Masanobu Takashima

Masanobu Takashima (高嶋政伸, Takashima Masanobu) is a Japanese film and television actor.

Masanobu Takashima
高嶋政伸
Born	27 October 1966 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Notable credit(s)	L: Change the World as Daisuke Matoba
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Children	1
Relatives	Tadao Takashima (father), Hanayo Sumi (mother), Masahiro Takashima (brother)

Career

He has appeared in over 20 television productions and ten films in Japan and other countries as well.

Takashima appeared as Daisuke Matoba in the 2008 film L: Change the World (also known as Death Note: L Change the World) (2008).[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
1989	Godzilla vs. Biollante	Major Sho Kuroki	[2]
2004	Infection	Dr. Uozumi	[3]
2008	L: Change the World	Daisuke Matoba	[1]
2015	Assassination Classroom	Akira Takaoka	[4][5]
	April Fools	Alcoholic Detective	[6]
2018	Laplace's Witch
	Hibiki
2020	Howling Village
	Masked Ward	Tadokoro
	Apparel Designer	Yūji Fujimura

Television

• Taiheiki (1991), Ashikaga Tadayoshi
• Hideyoshi (1996), Toyotomi Hidenaga
• Tenchijin (2009), Higuchi Sōemon
• Prison School (2015), Chairman of the board
• Sanada Maru (2016), Hōjō Ujimasa
• Shizumanu Taiyō (2016)
• Black Leather Notebook (2017), Tsuneo Hashida
• Yuri's World (2017), Polar Bear
• Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru (2019)
• Karei-naru Ichizoku (2021)[7]

Personal life

Takashima is the son of actor Tadao Takashima and actress Hanayo Sumi, and younger brother of actor Masahiro Takashima.

References

1. Staff writer (undated) "News Headline" (in Japanese language). Warner Bros. Japan. Accessed 18 January 2010.
2. "Review: Godzilla vs Biollante (1989)". Our Culture, by Christopher Stewardson – 9 June 2018
3. Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
4. "Review: 'Assassination Classroom' has quirky humour and cute action". Marcus Goh, Show Buzz • 28 June 2015
5. "Assassination Classroom (Japan, 2015)". VCinema, Harris Dang on 7 October 2015.
6. "'April Fools' gets the wrong end of the practical-joke schtick". by Mark Schilling, The Japan Times, 2 April 2015
7. "『華麗なる一族』追加メインキャスト発表 工藤阿須加、田中麗奈、石坂浩二ら". Crank-in!. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

External links

• Masanobu Takashima at IMDb