Masanari Nihei
Japanese actor
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| Intro | Japanese actor | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 9 December 1940, Tokyo | |
| Age | 84 years |
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Biography
Masanari Nihei (二瓶正也 Nihei Masanari, born 9 December 1940) is a Japanese actor. He is probably best known from playing Mitsuhiro Ide in Ultraman, having won the role when originally cast actor Susumu Ishikawa left the production.
Selected filmography
Film
- Mothra (1961)
- Gorath (1962)
- Samurai (1965)
- Dodesukaden (1970)
- Shirauo (1977)
- Revive! Ultraman (1996)
- Ultraman Zearth (1996)
- Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
Television
- Ultra Q (1966; episodes 2, 6, and 15)
- Ultraman (1966; as Mitsuhiro Ide)
- Ultra Seven (1966; episode 42, as Masaya)
- Mighty Jack (1968; as Akira Genda)
- The Ultraman (1979-1980; as the voice of Hiroaki)
- Tokkei Winspector (1990; episode 8, as Daizou Oomagari Gen'ichi Yonekura)
- Ultraman Max (2006; as Dr. Date)