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Kenichi Endo

Actor

1961-06-28 · Tokyo, Japan · Male

50 series in the catalog

Kenichi Endō (遠藤 憲一, Endō Ken'ichi; born June 28, 1961) is a Japanese actor and writer. He also worked as a narrator for many documentaries, both on television and film. He is best known for his roles in Visitor Q (2001), Crows Zero (2007), Crows Zero 2 (2009), and The Raid 2: Berandal (2014).

He is also known for his yakuza roles, such as Joji Yazaki, the head of Soshu Family Syndicate and the main antagonist of Crows Zero and Crows Zero 2, and Hideaki Goto, the head of the Goto family, a powerful yakuza family from Japan and one of two mob bosses that control Jakarta in The Raid 2: Berandal.

Films

Violent Cop (1989)

All Under the Moon (1993)

Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)

Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), Kōhei

Tomie: Replay (2000), Dr. Tachibana

Family (2001)

Agitator (2001)

Visitor Q (2001), Kiyoshi Yamasaki

The Guys from Paradise (2001), Toshiyuki Umino

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)

Sabu (2002), Giichi

Kikoku (2003), Sorimachi

The Man in White (2003), Niimi

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action (2004), Algolian Volger

Nobody Knows (2004), Kyōbashi

The Great Yokai War (2005), Oh Tengu

Cromartie High - The Movie (2005), Pootan

Azumi 2 (2005), Kinkaku

Demon Pond (2005), Giant Crab / Representative

Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006), Shunack

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006), assistant police inspector

Nihon Chinbotsu (2006), Shinichirō Nakata

Memories of Tomorrow (2006), Hasegawa

The Sword of Alexander (2007), Gonzō

Like a Dragon (2007), Imanishi

Crows Zero (2007), Jōji Yazaki

Happy Ever After (2007)

SS (2008), Kurihara

Climber's High (2008)

20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008)

20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)

Crows Zero 2 (2009), Jōji Yazaki

Railways (2010), Yoshiki Kawahira

The Raid 2 (2014), Hideaki Gotō

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2014)

Kiyamachi Daruma (2015), Shigeo Katsuura

Galaxy Turnpike (2015)

The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)

Usagi Oishi (2016), Katsusaburō Yamagiwa

Mixed Doubles (2017), Motonobu Ochiai

Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017), Zebedee

Out and Out (2018)

Come Kiss Me at 0:00 AM (2019)

Sumodo (2020), narrator

The Supporting Actors: The Movie (2021), himself

The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021), Yadōkai

Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale (2021)

The Mole Song: Final (2021)

Radiation House: The Movie (2022), Toshio Onodera

Kubi (2023), Araki Murashige

All About Suomi (2024), Daikichi Totoyama

Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards (2024), Masahito Jingū

Doctor-X: The Movie (2024), Takashi Ebina

My Special One (2025), himself

Brand New Landscape (2025)

Beethoven Fabrication (2025), Franz Gerhard Wegeler

Angel Flight: The Movie (2026), Shiro Kashiwagi

TV dramas

Battle Fever J (1979), Yoshio Murano

Taiyō ni Hoero! (1986) episode.718(Final episode)

Special Rescue Exceedraft (1992), Seiji Nagai

Tokusou Robo Janperson (1993), Doctor Saionji

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994), Prince Junior

Hōjō Tokimune (2001), Miura Mitsumura

Kōshōnin (2003)

Lion-Maru G (2006), Junior

The Waste Land (2009)

Teppan (2010–2011), Jō Murakami

Taira no Kiyomori (2012), Hōjō Tokimasa

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2013-2021), Takashi Ebina

Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love? (2013), Isaku Ashimo

Border: Keishichô Sôsa Ikka Satsujinhan Sôsa Dai 4-gakkari (2014)

Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu (2015), Isao Tachibana

Dr. Rintarō (2015), Shigeto Araki

Wise and Foolish (2015), Taizan Mutō

Sanada Maru (2016), Uesugi Kagekatsu

Montage (2016), Jirō Sekiguchi

The Supporting Actors (2017), himself

Warotenka (2017), Gihei Fujioka

Tales of the Bizarre 2017 Spring Special (2017), Yoichiro Narita

The Supporting Actors 2 (2018), himself

Magic x Warrior Magi Majo Pures! (2018), Jama Danshaku

Kuroido Goroshi (2018), Rokusuke Kuroido

Segodon (2018), Katsu Kaishū

Radiation House (2019–2021), Toshio Onodera

Talio (2020)

The Supporting Actors 3 (2021), himself

Shimura Ken to Drif no Daibakushō Monogatari (2021), Chosuke Ikariya

Don't Call It Mystery (2022), Kanzō Yabu

The Days (2023)

Angel Flight (2023), Shiro Kashiwagi

The Big Chase: Tokyo SSBC Files (2025) Masao Yaegashi

Blossom (2026), Daizaburo Kurosaki

Video games

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (2005), Gargant (Japanese voice)

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (2006), Gargant (Japanese voice)

Yakuza 4 (2010), Junji Sugiuchi (voice and likeness)

Binary Domain (2012), Officer Phillips (Japanese voice)

Let It Die (2017), Narration (Japanese voice)

Japanese dubbing

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Groot

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Groot

Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Groot

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Groot

Avengers: Endgame (2019), Groot

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Groot

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), Groot

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Groot

Awards

2009

International Drama Festival in Tokyo – Best Supporting Actor

Filmography

Series this person is credited in.

The Supporting ActorsActoras Endo Kenichi
Cops 'n RobbersActoras Garasu Kemuri, Kemurigarasu
Swindle DetectiveActoras Kenzo Tezuka, 手塚賢三
Kenko de Bunkatekina Saiteigendo no SeikatsuActoras Masao Akusawa
Angel FlightActoras Kashiwagi Shiro, 柏木史郎
Path of the DragonsActoras Genpei Kirishima
A Fleeing WomanActoras Manabu Sakuma
Unhandy HandymanActoras Soichi Umemoto
Hope: Expectation Zero's New EmployeeActoras Yujin Oda
Let Me Call You Father-In-LawActor
Renovation Like MagicActoras 福山蔵之介
Monsters (2012)Actoras Hajime Kaneda
Wise and FoolishActoras Muto Taizan, Taizan Muto
Sasurai Onsen Endo KenichiActor
Tales of the UnusualActor
Shiroi HaruActoras Yasushi Murakami
WATAOJI My Middle-Aged Guardian AngelActoras Oji-san
The Killer InsideActoras 浦島亀一
Shuukyuu yonnichi de onegaishimasuActoras Takahashi Tadao
Marriage Is Difficult for a NinjaActoras Kensaku Yamada
Oyaji no SenakaActor
Eye For An Eye Revenge Agency's Two PeopleActoras 白沢正弘
Wise and Foolish (2024)Actoras 武藤泰山
Kiraware Kansatsukan Otonashi IchirokuActoras 万丈二六
TeppanActoras 村上錠
Deaf Voice: Hotei no Shuwa TsuyakushiActoras 何森稔
元科捜研の主婦Actoras 小沢 普作
Ando Lloyd - A.I. Knows Love?Actoras Ashimo Isaku
CHEF - Three Star School LunchActoras 荒木 平介
Sanada MaruActoras 上杉景勝
Karyu no UtageActoras 島田直樹
Radiation HouseActoras 小野寺俊夫
Doctor Eggs: Kenshui Arihara RyoheiActoras 蝦名 隆
I Don't Have a Youtuber Daughter!Actoras 平総一郎
Ninja Sentai KakurangerActoras Junior
Magical × Heroine Magimajo Pures!Actoras Jama Danahaku
Don't Call it MysteryActoras 薮鑑造
Women Document DetectivesActoras 草加慎司
Themis's Uncertain CourtActoras 門倉茂
Falling Into the SeaActoras 石堂将司
The Gift of Your HeartActoras 朝野陽平
Dr.Rintaro, PsychiatristActoras 荒木 重人
My Lover's SecretActoras 立花 弘晃
Hold My Hand At TwilightActoras 久遠 徹
Barakamon (2023)Actoras 半田清明
The Great Chase ~Metropolitan Police Department SSBC Violent Crimes Unit~Actoras 八重樫雅夫
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko DaimonActoras 海老名 敬
The Days (2023)Actoras 桐原の父
Blossom (2026)Actoras 黒崎大三郎
Doctor Y ~ Gekai Kaji HidekiActoras 海老名敬