Nihei Masanari

Name: Nihei Masanari
Native name: 二瓶正也
Also Known as: にへいまさなり, 二瓶正典, にへいまさや, Nihei Masaya
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: December 4, 1940
Died: February 21, 2021

Nihei Masanari was a Japanese actor born in Nagata-cho, Kojimachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Senshu University High School. He had worked at the Nihei office and belonged to Mesena.

His father was German. Because he liked movies, he aspired to be an actor in his third year of high school and entered the nightclub of Toho Entertainment School.

In 1960, he became Toho's 15th generation new face and debuted in 1961 as "Killer B" in "Blueprint of Murder" directed by Okamoto Kihachi.

Since the latter half of the 1980s, his side business had been busy, and his entertainment activities had been modest, but in the mid-1990s, with the rekindling of the "Ultra Series" boom, he began to appear in Tsuburaya Productions again.

He was also a building owner.

He passed away due to aspiration pneumonia on August 21, 2021.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2005	Ultraman Max Japanese Drama, 2005, 39 eps Dr. Date (Ep. 23, 31, 34, 38) (Guest Role)	39	Dr. Date (Ep. 23, 31, 34, 38) Guest Role	7.3
1990	Tokkei Winspector Japanese Drama, 1990, 49 eps Omagari Daizo \| Yonekura Zenkichi (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	49	Omagari Daizo \| Yonekura Zenkichi (Ep. 8) Guest Role	7.7
1988	German Tanteidan Maringumi Japanese Drama, 1988, 50 eps (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	50	(Ep. 6) Guest Role	0.0
1982	Seishun INGS Yuko to Helen Japanese Drama, 1982, 23 eps Kataoka Yoshiro (Ep. 11) (Guest Role)	23	Kataoka Yoshiro (Ep. 11) Guest Role	0.0
1979	Oretachi wa Tenshi da! Japanese Drama, 1979, 20 eps [Big star] (Ep. 18) (Guest Role)	20	[Big star] (Ep. 18) Guest Role	0.0
1979	Oyako Keiji Japanese Drama, 1979, 25 eps Sera Mitsuru/ "Popey" (Main Role)	25	Sera Mitsuru/ "Popey" Main Role	0.0
1976	Kimaguren Tenshi Japanese Drama, 1976, 43 eps (Unknown)	43	Unknown	2.0
1973	Horror Theater Unbalance Japanese Drama, 1973, 13 eps Yagi (Ep. 10)1 (Guest Role)	13	Yagi (Ep. 10)1 Guest Role	2.0
1969	Onihei Hankacho Japanese Drama, 1969, 65 eps Kunitaro (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	65	Kunitaro (Ep. 3) Guest Role	0.0
1968	Fight! Mighty Jack Japanese Drama, 1968, 26 eps Genda Akira (Main Role)	26	Genda Akira Main Role	0.0
1968	Mighty Jack Japanese Drama, 1968, 13 eps Genda Akira (Support Role)	13	Genda Akira Support Role	7.5
1967	Ultraseven Japanese Drama, 1967, 49 eps Kamata (Ep. 42) (Guest Role)	49	Kamata (Ep. 42) Guest Role	7.5
1966	Kaijuu Booska Japanese Drama, 1966, 47 eps [Mecha Taro's older brother] (Ep. 39) (Guest Role)	47	[Mecha Taro's older brother] (Ep. 39) Guest Role	2.0
1966	Ultraman Japanese Drama, 1966, 39 eps Ide Mitsuhiro (Support Role)	39	Ide Mitsuhiro Support Role	7.5
1966	Ultra Q Japanese Drama, 1966, 28 eps [Nakamatsu Construction supervisor's assistant] (Ep. 1) \| [Morishita Milk truck driver] (Ep. 2) \| Bank Robber Sato (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	28	[Nakamatsu Construction supervisor's assistant] (Ep. 1) \| [Morishita Milk truck driver] (Ep. 2) \| Bank Robber Sato (Ep. 6) Guest Role	7.2

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2008	Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers Japanese Movie, 2008, [Candy store owner] (Guest Role)	[Candy store owner] Guest Role	7.6
2001	Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact Japanese Movie, 2001, [Rubbernecking man] (Guest Role)	[Rubbernecking man] Guest Role	7.2
1996	Ultraman Zearth Japanese Movie, 1996, [Photographer] (Guest Role)	[Photographer] Guest Role	6.8
1996	Revive! Ultraman Japanese Movie, 1996, Ide Mitsuhiro (Support Role)	Ide Mitsuhiro Support Role	6.6
1983	Heart Beat Japanese Movie, 1983, [Disco manager] (Support Role)	[Disco manager] Support Role	0.0
1980	Disciples of Hippocrates Japanese Movie, 1980, [Reporter] (Bit part)	[Reporter] Bit part	6.5
1979	Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle Japanese Movie, 1979, Ide Mitsuhiro (Support Role)	Ide Mitsuhiro Support Role	0.0
1973	Yuuhi-kun: Salaryman Jingi Japanese Movie, 1973, Okama (Bit part)	Okama Bit part	7.0
1971	Miyamoto Musashi: Swords of Death Japanese Movie, 1971, [Young man] (Bit part)	[Young man] Bit part	6.6
1967	The Age of Assassins Japanese Movie, 1967, [Tailor] / Pappy (Bit part)	[Tailor] / Pappy Bit part	7.0
1965	The Retreat from Kiska Japanese Movie, 1965, (Unknown)	Unknown	2.0
1964	Oh, Bomb! Japanese Movie, 1964, Tatsumi (Support Role)	Tatsumi Support Role	6.9
1963	The Lost World of Sinbad Japanese Movie, 1963, Chuha (Support Role)	Chuha Support Role	6.8

Year	Title	#	Role
2007	Shinano no Colombo Jiken File 14 Japanese Special, 2007, 1 eps Murao (Guest Role)	1	Murao Guest Role
1994	Ultraseven: Operation - Solar Energy Japanese Drama, 1994, 1 eps [Himself] (Guest Role)	1	[Himself] Guest Role
1987	Hanshichi Torimonocho Japanese Special, 1987, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown
1978	Sakanatachi to Nemure Japanese Special, 1978, 1 eps [Cameraman] (Support Role)	1	[Cameraman] Support Role

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