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Daisuke Ban

  • Actor
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Daisuke Ban is a graduate of Saitama-Ken Senior High School. After making his debut in OUMUTO NI WATORI (1971), he got his first starring role as the android Jiroo in the popular TV series "Jinzo ningen kikaidaa" (1972). Since then, he starred in other superhero shows including INAZUMAN (1973), NINJA CAPTOR (1976) and BATTLE FEVER J (1979), as well as action shows like SPECIAL INVESTIGATION FRONTLINE. To this day, Daisuke also attends sci-fi and comic-book conventions in Japan to greet fans of the shows he starred in.
BornMay 5, 1947
BornMay 5, 1947
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Daisuke Ban and Masako in Ringu (1998)

Known for

Kikaidâ Zero Wan (1973)
Kikaidâ Zero Wan
7.3
TV Series
  • Jiro
  • Kikaider
  • Kikaida
Inazuman (1973)
Inazuman
7.7
TV Series
  • Gorou Watari
  • Inazuman
  • Sanagiman
Flying from the Movie Screen: Inazuman (1974)
Flying from the Movie Screen: Inazuman
8.1
Short
  • Gorô Watari
  • Sanagiman
  • Inazuman
  • 1974
Battle Fever J (1979)
Battle Fever J
7.2
TV Series
  • Battle Cossack II
  • Makoto Jin

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  • Kaibyo Kyoso Kyoku (2022)
    Kaibyo Kyoso Kyoku
    • 2022
  • Smoky&Bitter (2021)
    Smoky&Bitter
    • Keibu
    • 2021
  • Daisuke Ban, Hiroshi Watari, and Tomohiro Hoshi in Fire Fox Tochionger Seven (2018)
    Fire Fox Tochionger Seven
    • Kodo Hoshi:Tochionga
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Go for Broke (2018)
    Go for Broke
    • Mr. Otani
    • 2018
  • Blood of the Samurai 2: Director's Cut (2017)
    Blood of the Samurai 2: Director's Cut
    • Sensei
    • 2017
  • Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi in AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000)
    AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Kikaider: The Ultimate Human Robot (2014)
    Kikaider: The Ultimate Human Robot
    • Kyujiro Maeno
    • 2014
  • Till the Death Do Us Apart Part II
    • 2012
  • Garo: Makaisenki (2011)
    Garo: Makaisenki
    • Gouki Nunodo
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Mahô shôjo wo wasurenai
    • 2011
  • Masaharu Fukuyama in Ryômaden (2010)
    Ryômaden
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Chikashitsu
    • 2009
  • Blood of the Samurai 2 (2007)
    Blood of the Samurai 2
    • Sensei
    • 2007
  • Supîdo fantomu: Zenpen
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Supîdo fantomu: Kôhen
    • Video
    • 2006

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  • Alternative name
    • Naoya Ban
  • Height
    • 5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • May 5, 1947
    • Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
  • Other works
    Sang "Haru Kureba" for "Song Collection Special: Kikaida/Kikaida 01" (1989)
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    • 1 Print Biography

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    Hobbies include reading, film appreciation, music, and singing.

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