Ashiya Gannosuke

Name: Ashiya Gannosuke
Native name: 芦屋雁之助
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: May 29, 1931
Died: April 7, 2004

Gannosuke Ashiya was born on May 29, 1931 in Kyoto, Japan as Kiyoshi Nishibe. He was an actor, known for Hissatsu!: Sure Death! ( 1984), Pom Poko (1994) and Kunoichi keshô (1964). Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1999	Asuka Japanese Drama, 1999, 149 eps Fujiyoshi Ganjiro [Kyoko's father] (Support Role)	149	Fujiyoshi Ganjiro [Kyoko's father] Support Role	7.6
1987	Osato Japanese Drama, 1987, 129 eps (Support Role)	129	Support Role	0.0
1985	Ichiban Daiko Japanese Drama, 1985, 150 eps (Support Role)	150	Support Role	8.0
1983	Mito Komon Season 14 Japanese Drama, 1983, 37 eps (Ep. 12) (Guest Role)	37	(Ep. 12) Guest Role	8.0
1983	Ooka Echizen Season 7 Japanese Drama, 1983, 27 eps (Ep. 22) (Guest Role)	27	(Ep. 22) Guest Role	0.0
1982	Mito Komon Season 13 Japanese Drama, 1982, 26 eps (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 7) Guest Role	0.0
1982	Youi don Japanese Drama, 1982, 153 eps (Support Role)	153	Support Role	8.0
1980	Niji o Oru Japanese Drama, 1980, 153 eps Kitagawa Daikichi [Sotaro's friend] (Support Role)	153	Kitagawa Daikichi [Sotaro's friend] Support Role	8.0
1980	Mito Komon Season 11 Japanese Drama, 1980, 26 eps (Ep. 15) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 15) Guest Role	0.0
1980	Hadaka no Taisho Horoki Japanese Drama, 1980, 83 eps Yamashita Kiyoshi (Main Role)	83	Yamashita Kiyoshi Main Role	8.0
1979	3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei Japanese Drama, 1979, 23 eps Kajiura Seiichi [Yuji's father] (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	23	Kajiura Seiichi [Yuji's father] (Ep. 3) Guest Role	7.4
1978	Ooka Echizen Season 5 Japanese Drama, 1978, 26 eps (Ep. 23) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 23) Guest Role	0.0
1977	Mito Komon Season 8 Japanese Drama, 1977, 29 eps (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	29	(Ep. 6) Guest Role	0.0
1971	Mito Komon Season 3 Japanese Drama, 1971, 28 eps (Ep. 16) (Guest Role)	28	(Ep. 16) Guest Role	8.0
1969	Mito Komon Japanese Drama, 1969, 32 eps Genan (Guest Role)	32	Genan Guest Role	7.0
1964	Mito Komon Japanese Drama, 1964, 61 eps (Ep. 51) (Guest Role)	61	(Ep. 51) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2004	Mask de 41 Japanese Movie, 2004, Punk Lee (Support Role)	Punk Lee Support Role	6.0
1990	Ruten no Umi Japanese Movie, 1990, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1982	The Dropout Japanese Movie, 1982, Shimamura Seiji (Unknown)	Shimamura Seiji Unknown	0.0
1981	Muddy River Japanese Movie, 1981, Shinoda [Horse cart man] (Guest Role)	Shinoda [Horse cart man] Guest Role	7.5
1974	The Drifters no Gokuraku wa Dokoda!! Japanese Movie, 1974, [Funeral House Director] (Support Role)	[Funeral House Director] Support Role	0.0
1971	Onna Toseinin Japanese Movie, 1971, Katsuji Hanada (Main Role)	Katsuji Hanada Main Role	7.0
1969	Inferno of Torture Japanese Movie, 1969, Onikichi (Support Role)	Onikichi Support Role	5.9
1967	Gamblers Japanese Movie, 1967, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1966	Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom Japanese Movie, 1966, [On-Duty Soldier (1)] (Support Role)	[On-Duty Soldier (1)] Support Role	5.0
1965	The Private, the C. O. Japanese Movie, 1965, Sergeant Ezaki (Support Role)	Sergeant Ezaki Support Role	0.0
1965	The Third Contest Japanese Movie, 1965, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1965	Taking the Castle Japanese Movie, 1965, Shirakonaya Chojiro (Support Role)	Shirakonaya Chojiro Support Role	1.0
1963	Alone Across the Pacific Japanese Movie, 1963, [Ship carpenter] (Bit part)	[Ship carpenter] Bit part	7.5
1963	Arashi o Yobu Juhachi-nin Japanese Movie, 1963, Moriyama (Support Role)	Moriyama Support Role	8.5
1963	Tenya Wanya Jirocho Dochu Japanese Movie, 1963, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1960	Birth of Sazae-san's Baby Japanese Movie, 1960, [Order taker C] (Bit part)	[Order taker C] Bit part	0.0
1959	Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife Japanese Movie, 1959, Gannosuke (Support Role)	Gannosuke Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2003	Kyoto no Themis Onna Saibankan 1 Japanese Special, 2003, 1 eps [Taxi driver] (Guest Role)	1	[Taxi driver] Guest Role	0.0
1995	Oyaji no Hige 18 Japanese Special, 1995, 1 eps Kasai Sogoro (Support Role)	1	Kasai Sogoro Support Role	0.0
1994	Oyaji no Hige 16 Japanese Special, 1994, 1 eps Kasai Sogoro (Support Role)	1	Kasai Sogoro Support Role	2.0
1993	Oyaji no Hige 14 Japanese Special, 1993, 1 eps Kasai Sogoro (Support Role)	1	Kasai Sogoro Support Role	0.0
1992	Oyaji no Hige 13 Japanese Special, 1992, 1 eps Kasai Sogoro (Support Role)	1	Kasai Sogoro Support Role	0.0
1992	Oyaji no Hige 12 Japanese Special, 1992, 1 eps Kasai Sogoro (Support Role)	1	Kasai Sogoro Support Role	0.0
1991	Oyaji no Hige 11 Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps Kasai Sogoro (Support Role)	1	Kasai Sogoro Support Role	0.0
1991	Oyaji no Hige 10 Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps Kasai Sogoro (Support Role)	1	Kasai Sogoro Support Role	0.0
1991	Oyaji no Hige 9 Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps Kasai Sogoro (Support Role)	1	Kasai Sogoro Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1982	This Person Show Japanese TV Show, 1982, 112 eps (Ep. 29, 79) (Guest)	112	(Ep. 29, 79) Guest	0.0
1951	Kouhaku Uta Gassen Japanese TV Show, 1951, 76 eps (Ep. 35) (Guest)	76	(Ep. 35) Guest	7.6

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