Masanobu Ando.

Masanobu Ando (安藤政信, Andō Masanobu^?, born May 19, 1975 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director. Image File history File links Masanobuando. ... Image File history File links Masanobuando. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Japanese city. ... Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of HonshÅ«, Japan. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

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. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Takeshi Kitano , born January 18, 1947) is a Japanese comedian, actor, presenter, author, poet, painter, one-time video game designer, and film director who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. ... Kids Return is a 1996 movie written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. ...

Ando has extensive experience in both Japanese television drama and film and has played a large variety of different roles: mentally challenged (Ao no jidai, 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). This does not cite any references or sources. ... Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. ... Jiraiya, ninja and title character of the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... For other uses, see Body (disambiguation). ... Masanobu Ando as Kazuo Kiriyama in the film Battle Royale. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As well as acting, Ando has been in Japanese ad campaigns for the popular Japanese snack food, Pocky, Toyota, and for DoCoMo mobile phones. Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... A snack food is seen in Western culture as a type of food that is not meant to be eaten as part of one of the main meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, supper). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the automaker. ... NTT DoCoMo, Inc. ...

In 2003, he directed his first film, Adagietto. Sehr langsam, starring Japanese actress, Kumiko Aso. The short is included in a collection released by Peacedelic called Short Films. In it, he also stars in the short, 県道スター (loosely translated to "Prefectural road star"). Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kumiko Aso (麻生久美子 Asō Kumiko, born 17 June 1978 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese actress. ...

In his spare time, he enjoys photography and shopping. Photography [fәtɑgrәfi:],[foʊtɑgrәfi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or sensor. ... Shopping is the examining of goods or services from retailers with intent to purchase. ...

Profile

• Name: Masanobu Ando
• Japanese Name: 安藤政信
• Birthday: 19 May 1975
• Star Sign: Taurus
• Blood Type: O
• Height: 175cm
• Weight: 60kg
• Hobbies: Shopping, Photography

Dramas

• Tomodachi no Koibito (My Friend's Lover, 1997)
• When the Saints Come Marching In (with Noriko Sakai)

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Filmography

• Mei Lanfang Bio Pic (2008)
• Sukiyaki Western: Django (2007)
• Sakuran (2007)
• Nightmare Detective (2007)
• Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)
• Gimmy Heaven (2005)
• Aimless Aegis (2004)
• Black Kiss (aka Synchronicity, 2004, theatrical release in 2006)
• 69 (2004)
• Short Films (2003)
• Sonic Four Peace Vibe (2003)
• Showa kayo daizenshu (2003)
• Tokyo 10+01 (2003; Tokyo Eleven)
• Drive (2002)
• Gakkou no Kaidan Noroi special (2002)
• Satorare (2001, Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius)
• Red Shadow: Akakage (2001; Red Shadow)
• Battle Royale (2000)
• Space Travelers (2000)
• Monday (2000)
• Seinen wa kouya wo mezasu (1999; TV Series)
• Poppoya (1999; Railroad Man)
• Adrenaline Drive (1999)
• Innocent World (1998)
• Ao no jidai (1998; TV Series)
• Seija no koushin (1998; TV Series)
• Tomodachi no koibito (1997; TV Series)
• Kids Return (1996)
• Rex: kyoryu monogatari (1993)

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References

External links

• Masanobu Ando at the Internet Movie Database
• Masanobo Ando's talent agency, Stardust (Japanese)