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Masaya Nihei(1940-2021)

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Masaya Nihei was born on 4 December 1940 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966), Ultraman (1967) and Urutoraman (1979). He died on 21 August 2021 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.
BornDecember 4, 1940
DiedAugust 21, 2021(80)
BornDecember 4, 1940
DiedAugust 21, 2021(80)
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Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966)
Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series
7.9
TV Series
  • Mitsuhiro Ide
Ultraman (1967)
Ultraman
7.3
  • Mitsuhiro Ide
  • 1967
Urutoraman (1979)
Urutoraman
7.1
  • Mitsuhiro Ide
  • 1979
Haruo Nakajima and Yukio Fukutome in Ultra Q (1965)
Ultra Q
7.6
TV Series
  • The Man who Delivers Milk
  • Nakamatsu's Assistant
  • Bank-Robber Gang Sato

Credits

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Actor

  • Superior 8 Ultra Brothers (2008)
    Superior 8 Ultra Brothers
    6.6
    • Owner of Cheep Candy Shop (as Masanori Nihei)
    • 2008
  • Ai no meikyû
    TV Series
    • 2007
  • Shinano no koronbo jiken fairu 14: Shiawase na kappuru
    TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Susumu Kurobe, Hiroko Sakurai, Kai Shishido, Hitomi Hasebe, Hikari Mitsushima, Sota Aoyama, Nobuyuki Ogawa, and Sakaekei Iwata in Ultraman Max (2005)
    Ultraman Max
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Professor Date
    • 2005–2006
  • Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
    Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
    6.2
    • Civilians
    • 2001
  • Sôri to yobanai de (1997)
    Sôri to yobanai de
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Secret Service
    • 1997
  • Ultraman Zearth 2 (1997)
    Ultraman Zearth 2
    6.6
    • Photographer
    • 1997
  • Ultraman Zearth (1996)
    Ultraman Zearth
    6.0
    • Photographer
    • 1996
  • Special Rescue Police Winspector (1990)
    Special Rescue Police Winspector
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Daizou Oomagari
    • Gen'ichi Yonekura
    • 1990
  • Tracked (1985)
    Tracked
    6.6
    • 1985
  • Kyoju Tokuso Juspion (1985)
    Kyoju Tokuso Juspion
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Yuzo Kitamura
    • 1985
  • Kita no hotaru (1984)
    Kita no hotaru
    6.8
    • Tomosaburo Kumagai
    • 1984
  • Anime-chan
    • Omawari-san
    • 1984
  • Seiun kamen Mashinman (1984)
    Seiun kamen Mashinman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Onimaru
    • 1984
  • Aitsu to lullaby
    5.8
    • Takimoto
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Masanari Jihei
  • Height
    • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
  • Born
    • December 4, 1940
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • August 21, 2021
    • Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan(pneumonia)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is best known as Ide, character of Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966) series, having won the role when originally cast actor Susumu Ishikawa left the production.

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