Masayoshi Haneda
{{Short description|Japanese actor (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Masayoshi Haneda
| native_name = {{nobold|羽田昌義}}
| image = masa01.jpg
| caption = Haneda in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|13}}
| birth_place = Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan{{cite web |url=http://kyuujoushou.net/inf/%E7%BE%BD%E7%94%B0%E6%98%8C%E7%BE%A9.html |script-title=ja:羽田昌義とは？急上昇ワードまとめ |work=Kyuujoushou |accessdate=June 11, 2014 |language=Japanese}}
| other_names = Masayoshi Hanada
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Hitomi Furuya|July 11, 2008|December 6, 2011|reason=divorced}}
}}
{{nihongo|Masayoshi Haneda|羽田昌義|Haneda Masayoshi|born November 13, 1976}}{{cite news |script-title=ja:離婚から８カ月…ｈｉｔｏｍｉがデキ再婚 |url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2008/07/11/03.html |work=Sports Nippon |date=July 11, 2008 |accessdate=June 9, 2014 |language=Japanese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080712082508/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2008/07/11/03.html |archivedate=July 12, 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.beacon-all.co.jp/profile/masayoshi_haneda_english.html |title=Masayoshi Haneda profile |work=Beacon Alliance |accessdate=June 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212816/http://www.beacon-all.co.jp/profile/masayoshi_haneda_english.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }} is a Japanese film and stage actor. He is best known for the role as Tanaka in the Westworld series.
Career
At an early age, Haneda decided to pursue an acting career. From 1999 to 2000, under Yoko Narahashi, he attended the United Performers' Studio (UPS Academy) in Tokyo, where he took part on theatre in stage plays. After graduation he passionately continued his studies with workshops conducted by teachers of the Actors Studio, New York.{{cite news |first=Pietro |last=Filipponi |title=More Promo Images & Character Details Revealed for Director Peter Webber's WWII Drama Emperor |url=http://www.gotham-news.com/news/2013/02/22/director-peter-webbers-wwii-drama-emperor-reveals-more-promo-images-character-detail |work=Gotham News |date=February 22, 2013 |accessdate=June 11, 2014}} In 2003, he was a stunt performer on the 2003 film The Last Samurai.{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Michael Poole |title=Masayoshi Haneda: Behind the Scenes with Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise |url=http://enjp.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1001062/masayoshi-haneda-behind-the-scenes-with-keanu-reeves-and-tom |work=Louise Blouin Media |date=January 14, 2014 |accessdate=June 11, 2014}}
Haneda has appeared in films such as When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003), Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004), Marebito (2004), Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), and Memories of Matsuko (2006). His international debut started in July 2006, with the joint French–German–Indian independent film Valley of Flowers. In 2008, Haneda appeared in a role in the American–Japanese film The Ramen Girl. In 2012, Haneda had a supporting role as a driver to Matthew Fox's character and interpreter in Emperor.{{cite news |first=Giovanni |last=Fazio |title=Emperor |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/25/films/film-reviews/emperor/#.U5Y0Ey8R78Y |work=The Japan Times |date=July 25, 2013 |accessdate=June 9, 2014}} This was followed by a role playing a samurai in 47 Ronin in 2013. In 2014, he was a soldier in Edge of Tomorrow.
Personal life
Haneda met singer-songwriter Hitomi Furuya during a play in 2007. They were married on July 11, 2008. The couple have one child, a daughter, born on December 23, 2008.{{cite news |author=TechinsightJapan |title="小室ファミリーの落ちこぼれ"から勝ち組へ。hitomi女児出産。|url=http://japan.techinsight.jp/2008/12/14837.html |work=Japan Techinsight |date=December 27, 2008 |accessdate=June 9, 2014 |language=Japanese}} On December 6, 2011, it was reported that Haneda and Furuya had filed for divorce after it was revealed that they had been living separately for over six months by then.{{cite news |script-title=ja:ｈｉｔｏｍｉ 離婚へ 半年以上別居「もう無理」|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/12/07/kiji/K20111207002188660.html |work=Sports Nippon |date=December 7, 2011 |accessdate=June 9, 2014 |language=Japanese}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2003
| When the Last Sword Is Drawn | | |
| rowspan="3"|2004
| | |
| Marebito
| | |
| Godzilla: Final Wars
| | Uncredited role |
| rowspan="2"|2006
| | |
| Valley of Flowers
| | |
| 2008
| Yuki | Credited as Masayoshi Hanada |
| 2011
| Deadball | | |
| 2012
| Emperor | Takahashi | |
| 2013
| 47 Ronin | Yasuno | |
| 2014
| Takeda | |
| 2020
| Minamata | Enforcer | |
| 2024
| Kenji Nakajima | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2014 |
| 2018
|Tanaka |2 episodes |
| 2021
| Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan |Oda Nobunaga |3 episodes |
| 2022
|Yoshihiro Kume |Supporting |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Waiting for the Sun | |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| |
| Dream of Passion
| Yoko Narahashi | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2612087}}
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Category:Male actors from Tokyo
Category:People from Chiyoda, Tokyo
Category:Japanese male film actors