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and

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. Born in

Kasugai, Aichi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 306,764, and a population density of 3,306 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The city is sometimes called Owarikasugai to avoid confusion with other mu ...

, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the

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for his performance in ''

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''. He won the award for best actor at the 37th

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for ''

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''. He made his directing debut in

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, and has taken leading roles in front of the camera in the three films he has directed as of 2006. He appeared in the Brazilian soap opera '' Morde & Assopra'', of 2011, as a scientist in the first chapter. He also appeared in the film ''

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'', also released in 2011, this time as the character Colonel Watanabe, officer of the

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, leader of Shindo Renmei and the great villain of the film

Selected filmography

Actor

Films

*1986 ''

The Sea and Poison ''The Sea and Poison'' () is a 1957 Japanese short novel written by Shūsaku Endō. Plot The story is set in Fukuoka hospital during the late stages of World War II, when Japan is demoralized by constant air raids. The intern Dr. Suguro partici ...

'', Suguro *1989 ''

Death of a Tea Master ''Death of a Tea Master'' ( ja, 千利休本覺坊遺文, ''Sen no Rikyu: Honkakubô ibun'' also known as ''Sen no Rikyū: Honkakubo's Student Writings'') is a 1989 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It is based on real life ...

'' *1991 '' The Pianist'' *1992 '' Luminous Moss'' *1994 ''

'' *1998 ''

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'', Ichirō Kiyose *1999 ''Minazuki'' *2001 ''An Adolescent'' *2004 '' Runin: Banished'' *2005 '' Yamato'',

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*2006 '' A Long Walk'' *2009 '' Goemon'',

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*2009 ''

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'' *2011 ''

'' *2012 ''

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'',

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*2015 ''Blood Bead'' *2016 '' 64: Part I'', Arakida *2016 '' 64: Part II'', Arakida *2016 '' If Cats Disappeared from the World'' *2016 ''

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'' *2018 ''Smokin' on the Moon'' *2018 ''Samurai's Promise'' *2019 ''According To Our Butler'', Ōtori *2019 ''

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'' *2019 ''Born Bone Born'' *2019 ''Iwane: Sword of Serenity'' *2020 ''One in a Hundred Thousand'' *2020 ''Independence of Japan'' *2021 ''Peaceful Death'' *2021 ''Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen'' *2021 ''

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'' *2021 ''99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie'', Shūichi Ōtomo *2021 ''

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'' *2022 ''Niwatori Phoenix'' *2022 ''Akira and Akira'', Kazuo Haneda *2022 ''Goodbye Cruel World'', Yakuza boss *2023 ''Kumo to Saru no Kazoku''

Television

*1976 '' Enban Sensō Bankid'' - Noboru Tenma/Bankid Pegasus *1983 ''

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'' – Matsudaira Katsutaka *1984–85 ''Miyamoto Musashi'' – Hon'iden Matahachi *1987 ''

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'' –

Ishida Mitsunari Ishida Mitsunari (, 1559 – November 6, 1600) was a Japanese samurai and military commander of the late Sengoku period of Japan. He is probably best remembered as the commander of the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the ...

*1994 ''

Hana no Ran was the 33rd Taiga drama to be broadcast on the NHK network in Japan. It premiered on 3 April 1994 and its finale aired on 25 December of the same year. Plot The story takes place during the Muromachi period of Japan, in the midst of the Ōn ...

'' –

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*2013 ''

Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese historical drama television series and the 52nd NHK taiga drama. Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, the drama focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase. Yae is a strong believer in women's rights and the story follo ...

'' –

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*2015 ''

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'' – Tamaki Bun'noshin *2015 ''Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 2'' – Kiyochika Iwashita *2016 ''Kyoaku wa Nemurasenai'' – Kiichi Hase *2017 ''Black Leather Notebook'' – Kenji Narabayashi *2019 ''An Artist of the Floating World'' *2019 ''

Manpuku , sometimes romanized as ''Mampuku'', is a Japanese television drama series and the 99th Asadora series, following '' Hanbun, Aoi''. It premiered on 1 October 2018, and concluded on 30 March 2019. The series is based on the lives of Momofuku Andō ...

Director

*2001 '' Shōjo'' a.k.a. ''An Adolescent'' *2004 '' Runin: Banished'' *2006 '' A Long Walk'' *2008 ''

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'' a.k.a. ''Out of the Wind'' *2013 ''

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'' a.k.a. ''Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi''

Dubbing

*1980 ''

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'' a.k.a. ''

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'' (

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) *1982 ''

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'' a.k.a. ''Luke Skywalker'' (Mark Hamill)

Personal life

Okuda is married to writer

Kazu Andō Kazu is a Japanese given name for both sexes. Notable people with the name include: *, wife of 14th shōgun Tokugawa Iemochi *, Japanese footballer, often called Kazu *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese Paralympic athlete *Kazu Hiro (born 1969), Ameri ...

and they have two daughters, film director

Momoko Ando is a Japanese film director. Biography Ando's father is actor Eiji Okuda and her mother the essayist Kazu Ando. She studied in the United Kingdom, and graduated from the University of London's Faculty of Arts. Later on, Ando went to New York Un ...

and actress

Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress. Career Ando won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival 2010 for ''Love Exposure'', ''The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio'' and '' Tsumitoka batsutoka''. She was also nominated for the a ...

References

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* 1950 births Living people Japanese male actors Japanese film directors People from Kasugai, Aichi {{Japan-actor-stub