Masanori Ishii

Masanori Ishii

Known for

Acting

Born

March 21, 1973 (age 53)

Birthplace

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Biography

Masanori Ishii is a Japanese actor, comedian and narrator. In August 1994, he teamed up with Yoshiyuki Ishizuka to form the comedy duo "Ari to kirigirisu" or "Ant to the Grasshopper". He has had roles in such works as The Incite Mill, Suite Dreams, Journey to the West.

Best known work

Fukushima 50

Fukushima 50

2020

The Incite Mill

The Incite Mill

2010

Galileo

Galileo

2007

Suite Dreams

Suite Dreams

2006

Hero

Hero

2001

GARO

GARO

2005

Furuhata Ninzaburo

Furuhata Ninzaburo

1994

Solitary Gourmet

Solitary Gourmet

2012

Kekkaishi

Kekkaishi

2006

What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?

What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?

2021

Filmography

2026
Unification of Japan 77
2025
Midsummer, Grasping LoveTV
as Yuuki Suga (8 episodes)
2025
Forbidden to LoveTV
as Shoichi Tokushima (10 episodes)
2024
大川と小川の休日捜査
2024
Secret MakeoverTV
as Oginome Seiji (10 episodes)
2024
Hare no Hi Cinderella Wedding Dress wo Nihon e! Aru Josei no Chosen
as Akutagawa Hiroshi
2023
Sell My HandTV
as Hino Wataru (10 episodes)
2023
BittersweetTV
as Yasunori Makimura (10 episodes)
2022
Guardian of the MarketTV
2021
Run Through Beyond the WindTV
2021
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?
as Hidenori Sakurai
2020
Fukushima 50
as Yasuaki Kudo
2019
Hikinukiya: Headhunter no RyugiTV
2019
A Town and a Tall Chimney
as Namizo Ohira
2019
Eien no Nispa
as Horii Izumonokami
2019
Millionaire Samurai ConstableTV
2019
In HandTV
2019
Radiation HouseTV
as Fukuzo Yamada (1 episode)
2019
Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~TV
as Gen Aoki (7 episodes)
2018
Kuinige Killer
as Jun
2017
Odd Detective 15
as Yukihito Anekoji
2016
Odd Detective 14
as Yukihito Anekoji
2016
The Stare
2015
あてなよるTV
2015
Ms. Sadistic DetectiveTV