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Masahiro Chôno

  • Actor
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Masahiro Chôno was born on 17 September 1963 in Mitaka City, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for WCW Monday Nitro (1995), Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie (2009) and NJPW Fighting Spirit (1992). He has been married to Martina Carls since 28 December 1991. They have one child.
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    • Known for

    WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
    WCW Monday Nitro
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Masahiro Chono
    Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie (2009)
    Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie
    7.0
    • Alien Reiblood(voice)
    • 2009
    NJPW Fighting Spirit
    TV Mini Series
    • Masahiro Chono
    Takeshi Kitano in Kantoku · Banzai! (2007)
    Kantoku · Banzai!
    6.3
    • Actor
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Hiroshi Tamaki, Haruna Kawaguchi, Jun Shison, and Tamaki Shiratori in The Way of the Househusband (2020)
      The Way of the Househusband
      7.0
      TV Series
      • 2020
    • Masami Iwasaki and Takaya Kuroda in Yakuza Kiwami 2 (2017)
      Yakuza Kiwami 2
      8.6
      Video Game
      • Chono (voice)
      • 2017
    • Atsuko Asano, Susumu Terajima, Atsurō Watabe, Shôhei Miura, and Kanna Hashimoto in Keishichô ikimono gakari (2017)
      Keishichô ikimono gakari
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • 2017
    • Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi (2017)
      Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • 2017
    • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome
      Video
      • Masahiro Chono
      • 2017
    • Organized Crime vs. Officials
      Video
      • 2013
    • Yoshihiro Yamazaki, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Shinsuke Nakamura in NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome (2010)
      NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome
      6.6
      Video
      • Masahiro Chono
      • 2010
    • Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie (2009)
      Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie
      7.0
      • Alien Reiblood (voice)
      • 2009
    • Takeshi Kitano in Kantoku · Banzai! (2007)
      Kantoku · Banzai!
      6.3
      • 2007
    • WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
      WCW Monday Nitro
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Masahiro Chono
      • 1996–2000
    • WCW Thunder (1998)
      WCW Thunder
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Masahiro Chono
      • 1998
    • NJPW Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka Dome
      Video
      • Masahiro Chono
      • 1994
    • NJPW Fighting Spirit
      TV Mini Series
      • Masahiro Chono
      • 1992
    • NJPW Starrcade in Tokyo Dome
      Video
      • Masahiro Chono
      • 1991
    • WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
      TV Special
      • Masahiro Chôno
      • 1990

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Masahiro Chono
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • September 17, 1963
      • Mitaka City, Tokyo, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Martina CarlsDecember 28, 1991 - present (1 child)

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    • Trivia
      Notable Title Wins Include: IWGP Jr Heavyweight title; IWGP Heavyweight title; IWGP Tag Team titles (6); HCW Kamehameha Heritage title; NWA Heavyweight title; NWA Central States Television title
    • Trademark
      The STF (Stepover Toehold Facelock)

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