Daisuke Ban

Daisuke Ban (伴大介 Ban Daisuke), born Kiyonori Saito (斎藤清憲 Saitō Kiyonori), is a Japanese actor. He was born on May 5, 1947 in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. He is best known for his role as Jiro in Android Kikaider.

Works

Nebagiba New World

A former boxing gym owner and his younger brother rise up to help a boy and his teacher's daughter from a vicious religious group that preys on good people.

Release Date:2021-07-10

Millionaire Samurai Constable

Unokichi , the grandchild of Edo’s wealthiest merchant Mikuniya Tokuemon, becomes a constable in an unexpected turn of events. His immense wealth and detached manner amazes his colleagues. However, Unokichi does not care at all. He is hopeless with the sword, cannot run and is afraid of the dark. Although he is totally unsuitable for the job, he keeps causing misunderstandings with the people around him as he solves many cases that occur in Edo with their help.

Release Date:2019-05-10

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:1

HE-LOW THE SECOND

Sequel to HE-LOW (2018)

Release Date:2019-01-28

Vote Count:2

HE-LOW

HE-LOW is a tokusatsu self-made film created and directed by Hassei Takano.

Release Date:2018-03-03

Go for Broke

During the tumultuous year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a group of University of Hawaii ROTC students navigate wartime Hawaii and fight discrimination.

Release Date:2017-10-14

Character:Mr. Otani

Vote Count:1

Kikaider REBOOT

In the near future, the “ARK Project” has initiated a program to increase the quality of human life through the peaceful use of robots. Dr. Komyoji, the chief scientist on the project, has developed a process to create a robot with a figurative human “heart” through the installation of a “conscience circuit”, but his plans are violently opposed by researcher Gilbert Kanzaki. When Dr. Komyoji is killed in an apparent accident, his children Masaru and Mitsuko are targeted by mysterious forces within the ARK Project looking to gain control of the scientist’s research data. But the villains are opposed by Jiro, the android with a human conscience who fights for justice as the hero Kikaider.

Release Date:2014-05-24

Character:Kyujiro Maeno

Vote Count:11

Blood of the Samurai 2

The sequel to the award-winning independent film about two ordinary guys who are thrown into a world of action and adventure after the discovery of ancient samurai swords. With the touch of the swords, the blades have the mysterious power to possess the handlers into master samurai, skilled in the art of swordsmanship and bounded by the code of bushido.

Release Date:2007-07-18

Character:Sensei

GARO

The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there. GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness.

Release Date:2005-10-07

Character:Gouki Fudou

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:27

Premonition

While stopped at a roadside phone booth for transmitting his work through the Internet to the university, Professor Hideki Satomi finds a scrap of newspaper with the picture of his five-year-old daughter Nana in the obituary section.

Release Date:2004-10-02

Character:Vice Principal

Vote Count:123

Blood of the Samurai: The Series

Release Date:2004-01-25

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:1

Ring 0

Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.

Release Date:2000-01-22

Character:Heihachirô Ikuma

Vote Count:254

Ring 2

While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.

Release Date:1999-01-23

Character:Heihachirô Ikuma

Vote Count:416

The Spiral

A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.

Release Date:1998-01-31

Character:Heihachirô Ikuma

Vote Count:141

Ring

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

Release Date:1998-01-31

Character:Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma

Vote Count:1457

Chōjin Sentai Jetman

The Sky Force sends five highly trained operatives to participate in an experiment which will expose them to Birdonic Waves, resulting in superhuman abilities. But when the Earth Ship is attacked by Vyram, the majority of the Birdonic Waves are sent to Earth and find four unsuspecting civilians. Now, it's up to these four accidental super humans – Raita, Kaori, Ako, and Gai – alongside Ryu, the only original operative to receive Birdonic Waves, to defend their dimension against Vyram.

Release Date:1991-02-15

Character:Dr. Aizawa

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:7

Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo

Release Date:1990-06-22

Special Rescue Police Winspector

In 1999, advanced science and technology enriched people's lives, but the damage caused when they were misused for crimes or went out of control and went out of control was also great. The Special Rescue Police Winspector (abbreviated as WSP) was established to deal with such a situation. Their purpose is not only to investigate crimes and arrest suspects but also to save the lives of those involved in crimes and disasters.

Release Date:1990-02-04

Character:Masanobu Koyama

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:13

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

Release Date:1989-02-04

Vote Count:43

Choujuu Sentai Liveman

Yusuke, Jo, Megumi, Kenji, Gou and Rui are students at Academia but the latter three decide to turn bad and join forces with the evil army Volt. When the defectors return, their three friends are forced to combat them as Choujuu Sentai Liveman. With the help of an android ally named Colon and a few others along the way, the Liveman must save the world and their friends.

Release Date:1988-02-27

Character:Doctor Hoshi

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:166

Hikari Sentai Maskman

Commander Sugata discovered the existence of the Royal Underground Empire Tube, a malignant force that desires to dominate the land, which is based underneath Japan. He recruits five young people, each one specializing in a style of martial arts, and teaches them in the ways of the mystical "Aura Power" energy. A year after he recruited and trained the Maskmen, Tube is ready to strike.

Release Date:1987-02-28

Character:Fu Clan Ninja Ijin

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:6

Battle Fever J

Five agents stand against the evil organization Egos. They fight incorporating dance moves from all around the world! This was the first time giant robots appeared on the Sentai series.

Release Date:1979-02-03

Character:Makoto Jin

Episode Count:52

Vote Count:5

Shojo kankin

Masao Nishimura is a cheerful young man who works at a pastry shop. But he has another face. At night, Nishimura peeks out his favorite telescope from the window... He is obsessed with Kyoko, a clothing store clerk. He followed Kyoko's life without missing a single moment... Based on a true story that happened in Osaka, where a lively and cheerful young man confined and assaulted a woman.

Release Date:1977-08-02

Special Crime Investigation Front

Release Date:1977-04-06

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:1

Ninja Captor: The Movie

A group of modern-day ninjas fight the Fuma Clan.

Release Date:1976-12-19

Character:Daisuke Izumo / Fire Ninja Captor 7

Vote Count:2

Ninja Captor

Ninja Captor is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977 on TV Tokyo 12 Channel, produced by Toei Company, Ltd. This Sentai-esque series aired during the run of Shotaro Ishinomori's original Super Sentai series, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger and was notably first superhero team show produced by Toei under the Saburo Yatsude/Hatte pseudonym. Daisuke Izumo graduates from the Wind-Demon Stealth-Army, a secret army aiming for the conquest of Japan. He instead escapes, and becomes the leader of the "Captor," a ninja team supervised by Mujin Tendou. The Captor team's mission is to battle the ninja sent out by the Wind-Demon General, Retsufuu Fuuma. This show used to be considered by some to be a part of the Super Sentai franchise* , but was later excluded. In 2013, it got a Shout-Out in the fourth episode of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger: Season 2.

Release Date:1976-04-07

Character:Daisuke Izumo

Episode Count:43

Vote Count:2

Inazuman Flash

With the help of Interpol Agent Makoto Arai, the newly-powered Gorou Watari/Sanagiman/Inazuman continues his adventures, this time against the nazi-like Desper Army led by Fuehrer Geisel.

Release Date:1974-07-25

Character:Goro Watari / Inazuman

Vote Count:2

Flying from the Movie Screen: Inazuman

The moth-like superhero Inazuman has the climactic battle with Emperor Bamba and the Neo-Human Empire Phantom Army while also confronting the rise of President Geisel and the Desper Corps. An alternate version of events depicted in the TV series, exhibited theatrically in 3-D.

Release Date:1974-03-16

Character:Goro Watari / Inazuman

Vote Count:3

Inazuman

Ban Daisuke of Kikaida fame takes the lead role in this classic series pitting a college student against the hostile forces of the Neo-Human Empire. Unique among live action tokusatsu shows, this innovative series features the extraordinary double henshin transformation, the Raijingo supercar, and psionic (psychic) abilities. Watari Goro (Ban) clashes with Emperor Bamba's grotesque corps of mutant monsters, and exclaims, "Summon Supreme Power” (Choriki Shorai!) to initiate his final transformation into Inazuman.

Release Date:1973-10-02

Character:Watari Goro / Sanagiman / Inazuman

Episode Count:48

Vote Count:3

Kikaider 01

Kikaider 01, is a tokusatsu superhero TV series, and a sequel series to Android Kikaider. Produced by Toei Company Ltd., it was broadcast on NET from May 12, 1973 to March 30, 1974, with a total of 46 episodes. Its title in Hawaii is Kikaida 01.

Release Date:1973-05-12

Character:Jiro / Kikaida

Episode Count:46

Vote Count:3

Flying at Ya', Android Kikaider

A sinister organization launches a wave of audacious attacks in an attempt to gain world domination. Commanded by the evil Professor Gill, masked androids and fearsome DARK Destructoid monsters terrorize innocent victims and wreak havoc throughout Japan. A solitary figure emerges to combat the menace. Whenever DARK attacks, a denim-clad road warrior appears, strumming a haunting refrain on his guitar. His name is Jiro, and a secret lies at the heart of his lonely existence. Jiro is a mechanical man. Vulnerable to Professor Gill's shrill flute wooing him to the DARK side, Jiro battles the evil menace by transforming into the mighty red-and-blue android known as...Kikaida.

Release Date:1973-03-16

Character:Jiro / Kikaider

Vote Count:3

Kikaida: Android of Justice

Release Date:1972-07-08

Character:Jiro

Episode Count:43

Android Kikaider

A transforming super-android, on the run from an evil organization, fights rampaging robot monsters and helps his creator's daughter & son find their lost father.

Release Date:1972-07-08

Character:Jiro/Kikaider

Episode Count:43

Vote Count:4