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Acting

Masanobu Ando

Career: Active from 1996 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 36
top three billing

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: Kids Return
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Masanobu Ando Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wholesome
2.4, average 3.4
Family Dynamics
3.9, average 4.8
Nostalgia
3.2, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Japanese Cinema 14
Character-Driven 7
Fast-Paced 6
Psychological Thriller 6
Japanese Drama 3
Historical Epic 3
Crime Thriller 3
Psychological Drama 3
Strong Female Lead 3
Martial Arts 3
Erotic Drama 2
Adultery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

22 titles · average score 64

Shadows of the Ten Ninja

TV show · as Yukimura Sanada

City Hunter

63

as Hideyuki Makimura

House of the Owl

65

TV show · as Ichiro Ogami

Destiny

59

TV show · as Okuda Takashi

The Yin Yang Master Zero

60

as Sadafumi Heguri

Stay Mum

as Yasuo Inukai

Rohan at the Louvre

68

as Ryunosuke Tatsumi

Fishbowl Wives

60

TV show · as Takuya Hiraga

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

74

as Shinsaku Takasugi

The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

69

as Suzuki

The Sun Does Not Move

TV show · as Osamu Sakurai

The Ship of Theseus

TV show · as Mikio Kimura

2010s

29 titles · average score 60

Day and Night

as Kenichi Kitamura

Cheers to Miki Clinic

TV show · as Miki Shouichirou

Still Life of Memories

46

as Haruma

Sadako vs. Kayako

47

as Keizō Tokiwa

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation

55

as Yasui

A Flower Aflame

as Yasunori Ochi

No No Sleep

64

as Japanese Man

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope

as Shuji Yamura

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan

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

68

as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan

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

78

as Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

38

as The Mute

2000s

23 titles · average score 64

Nightmare Detective

56

as Detective Wakamiya

Sukiyaki Western Django

58

as Yoichi

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

65

as Shiro Kazuki

Sakuran

72

as Seiji

Synesthesia

51

as Takashi Nohara

61

as Adama

Karaoke Terror

61

as Sugioka

Tokyo 10+01

as Fake

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius

66

as Kenichi Satomi

Red Shadow

52

as Akakage

Battle Royale

81

as Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)

Space Travelers

65

as Makoto Fujimoto

1990s

7 titles · average score 74

Adrenaline Drive

62

as Satoru Suzuki

Railroad Man

72

as Toshiyuki Yoshioka

Blue Days

TV show · as Shuri Sawaki

Innocent World

as Takuya

When the Saints Go Marching In

TV show · as Takahara Ren

Tomodachi no Koibito

TV show

Kids Return

89

as Shinji