is a Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter.
Career He has written several screenplay adaptations of manga series including Tokyo Zombie, Ichi The Killer, and Gozu. He also directed Miss Boys about cross-dressing schoolboys. In the West, he played Charlie Brown in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill: Volume 1.Jim Smith, Tarantino, Virgin, 2005, p 205
Filmography
Director or writer Year Title Role2001 Ichi The Killer Writer2003 Gozu Writer2005 Tokyo Zombie Director, writer2010 Insect Detective Yoshimi Yoshida Director2011 Miss Boys! Part 1 Director2012 Miss Boys! Part 2 Director2014 Tokyo Slaves Director, writer2026 The Chain of Roses Director
Actor Year Title Role2001 Ichi The Killer Man Kicking Ichi 2002 Bright Future 2003 Gozu Coffee Shop Manager Last Life in the Universe Yakuza Kill Bill: Volume 1 Charlie Brown 2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Charlie Brown Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Charlie Brown 2008 Heibon Ponch Aki Mashima 2011 Tokyo Playboy Club Matsunosuke
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