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Masanori Ishii

Acting Born Mar 21, 1973 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Masanori Ishii is a Japanese actor, comedian and narrator. In August 1994, he teamed up with Yoshiyuki Ishizuka to form the comedy duo "Ari to kirigirisu" or "Ant to the Grasshopper". He has had roles in such works as The Incite Mill, Suite Dreams, Journey to the West.

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Known for

GARO

as Seiji Kawabata

Solitary Gourmet

2012

Kumokiri Nizaemon

2013

Galileo

as Nobuhiko Kurita

Kekkaishi

as Hakubi (voice)

Full filmography

  • GARO (2005) as Seiji Kawabata
  • Solitary Gourmet (2012)
  • Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994) as 西園寺守
  • Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013)
  • Galileo (2007) as Nobuhiko Kurita
  • Hero (2001) as Naoya Mishima
  • Radiation House (2019) as Fukuzo Yamada
  • Kekkaishi (2006) as Hakubi (voice)
  • NHK Special: Unsolved Cases (2011)
  • Guardian of the Market (2022)
  • Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi (2019)
  • In Hand (2019)
  • The Farthest Galaxy (2013)
  • Secret Makeover (2024) as Oginome Seiji
  • Spiritual Teacher, Kyoko Odagiri (2010) as Takahashi Koichi
  • Sell My Hand (2023) as Hino Wataru
  • Starman: A Love Story (2013) as Kosuke Maekawa
  • Striped Sheep (2011) as Yanagihara Keitarou
  • Fukushima 50 (2020) as Yasuaki Kudo
  • Run Through Beyond the Wind (2021)
  • Okashina Keiji (2003)
  • Bittersweet (2023) as Yasunori Makimura
  • Secret Relationship: The teacher is my housemate (2011)
  • Ms. Sadistic Detective (2015)