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Lily Franky

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  • Writer
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Lily Franky in Bakuman (2015)
Chihiro works at a small beachside bento shop, Nokonoko Bento, and becomes a popular figure in the city.
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Lily Franky was born on 4 November 1963 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Shoplifters (2018), Like Father, Like Son (2013) and The Devil's Path (2013).
BornNovember 4, 1963
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BornNovember 4, 1963
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 10 nominations

Photos17

Lily Franky in Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
Jun Fubuki and Lily Franky in Our Little Sister (2015)
Eiko Shinya and Lily Franky in Gururi no koto (2008)
Lily Franky in Gururi no koto (2008)
Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, and Mayu Matsuoka in Shoplifters (2018)
Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Lily Franky, Yôko Maki, and Keita Ninomiya in Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Lily Franky, Yôko Maki, and Keita Ninomiya in Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Lily Franky, Yôko Maki, and Keita Ninomiya in Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Lily Franky, Yôko Maki, and Keita Ninomiya in Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyu Sasaki, Jyo Kairi, and Mehdi Taleghani in Shoplifters (2018)
Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyu Sasaki, Jyo Kairi, and Mehdi Taleghani in Shoplifters (2018)
Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyu Sasaki, Jyo Kairi, and Mehdi Taleghani in Shoplifters (2018)

Known for:

Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyu Sasaki, Jyo Kairi, and Mehdi Taleghani in Shoplifters (2018)
Shoplifters
7.9
  • Osamu Shibata
  • 2018
Masaharu Fukuyama and Keita Ninomiya in Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Like Father, Like Son
7.8
  • Yudai Saiki(as Lily Frankie)
  • 2013
Pierre Taki, Takayuki Yamada, and Lily Franky in The Devil's Path (2013)
The Devil's Path
6.6
  • Actor(as Lily Frankie)
  • 2013
Scoop! (2016)
Scoop!
6.5
  • Actor(as Lily Frankie)
  • 2016

Credits

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Actor

  • Undercurrent
    • Michio Yamasaki
    • 2023
  • Cottontail
    • Completed
  • Kasumi Arimura in Call Me Chihiro (2023)
    Call Me Chihiro
    • Utsumi
    • 2023
  • A Mother's Touch (2022)
    A Mother's Touch
    • Nagao Mitsunori
    • 2022
  • Issa (2022)
    Issa
    • Issa
    • 2022
  • Bad City (2022)
    Bad City
    • Gojo
    • 2022
  • Takumi Saitoh and Juri Ueno in He's Expecting (2022)
    He's Expecting
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • The Last 10 Years (2022)
    The Last 10 Years
    • Kajiwara
    • 2022
  • Tae Kimura, Lily Franky, Gô Morita, Ryûya Wakaba, Kasumi Arimura, Hayato Isomura, and Shizuka Ishibashi in Prior Convictions (2022)
    Prior Convictions
    • Fumio Tôyama
    • 2022
  • Takumi Saitoh and Mai Shiraishi in Drifter (2021)
    Drifter
    • Ryunosuke Fukami
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Method of Repulsing the Dove (2021)
    The Method of Repulsing the Dove
    • Maeda
    • 2021
  • It's a Flickering Life (2021)
    It's a Flickering Life
    • 2021
  • The Naked Director (2019)
    The Naked Director
    • Michiro Takei
    • police officer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Kyouen NG (2020)
    Kyouen NG
    • Mark Nemoto
    • Mark Nomoto
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Shichinin no Hisho (2020)
    Shichinin no Hisho
    • Rokuro Shiratori
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Yô Ôizumi in Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2020)
    Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
    • Mysterious Man
    • 2020
  • Yuki Kura in Town Without Sea (2020)
    Town Without Sea
    • Sho's Grandfather
    • 2020

Writer

  • Weekly Yôko Maki (2008)
    Weekly Yôko Maki
    • original story (as Lily Frankie)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2008
  • Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton (2007)
    Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton
    • novel (as Lily Frankie)
    • 2007
  • Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2006)
    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
    • based on the novel by
    • TV Movie
    • 2006

Additional Crew

  • Yoyochu in the Land of the Rising Sex (2010)
    Yoyochu in the Land of the Rising Sex
    • title (as Lily Frankie)
    • 2010

Videos12

Official Trailer
Trailer 1:33
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:35
Official Trailer
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 1:34
Trailer [OV]
Shoplifters
Trailer 1:42
Shoplifters
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 2:02
Theatrical Trailer
Yakuza Apocalypse
Trailer 1:31
Yakuza Apocalypse
Yakuza Apocalypse
Trailer 1:37
Yakuza Apocalypse
The Boy and the Beast
Trailer 2:08
The Boy and the Beast
The Naked Director: Season 1
Trailer 0:28
The Naked Director: Season 1
Shoplifters - U.S. Trailer
Trailer 2:01
Shoplifters - U.S. Trailer
AFTER THE STORM - OFFICIAL US Trailer
Trailer 1:58
AFTER THE STORM - OFFICIAL US Trailer
YAKUZA APOCALYPSE - Official Red Band Trailer
Trailer 1:40
YAKUZA APOCALYPSE - Official Red Band Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lily Frankie
  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • November 4, 1963
    • Fukuoka, Japan
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    His stage name, Lily Franky is from Franky Goes to Hollywood and his nickname from the University Yuri, which means Lily.
  • Nickname
    • Lily-san

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