Kenichi Endō
Appearance
Kenichi Endō | |
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遠藤 憲一 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
Years active | 1979-present |
Agent | EN's Tower |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Website | www2u |
Kenichi Endō (遠藤 憲一, Endō Ken'ichi, born 28 June 1961) is a Japanese actor and writer.[1][2] He is best known for his roles in Visitor Q (2001), Crows Zero (2007), Crows Zero 2 (2009), and The Raid 2: Berandal (2014).
Appearances
Films
- Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), Kōhei
- Family (2001)
- Agitator (2001)
- Visitor Q (2001), Kiyoshi Yamasaki
- The Guys from Paradise (2001), Toshiyuki Unno
- Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)
- Sabu (2002), Giichi
- Kikoku (2003), Sorimachi
- The Man in White (2003), Niimi
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action (2004), Algolian Volger
- Nobody Knows (2004), Kyōbashi
- The Great Yokai War (2005), Ōtengu
- Cromartie High - The Movie (2005), Pootan
- Azumi 2 (2005), Kinkaku
- Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006), Shunack
- Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006), assistant police inspector
- Nihon Chinbotsu (2006), Shinichirō Nakata
- Memories of Tomorrow (2006), Hasegawa
- The Sword of Alexander (2007), Gonzō
- Like a Dragon (2007)
- Crows Zero (2007), Jōji Yazaki
- SS (2008), Kurihara
- 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008)
- 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
- Crows Zero 2 (2009), Jōji Yazaki
- Railways (2010), Yoshiki Kawahira[3]
- The Raid 2 (2014), Gotō
- Kiyamachi Daruma (2015), Shigeo Katsuura[4]
- Galaxy Turnpike (2015)
- Usagi Oishi (2016), Katsusaburō Yamagiwa
- Mixed Doubles (2017), Motonobu Ochiai
- Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
- Out and Out (2018)
TV dramas
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994), Prince Junior[5]
- Kōshōnin (2003)
- Lion-Maru G (2006), Junior[6]
- Fumō Chitai (2009)[7]
- Teppan (2010–2011), Jō Murakami[8]
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012), Hōjō Tokimasa
- Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love? (2013), Isaku Ashimo[9]
- Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu (2015), Isao Tachibana[10]
- Dr.Rintarō (2015), Shigeto Araki[11]
- Tamiō (2015), Taizan Mutō
- Sanada Maru (2016), Uesugi Kagekatsu
- Montage (2016), Jirō Sekiguchi
- The Supporting Actors (2017), himself
- Warotenka (2017), Gihei Fujioka
- The Supporting Actors 2 (2018), himself
- Magic x Warrior Magimajo Pures! (2018), Jama Danshaku[12]
- Kuroido Goroshi (2018), Rokusuke Kuroido
- Segodon (2018), Katsu Kaishū
Video games
- Onimusha 3 (2005) - Gargant (Japanese voice)
- Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (2006) - Gargant (Japanese voice)
- Yakuza 4 (2010) - Junji Sugiuchi (voice and likeness)
- Binary Domain (2012) - Officer Phillips (Japanese voice)
- Let It Die (2017) - Narration (Japanese voice)[13]
Japanese dubbing
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Groot
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Groot
- Avengers: Infinity War, Groot[14]
Awards
- 2009
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- International Drama Festival in Tokyo - Best Supporting Actor
References
- ^ 遠藤憲一のプロフィール [Kenichi Endō's Profile] (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "遠藤憲一 映画.com" [Kenichi Endō eiga.com] (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Elley, Derek (8 July 2010). "Railways". Film Business Asia. Film Business Asia Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "木屋町DARUMA Official Website" (in Japanese). kiyamachi-daruma.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ 特捜戦隊デカレンジャー (in Japanese). Toei Company, Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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- ^ 不毛地帯 遠藤憲一インタビュー (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 朝ドラ「てっぱん」追加キャスト発表!遠藤憲一「オレでいいのかな」と困惑 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 安堂ロイド~A.I. knows LOVE?~. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 大島優子、極道役の遠藤憲一を“ホンモノ”扱い! (in Japanese). IID, Inc. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 堺雅人興奮!蒼井優、吉瀬美智子ら追加キャスト発表 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "「魔法×戦士 マジマジョピュアーズ!」 放送決定!2018年春、テレビ東京系にて放送スタート" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Tomy. 30 January 2018.
- ^ "CAST|PlayStation®4用サバイバルアクションゲーム - Let It Die". letitdie.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "アベンジャーズ/インフィニティ・ウォー". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 19 June 2018.