--- name: "Masanobu Takashima" canonical: "https://film.one/person/masanobu-takashima" fi1m_id: "masanobu-takashima" imdb_id: "nm0847393" tmdb_id: 82866 wikidata_id: "Q902091" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 October 1966" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 65 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-28T20:58:06.394045+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." --- # Masanobu Takashima ## Identity Masanobu Takashima - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/masanobu-takashima - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** masanobu-takashima - **IMDb ID:** nm0847393 - **TMDB ID:** 82866 - **Wikidata ID:** Q902091 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanobu_Takashima, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902091, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847393/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82866 Actor. Born 27 October 1966 in Tokyo. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 October 1966, Tokyo - **Active:** 1989–2004 - **Also known as:** 高嶋政伸, 타카시마 마사노부, 髙嶋政伸, 高島政伸 - **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (1), 2000s 54 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanobu_Takashima, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902091, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847393/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82866 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Godzilla vs. Biollante*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-biollante.md) (76) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Godzilla: Final Wars*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-final-wars.md) (54) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Masanobu Takashima (高嶋政伸) is a Japanese film and television actor. He was born on 27 October 1966 in Tokyo and is the son of actors Tadao Takashima and Hanayo Sumi, and the younger brother of actor Masahiro Takashima. He attended Seijo University and made his screen debut in 1989. Takashima is known for his role as Major Sho Kuroki in *Godzilla vs. Biollante* (1989), for which he received the Newcomer of the Year award at the Japan Academy Awards. Other film credits include *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004), *Infection* (2004), *Death Note: L Change the World* (2008), *Assassination Classroom* (2015), *Howling Village* (2020), *We Couldn't Become Adults* (2021) and *Demon City* (2025). His television work includes lead roles in series such as *Hotel* and appearances in NHK taiga dramas. He has been active since 1989. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, asianwiki.com, wikidata.org.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004), Fi1m 54, as Major Kita — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-final-wars.md) - *Godzilla vs. Biollante* (1989), Fi1m 76, as Major Sho Kuroki — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-biollante.md) ## Complete filmography (96) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Village of Eight Gravestones* (2026), Actor - *Your Love So Invincible* (2026), series, as Tsutomu Sakoda - *The Laughing Salesman* (2025), series, as Mori Komisugi - *Love & Revenge: Spy Game* (2025), series, as Ryuichi Imuta - *Ignite* (2025), series, Actor - *Missing Persons Investigation Unit: The Missing Truth* (2025), series, Actor - *Demon City* (2025), as Kotaro Shinozuka - *Hiroshige Blue* (2024), series, as Takenouchi Magohachi - *Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story* (2024), as Yoshimura Hideyuki - *広重ぶるう* (2024), as Takenouchi Magohachi - *A Strange House* (2024), as Morigaki Kiyotsugu - *Glass Castle* (2024), as Kurata Fuminori - *Logically Impossible! Detective Ryoko Kamizuru Is on the Case* (2023), series, as Kyoichiro Kanzaki - *ホリデイ～江戸の休日～* (2023), Actor - *We Couldn't Become Adults* (2021), as Takayuki Onda - *Kareinaru ichizoku* (2021), series, as Akutagawa - *Red Eyes* (2021), series, Actor - *Doctors~The Strongest Doctor~2021 New Year SP* (2021), as Masanobu Takashima - *No Matter How Much the Night is Dark* (2020), series, Actor - *The Confession of the Sirens* (2020), series, as Kudo Kenji [Detective] - *M -beloved one-* (2020), series, as Ōhama - *Masked Ward* (2020), as Hospital Director Tadokoro - *Howling Village* (2020), as Akira Morita - *Byouin no Naoshikata ~Doctor Arihara no Chousen~* (2020), series, Actor - *Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman* (2020), Actor - *Apparel Designer* (2020), Actor - *Two Weeks* (2019), series, as Kaname Shibasaki - *Detective Akechi Kogoro* (2019), series, as Sawai Masakazu - *Castle of Sand* (2019), Actor - *遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます* (2018), series, Actor - *The Real Culprit* (2018), series, Actor - *Hibiki* (2018), as Mitsuharu Yanamoto - *Hagetaka* (2018), series, Actor - *Laplace's Witch* (2018), as Toru Takeo - *Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen* (2018), Actor - *My High School Business* (2017), series, as Keisuke Kagaya - *Black Leather Notebook* (2017), series, as Tsuneo Hashida - *Seven Ms. Prisoners* (2017), series, as Yujiro Naito - *Tensai Bakabon 2* (2017), as Omawari-san - *Mission Commander Ayaka Goma* (2016), as Police inspector - *Cain and Abel* (2016), series, as Takada Takayuki - *99.9 Criminal Lawyer* (2016), series, as Hideki Kawamura - *Tensai Bakabon ~ Family Ties* (2016), as Omawari-san - *The Man of the Political Economy* (2015), Actor - *Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015* (2015), as Mitamura - *Keisei Saimin no Otoko* (2015), series, as Hayato Ikeda - *April Fools* (2015), as Detective - *Assassination Classroom* (2015), as Akira Takaoka, Takaoka - *Stock Price Crash* (2014), series, as Tetsuya Ninohe - *Tsuyoki ari* (2014), Actor - *Blood on the Tracks* (2014), series, as Kohei Sono - *Emergency Interrogation Room* (2014), series, as Koichi Terao - *Honey Trap* (2013), series, as Kyosuke Kobayashi - *Double Meaning: Yes or No?* (2013), as Kengo Kazami - *Saki* (2013), series, as Shigeyuki Sudo - *One in a hundred thousand* (2012), as Kyoichi - *The Last Message* (2012), as Masumi Tachihara - *After School is Mystery Time!* (2012), series, as Okura Soshigaya - *DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon* (2011), series, as Suguru Moriyama - *Phone Call to the Bar* (2011), Actor - *Winter Sakura* (2011), series, as Ishikawa Koichi - *桂ちづる診察日録* (2010), series, Actor - *The History of Our Family* (2010), series, as Hideo Itokawa - *MR.BRAIN* (2009), series, Actor - *西村京太郎サスペンス十津川捜査班* (2009), series, Actor - *Rinjo* (2009), series, as Masumi Tachihara - *The Triumphant Return of General Rouge* (2009), as Toshihiro Numata - *Heart of a Samurai* (2009), series, Actor - *Death Note: L Change the WorLd* (2008), as Daisuke Matoba - *A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies* (2007), Actor - *Free and Easy 18* (2007), Actor - *テレサ・テン物語～私の家は山の向こう* (2007), Actor - *Lost & Found at Tokyo Station* (2007), as Kohei Mochizuki - *松本清張スペシャル・地方紙を買う女* (2007), series, as 杉本隆治 - *妻は多重人格者* (2006), series, Actor - *Dangerous Sister* (2005), series, as Ikuo Takeda - *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004), as Major Kita — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-final-wars.md) - *Infection* (2004), as Dr. Uozumi - *Batsu Kare* (2004), series, Actor - *AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo* (2002), series, as 桧山弘一 - *浦上伸介事件ファイル* (2001), series, Actor - *The Bubble* (2001), series, as Tetsuya Sudo - *Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen* (2000), Actor - *Extreme Crisis* (1998), as Special Task Force's Lieutenant - *Hideyoshi* (1996), series, as Toyotomi Hidenaga - *The Anthropology of a Fight Scene* (1993), Actor - *Rainbow Bridge* (1993), Actor - *Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue* (1992), as Takuya Yuuki - *Yamada baba ni hanataba o* (1990), as Masato Togura - *Tokai no Mori* (1990), series, as Yabashi Shinsuke - *Tales of the Bizarre* (1990), series, Actor - *HOTEL* (1990), series, as Akagawa Ippei - *Godzilla vs. Biollante* (1989), as Major Sho Kuroki — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-biollante.md) - *こちら芝浦探侦社* (1989), series, Actor - *Light My Heart!* (1989), series, as 岩下良平 - *Jun-chan's Cheering Song* (1988), series, as Ushiyama Kintaro ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won - Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award 1993: Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award (won), for *The Anthropology of a Fight Scene* - Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 1991: Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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