--- name: "Masatô Ibu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/masato-ibu" fi1m_id: "masato-ibu" imdb_id: "nm0406592" tmdb_id: 93892 wikidata_id: "Q3543819" roles: ["Actor"] born: "28 March 1949" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-28T21:15:13.694322+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." --- # Masatô Ibu ## Identity Masatô Ibu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/masato-ibu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** masato-ibu - **IMDb ID:** nm0406592 - **TMDB ID:** 93892 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3543819 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masat%C5%8D_Ibu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3543819, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93892 Actor. Born 28 March 1949 in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 28 March 1949, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan - **Active:** 1987–2004 - **Also known as:** Satoru Murota, Masatō Eve, Masatou Ibu, 이부 마사토, 室田 悟, 伊武 雅之, 伊武 正巳, 伊武 専 - **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 81 (1), 2000s 54 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masat%C5%8D_Ibu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3543819, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93892 ## Streaming the US now - **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 Masatô Ibu, born Satoru Murota on 28 March 1949 in Nakano, Tokyo, is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He attended Toho High School and began his career in theatre after leaving school early. He has worked under several stage names, including Masayuki Ibu, and has been active since 1967. Ibu is known for his film roles including Sgt. Nagata in *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Nagamasa Asano in *Azumi* (2003), the Xilian General in *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004), and Koichi Kido in *Emperor* (2012). His voice work includes Desler in *Space Battleship Yamato* (2010) and narration in *Future Boy Conan* (1978). He has also appeared in numerous television dramas and worked as a narrator, disc jockey and singer. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004), Fi1m 54, as Xilian General — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-final-wars.md) - *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Fi1m 81, as Sgt. Nagata — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md) ## Complete filmography (254) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Criminal* (2026), series, as Toshio Sonoda - *Until the T-Shirt Dries* (2026), series, Actor - *A Moonlight Nights Passing* (2026), series, as Kurata Fumihiko - *Flames of a Flower* (2025), Actor - *Haha no Matsu Sato* (2024), series, Actor - *Land of Tanabata* (2024), series, Actor - *Unsung Culinary Delights* (2024), series, as Sakakibara Soichiro - *Ooku* (2024), series, as Yoshimune Tokugawa - *Someone Who Praises Someone Who Is Praised* (2023), series, as Nakamura Suguru - *Draft King* (2023), series, as Ryuuji Busuzima - *Seven Secretaries Special* (2022), Actor - *Uzukawamura Incident* (2022), series, as Yahagi Kichiro - *Winter Rose* (2022), as Kenzo Nagahara - *Rokuhoudou Colorful Days* (2022), series, as Amagami Takehiko - *London no Yamamoto Isoroku* (2021), Actor - *How to be Likable in a Crisis* (2021), series, Actor - *The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood* (2021), Actor - *Dream Team* (2021), series, as Syoji Andou - *Dear Patient* (2020), series, as Mano Toru [Chiaki's father] - *Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist* (2020), series, as Taichi Tatsukawa - *大江戸グレートジャーニー～ザ・お伊勢参り～* (2020), series, Actor - *Kaiji: Final Game* (2020), as Shigeru Togo - *People of the Isono Family ~Ms Sazae 20 years from now~* (2019), as Namihira - *Sherlock: Untold Stories* (2019), series, as Torajiro Hazama - *Kaidan Botan Doro: Beauty & Fear* (2019), series, Actor - *NiNoKuni* (2019), as Flander-ou (voice) - *Voice* (2019), series, as Tatsuo Hongo - *Digital Tattoo* (2019), series, Actor - *Strawberry Night Saga* (2019), series, as Sadanosuke Kunioku - *A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight* (2019), Actor - *Giwaku* (2019), Actor - *Les Misérables* (2019), Actor - *Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days* (2018), Actor - *Kohaku no yume* (2018), Actor - *Hagetaka* (2018), series, Actor - *The Count of Monte-Cristo: Great Revenge* (2018), series, as Teikichi Iruma - *The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers* (2018), Actor - *BG: Personal Bodyguard* (2018), series, as Sasuke Okubo - *Unnatural* (2018), series, as 久部俊哉 - *Segodon* (2018), series, as Tokugawa Nariaki - *Kenji no Honkai* (2016), as Yoshio Tsutsui - *Museum* (2016), as Toshio Okabe - *Chushingura: A 48th Loyal Retainer in Love* (2016), series, as Yoshinaka Kira - *Black Widow Business* (2016), as Sojiro Takeuchi - *Gold Woman* (2016), as Masayoshi Gondo - *Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit* (2016), series, as Tosa - *Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation* (2016), as Hamaguchi - *Fate of a Prosecutor* (2016), as Yoshio Tsutsui - *Hotel Concierge* (2015), series, as Eiichi Narusawa - *Ms. Sadistic Detective* (2015), series, as Tokuji Kondo - *Prison Officer* (2015), series, as Kunio Doman - *A Stitch of Life* (2015), as Hashimoto - *The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk* (2015), series, Actor - *Transformation* (2014), series, as Hiroshi Domoto - *Time Trip App* (2014), as Noriatsu Oosaki - *Miracle classroom* (2014), as Yanagi Chusuke - *事件救命医２～IMATの奇跡～* (2014), Actor - *Pandora: Eternal life* (2014), as Michitake Sakakibara - *Genome Hazard* (2014), as Sato Eisuke Hakase - *Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel* (2014), as Narrator (voice) - *Black Butler* (2014), as Shinpei Kuzo - *Eve in Love* (2013), as mysterious man - *Ask This of Rikyu* (2013), Actor - *Galileo XX* (2013), as Ikuo Sekioka - *The Serialist* (2013), Actor - *Miracle Apples* (2013), as Kozo Mikami - *Shield of Straw* (2013), as Kenji Sekiya - *Kumokiri Nizaemon* (2013), series, as Kinezumi - *Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.* (2013), series, as Yuhjiro Takase - *dinner* (2013), series, Actor - *Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon* (2012), series, as Noboru Dangozaka（談合坂 昇） - *Emperor* (2012), as Koichi Kido - *I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -* (2012), series, Actor - *Train Brain Express* (2012), as Shoichi Satono - *Doppleganger* (2012), series, as Ihara Shunsaku - *The Woodsman and the Rain* (2012), as Ishimaru - *Dog × Police: The K-9 Force* (2011), Actor - *Last Money - Ai no Nedan* (2011), series, Actor - *ミエルオンナ月子～真夏の夜のコワーイ話～* (2011), as 桂山丈太郎 - *KochiKame - The Movie: Save the Kachidoki Bridge!* (2011), as Daijiro Ohara - *Jiu: Special Investigation Team* (2011), series, as Police Inspector Asai - *Murder in the Kairotei* (2011), as Sosuke Ichigahara - *Scabbard Samurai* (2011), as Retainer - *Keigo Higashino 3-week drama SP series* (2011), series, as 一ヶ原蒼介 - *Marumo's Story* (2011), series, as Yuzo Samejima - *Detective Conan: The Mystery of the Legendary Monster Bird* (2011), as Juzo Megure - *Tsugaru* (2011), as Tetsuo Ohmori - *Nekoban: Cats in Your Life* (2011), Actor - *Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke* (2010), Actor - *The Last Ronin* (2010), as Shindo Nagayasu - *Space Battleship Yamato* (2010), as Desler (voice), Desura/Gamirasu - *Sakurada Gate Incident* (2010), Actor - *Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II* (2010), as Tatsumi Mine - *The Negotiator: The Movie* (2010), as Mikio Kudo - *Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I* (2009), as Mine Tatsumi - *のだめカンタービレ 最終楽章* (2009), series, as 峰 龍見 - *Villon's Wife* (2009), as Kichizo - *KochiKame: The TV Drama* (2009), series, as Daijiro Ohara - *Rookies the Movie: Graduation* (2009), as Yoshio Murayama - *Rinjo* (2009), series, as 小松崎周一〈60〉 - *AIBOU: CSI Files* (2009), Actor - *Goemon* (2009), as Ieyasu Tokugawa - *What the War Meant* (2008), as Shigetaro Shimada - *The Handsome Suit* (2008), Actor - *The Armchair Detective and the Cape of Oblivion* (2008), Actor - *Dandan* (2008), series, Actor - *I Want to Be a Shellfish* (2008), as Commander Onoe - *Achilles and the Tortoise* (2008), as Akio Kikuta - *Cyborg She* (2008), as Designer · designer - *Keiji no Genba* (2008), series, Actor - *The Negotiator* (2008), series, as Kudo Mikio - *Detective Conan Drama Special 2: Confrontation With the Men in Black* (2007), as Juzo Megure - *Walking My Life* (2007), as Konno - *Hataraki Man* (2007), series, as Tatsuhiko Umemiya - *Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007* (2007), as Toriyama Kageoki - *Glory to the Filmmaker!* (2007), as Narrator (voice) - *For Those We Love* (2007), as Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi - *Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust* (2007), Actor - *Evil People* (2007), series, as Manager Kasuya - *Samurai Banners* (2007), series, Actor - *Kindachi Kosuke: The Devil Comes and Blows the Whistle* (2007), Actor - *Nodame Cantabile* (2006), series, as Mine Tatsumi - *Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge* (2006), as Detective Tamagawa - *Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special* (2006), as 松平正継（部長ＯＬ） - *Sway* (2006), as Isamu Hayakawa - *Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company* (2006), Actor - *Sentou no Musume!?* (2006), series, as Manaka Rokurou - *Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet* (2006), as Murase - *Hyōheki* (2006), series, as Daisuke Nanbu - *The Ice Wall* (2006), series, Actor - *Into the Sun* (2005), as Kojima - *Hold Up Down* (2005), Actor - *Visas for Life* (2005), as Mitsuo Ohkubo - *Umizaru Evolution* (2005), series, as Daisaku Higo - *Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers* (2005), as Nakanishi - *横山秀夫サスペンス「モノクロームの反転」* (2005), Actor - *Samurai Commando Mission 1549* (2005), as Dohsan Saito - *タナカヒロシのすべて* (2005), as テルミンと俳句の会の先生 - *Tetsujin 28: The Movie* (2005), as Keitaro Tanoura - *Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean* (2005), Actor - *The Tragedy of M* (2005), series, Actor - *The Taika Reforms* (2005), as Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro - *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004), as Xilian General — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-final-wars.md) - *The Hotel Venus* (2004), Actor - *Tokio: Message Across Time* (2004), series, as Yuchiro Ishihara - *Locomotive Teacher* (2004), Actor - *Kibakichi 2* (2004), as Narration (voice) - *Sasori* (2004), series, as Goda Saemon - *稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ* (2004), series, as Jyūsuke Mega - *Kibakichi* (2004), as Narration (voice) - *Drugstore Girl* (2004), as Yamada - *The Great White Tower* (2003), series, as Ryouichi Ugai - *Jump* (2003), as Koichi Enoki - *The Negotiator* (2003), Actor - *Azumi* (2003), as Nagamasa Asano - *My Grandpa* (2003), as Ryuzo Hikita - *T.R.Y.* (2003), Actor - *Remote* (2002), series, as Motohiko Chikumagawa - *AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo* (2002), series, as Tsunashi Minai - *YMCA Baseball Team* (2002), as Hidenori Nomura - *The Private Detective Mike* (2002), series, Actor - *The Choice of Hercules* (2002), as Chief Constable Noma - *金融腐蝕列島 再生* (2002), Actor - *Agitator* (2001), as Mizushima - *Drowning Fish* (2001), as Shuji Ishimaki - *Godzilla vs. Megaguirus* (2000), as Motohiko Sugiura - *Merry Christmas in Summer* (2000), series, Actor - *モナリザの微笑* (2000), series, Actor - *Taboo* (1999), Actor - *Hakuchi: The Innocent* (1999), as Police Officer - *Nothing Lasts Forever* (1999), series, Actor - *Live* (1999), series, as Shinoda Masakatsu - *Let's Get Happy* (1998), Actor - *ハルモニア この愛の涯て* (1998), series, Actor - *Dr. Akagi* (1998), as Ikeda - *Oshigoto Desu!* (1998), series, Actor - *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* (1997), as Masato Yoshiyama - *Jungle Emperor Leo* (1997), as Pagoola (voice) - *Kare* (1997), series, Actor - *July 7th, Sunny Day* (1996), Actor - *SMAP×SMAP* (1996), series, as Skit Guest - *The Files of the Young Kindaichi* (1995), series, as Mikihiko Wakaouji - *Heaven's Coin* (1995), series, Actor - *Shinjuku Shark* (1995), series, Actor - *Yamato 2520* (1995), series, Actor - *Scary High School Rumors* (1994), series, as Narrator, Hanako's Father (voice), Yamiko-san (voice) - *Ue o Muite Arukou!* (1994), series, Actor - *Coo of the Far Seas* (1993), as Tetsurou Obata (voice) - *Akuemon* (1993), as Akuemon (voice) - *Rex: A Dinosaur's Story* (1993), as Yoshiyuki Fukutomi - *Hirari* (1992), series, as 藪沢洋一 - *Check* (1991), as Katsura - *Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2* (1991), Actor - *The Voyage Of Little Sinbad* (1991), Actor - *Mikadroid* (1991), as Doctor - *A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era* (1991), as Isamu Kondo - *I Won't Love Anyone Anymore* (1991), series, as 王 小龍（ワン シャオロン） - *The Most Suitable Profession for Women* (1990), as Shinichi Hayano - *Heaven and Earth* (1990), as Hitachisuke Akita - *世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編* (1990), Actor - *Inamura Jane* (1990), Actor - *Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero* (1990), Actor - *Tokai no Mori* (1990), series, Actor - *Swimming Upstream* (1990), as Kaoru's Teacher - *Urban Marine Resort Story* (1989), as Yamaguchi - *Onna Nezumi Kozo* (1989), series, Actor - *Giwaku no Kazoku* (1988), series, Actor - *Dangerous Cops Again* (1988), as Nagamine - *Melodrama* (1988), Actor - *Labyrinth Romanesque* (1988), as Takagi - *Empire of the Sun* (1987), as Sgt. Nagata — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md) - *The Goodbye Girls* (1987), as Toshio Adachi - *Twilight of the Cockroaches* (1987), as Priest (voice) - *"Guys Who Never Learn" Part 2* (1987), Actor - *Ellie My Love* (1987), Actor - *Sukeban Deka: The Movie* (1987), as Hattori - *The Gentlemen’s Alliance* (1986), Actor - *Women Who Do Not Divorce* (1986), Actor - *Love Story* (1986), Actor - *Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy* (1986), as Yotsuya - *Monster Heaven* (1986), Actor - *Sure Death! 3* (1986), Actor - *Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma* (1986), as Hirofumi Ito - *Inochi* (1986), series, as Iwata Gozo - *Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion* (1985), as Conductor - *COMBA Tennen* (1985), Actor - *Love Hotel* (1985), as Taxi Passenger - *The Legend of the Stardust Brothers* (1985), as Mystery Man (voice) - *Moment of Demon* (1985), as Katagai - *Agi, the Fury of Evil* (1984), Actor - *Fine, with Occasional Murders* (1984), as Shingo Mizuhara, secretary - *Space Battleship Yamato III: The Destruction of the Solar System* (1983), as Desler - *Our Wedding* (1983), Actor - *Final Yamato* (1983), as Heikuro Todo, Desler - *P. P. Rider* (1983), as Police Tanaka - *Cherry Blossoms in Spring* (1983), Actor - *The Last Hero* (1982), as Teddy Kataoka - *Weekend Shuffle* (1982), Actor - *Helen Keller: Angel of Love and Light* (1981), as Dr. Alexander Graham Bell (voice) - *Undersea Encounter* (1981), as ベン - *There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game* (1980), as Shigeo Nagashima - *Be Forever Yamato* (1980), as Heikurou Toudou (voice) - *There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race* (1980), as Nagashima Director - *Phoenix 2772* (1980), as Black Jack (voice) - *Space Carrier Blue Noah* (1979), series, as Chuji Shimizu (voice) - *Gordian Warrior* (1979), series, as Trosculs (voice) - *Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet Empire* (1979), as Desler - *The Ultraman* (1979), series, as Ultraman Joneus (voice) - *One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book* (1978), as Black Jack (voice) - *Future Boy Conan* (1978), series, as Narration (voice) - *Fighting General Daimos* (1978), series, as Merubi - *Space Battleship Yamato* (1977), as Desler / Todo Heikuro (voice) - *Dokaben* (1976), series, as 犬飼小次郎 - *Space Battleship Yamato* (1974), series, as Heikuro Todo --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/masato-ibu