Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase
生瀬 勝久
Born	(1960-10-13) October 13, 1960 (age 64) Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Other names	Yarimakuri Sansuke (槍魔栗 三助)
Occupation(s)	Actor, tarento, host
Years active	1979–present
Agent	Cube
Website	www.cubeinc.co.jp/archives/artist/namasekatsuhisa

Katsuhisa Namase (生瀬 勝久, Namase Katsuhisa, born 13 October 1960 in Nishinomiya) is a Japanese actor, known primary for his roles in television dramas. His roles are often positions of authority, such as managers, principals, or police officers, but many of these characters also share a certain kookiness and incompetence. Several of these characters wear wigs for comic effect.

Filmography

Television dramas

• TRICK (2000–14), Detective Kenzō Yabe^[1]
• Gokusen (2002–08), Vice Principal Gorō Sawatari^[2][3]
• Ryōmaden (2010), Yoshida Shōin^[4]
• Detective Kenzō Yabe (2010–13), Detective Kenzō Yabe^[1]
• Legal High (2012–13), Choichiro Miki^[5]
• Your Turn to Kill (2019), Jun'ichirō Tamiya^[6]
• Ochoyan (2021), Makoto Nagasawa^[7]
• Kotaro Lives Alone (2021–23), Isamu Tamaru^[8]
• Hayabusa Fire Brigade (2023), Kensaku Yamahara^[9]
• Boogie Woogie (2023–24), Kenji Tanahashi^[10]

Films

• TRICK: The Movie (2002), Detective Kenzō Yabe^[1]
• TRICK: The Movie 2 (2006), Detective Kenzō Yabe^[1]
• TRICK: The Movie: Psychic Battle Royale (2010), Detective Kenzō Yabe^[1]
• TRICK: The Movie: Last Stage (2014), Detective Kenzō Yabe^[11]
• The Confidence Man JP: The Movie (2019), Ho^[12]
• The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess (2020), Ho^[12]
• Godai: The Wunderkind (2020), Godai Hidetaka^[13]
• Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021), Jun'ichirō Tamiya^[6]
• The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero (2022), Ho^[12]
• The Water Flows to the Sea (2023), Naruse^[14]
• The Innocent Game (2023), Masaharu Kugimiya^[15]
• Bad Lands (2023), Seiji Takashiro^[16]

Video games

• Fatal Fury 2 (1992), Joe Higashi, Billy Kane, Laurence Blood^[17][18][19]
• Fatal Fury Special (1993), Joe Higashi, Billy Kane, Laurence Blood, Geese Howard^{[17][18][19][20]}
• The King of Fighters '94 (1994), Joe Higashi^[21]
• The King of Fighters '95 (1995), Billy Kane^[22]

Dubbing

• The Addams Family, Gomez Addams^[23]
• The Addams Family 2, Gomez Addams^[24]

References

1. "生瀬勝久、『矢部謙三』続編に意欲！「浮世離れした人を楽しんで」". Zakzak. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
2. "日ごくせん（ごくせん(1)）". TV drama database. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
3. "日本テレビ開局55年記念番組 ごくせん(3)". TV drama database. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
4. "第6話 龍馬伝「松陰はどこだ？」". The Television. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
5. "「リーガルハイ」最終回に生瀬、小池が帰ってくる". The Television. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
6. "西野七瀬＆横浜流星も！『あなたの番です』劇場版にドラマキャスト勢揃い". Cinema Cafe. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
7. "杉咲花ヒロイン朝ドラ「おちょやん」後半の新たな出演者発表". Model Press. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
8. "横山裕主演「コタローは1人暮らし」に山本舞香、西畑大吾、百田夏菜子、生瀬勝久". Natalie (in Japanese). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
9. "ハヤブサ消防団". TV drama database. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
10. "『ブギウギ』生瀬勝久が喜劇王タナケン役、スズ子の演技の師匠に【第9弾キャスト発表・コメント一覧】". Oricon. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
11. "『トリック』3年ぶり新作は完結編！シリーズ初の海外ロケで13年の歴史に幕". Cinematoday. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
12. "江口洋介"赤星"再登場、松重豊＆角野卓造ら『コンフィデンスマンJP 英雄編』第1弾キャスト". Cinema Cafe. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
13. "三浦春馬さんが五代友厚を演じた主演作「天外者」12月公開！ 三浦翔平、西川貴教らと共演". eiga.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
14. "水は海に向かって流れる". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
15. "法廷遊戯". eiga.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
16. "BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ". eiga.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
17. "[CHARACTER]ジョー・ヒガシ:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト". garou15th.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
18. "[CHARACTER]ビリー・カーン:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト". garou15th.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
19. "[CHARACTER]ローレンス・ブラッド:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト". garou15th.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
20. "[CHARACTER]ギース・ハワード:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト". garou15th.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
21. "KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
22. "KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
23. "アダムス・ファミリー". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
24. "アダムス・ファミリー２ アメリカ横断旅行！ －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

External links

• Katsuhisa Namase at IMDb
• Official Cube profile
• Katsuhisa Namase at NHK Archives