Kenichi Endō (遠藤 憲一, Endō Ken'ichi, born 28 June 1961) is a Japanese actor and writer. He also worked as a narrator for many documentaries, both on television and film.[1][2] He is best known for his roles in Visitor Q (2001), Crows Zero (2007), Crows Zero 2 (2009), and The Raid 2: Berandal (2014). He is also known for his yakuza roles, such as Joji Yazaki, the head of Soshu Family Syndicate and the main antagonist of Crows Zero and Crows Zero 2, and Hideaki Goto, the head of Goto Family, a powerful yakuza family from Japan and one of two mob bosses that control Jakarta in The Raid 2: Berandal.
Kenichi Endō | |
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遠藤 憲一 | |
| Born | 28 June 1961 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Agent | EN's Tower |
| Website | www2u |
Filmography edit
Films edit
- Violent Cop (1989)
- All Under the Moon (1993)
- Spellbound (1999)
- Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), Kōhei
- Tomie: Replay (2000), Dr. Tachibana
- Family (2001)
- Agitator (2001)
- Visitor Q (2001), Kiyoshi Yamasaki
- The Guys from Paradise (2001), Toshiyuki Umino
- Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)
- Sabu (2002), Giichi
- Kikoku (2003), Sorimachi
- The Man in White (2003), Niimi
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action (2004), Algolian Volger
- Nobody Knows (2004), Kyōbashi
- The Great Yokai War (2005), Oh Tengu
- Cromartie High - The Movie (2005), Pootan
- Azumi 2 (2005), Kinkaku
- Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006), Shunack
- Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006), assistant police inspector
- Nihon Chinbotsu (2006), Shinichirō Nakata
- Memories of Tomorrow (2006), Hasegawa
- The Sword of Alexander (2007), Gonzō
- Like a Dragon (2007), Imanishi
- Crows Zero (2007), Jōji Yazaki
- Happy Ever After (2007)
- SS (2008), Kurihara
- Climber's High (2008)
- 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008)
- 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
- Crows Zero 2 (2009), Jōji Yazaki
- Railways (2010), Yoshiki Kawahira[3]
- The Raid 2 (2014), Hideaki Gotō
- The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2014)[4]
- Kiyamachi Daruma (2015), Shigeo Katsuura[5]
- Galaxy Turnpike (2015)
- The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)[4]
- Usagi Oishi (2016), Katsusaburō Yamagiwa
- Mixed Doubles (2017), Motonobu Ochiai
- Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017), Zebedee
- Out and Out (2018)
- Come Kiss Me at 0:00 AM (2019)
- Sumodo (2020), narrator
- The Supporting Actors: The Movie (2021), himself
- The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021), Yadōkai[6]
- Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale (2021)[7]
- The Mole Song: Final (2021)[4]
- Radiation House: The Movie (2022), Toshio Onodera[8]
- Kubi (2023), Araki Murashige[9]
- All About Suomi (2024), Daikichi Totoyama[10]
TV dramas edit
- Battle Fever J (1979), Yoshio Murano
- Taiyō ni Hoero! (1986) episode.718(Final episode)
- Special Rescue Exceedraft (1992), Seiji Nagai
- Tokusou Robo Janperson (1993), Doctor Saionji
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994), Prince Junior[11]
- Hōjō Tokimune (2001), Miura Mitsumura[12]
- Kōshōnin (2003)
- Lion-Maru G (2006), Junior[13]
- Fumō Chitai (2009)[14]
- Teppan (2010–2011), Jō Murakami[15]
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012), Hōjō Tokimasa
- Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2013-2019), Takashi Ebina
- Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love? (2013), Isaku Ashimo[16]
- Border: Keishichô Sôsa Ikka Satsujinhan Sôsa Dai 4-gakkari (2014)
- Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu (2015), Isao Tachibana[17]
- Dr. Rintarō (2015), Shigeto Araki[18]
- Wise and Foolish (2015), Taizan Mutō
- Sanada Maru (2016), Uesugi Kagekatsu
- Montage (2016), Jirō Sekiguchi
- The Supporting Actors (2017), himself
- Warotenka (2017), Gihei Fujioka
- The Supporting Actors 2 (2018), himself
- Magic x Warrior Magimajo Pures! (2018), Jama Danshaku[19]
- Kuroido Goroshi (2018), Rokusuke Kuroido
- Segodon (2018), Katsu Kaishū
- Radiation House (2019–2021), Toshio Onodera[8]
- Talio (2020)
- The Supporting Actors 3 (2021), himself
- Shimura Ken to Drif no Daibakushō Monogatari (2021), Chosuke Ikariya[20]
- Don't Call It Mystery (2022), Kanzō Yabu[21]
- The Days (2023)[22]
Video games edit
- Onimusha 3 (2005) – Gargant (Japanese voice)
- Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (2006) – Gargant (Japanese voice)
- Yakuza 4 (2010) – Junji Sugiuchi (voice and likeness)
- Binary Domain (2012) – Officer Phillips (Japanese voice)
- Let It Die (2017) – Narration (Japanese voice)[23]
Japanese dubbing edit
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Groot[24]
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Groot[25]
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Groot[26]
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Groot[27]
- Avengers: Endgame (2019), Groot[28]
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Groot[29]
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), Groot[30]
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Groot[31]
Awards edit
- 2009
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- International Drama Festival in Tokyo – Best Supporting Actor
References edit
- ^ 遠藤憲一のプロフィール [Kenichi Endō's Profile] (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "遠藤憲一 映画.com" [Kenichi Endō eiga.com] (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Elley, Derek (8 July 2010). "Railways". Film Business Asia. Film Business Asia Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
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- ^ あにてれ：ライオン丸G (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 不毛地帯 遠藤憲一インタビュー (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 朝ドラ「てっぱん」追加キャスト発表！遠藤憲一「オレでいいのかな」と困惑 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 安堂ロイド～A.I. knows LOVE？～. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 大島優子、極道役の遠藤憲一を“ホンモノ”扱い! (in Japanese). IID, Inc. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ 堺雅人興奮！蒼井優、吉瀬美智子ら追加キャスト発表 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "「魔法×戦士 マジマジョピュアーズ！」 放送決定！2018年春、テレビ東京系にて放送スタート" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Tomy. 30 January 2018.
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- ^ "ヤバすぎる宇宙最凶チーム…その名は─ガーディアンズ・オブ・ギャラクシー！". Marvel. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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- ^ "アベンジャーズ／インフィニティ・ウォー". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- EN's tower (in Japanese)
- Kenichi Endō at IMDb