Movies by Masanobu Ando
As part of the cast:
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2011)
Cast: Ching-Tai Lin, Da-Ching, Vivian Hsu …
Directed by: Te-Sheng Wei
This vivid drama tells the true story of the 1930s rebellion of the Taiwanese aboriginal Seediq tribe against the Japanese occupation. The warriors set out to reclaim their self-respect as…
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Smuggler (2011)
Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Yasuko Matsuyuki …
Directed by: Katsuhito Ishii
With his hopes of an acting career dashed, Kinuta finds himself indebted to an enigmatic character. He's soon forced to pay off the debt by smuggling dead bodies -- and an elite assassin…
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The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman (2010)
Cast: Masanobu Ando, You Benchang, Liu Xiaoye …
Directed by: Wuershan
This outlandish action-comedy follows three stories, each involving a kitchen cleaver forged from the swords of legendary warriors. One swordsman wields the cleaver in battle; a chef uses it…
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Forever Enthralled (2008)
Cast: Leon Lai, Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun …
Directed by: Kaige Chen
Follow the turbulent life of Mei Lanfang (Leon Lai) -- a legendary innovator in the world of Beijing opera -- in this lavish period biopic that chronicles Mei's rise to fame in China and…
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Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
Cast: Hideaki Ito, Masanobu Ando, Quentin Tarantino …
Directed by: Takashi Miike
In a strange land where East meets West, two rival gangs -- the Heike Reds and the Genji Whites -- are locked in a deadly feud over a fortune in gold until a lone hero (Hideaki Ito) comes to…
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Sakuran (2006)
Cast: Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Hiroki Narimiya …
Directed by: Mika Ninagawa
In 18th-century Japan, apprentice courtesan Kiyoha (portrayed by Japanese pop superstar Anna Tsuchiya) works in a brothel in the fashionable Yoshiwara district. Determined to gain her…
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Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)
Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Ryuhei Matsuda, Masanobu Ando …
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Directed by world-renowned filmmaker Takashi Miike and based on the novel by Ato Masaki, this visually stunning tale centers on the tumultuous and passionate relationship between two young…
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Nightmare Detective (2006)
Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Ren Ôsugi, Ren Ohsugi …
Directed by: Shinya Tsukamoto
A female detective (Hitomi) investigates a mysterious pair of suicides in this Japanese supernatural thriller. When it's revealed that both victims died after dialing zero on their…
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Synesthesia (2005)
Cast: Aoi Miyazaki, Masanobu Ando, Yosuke Eguchi …
Directed by: Toru Matsurra
A man inflicted with a bizarre sensory disease may be the only person on the planet who can stop a bloodthirsty killer. Shin (Yosuke Eguchi) tracks the serial killer Picasso using his…
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Black Kiss (2004)
Cast: Masanobu Ando, Ken Mitsuishi, Reika Hashimoto …
Directed by: Macoto Tezka
To advance her career, aspiring model Asuka (Reika Hashimoto) relocates to Toyko, where she moves in with a new roommate. Meanwhile, a serial killer is at large, and Asuka soon witnesses his…
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Karaoke Terror: The Complete Japanese Showa Songbook (2003)
Cast: Masanobu Ando, Miwako Ichikawa, Ryuhei Matsuda …
Directed by: Tetsuo Shinohara
In this dark, cult comedy set to retro karaoke hits, a war for revenge rages between two sects of karaoke devotees when a middle-age divorcée from the Midoris crew is killed by a…
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Tokyo 10+01 (2003)
Cast: Eddie, Natsuki Kato, Masanobu Ando …
Directed by: Higuchinsky
Spoofing the 2000 sci-fi thriller Battle Royale, this tongue-in-cheek action flick opens in the year A.D. 2XXX, when 11 criminals awake to find themselves in an abandoned warehouse, poised to…
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Red Shadow (2001)
Cast: Masanobu Ando, Megumi Okina, Kumiko Aso …
Directed by: Hiroyuki Nakano
Three student ninjas, Akakage (Masanobu Ando), Aokage (Jun Murakami) and Asuka (Kumiko Aso), are put to the test by their teacher to see if they're ready to graduate and become…
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Battle Royale (2001)
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
When even schoolchildren begin to abuse a system on the verge of social collapse, the Japanese government introduces a strict new punishment whereby randomly chosen students are taken to a…
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Adrenaline Drive (2000)
Cast: Hikari Ishida, Masanobu Ando, Jovi Jova …
Directed by: Shinobu Yaguchi
It's crooks vs. crooks in this high-octane parody of Japanese teen-romance flicks. Following a horrific explosion at Yakuza headquarters, a timid nurse and a shy rental-car attendant…
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Kids Return (1996)
Cast: Masanobu Ando, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto …
Directed by: Takeshi "Beat" Kitano
The relationship of two friends -- Masaru (Ken Kaneko) and Shinji (Masanobu Ando) -- is recounted via flashback, coming full circle from their time as joined-at-the-hip, puerile miscreants to…