Norito Yashima
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. He 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.
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
Film
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | Radiation House: The Movie | Fukuo Tanaka | [2] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aikotoba wa Yūki | Rei Saitō | Fuji TV | ||
| 2001 | Hero | Kenji Endo | Fuji TV | ||
| 2002 | Hey! Spring of Trivia | Host | |||
| 2003 | Water Boys | Kiyomasa | |||
| 2004 | Shinsengumi! | Takeda Kanryuusai | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 2004 | Wonderful Life | Masayoshi Tsumasaka | |||
| 2008 | Scrap Teacher | Hisakimi Takasu | |||
| 2010 | Wagaya no Rekishi | Shusaku Endo | Fuji TV | ||
| 2012 | Yûsha Yoshihiko to Akuryô no Kagi | Instructor | |||
| 2014 | Massan | Toshio | NHK | Asadora | |
| 2018 | Nemuri Kyoshirō The Final | Kinpachi | Fuji TV | TV movie | |
| 2019 | Shiroi Kyotō | Tomohiro Tsukuda | TV Asahi | ||
| 2021 | Radiation House | Fukuo Tanaka | Fuji TV | Season 2 | [2] |
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Takeda Nobuyoshi | NHK | Taiga drama | [3] |
Anime
- 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
- Kowloon's Gate (1996) - Mushroom Seller Charlie
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2010) - King Tom Tildrum XIV
Dubbing
- Open Season (2006) - Elliot[4]
- The Good Dinosaur (2016) - Nash[5]
- Dolittle (2020) - Plimpton[6]
References
- "Japanese Trivia Show Comes to Spike TV". Multichannel News. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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
- ComeCome profile (in Japanese)
- SIS company profile (in Japanese)
- Norito Yashima on NHK Archives (in Japanese)
- Norito Yashima on Twitter
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