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name: "Makoto Ashikawa"
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born: "19 April 1960"
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# Makoto Ashikawa

Actor. Born 19 April 1960 in Osaka, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 April 1960, Osaka, Japan

## Biography

Makoto Ashikawa is a Japanese actor born on 19 April 1960 in Osaka. He has appeared in numerous films and television series since the late 1980s.

His credits include roles in Takeshi Kitano films such as *Violent Cop* (1989) as Kikuchi, *Boiling Point* (1990) as Akira, *Kids Return* (1996) as Teacher Hashida, *Fireworks* (1997) as Tanaka, and *Zatoichi* (2003) as Carpenter. He has also appeared in *Ju-on: The Curse* (2000) and *Ju-on: The Curse 2* (2000) as Tatsuya Suzuki, *Cold Fish* (2011) as Supermarket Manager, and *Takeshis'* (2005) as Assistant at Audition, as well as later television work.

*Sources: imdb.com, asianwiki.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fireworks* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Tanaka — [page](https://film.one/film/fireworks.md)

## Also known for

- *Zatoichi* (2003), Carpenter
- *Violent Cop* (1989), Kikuchi
- *Cold Fish* (2011), Supermarket Manager
- *Kids Return* (1996), Teacher Hashida
- *Ju-on: The Curse* (2000), Tatsuya Suzuki
- *Boiling Point* (1990), Akira
- *Ju-on: The Curse 2* (2000), Tatsuya Suzuki
- *Takeshis'* (2005), Assistant at Audition

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