Kenjirō Ishimaru
{{short description|Japanese actor and TV narrator (born 1953)}}
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| native_name = 石丸 謙二郎
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|11|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ōita Prefecture
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| occupation = Actor, narrator
| yearsactive = 1978-present
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| website = {{URL|http://www.ishi-ken.jp}}
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{{nihongo|Kenjirō Ishimaru|石丸 謙二郎|Ishimaru Kenjirō|born 1 November 1953}} is a Japanese actor and TV narrator. He is best known for his role in Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Den-O as the owner of the DenLiner. He has also appeared in multiple competitions of Sasuke as a competitor and during that time has become one of only two people to fall off the Rolling Log obstacle in the First Stage and take the log with them. Ishimaru is the narrator in the anime series Toriko. He also narrates TV Asahi's series See the World by Train, which has run since June 1987.{{cite web |url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2069693/full/ |script-title=ja: 石丸謙二郎、『世界の車窓から』マンネリがいい まもなく放送1万回 |trans-title=Kenjirō Ishimaru likes routine nature of "See the World by Train" - approaching 10,000th show|date= 6 April 2016|work= Oricon Style|publisher= Oricon ME Inc.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 6 April 2016}}
Selected filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable" |
Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes ! Ref |
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1989
| Aono | | |
1997
| Muramatsu | | |
1999
| Ring 2 | Ômuta | | |
2001
| Onmyoji | Onmyo-gashira | | |
2001
| Middle-aged man in convenience store | | |
rowspan="4" | 2004
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Kekko Kamen Returns
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Kekko Kamen: The MGF Strikes Back
| Gozaemon Maru | | |
Kekko Kamen Surprise
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rowspan="3" | 2005
| Marquis Ayakura | | |
Always Sanchōme no Yūhi
| Shizuo Fujio | | |
Hasami Otoko
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2007
| Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! |rowspan="3" | Owner | | |
rowspan="2" | 2008
| Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka | | |
Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
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rowspan="2" | 2009
| 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | Police superintendent | | |
Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship
|rowspan="2" | Owner, station master | | |
2010
| Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy | | |
2011
| OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders | Owner | | |
2017
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2018
| Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever | Owner | | |
2019
| Iwane: Sword of Serenity | Sakazaki Masayoshi | | |
2020
| The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka | Fujita | | |
2021
| Andō | |
2022
| The Life of Chiyoko Ito | |
2023
| Baian the Assassin, M.D. | Hikohachirō | |
=Television=
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Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes ! Ref |
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2021 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id= 0411100 |name= Kenjiro Ishimaru}}
- {{Official website|http://www.ishi-ken.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:People from Ōita Prefecture
Category:Contestants on Japanese game shows
Category:20th-century Japanese male actors
Category:21st-century Japanese male actors
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