Nozomi Bando

Nozomi Bando is a Japanese dancer, fashion model, and actress who is a member of Flower and E-girls, former model for Hanachu and an exclusive model for Seventeen. Bando is represented by LDH. She is the youngest member of Flower. Bando was born in Tokyo in 1997. She has an older brother. From the age of three, Bando started to learn classical ballet and attended Masako Ono Ballet Studio during her second grade in elementary school. She also started hip-hop dancing during her fifth year in elementary school and attended the Exile Professional Gym (EXPG) in Tokyo. In 2010, Bando made her model debut in the fashion magazine Hanachu and served as an exclusive model until she went on hiatus on the following year. In 2011, she passed the dance performance department of the Exile Presents Vocal Battle Audition 3: For Girls, and became a member of Flower and E-girls. Bando also been in the vocal department but was eliminated in the primary screening. Later in August, she became an exclusive model in the fashion magazine Seventeen after she passed the Miss Seventeen 2011 audition along with Shinkawa Yua, Nakajo Ayumi, and Hashizume Ai. On October 12, Flower made their debut with the single "Still". The song was a problem during its audition. In July 2012, Bando made her acting debut in the Kansai Telecasting Corporation series GTO. In April 2015, she graduated from the magazine Seventeen, ending her work as an exclusive model for the magazine. On September 30, 2019, she ...

HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)

Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Nakakuki  •  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Keita Machida  •  Kenjiro Yamashita

Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Nakakuki  •  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Keita Machida  •  Kenjiro Yamashita

HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain (2016)

The Amamiya Brothers, Masaki (Takahiro) and Hiroto (Hiroomi Tosaka), keep looking for their older brother Takeru (Takumi Saito) who disappeared one year ago. The three Amamiya brothers lost their parents when they were young. Since then, they relied only on each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  TAKAHIRO  •  Hiroomi Tosaka  •  Miyu Yoshimoto  •  Takanori Iwata

The Amamiya Brothers, Masaki (Takahiro) and Hiroto (Hiroomi Tosaka), keep looking for their older brother Takeru (Takumi Saito) who disappeared one year ago. The three Amamiya brothers lost their parents when they were young. Since then, they relied only on each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  TAKAHIRO  •  Hiroomi Tosaka  •  Miyu Yoshimoto  •  Takanori Iwata

High & Low The Movie (2016)

S.W.O.R.D. Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs - Sannoh Rengokai, White Rascals, Oya Kohkoh, Rude Boys and Daruma Ikka - fighting fiercely. The name S.W.O.R.D. comprises of the first letter in each of these gangs. Before these 5 gangs, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Akira  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Kanta Sato  •  Arata Iura

S.W.O.R.D. Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs - Sannoh Rengokai, White Rascals, Oya Kohkoh, Rude Boys and Daruma Ikka - fighting fiercely. The name S.W.O.R.D. comprises of the first letter in each of these gangs. Before these 5 gangs, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Akira  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Kanta Sato  •  Arata Iura

Rainbow Days (2018)

Nijiiro Days follows the colorful lives and romantic relationships of four high school boys—Natsuki Hashiba, a dreamer with delusions of love; Tomoya Matsunaga, a narcissistic playboy who has multiple girlfriends; Keiichi Katakura, a kinky sadist who always carries ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Iizuka
CAST:  Reo Sano  •  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Ryusei Yokohama

Nijiiro Days follows the colorful lives and romantic relationships of four high school boys—Natsuki Hashiba, a dreamer with delusions of love; Tomoya Matsunaga, a narcissistic playboy who has multiple girlfriends; Keiichi Katakura, a kinky sadist who always carries ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Iizuka
CAST:  Reo Sano  •  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Ryusei Yokohama

Dancing Mary (2019)

Kenji is the youngest member of a team in charge of building a large shopping center. But, to create the new complex, an old dance floor must be destroyed, and every effort to tear down the building is boycotted by a mysterious power. In fact, there is a rumor that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  NAOTO  •  Aina Yamada  •  Nozomi Bando  •  Ryo Ishibashi

Kenji is the youngest member of a team in charge of building a large shopping center. But, to create the new complex, an old dance floor must be destroyed, and every effort to tear down the building is boycotted by a mysterious power. In fact, there is a rumor that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  NAOTO  •  Aina Yamada  •  Nozomi Bando  •  Ryo Ishibashi

Three Nobunagas (2019)

Warlord Oda Nobunaga has lost the battle in sixteenth century Japan and is currently being pursued by Ujinori Kanbara who was Yoshimoto Imagawa's vassal. Yoshimoto was slayed by Nobunaga and the former vassal is burning with the fires of revenge. Yet, success is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Watanabe
CAST:  Kazuyuki Aijima  •  Nozomi Bando  •  Yoshinori Okada  •  Hayato Ichihara

Warlord Oda Nobunaga has lost the battle in sixteenth century Japan and is currently being pursued by Ujinori Kanbara who was Yoshimoto Imagawa's vassal. Yoshimoto was slayed by Nobunaga and the former vassal is burning with the fires of revenge. Yet, success is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Watanabe
CAST:  Kazuyuki Aijima  •  Nozomi Bando  •  Yoshinori Okada  •  Hayato Ichihara

Road To High & Low (2016)

Cobra, Yamato and Noboru have been friends since they were kids. Noboru is able to score good grades and enter a university. He provides hope to Cobra and Yamato who seem to be good only at fighting. A tragedy then occurs to Noboru and the other two form the group ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Keita Machida  •  Kento Hayashi

Cobra, Yamato and Noboru have been friends since they were kids. Noboru is able to score good grades and enter a university. He provides hope to Cobra and Yamato who seem to be good only at fighting. A tragedy then occurs to Noboru and the other two form the group ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Keita Machida  •  Kento Hayashi

Hachioji Zombies (2020)

Takashi Habuki (Kenjiro Yamashita) aspired to become a dancer, but he kept failing auditions. He gave up on that dream. To think carefully about his life, Takashi Habuki decides to visit Kibo Temple, which is located deep in the mountain. A rule exists, that when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Suzuki
CAST:  Kenjiro Yamashita  •  Yuki Kubota  •  Ray Fujita  •  Haruki Kiyama

Takashi Habuki (Kenjiro Yamashita) aspired to become a dancer, but he kept failing auditions. He gave up on that dream. To think carefully about his life, Takashi Habuki decides to visit Kibo Temple, which is located deep in the mountain. A rule exists, that when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Suzuki
CAST:  Kenjiro Yamashita  •  Yuki Kubota  •  Ray Fujita  •  Haruki Kiyama

(Ab)normal Desire (2023)

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DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kishi
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Yui Aragaki  •  Hayato Isomura  •  Kanta Sato

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DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kishi
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Yui Aragaki  •  Hayato Isomura  •  Kanta Sato