Denden (Actor)

Denden is a Japanese actor. He was born on January 23, 1950 in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture but grew up in Dazaifu. He is typically cast in good-natured uncle type roles or as veteran detectives.

Native name: でんでん
Occupation: Actor
Birthplace: Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture
Born: January 23, 1950 (age 66)
Height: 5' 9" (174 cm)
Blood type: A
Debuted: 1980
Genres: Films, stage, TV dramas
Office: Alpha Agency

Personal

Denden was given his stage name by fellow actor and comedian Shoji Murakami. It’s based on "tentomushi-damashi", a Japanese term for handsome fungus beetles which are considered cute.

Filmography as actor

Year	Movie	Role
2015	No Yona mono no Yona mono
2015	Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War Of The Underworld
2014	Tokyo Tribes	Daishisai
2014	Judge!
2013	The Kiyosu Conference	Maeda Gen'i
2013	Return (Hard Version)	Chief
2013	Princess Sakura: Forbidden Pleasures	Seigen
2013	7 Days of Himawari and Her Puppies
2013	Suzuki Sensei	Kawano
2012	The Story Teller’s Apprentice
2012	The Land of Hope
2012	Like Someone In Love
2012	SPEC: Heaven
2012	Himizu	Kaneko
2011	In His Chart	Ohmura
2011	Someday
2011	Mr. Inukai Keeps a Dog
2011	A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki’s Fabulous Trip
2010	SP: The Motion Picture I
2010	Cold Fish	Murata
2010	Tsuki to Uso to Satsujin
2010	A Lone Scalpel
2010	My Wife
2010	Boys on the Run	Tanaka
2009	Be Sure To Share
2009	Kanikosen	Monk
2009	Yellow Kid
2008	Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
2008	Gu Gu the Cat	Kajiwara
2008	Climber’s High	Masao Kamejima
2008	Kabei: Our Mother
2006	Love Tomato
2006	Death Water
2005	What the Snow Brings	Tamotsu Fujimaki
2004	Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
2000	Ju-on 2 (OV)	Yoshikawa (segment "Kamio")
2000	Ju-on (OV)	Yoshikawa (segment "Kanna")
2000	Uzumaki	Officer Futada
1997	Cure	Police Officer Oida

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