Norito Yashima
Japanese actor, TV personality, narrator, voice actor and presenter
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Norito Yashima (八嶋 智人, Yashima Norito; born September 27, 1970 in Nara) is a Japanese actor, TV personality, narrator, voice actor and presenter. He is currently employed by ComeCome Miniki-Na Theater Company and SIS Company.
Career
Yashima landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series Hey! Spring of Trivia, a show he co-hosted with fellow actor Katsumi Takahashi,[1] and has also participated in a few anime productions, voicing characters such as Iwanbo in Rurouni Kenshin and Œufcoque in Mardock Scramble.
Family
He is married to stage actress Kyōko Miyashita (宮下 今日子, Miyashita Kyōko), and their first son was born on May 12, 2007.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris | Sakurai | ||
| 2000 | Tales of the Unusual | Man | ||
| 2003 | Kantoku kansen | |||
| 2004 | Yaku san-jû no uso | Yokoyama | ||
| 2005 | Yôgisha: Muroi Shinji | Hideki Haijima | ||
| 2006 | Rough | Coach Furuya | ||
| 2007 | Hero | Kenji Endo | ||
| 2008 | All Around Us | Moroi | ||
| Akifukaki | Satoru Terada | |||
| 2016 | Rudolf the Black Cat | Butch (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Killing for The Prosecution | Odajima | [2] | |
| 2019 | Touken Ranbu | Hashiba Hideyoshi | [3] | |
| 2022 | Radiation House: The Movie | Fukuo Tanaka | [4] | |
| 2024 | All of Tokyo! | Kenji Hinuma | [5] | |
| 2025 | Love Song from Hiroshima | UFO expert | [6] | |
| My Beloved Stranger | Ken'ichi Kasuga | [7] | ||
| 2026 | Goodbye My Car | Kota Yasuda | [8] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aikotoba wa Yūki | Rei Saitō | ||
| 2001 | Hero | Kenji Endo | ||
| 2002 | Hey! Spring of Trivia | Host | ||
| 2003 | Water Boys | Kiyomasa | ||
| 2004 | Shinsengumi! | Takeda Kanryuusai | Taiga drama | [9] |
| Wonderful Life | Masayoshi Tsumasaka | |||
| 2008 | Scrap Teacher | Hisakimi Takasu | ||
| 2010 | Wagaya no Rekishi | Shusaku Endo | [10] | |
| 2012 | Yûsha Yoshihiko to Akuryô no Kagi | Instructor | ||
| 2014 | Massan | Toshio | Asadora | |
| 2018 | Nemuri Kyoshirō The Final | Kinpachi | Television film | |
| 2019 | Shiroi Kyotō | Tomohiro Tsukuda | ||
| 2021 | Radiation House | Fukuo Tanaka | Season 2 | [4] |
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Takeda Nobuyoshi | Taiga drama | [11] |
| 2024 | Extremely Inappropriate! | Himself | [12] | |
| 2026 | Extremely Inappropriate! Special | Himself | Television film | [13] |
| Blossom | Kozo Iwata | Asadora | [14] | |
Anime
- Boys Over Flowers (1996) - Lighting Staff
- Rurouni Kenshin (1996) - Iwanbo, Kameo, et al
- Kero Kero Chime (1997) - Poppo, Frog C, Kabayan
- Hatsumei Boy Kanipan (1998) - Kanburi
- Mardock Scramble (2010-2012) - Œufcoque Penteano
- Rudolf the Black Cat (2016) - Buchi
- Dive in Wonderland (2025) - March Hare[15]
Video games
- Kowloon's Gate (1996) - Mushroom Seller Charlie
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2010) - King Tom Tildrum XIV
Dubbing
- Open Season (2006) - Elliot[16]
- The Good Dinosaur (2016) - Nash[17]
- Dolittle (2020) - Plimpton[18]
