Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase (生瀬 勝久, Namase Katsuhisa^?, born 13 October 1960 in Nishinomiya) is a Japanese actor, known primary for his roles in Japanese television dramas. His roles are often positions of authority, such as managers, principals, or police officers, but many of these characters also share a certain kookiness and incompetence. Several of these characters wear wigs for comic effect.

Selected filmography

Films

• 1999 - Gamera 3: Iris Kakusei (ガメラ3 邪神<イリス>覚醒)(1999)
• 2000 - Keizoku: The Movie ~Beautiful Dreamer~ (ケイゾク／映画 ～Beautiful Dreamer～)
• 2002 - TRICK: the Movie (トリック劇場版) - Detective Kenzō Yabe
• 2003 - Sharasojyu (沙羅双樹)
• 2004 - Father's Backdrop (お父さんのバックドロップ, Otōsan no bakkudoroppu)
• 2004 - Kamikaze Girls (下妻物語, Shimotsuma no monogatari) - Pachinko parlor manager
• 2005 - Samurai Commando Mission 1549 (戦国自衛隊1549, Sengoku jieitai 1549)
• 2005 - Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (真夜中の弥次さん喜多さん, Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san)
• 2006 - The Uchōten Hotel (THE 有頂天ホテル)
• 2006 - TRICK: the Movie 2 (トリック劇場版2) - Detective Kenzō Yabe
• 2009 - Yatterman (ヤッターマン, Yattāman) - Boyacky

Television dramas

• 1988-1989 - Jun-chan no Ōenka (純ちゃんの応援歌)
• 1990 - Shin-Buchō Keiji (新・部長刑事 アーバンポリス24)
• 1994 - Hana no ran (花の乱)
  • Imōto yo (妹よ)
• 1996 - Age 35 Koishikute (Age,35 恋しくて)
  • Glass no Kakeratachi (硝子のかけらたち)
  • Romance is Miracle (奇跡のロマンス)
• 1997 - Itoshi no Mirai-chan (いとしの未来ちゃん)
  • Koi no bakansu (恋のバカンス)
  • Ore ha Naniwa no Manzai-shi (オレはナニワの漫才師。おこるで!しかし。)
  • Mōri Motonari (毛利元就) - Inoue Harutada (Taiga drama)
• 1998 - Amai Kekkon (甘い結婚, Sweet Marriage)
  • O-atsui no ga O-suki? (お熱いのがお好き?)
  • Sensei Shiranai no? (先生知らないの?)
• 1999 - Genroku Ryōran (元禄繚乱) - Okado Shigetomo (Taiga drama)
  • Amai Seikatsu (甘い生活, Sweet Life)
  • Oni no Sumika (鬼の棲家)
  • Keizoku (ケイゾク/特別篇 PHANTOM～死を契約する呪いの樹)
• 2000 - TRICK (トリック) - Detective Kenzō Yabe
  • Quiz
• 2001 - Saturday Night at the Mysteries - Aibō 2 (土曜ワイド劇場 相棒2)
  • Hikon Kazoku (非婚家族)
  • Usokoi (ウソコイ)
• 2002 - Ai to seishun no Takarazuka (愛と青春の宝塚)
  • Manten (まんてん)
  • TRICK 2 (トリック2) - Detective Kenzō Yabe
  • Gokusen (ごくせん) - Vice Principal Gorō Sawatari
  • HR
  • Yanbaba (やんパパ)
• 2003 - Saturday Night at the Mysteries - Aibō 2 Season 2
  • TRICK 3 (トリック3) - Detective Kenzō Yabe
  • Boku no Mahō Tsukai (ぼくの魔法使い)
  • Shin-Yonigeya Honbo (新・夜逃げ屋本舗)
• 2004 - Shinsengumi! (新選組!) - Tonouchi Yoshio
• 2005 - Gokusen 2 (ごくせん 2) - Vice Principal Gorō Sawatari
  • Ima, Ai ni yukimasu (いま、会いにゆきます) - Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Brother Beat (ブラザー☆ビート) - Hideki Noguchi
  • Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓)
  • Rokusen-nin no Inochi no Visa (六千人の命のビザ)
• 2006 - Joō no Kyoshitsu Special (女王の教室スペシャル)
  • Gyarusaa (ギャルサー)
  • Kōmyō ga Tsuji (功名が辻)
  • Tobbukyasta (トップキャスター)
  • 14-year-old Mother (14才の母) - Tadahiko Ichinose
• 2007 - Kirakira Kenshūsha (きらきら研修医)
• 2008 - Gokusen 3 (ごくせん 3) - Vice Principal Gorō Sawatari
  • 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (４姉妹探偵団) - Hideki Jonouchi

External links

• Katsuhisa Namase at the Internet Movie Database
• J-Dorama