Yoshimasa Kondo

Yoshimasa Kondo (近藤 芳正, Kondō Yoshimasa), born on August 13, 1961, in Nagoya, Japan, is a Japanese theatre and film actor.[1]

Biography

He debuted as an extra in the series Chu-gaku-sei Nikki, and was later written into the script. He later gained notability while working with the theatrical troupe Tokyo Sunshine Boys, though he is not a member of the group. Kondo continues to work with the Tokyo Sunshine Boys leader and director Mitani Koki, however, in all of his movies after the troupe disbanded.

Now Kondo plays secondary roles in Japanese films.

Filmography

Film

• The Gentle Twelve (1991)[2]
• Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)[2]
• Minna no Ie (2001)[2]
• Suite Hotel (2006)[2]
• The Magic Hour (2008)[2]
• The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
• Ringside Story (2017)
• Katsu Fūtarō!! (2019)
• Kamata Prelude (2020)
• Remain In Twilight (2021)
• The Supporting Actors: The Movie (2021), himself[3]
• The Mukoda Barber Shop (2022)[4]
• In Love and Deep Water (2023)[5]
• Be My Guest, Be My Baby (2023)[6]
• River (2023)[7]
• Knuckle Girl (2023)[8]
• The Women in the Lakes (2024)[9]
• Bishu: The World's Kindest Clothes (2024), Yoichi Inage[10]

Television

• Furuhata Ninzaburō (1996, 2006)
• GTO (1998)
• Furin Kazan (2007), Aiki Ichibei[11]
• 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (2008)
• Gunshi Kanbei, (2014), Shibata Katsuie[12]
• Sanada Maru (2016), Hirano Nagayasu[13]
• Happy Marriage!? (2016), Satoru Mamiya
• Segodon (2018), Tanaka Yūnosuke
• Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky (2019), Ken'ya Nogami
• Shiroi Kyotō (2019)
• The Supporting Actors 3 (2021), himself
• Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021), Kijūrō Shidehara[14]
• Come Come Everybody (2021–22), Yōsuke Kogure[15]
• Bakumatsu Aibō-den (2022), Sagawa Kanbei[16]
• Boogie Woogie (2023), Tatsuo Yamashita[17]

References

1. Holden, Stephen (8 September 1999). "Giddy Farce From Japan Pokes Fun At Tradition". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
2. "近藤芳正、一般女性と結婚を発表". Oricon. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
3. "バイプレイヤーズ もしも100人の名脇役が映画を作ったら". eiga.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
4. "高橋克実が映画初主演！奥田英朗「向田理髪店」映画化". Cinematoday. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
5. "吉沢亮×宮崎あおい×坂元裕二、Netflix映画「クレイジークルーズ」製作決定". Natalie. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
6. "フィリピンパブ嬢の社会学". eiga.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
7. "リバー、流れないでよ". eiga.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
8. "ナックルガール". eiga.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
9. "湖の女たち". eiga.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
10. "BISHU 世界でいちばん優しい服". eiga.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
11. "風林火山". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
12. "軍師官兵衛". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
13. "真田丸:平野長泰のスルメは思いつきだった "賤ヶ岳の三本槍"が上田でトークショー". Mantan-web. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
14. "最終回視聴率11.2％％！「青天を衝け」栄一が語る最期の言葉に視聴者感涙！第41話ネタバレあらすじ". Navicon. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
15. "オダギリジョーが朝ドラ初出演 NHK「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Daily Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
16. "永山瑛太×向井理『幕末相棒伝』、追加キャストに佐藤隆太、白洲迅ら発表". Crank-in!. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
17. "朝ドラ『ブギウギ』第7弾キャスト6人発表【役柄紹介あり】". Oricon. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

External links

• Yoshimasa Kondo at IMDb