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Norito Yashima (八嶋 智人, Yashima Norito, born September 27, 1970 in Nara) is a Japanese actor, TV personality, narrator, voice actor and presenter. He is currently employed by ComeCome Miniki-Na Theater Company and SIS Company.
Career
[edit]Yashima landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series Hey! Spring of Trivia, a show he co-hosted with fellow actor Katsumi Takahashi,[1] and has also participated in a few anime productions, voicing characters such as Iwanbo in Rurouni Kenshin and Œufcoque in Mardock Scramble.
Family
[edit]He is married to stage actress Kyōko Miyashita (宮下 今日子, Miyashita Kyōko), and their first son was born on May 12, 2007.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris | Sakurai | ||
| 2000 | Tales of the Unusual | Man | ||
| 2003 | Kantoku kansen | |||
| 2004 | Yaku san-jû no uso | Yokoyama | ||
| 2005 | Yôgisha: Muroi Shinji | Hideki Haijima | ||
| 2006 | Rough | Coach Furuya | ||
| 2007 | Hero | Kenji Endo | ||
| 2008 | All Around Us | Moroi | ||
| 2008 | Akifukaki | Satoru Terada | ||
| 2016 | Rudolf the Black Cat | Butch (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Killing For The Prosecution | Odajima | ||
| 2019 | Touken Ranbu | Hashiba Hideyoshi | [2] | |
| 2022 | Radiation House: The Movie | Fukuo Tanaka | [3] | |
| 2024 | All of Tokyo! | Kenji Hinuma | [4] | |
| 2025 | My Beloved Stranger | Ken'ichi Kasuga | [5] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aikotoba wa Yūki | Rei Saitō | ||
| 2001 | Hero | Kenji Endo | ||
| 2002 | Hey! Spring of Trivia | Host | ||
| 2003 | Water Boys | Kiyomasa | ||
| 2004 | Shinsengumi! | Takeda Kanryuusai | Taiga drama | [6] |
| 2004 | Wonderful Life | Masayoshi Tsumasaka | ||
| 2008 | Scrap Teacher | Hisakimi Takasu | ||
| 2010 | Wagaya no Rekishi | Shusaku Endo | [7] | |
| 2012 | Yûsha Yoshihiko to Akuryô no Kagi | Instructor | ||
| 2014 | Massan | Toshio | Asadora | |
| 2018 | Nemuri Kyoshirō The Final | Kinpachi | Television film | |
| 2019 | Shiroi Kyotō | Tomohiro Tsukuda | ||
| 2021 | Radiation House | Fukuo Tanaka | Season 2 | [3] |
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Takeda Nobuyoshi | Taiga drama | [8] |
| 2024 | Extremely Inappropriate! | Himself | [9] |
Anime
[edit]- Boys Over Flowers (1996) - Lighting Staff
- Rurouni Kenshin (1996) - Iwanbo, Kameo, et al
- Kero Kero Chime (1997) - Poppo, Frog C, Kabayan
- Hatsumei Boy Kanipan (1998) - Kanburi
- Mardock Scramble (2010-2012) - Œufcoque Penteano
- Rudolf the Black Cat (2016) - Buchi
Video games
[edit]- Kowloon's Gate (1996) - Mushroom Seller Charlie
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2010) - King Tom Tildrum XIV
Dubbing
[edit]- Open Season (2006) - Elliot[10]
- The Good Dinosaur (2016) - Nash[11]
- Dolittle (2020) - Plimpton[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Japanese Trivia Show Comes to Spike TV". Multichannel News. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "映画刀剣乱舞". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ a b "窪田正孝主演「ラジエーションハウス」映画化！ "チームラジハ"が史上最大の困難に立ち向かう". eiga.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "ゼンブ・オブ・トーキョー". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "知らないカノジョ". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "新選組！の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "｢わが家の歴史｣を彩る昭和の著名人たち 2". Fuji TV. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "鈴木京香がNHK大河「鎌倉殿の13人」丹後局役に「もう彼女の大ファン」". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "「八嶋智人」がトレンド入り 『不適切にも』"八嶋無双"さく裂 ネット「プロ過ぎるw」」". Oricon. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "オープン・シーズン". Sony Pictures. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "アーロと少年". Fukikaeru. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "ドクター・ドリトル". Fukikaeru. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
External links
[edit]- ComeCome profile (in Japanese)
- SIS company profile (in Japanese)
- Norito Yashima on NHK Archives (in Japanese)
- Norito Yashima on Twitter