Masanobu Takashima

Masanobu Takashima (高嶋政伸 Takashima Masanobu, born 27 October 1966) is a Japanese film and television actor.

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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Kōji Takahashi

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Yoshiko Tanaka  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Kōji Takahashi

Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Rei Kikukawa  •  Don Frye  •  Akira Takarada

Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Rei Kikukawa  •  Don Frye  •  Akira Takarada

Infection (2004)

Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Michiko Hada  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Tae Kimura  •  Yoko Maki

Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Michiko Hada  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Tae Kimura  •  Yoko Maki

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Masato Sakai  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Masato Sakai  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)

The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Inomata
CAST:  Eiichiro Funakoshi  •  Ryohei Hirota  •  Yoshikazu Ebisu  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Inomata
CAST:  Eiichiro Funakoshi  •  Ryohei Hirota  •  Yoshikazu Ebisu  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

Extreme Crisis (1998)

Hot-headed Hong Kong cop Ken Cheung (Julian Cheung) teams with die-hard Japanese Interpol agent Takami (Kenya Sawada) to stop a ruthless gang of Japanese terrorists. The crime fighters must race to find a hidden time bomb filled with noxious gas that threatens the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Law
CAST:  Julian Cheung  •  Theresa Lee Yee-Hung  •  Kenya Sawada  •  Shu Qi

Hot-headed Hong Kong cop Ken Cheung (Julian Cheung) teams with die-hard Japanese Interpol agent Takami (Kenya Sawada) to stop a ruthless gang of Japanese terrorists. The crime fighters must race to find a hidden time bomb filled with noxious gas that threatens the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Law
CAST:  Julian Cheung  •  Theresa Lee Yee-Hung  •  Kenya Sawada  •  Shu Qi

Death Note: L Change the World (2008)

"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Shunji Fujimura  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Narushi Fukuda  •  Sei Hiraizumi

"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Shunji Fujimura  •  Mayuko Fukuda  •  Narushi Fukuda  •  Sei Hiraizumi

Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992)

Doctors Kazamatsuri and Onizuka are geneticists researching cures on diseases such as AIDS and cancer by performing experiments to strengthen the human body. The test subject is Shin Kazamatsuri, motorcycle racer son of Doctor Kazamatsuri. Unknown to them, their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tsuji
CAST:  Shin Ishikawa  •  Yumi Nomura  •  Akira Ishihama  •  Daijirô Harada

Doctors Kazamatsuri and Onizuka are geneticists researching cures on diseases such as AIDS and cancer by performing experiments to strengthen the human body. The test subject is Shin Kazamatsuri, motorcycle racer son of Doctor Kazamatsuri. Unknown to them, their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tsuji
CAST:  Shin Ishikawa  •  Yumi Nomura  •  Akira Ishihama  •  Daijirô Harada

The Last Message (2012)

Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio (Masaaki Uchino) and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscriminately.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Hiroyuki Hirayama

Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio (Masaaki Uchino) and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscriminately.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Dai Watanabe  •  Hiroyuki Hirayama

April Fools (2015)

Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she’s pregnant. However, when she tells Wataru, he dismisses her claim as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Ishikawa
CAST:  Erika Toda  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Nanao  •  Yusuke Santamaria

Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she’s pregnant. However, when she tells Wataru, he dismisses her claim as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Ishikawa
CAST:  Erika Toda  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Nanao  •  Yusuke Santamaria

Assassination Classroom (2015)

A mysterious creature destroys 70% of the moon. The creature then warns that if he is not destroyed by March of next year, Earth will be next. The creature also demands that he becomes the homeroom teacher for 3rd grade E class at Kunugigaoka Junior High School. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichirō Hasumi
CAST:  Ryosuke Yamada  •  Masaki Suda  •  Maika Yamamoto  •  Haruka

A mysterious creature destroys 70% of the moon. The creature then warns that if he is not destroyed by March of next year, Earth will be next. The creature also demands that he becomes the homeroom teacher for 3rd grade E class at Kunugigaoka Junior High School. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichirō Hasumi
CAST:  Ryosuke Yamada  •  Masaki Suda  •  Maika Yamamoto  •  Haruka

Free and Easy 18 (2007)

Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Miyoko Asada  •  Rei Dan  •  Kei Tani

Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Miyoko Asada  •  Rei Dan  •  Kei Tani

Lost & Found at Tokyo Station (2007)

A woman is murdered on a train and the station employees help to solve the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Masanobu Takashima  •  Atsuko Sakurai  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Kenta Satoi

A woman is murdered on a train and the station employees help to solve the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Masanobu Takashima  •  Atsuko Sakurai  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Kenta Satoi

Tsuyoki ari (2014)

Based on the novel "Tsuyoki Ari" by Seicho Matsumoto In her past, Isako Sawada ran a restaurant. She then met Nobuhiro who is 31 years older than her and an executive of a corporation. They eventually married. Nobuhiro owns a large mansion and his money is managed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidetomo Matsuda
CAST:  Ryoko Yonekura  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Manami Higa  •  Yûko Fueki

Based on the novel "Tsuyoki Ari" by Seicho Matsumoto In her past, Isako Sawada ran a restaurant. She then met Nobuhiro who is 31 years older than her and an executive of a corporation. They eventually married. Nobuhiro owns a large mansion and his money is managed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidetomo Matsuda
CAST:  Ryoko Yonekura  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Manami Higa  •  Yûko Fueki

Laplace's Witch (2018)

An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Sho Sakurai  •  Suzu Hirose  •  Sota Fukushi  •  Tao Okamoto

An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Sho Sakurai  •  Suzu Hirose  •  Sota Fukushi  •  Tao Okamoto

Hibiki (2018)

A high school girl with overwhelming literary talent shakes up the lives of those around her with her brilliant spontaneity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Yurina Hirate  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Ayaka Wilson  •  Masanobu Takashima

A high school girl with overwhelming literary talent shakes up the lives of those around her with her brilliant spontaneity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Yurina Hirate  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Ayaka Wilson  •  Masanobu Takashima

Howling Village (2020)

After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Ayaka Miyoshi  •  Ryota Bando  •  Rinka Otani  •  Tsuyoshi Furukawa

After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Ayaka Miyoshi  •  Ryota Bando  •  Rinka Otani  •  Tsuyoshi Furukawa

Castle of Sand (2019)

A bruised and battered corpse in Shibuya, Tokyo has the attention of the local cops. A veteran detective is assigned to the case. The last utterance of the victim is one clue that detective Imanishi has to work on. Yet, the case becomes more tangled quickly. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunsaku Kawake
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Kento Nakajima  •  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Shuhei Nomura

A bruised and battered corpse in Shibuya, Tokyo has the attention of the local cops. A veteran detective is assigned to the case. The last utterance of the victim is one clue that detective Imanishi has to work on. Yet, the case becomes more tangled quickly. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunsaku Kawake
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Kento Nakajima  •  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Shuhei Nomura

Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen (2000)

This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰, 1830-1859) was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted to developing many Ishin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Hashinosuke Nakamura  •  Mansai Nomura  •  Yuki Amami  •  Hiroshi Abe

This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰, 1830-1859) was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted to developing many Ishin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Hashinosuke Nakamura  •  Mansai Nomura  •  Yuki Amami  •  Hiroshi Abe

Double Meaning: Yes or No? (2013)

A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Yuma Ishigaki

A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Yuma Ishigaki
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