Kikuchi (Support Role)	Kikuchi Support Role	6.9
2006	Crickets Japanese Movie, 2006, Taichi (Support Role)	Taichi Support Role	3.0
2006	Green Mind, Metal Bats Japanese Movie, 2006, Ishioka (Main Role)	Ishioka Main Role	5.5
2006	46 Billion Years of Love Japanese Movie, 2006, Kazuki Shiro (Main Role)	Kazuki Shiro Main Role	6.7
2006	Black Kiss Japanese Movie, 2006, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.1
2006	Gimme Heaven Japanese Movie, 2006, Nohara Takashi (Support Role)	Nohara Takashi Support Role	6.9
2005	Boukoku no Aegis Japanese Movie, 2005, Don Chol (Support Role)	Don Chol Support Role	6.7
2004	69 Sixty Nine Japanese Movie, 2004, Yamada "Adama" Tadashi (Support Role)	Yamada "Adama" Tadashi Support Role	7.0
2003	Karaoke Terror Japanese Movie, 2003, Sugioka (Support Role)	Sugioka Support Role	6.9
2002	Drive Japanese Movie, 2002, Kodama Makato (Support Role)	Kodama Makato Support Role	7.4
2002	Tokyo Eleven Japanese Movie, 2002, Fake (Main Role)	Fake Main Role	6.2
2001	Red Shadow Japanese Movie, 2001, Akakage (Main Role)	Akakage Main Role	6.3
2001	Satorare: Tribute to a Sad Genius Japanese Movie, 2001, Satomi Kenichi (Main Role)	Satomi Kenichi Main Role	7.7
2000	Battle Royale Japanese Movie, 2000, Kiriyama Kazuo [Boy #6] (Support Role)	Kiriyama Kazuo [Boy #6] Support Role	7.8
2000	Monday Japanese Movie, 2000, Kondo Mitsuo (Support Role)	Kondo Mitsuo Support Role	7.5
2000	Space Travelers Japanese Movie, 2000, Fujimoto / "Black Cat" (Main Role)	Fujimoto / "Black Cat" Main Role	7.4
1999	Adrenaline Drive Japanese Movie, 1999, Suzuki Satoru (Main Role)	Suzuki Satoru Main Role	7.3
1999	Railroad Man Japanese Movie, 1999, Yoshioka Toshiyuki (Support Role)	Yoshioka Toshiyuki Support Role	7.6
1998	Innocent World Japanese Movie, 1998, Takuya (Main Role)	Takuya Main Role	7.0
1996	Kids Return Japanese Movie, 1996, Shinji (Main Role)	Shinji Main Role	7.5
1993	Rex: Dinosaur Story Japanese Movie, 1993, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.7

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2026	Song of the Samurai: Youthful Days in Edo Japanese Drama, 2026, 2 eps Tanaka Shinbei (Support Role)	2	Tanaka Shinbei Support Role	0.0
2022	Ikematsu Sousuke x Kindaichi Kosuke 3 Japanese Special, 2022, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	8.0
2018	Code Blue Mou Hitotsu no Senjou Japanese Special, 2018, 1 eps Shinkai Hiroki [Brain Surgeon] (Support Role)	1	Shinkai Hiroki [Brain Surgeon] Support Role	7.6
2018	Streetwise in Wonderland - Jiken no Hou ga Hotte Okanai Tantei Japanese Special, 2018, 2 eps Private detective Wada (Main Role)	2	Private detective Wada Main Role	7.1
2017	Streetwise In Wonderland Japanese Special, 2017, 1 eps Wada (Main Role)	1	Wada Main Role	6.5
2017	Kimi ni Sasageru Emblem Japanese Special, 2017, 1 eps Kamimura Ren (Support Role)	1	Kamimura Ren Support Role	7.6
2016	Koi no Sanriku Japanese Special, 2016, 3 eps Osako Tatsuya (Main Role)	3	Osako Tatsuya Main Role	7.3
2000	Gakko no Kaidan: Haru no Noroi Special Japanese Special, 2000, 1 eps {Kyofu Shinri-gaku Nyumon} Sato (Main Role)	1	{Kyofu Shinri-gaku Nyumon} Sato Main Role	0.0
1999	Seinen Koya wo Mezasu '99 Japanese Special, 1999, 1 eps Jun (Main Role)	1	Jun Main Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2014	KinKi Kids no BunBuBoon Japanese TV Show, 2014, 417 eps (Ep.273) (Guest)	417	(Ep.273) Guest	8.7
2007	Bokura no Jidai Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps (Guest)	900	Guest	0.0

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