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Daisuke Ban

  • Actor
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Daisuke Ban is a graduate of Saitama-Ken Senior High School. After making his debut in OUMUTO NI WATORI (1971), he got his first starring role as the android Jiroo in the popular TV series "Jinzo ningen kikaidaa" (1972). Since then, he starred in other superhero shows including INAZUMAN (1973), NINJA CAPTOR (1976) and BATTLE FEVER J (1979), as well as action shows like SPECIAL INVESTIGATION FRONTLINE. To this day, Daisuke also attends sci-fi and comic-book conventions in Japan to greet fans of the shows he starred in.
BornMay 5, 1947
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    Kikaidâ Zero Wan (1973)
    Kikaidâ Zero Wan
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Jiro
    • Kikaider
    • Kikaida
    Flying from the Movie Screen: Inazuman (1974)
    Flying from the Movie Screen: Inazuman
    7.0
    Short
    • Gorô Watari
    • Sanagiman
    • Inazuman
    • 1974
    Inazuman (1973)
    Inazuman
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Gorou Watari
    • Sanagiman
    • Inazuman
    Ringu (1998)
    Ringu
    7.2
    • Heihachirô Ikuma
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Kaibyo Kyoso Kyoku (2022)
      Kaibyo Kyoso Kyoku
      • 2022
    • Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department (2022)
      Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Narration (voice)
      • 2022
    • Smoky&Bitter (2021)
      Smoky&Bitter
      • Keibu
      • 2021
    • Daisuke Ban, Hiroshi Watari, and Tomohiro Hoshi in Fire Fox Tochionger Seven (2018)
      Fire Fox Tochionger Seven
      TV Mini Series
      • Kodo Hoshi:Tochionga
      • 2018
    • Go for Broke (2018)
      Go for Broke
      8.0
      • Mr. Otani
      • 2018
    • He-Low (2018)
      He-Low
      • So Hayami
      • 2018
    • Blood of the Samurai 2: Director's Cut (2017)
      Blood of the Samurai 2: Director's Cut
      4.8
      • Sensei
      • 2017
    • Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi in Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000)
      Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo
      8.1
      TV Series
      • 2015
    • Kikaider: The Ultimate Human Robot (2014)
      Kikaider: The Ultimate Human Robot
      5.5
      • Kyujiro Maeno
      • 2014
    • Till the Death Do Us Apart Part II
      • 2012
    • Garo: Makaisenki (2011)
      Garo: Makaisenki
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Gouki Nunodo
      • 2012
    • Mahô shôjo wo wasurenai
      • 2011
    • Masaharu Fukuyama in Ryômaden (2010)
      Ryômaden
      8.0
      TV Series
      • 2010
    • Chikashitsu
      • 2009
    • Game Action (2009)
      Game Action
      Video
      • 2009

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Naoya Ban
    • Height
      • 5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)
    • Born
      • May 5, 1947
      • Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
    • Other works
      Sang "Haru Kureba" for "Song Collection Special: Kikaida/Kikaida 01" (1989)
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      Hobbies include reading, film appreciation, music, and singing.

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