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Masatoshi Nagase

Acting Born Jul 15, 1966 Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan 146 credits
146
Total Credits
1983–2026
44 Years Career Span
13
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Masatoshi Nagase is a Japanese actor. He was born on July 15, 1966. His name is written as 永瀬 正敏 in Japanese characters. As a professional performer, he is recognized for his work within the Japanese entertainment industry. This biographical information is based on records provided by the TMDB database, which documents his identity and date of birth. Nagase continues to be identified as a notable figure in film and television through his acting career. No further biographical details regarding his specific filmography, personal life, or professional accolades are included in the available reference materials.

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Known for

Film

Kokuho

as Gongoro Tachibana
Film

Yakushima's Illusion

as Ukyo's father
Film

Paterson

as Japanese Poet
Film

Sweet Bean

as Sentaro
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NBC Sunday Showcase

as Mitsunobu

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight

1994

The Private Detective Mike

as Mike Hama
Film

Suicide Club

as Detective Shibusawa
Film

Glassy Ocean

as Narrator

Joe Pickett

as Maiku Hama / Mikki

Tales of the Bizarre

1990
Film

Mystery Train

as Jun

Frequent co-stars

Ryo Yoshizawa 1 shared title
Ryusei Yokohama 1 shared title
Mitsuki Takahata 1 shared title
Shinobu Terajima 1 shared title
Soya Kurokawa 1 shared title
Keitatsu Koshiyama 1 shared title
Min Tanaka 1 shared title
Ken Watanabe 1 shared title
Nana Mori 1 shared title
Takahiro Miura 1 shared title

Career timeline

Numb
KokuhoGosh!!Yakushima's IllusionHokusai's DaughterIkimono no kiroku
AdabanaGekkan Matsuzaka ToriThe Box Man
Jigen DaisukeGOLDFISHBrats, Be Ambitious!Mountain WomanFamily
Hotel IrisJust RememberingThe Three Sisters of Tenmasou InnFantasmagorie~The Ghost ShowA Hundred Flowers
Namonaihi: A Day with No NameA Madder RedTracing Her Shadow
Hotel New MoonFancySakuraMaluLiving in the Sky
We Are Little ZombiesTalking the PicturesLove's Twisting PathThey Say Nothing Stays the SameRed Snow
VisionThe Chrysanthemum and the GuillotinePunk Samurai Slash DownButterfly Sleep
RadianceOur Time Will ComeThe Blue HeartsHappiness
Paterson64: Part 1Black Widow Business64: Part 2Bitter Honey
Sweet BeanFive to Nine
KANOWords with GodsDisconcertoThe Furthest End AwaitsDrive-In Gamo
The War and a WomanA Girl in the Apple FarmMiroku
A Road Stained Crimson
SmugglerEveryday Mom
Gelatin Silver, Love
Buyusenki Battle ChronicleDreaming AwakeR246 STORY
Funuke: Show Some Love, You Losers!
SakuranAngelThe Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
Detective Office 5: Another StorySummer of UbumeGina K
Loved GunThe Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One · DirectorThe Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One · ScreenplayThe Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One · EditorThe Hidden Blade
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No NameWorst by ChanceDead End Run
The Private Detective MikeAikiThe Sea Is Watching
Suicide ClubLuxurious BoneElectric Dragon 80000VGojoe: Spirit War ChronicleChloe
PARTY7The Experimental FilmEnclosed Pain
Hakuchi: The Innocent
Glassy OceanThree BusinessmenBeautiful Sunday
Abduction
The TrapA Class to Remember IIAtlanta BoogieYûriThe Rainbow Seeker

Full Filmography

146 titles
  • Numb (2026)
  • Kokuho (2025) as Gongoro Tachibana
  • Gosh!! (2025)
  • Yakushima's Illusion (2025) as Ukyo's father
  • Hokusai's Daughter (2025) as Hokusai
  • Ikimono no kiroku (2025)
  • Last Shadow at First Light (2025) as Isamu
  • Adabana (2024) as Aizu
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  • Gekkan Matsuzaka Tori (2024) as Komoto
  • The Box Man (2024) as "Myself"
  • Jigen Daisuke (2023) as Takeshi Kawashima
  • GOLDFISH (2023) as Ichi
  • Brats, Be Ambitious! (2023) as Makio Murase
  • Mountain Woman (2023)
  • Family (2023) as Kenji
  • Hotel Iris (2022) as Violent Man
  • Just Remembering (2022) as Jun
  • The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn (2022) as Ogawa Kiyoshi
  • Fantasmagorie~The Ghost Show (2022) as The coffee shop owner
  • A Hundred Flowers (2022) as Asaba Yohei
  • Noise (2022) as Tsutomu Hatakeyama
  • Confession (2022)
  • Namonaihi: A Day with No Name (2021)
  • A Madder Red (2021) as Nakamura
  • Tracing Her Shadow (2021)
  • Hotel New Moon (2020) as Takeshi Tanaka
  • Fancy (2020) as Akira Takasu
  • Sakura (2020) as Akio Hasegawa
  • Malu (2020)
  • Living in the Sky (2020) as Pet Undertaker
  • Child of the Stars (2020) as Chihiro's Father
  • Just the Two of Us (2020) as Shunsaku
  • We Are Little Zombies (2019) as Haruhiko Ibu
  • Talking the Pictures (2019) as Shusei Yamaoka
  • Love's Twisting Path (2019) as Kobayashi
  • They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) as Nihei
  • Red Snow (2019) as Kazuki Shirakawa
  • The First Supper (2019) as Hitoshi
  • BOLT (2019)
  • Vision (2018) as Satoshi
  • The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018) as Narrator
  • Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018) as Nobuuzu Deusu
  • Butterfly Sleep (2018) as Omura
  • Radiance (2017) as Masaya Nakamori
  • Our Time Will Come (2017) as Colonel Yamaguchi
  • The Blue Hearts (2017) as (segment “Frozen Expectations”)
  • Happiness (2017) as Kanzaki
  • Paterson (2016) as Japanese Poet
  • 64: Part 1 (2016) as Yoshio Amamiya
  • Black Widow Business (2016) as Yoshinori Honda
  • 64: Part 2 (2016) as Yoshio Amamiya
  • Bitter Honey (2016) as Goldfish Seller
  • Zen and Bones (2016) as Kazuo Kondo
  • The Cross (2016) as Shunsuke’s father
  • Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections (2016)
  • Sweet Bean (2015) as Sentaro
  • Five to Nine (2015) as Yamanaka
  • KANO (2014) as Hyotaro Kondo
  • Words with Gods (2014) as (ep. "Sufferings")
  • Disconcerto (2014) as Kobayashi
  • The Furthest End Awaits (2014) as Eriko's boyfriend
  • Drive-In Gamo (2014)
  • The War and a Woman (2013) as Nomura
  • A Girl in the Apple Farm (2013) as Mikami Tamao
  • Miroku (2013)
  • A Road Stained Crimson (2012)
  • Smuggler (2011) as Joe
  • Everyday Mom (2011)
  • Gelatin Silver, Love (2009) as Photographer
  • Buyusenki Battle Chronicle (2008)
  • Dreaming Awake (2008)
  • R246 STORY (2008)
  • Funuke: Show Some Love, You Losers! (2007) as Shinji
  • Sakuran (2006) as Mitsunobu
  • Angel (2006) as Yoshikawa
  • The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya (2006) as Ensign Nagayo
  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (2005)
  • Summer of Ubume (2005) as Tatsumi Sekiguchi
  • Gina K (2005)
  • Loved Gun (2004) as Katsushi Hayamada
  • The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One (2004) Director
  • The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One (2004) Screenplay
  • The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One (2004) Editor
  • The Hidden Blade (2004) as Munezô Katagiri
  • Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (2003) as Mike Yokohama
  • Worst by Chance (2003) as Kazuo Hikita
  • Dead End Run (2003)
  • The Private Detective Mike (2002) as Mike Hama
  • Aiki (2002)
  • The Sea Is Watching (2002) as Ryosuke
  • Suicide Club (2001) as Detective Shibusawa
  • Luxurious Bone (2001) as Shintani
  • Electric Dragon 80000V (2001) as Thunderbolt Buddha
  • Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2001) as Tetsukichi
  • Chloe (2001) as Kotaro
  • Stereo Future (2001) as Keisuke Katsura
  • Pistol Opera (2001) as Man Dressed in Black
  • Getting Wild with Our Monkey (2001) as Sashi
  • 0cm⁴ (2001) as Takashi Maeda
  • Tampen (2001) as Dead Man
  • My Name Is Magokoro (2001) as Taro Magokoro
  • PARTY7 (2000) as Shunichirô Miki
  • The Experimental Film (2000)
  • Enclosed Pain (2000)
  • Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999) as Party Guest
  • Glassy Ocean (1998) as Narrator
  • Three Businessmen (1998) as Blind Man
  • Beautiful Sunday (1998)
  • Abduction (1997) as Ichiro Fuji
  • The Trap (1996) as Maiku Hama / Mikki
  • A Class to Remember II (1996)
  • Atlanta Boogie (1996)
  • Yûri (1996)
  • The Rainbow Seeker (1996)
  • Flirt (1995) as Hal's assistant
  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) as Maiku Hama
  • Cold Fever (1995) as Hirata
  • BeRLiN (1995) as Tetsuo
  • The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994) as Maiku Hama
  • Powder Road (1994)
  • Motorcycle Girl (1994)
  • Original Sin (1992) as Makoto Hirano
  • 悪女 (1992) as Ishii Takahiro
  • Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992) as Ryusuke
  • Autumn Moon (1992) as Tokio
  • Asian Beat: Shadow of Nocturne (1991)
  • Asian Beat: Love from Temasek (1991)
  • My Sons (1991) as Tetsuo
  • Asian Beat: I Love Nippon (1991)
  • Mourning Work (1991)
  • Asian Beat: Powder Road (1991)
  • Asian Beat: Sunrise in Kampung (1991)
  • Tales of the Bizarre (1990)
  • Graduation (1990)
  • Defeat the Devil! (1990)
  • Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch (1990)
  • Mystery Train (1989) as Jun
  • Oshare dorobō (1989)
  • Mama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter (1988) as Kenichiro Mizusawa
  • Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special (1988)
  • Mama Is an Idol (1987) as Kenichiro Mizusawa
  • Space Girl Morumo 1/10 (1987)
  • 時にはいっしょに (1986)
  • Radio City Fantasy (1984)
  • P. P. Rider (1983) as Jojo
  • Miyuki (1983) as Masato Wakamatsu

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Masatoshi Nagase best known for?

Masatoshi Nagase is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Kokuho (2025), Yakushima's Illusion (2025), Paterson (2016), Sweet Bean (2015).

When and where was Masatoshi Nagase born?

Masatoshi Nagase was born on July 15, 1966 in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

How many credits does Masatoshi Nagase have?

Masatoshi Nagase has accumulated over 146 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1983 to 2026.

What is Masatoshi Nagase's background in cinema and television?

Masatoshi Nagase is a Japanese actor. He was born on July 15, 1966. His name is written as 永瀬 正敏 in Japanese characters. As a professional performer, he is recognized for his work within the Japanese entertainment industry. This biographical information is based on records provided by the TMDB database, which documents...

Masatoshi Nagase by the numbers

146credits
138films
8TV series
1983–2026active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (146) Born on July 15

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