Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Acting
Born 1975-05-19Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

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

Movies (62)

Battle Royale
7.3

Battle Royale

2000Movie7.3
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
7.7

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

2021Movie7.7
Sadako vs. Kayako
5.6

Sadako vs. Kayako

2016Movie5.6
City Hunter
6.5

City Hunter

2024Movie6.5
Sakuran
6.5

Sakuran

2006Movie6.5
Railroad Man
7.1

Railroad Man

1999Movie7.1
Sukiyaki Western Django
6.2

Sukiyaki Western Django

2007Movie6.2
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
7.0

The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

2021Movie7.0
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
6.9

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius

2001Movie6.9
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
6.1

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation

2016Movie6.1
No No Sleep
6.1

No No Sleep

2015Movie6.1
Kids Return
6.9

Kids Return

1996Movie6.9
69
6.5

69

2004Movie6.5
Red Shadow
4.9

Red Shadow

2001Movie4.9
A Flower Aflame
5.8

A Flower Aflame

2016Movie5.8
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
7.3

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

2011Movie7.3
Rohan at the Louvre
7.7

Rohan at the Louvre

2023Movie7.7
Synesthesia
4.8

Synesthesia

2005Movie4.8
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
7.8

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

2012Movie7.8
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
5.5

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

1993Movie5.5
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman
5.4

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

2011Movie5.4
Gonin Saga
5.1

Gonin Saga

2015Movie5.1
Green Mind, Metal Bats
6.6

Green Mind, Metal Bats

2006Movie6.6
Stay Mum
7.7

Stay Mum

2024Movie7.7
Code Blue: The Movie
6.5

Code Blue: The Movie

2018Movie6.5
Strawberry Shortcakes
5.6

Strawberry Shortcakes

2006Movie5.6
Still Life of Memories
4.1

Still Life of Memories

2018Movie4.1
The Yin Yang Master Zero
6.2

The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024Movie6.2
Kokoro
5.7

Kokoro

2016Movie5.7
SHORT FILMS

SHORT FILMS

2003Movie
Adrenaline Drive
7.2

Adrenaline Drive

1999Movie7.2
Monday
7.0

Monday

2000Movie7.0
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
6.4

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006Movie6.4
Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final
6.6

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final

2016Movie6.6
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
8.0

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

2011Movie8.0
Smuggler
6.4

Smuggler

2011Movie6.4
Aegis
5.5

Aegis

2005Movie5.5
Nightmare Detective
6.1

Nightmare Detective

2007Movie6.1
Crickets
7.0

Crickets

2006Movie7.0
Karaoke Terror
5.7

Karaoke Terror

2003Movie5.7
Space Travelers
6.1

Space Travelers

2000Movie6.1
Forever Enthralled
6.2

Forever Enthralled

2008Movie6.2
Lenses on Her Heart
7.0

Lenses on Her Heart

2018Movie7.0
Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope
1.0

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope

2013Movie1.0
Drive
6.9

Drive

2002Movie6.9
Making-of Kids Return
6.8

Making-of Kids Return

1996Movie6.8
Petal Dance
6.4

Petal Dance

2013Movie6.4
Black Kiss
5.5

Black Kiss

2004Movie5.5
The Setting Sun
6.0

The Setting Sun

2022Movie6.0
ZOKKI
7.3

ZOKKI

2021Movie7.3
Day and Night
6.2

Day and Night

2019Movie6.2
Tokyo 10+01
6.3

Tokyo 10+01

2002Movie6.3
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

2001Movie
Innocent World
7.0

Innocent World

1998Movie7.0
An Emblem Dedicated To You
4.5

An Emblem Dedicated To You

2017Movie4.5
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

2019Movie
Making of 'Battle Royale'

Making of 'Battle Royale'

2000Movie
My Brother, The Android And Me

My Brother, The Android And Me

2022Movie
Thousand and One Nights
6.0

Thousand and One Nights

2022Movie6.0
School Ghost Story: Curse Special
8.8

School Ghost Story: Curse Special

2000Movie8.8
Beautiful 2015

Beautiful 2015

2015Movie
Sakura

Sakura

2021Movie

TV Shows (27)

Code Blue
7.6

Code Blue

2008Series7.6
Fishbowl Wives
6.1

Fishbowl Wives

2022Series6.1
The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk
8.8

The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk

2015Series8.8
Your Turn to Kill
7.5

Your Turn to Kill

2019Series7.5
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
6.7

Keigo Higashino Mysteries

2012Series6.7
House of the Owl
6.5

House of the Owl

2024Series6.5
Voice
5.8

Voice

2019Series5.8
シリーズ・横溝正史短編集

シリーズ・横溝正史短編集

2016Series
Love and Fortune
6.9

Love and Fortune

2018Series6.9
Pandora's Fruit
5.0

Pandora's Fruit

2022Series5.0
Destiny
5.6

Destiny

2024Series5.6
Tokyo Houchi Shokudo
7.5

Tokyo Houchi Shokudo

2021Series7.5
The Royal Family
8.7

The Royal Family

2025Series8.7
Cheers to Miki Clinic
6.0

Cheers to Miki Clinic

2019Series6.0
DIVER -Special Investigation Unit-
5.0

DIVER -Special Investigation Unit-

2020Series5.0
The Sun Does Not Move
7.5

The Sun Does Not Move

2020Series7.5
My Second Aoharu
7.5

My Second Aoharu

2023Series7.5
The Ship of Theseus
6.8

The Ship of Theseus

2020Series6.8
Koi no sanriku ressha kon de iko!
6.0

Koi no sanriku ressha kon de iko!

2016Series6.0
When the Saints Go Marching In
9.7

When the Saints Go Marching In

1998Series9.7
真田十勇士 SHADOWS OF THE TEN NINJA

真田十勇士 SHADOWS OF THE TEN NINJA

2026Series
Gossip
7.2

Gossip

2022Series7.2
Black Scandal

Black Scandal

2018Series
それを愛とまちがえるから
7.0

それを愛とまちがえるから

2019Series7.0
Tomodachi no Koibito

Tomodachi no Koibito

1997Series
The Ideal Man
7.5

The Ideal Man

2021Series7.5
Blue Days
8.0

Blue Days

1998Series8.0