Biography
Masanobu Ando (安藤 政信, Andō Masanobu) is a Japanese actor and director. Born on 19 May 1975 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, he began his career in 1994 after being scouted on the street.
Ando gained recognition for his role as Shinji in Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return (1996), for which he received the Japan Academy Prize for Best New Actor. He is best known internationally for portraying the psychopathic student Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6) in Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale (2000). Other notable film roles include appearances in Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) and Nightmare Detective (2007). He has also worked in Japanese television and directed the short film Adagietto. Sehr langsam (2003).
