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. He 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2008 | Akifukaki | Satoru Terada | |
| 2016 | Rudolf the Black Cat | Butch | Voice |
| 2018 | Killing For The Prosecution | Odajima | |
| 2019 | Touken Ranbu | Hashiba Hideyoshi |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aikotoba wa Yūki | Rei Saitō |
| 2001 | Hero | Kenji Endo |
| 2002 | Hey! Spring of Trivia | Host |
| 2003 | Water Boys | Kiyomasa |
| 2004 | Shinsengumi! | Takeda Kanryuusai |
| 2004 | Wonderful Life | Masayoshi Tsumasaka |
| 2008 | Scrap Teacher | Hisakimi Takasu |
| 2010 | Wagaya no Rekishi | Shusaku Endo |
| 2012 | Yûsha Yoshihiko to Akuryô no Kagi | Instructor |
| 2014 | Massan | Toshio |
| 2018 | Nemuri Kyoshirō The Final | Kinpachi |
| 2019 | Shiroi Kyotō | Tomohiro Tsukuda |
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
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
- The Good Dinosaur (2016) - Nash
- Dolittle - Plimpton[2]
References
- ^ "Japanese Trivia Show Comes to Spike TV". Multichannel News. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "ドクター・ドリトル". Fukikaeru. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
External links
- ComeCome profile (in Japanese)
- SIS company profile (in Japanese)
- Norito Yashima on NHK Archives (in Japanese)
- Norito Yashima on Twitter