Was an assistant to Minori Terada. Iwaki, Masayoshi An actor's actor whose versatility allows him to deftly assume a wide range of characters, Shiina's first true breakthrough performance was in the 1993 film "Nudo no yoru (1993)" opposite 'Jinpachi Netzu'. His portrayal of a young yakuza enamored with his boss led to a Best New Actor Award at the 9th Takasaki Film Festival. Since then Shiin ... show all
Was an assistant to Minori Terada. Iwaki, Masayoshi An actor's actor whose versatility allows him to deftly assume a wide range of characters, Shiina's first true breakthrough performance was in the 1993 film "Nudo no yoru (1993)" opposite 'Jinpachi Netzu'. His portrayal of a young yakuza enamored with his boss led to a Best New Actor Award at the 9th Takasaki Film Festival. Since then Shiina has kept busy with regular roles in television dramas, further filling out his burgeoning filmography with lead film roles and the infrequent return to his roots in live theater. Shiina has largely managed to keep his private life private, which is quite a feat in a country with particularly overzealous paparazzi. The actor declines to talk much about himself in interviews, citing that his personal life is largely irrelevant for audiences that should be occupied with his characters instead. According to an interview with Yomiuri Shinbun, however, we do know that he was once quite the soccer player, with presumably enough talent to match his aspirations to play in Japan's professional league. When he attended Aoyama Gakuin University, though, he fell in love with acting and that was that. Also, according to the folks at his artist management firm, Humanite, he's talented in the boxing ring. For those who do want little smidgens of insight from the usually private actor, he does have his own personal homepage (www.kippei.net). It is pretty bare bones and unpolished, with only occasional notes from the man himself, but these days it's fun to see a website that's not overproduced or pretentious. hide
Genres:Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance Countries:Japan Directors:Ten Shimoyama Actors:Yukie Nakama | Jô Odagiri | Tomoka Kurotani | Erika Sawajiri | Kippei Shiina | Takeshi Masu | Mitsuki Koga | Tak Sakaguchi | Houka Kinoshita | Shun Ito | Lily | Minoru Terada | Masaki Nishina | Toshiya Nagasawa | Yutaka Matsushige
Shinobi centers on the drama resulting from the war between two ninja clans in the early part of the Tokugawa era. In the film, Nakama Yukie portrays Oboro, the granddaughter of Ogen (Lily), the respected Iga clan matriarch, while Odagiri Jo plays Gennosuke, the son of Danjo Koga (Minoru Terada), the powerful Koga clan leader. While living deep within the mountains, the two ninja clans have honed their skills to superhuman levels. Unfortunately, the clans do not get along and are forbidden by imperial decree from sharing their techniques with each other. Viewing the two ninja clans as a threat to his scheme for total domination, the nefarious Nankobo Tenkai (Ishibashi Renji) plots to intensify the rivalry between the two clans. Nakobo creates a contest in which the clans are forced to choose five of their best warriors to participate. The battle, however, isn't just a friendly contest - it's a duel to the death! Download:
Genres:Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller Countries:Japan Directors:Max Mannix Actors:Kippei Shiina | Gary Oldman | Kyoko Hasegawa | Misa Shimizu | Takumi Bando | Akira Emoto | Dirk Hunter | David McFall
Based on the bestselling novel by author Barry Eisler, this action thriller from director Max Minnix follows a seasoned assassin as he races to prevent CIA hit men from killing the daughter of a former target. The Special Forces taught John Rain (Kippei Shiina) how to kill, and he's the best at what he does. After dispensing with a government bureaucrat, John discovers that the CIA has marked the women he loves for death. Saving her won't be easy, but John won't stop until he's sure she's safe. Gary Oldman co-stars. Download:DivXiPod