---
name: "Daisuke Ban"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daisuke-ban"
fi1m_id: "daisuke-ban"
imdb_id: "nm0051499"
tmdb_id: 554057
wikidata_id: "Q3273740"
roles: []
born: "5 May 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T03:00:06.482678+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Daisuke Ban

## Identity

Daisuke Ban

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daisuke-ban
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** daisuke-ban
- **IMDb ID:** nm0051499
- **TMDB ID:** 554057
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3273740
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Ban, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3273740, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051499/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/554057

Actor. Born 5 May 1947 in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan.

## Details

- **Born:** 5 May 1947, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
- **Also known as:** 伴 大介, 伴直弥, 斎藤 清憲, 斎藤清憲, Kiyonori Saito, Saitō Kiyonori, Ban Naoya, Naoya Ban, Ban Daisuke
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Ban, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3273740, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051499/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/554057

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Ring*](https://film.one/film/ring.md) (84)

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## Biography

Daisuke Ban (伴 大介), also credited under names including 伴 直弥 and 斎藤 清憲, is a Japanese actor. He was born on 5 May 1947 in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, and graduated from Saitama-Ken Senior High School.

Ban made his acting debut in 1971 and gained prominence as Jiro / Kikaider in the 1972 television series *Android Kikaider*. He later appeared in other tokusatsu series including *Inazuman*, *Ninja Captor* and *Choujuu Sentai Liveman* (as Doctor Hoshi). He is also known for portraying Dr. Heihachirô Ikuma in the films *Ring* (1998), *Ring 2* (1999), *The Spiral* (1998) and *Ring 0* (2000). Ban published an autobiography in 2001.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, animenewsnetwork.com, asianwiki.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ring* (1998), Fi1m 84, as Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma — [page](https://film.one/film/ring.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Nebagiba New World* (2021), Actor
- *Millionaire Samurai Constable* (2019), series, Creator
- *HE-LOW THE SECOND* (2019), Actor
- *HE-LOW* (2018), Actor
- *Go for Broke* (2017), as Mr. Otani
- *Kikaider Reboot* (2014), as Kyujiro Maeno
- *Blood of the Samurai 2* (2007), as Sensei
- *GARO* (2005), series, as Gouki Fudou
- *Premonition* (2004), as Vice Principal
- *Blood of the Samurai: The Series* (2004), series, Actor
- *Ring 0* (2000), as Heihachirô Ikuma
- *Ring 2* (1999), as Heihachirô Ikuma
- *Ring* (1998), as Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ring.md)
- *The Spiral* (1998), as Heihachirô Ikuma
- *Cursed Beauties: Ghost Stories of Evil Spirits* (1996), Actor
- *My Beloved Ultraseven* (1993), as Bunta
- *Scary True Stories: Night Two* (1992), Actor
- *Chōjin Sentai Jetman* (1991), series, as Dr. Aizawa
- *Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo* (1990), Actor
- *Special Rescue Police Winspector* (1990), series, as Masanobu Koyama
- *Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally* (1989), Actor
- *Choujuu Sentai Liveman* (1988), series, as Doctor Hoshi
- *Hikari Sentai Maskman* (1987), series, as Fu Clan Ninja Ijin
- *Hariko no tora* (1983), Actor
- *Battle Fever J* (1979), series, as Makoto Jin
- *The Sex Pervert* (1977), as Masao Nishimura
- *Special Crime Investigation Front* (1977), series, Actor
- *Ninja Captor: The Movie* (1976), as Daisuke Izumo / Fire Ninja Captor 7
- *Ninja Captor* (1976), series, as Daisuke Izumo
- *Inazuman Flash* (1974), as Goro Watari / Inazuman
- *Flying from the Movie Screen: Inazuman* (1974), as Goro Watari / Inazuman
- *Inazuman* (1973), series, as Watari Goro / Sanagiman / Inazuman
- *Kikaida 01* (1973), series, as Jiro / Kikaida
- *Flying at Ya', Android Kikaider* (1973), as Jiro / Kikaider
- *Android Kikaider* (1972), series, as Jiro/Kikaider
- *Kikaida: Android of Justice* (1972), series, as Jiro

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