Naoto Takenaka

is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, whistler, and director from Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, affiliated with From First Production. He is married to idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi. He is also known as the voice of Samuel L. Jackson in the dubbed version of the Avengers film series as Nick Fury.

Filmography

Film Director Munō no Hito (1991) 119 (1994) Tōkyō Biyori (1997) Rendan (2001) Sayonara Color (2005) Yamagata Scream (2009) Downfall (2023)

Actor

Tera Senshi PSI Boy (1985), Marui Gonza the Spearman (1986) Fancy Dance (1989) Best Guy (1990) Uchū no hōsoku (1990) Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) Hiruko the Goblin (1991) Until the End of the World (1991) Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) Like a Rolling Stone (1994) Rampo (1994) Tokyo Fist (1995) Gonin (1995) East Meets West (1995) Shall We Dance? (1996), Tomio Aoki By Player (2000), Taiji Tonoyama Agitator (2001) Waterboys (2001) The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) Ping Pong (2002) Muscle Heat (2002) Azumi (2003) Swing Girls (2004), Tadahiko Ozawa Sayonara Color (2005) Midnight Sun (2006) The School of Water Business (2006) Catch a Wave (2006) 26 Years Diary (2007) Kurosagi (2008) My Girlfriend is a Cyborg (2008) Tokyo! (2008) Hana Yori Dango Final (2008) 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (2008) Saikin-rettō (2009) Shinjuku Incident (2009) On Next Sunday (2009) Mutant Girls Squad (2010) Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011) Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend (2013) Lady Maiko (2014) The Big Bee (2015) Gonin Saga (2015) 125 Years Memory (2015), Kudo Gold Medal Man (2016) Manhunt (2017) Color Me True (2018) Reon (2018) Out and Out (2018) Talking the Pictures (2019) Fly Me to the Saitama (2019), the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture Toshimaen (2019) Samurai Marathon (2019) Life on the Longboard: 2nd Wave (2019) Enter the Fat Dragon (2020) Dosukoi! Sukehira (2019) Not Quite Dead Yet (2020) The Grapes of Joy (2021) The Blue Danube (2021) Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021) The Way of the Househusband (2022), Kikujirō Eguchi The Broken Commandment (2022) Maku wo Orosuna! (2023), Matsuo Bashō Six Singing Women (2023) Dare to Stop Us 2 (2024) What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister (2024), Toyotomi Hideyoshi Lust in the Rain (2024), Oyaji Manga Artist, Mamoru Hori (2024), Kurata A Day Begins (2024), Yabuki Demon City (2025), Haruo Kawano Flash Mob Panic (2025) Mission: Sorta Possible (2025) Road to Vendetta (2025) Ghost of Ueno (2026), Toshi High School Family (2027), Tomohiro Kiryu The Degrees of Pain (TBA)

Television Hideyoshi (1996), Toyotomi Hideyoshi Harlock Saga (1999) - Harlock 100 Tales Of Horror (2003) Good Luck!! (2003) Nodame Cantabile (2006), Franz von Stresemann Teki wa Honnoji ni Ari (2007), Hashiba Hideyoshi Kami no Shizuku (2009), Doi Robert Clouds Over the Hill (2009–11), Komura Jutarō Garo: Makai Senki (2011) (Episode 1), Eiichi Anan/Cigarein Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Toyotomi Hideyoshi Koeharu! (2021), Enjō Kinakuji Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021), Tokugawa Nariaki Okehazama (2021), Hotta Dōkū I Will Be Your Bloom (2022), Trinity Kasuga Brothers in Arms (2026), Matsunaga Hisahide

Anime series One Piece (2009), Shiki the Golden Lion D4DJ First Mix (2020), Dennojō Inuyose Digimon Ghost Game (2021), Ghost Navigator

Anime films Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993), Shigeki Arakawa Pocket Monsters the Movie: Emperor of the Crystal Tower ENTEI (2000), Entei, Doctor Shurī (Dr Spencer Hale in the dub) Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Kimu Sword of the Stranger (2007), Kachū The Sky Crawlers (2008), Master One Piece Film: Strong World (2009), Shiki the Golden Lion Penguin Highway (2018), Hamamoto's Father One Piece: Stampede (2019) Over the Sky (2020), Mogari Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (2024), Head of the Invaders

Video games Binary Domain (PlayStation 3, Sega, 2012), Yoji Amada Nioh 2 (2020), Tōkichirō Batman & Robin (1997) – Bruce Wayne/Batman (George Clooney) The Avengers (2012) – Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) – Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) – Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) Captain Marvel (2019) – Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) – Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) Secret Invasion (2023) – Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) The Marvels (2023) – Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)

Animation Postman Pat (1994) – Narrator and all voices The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) – Sarousch Ice Age (2002) – Diego Shrek 2 (2004) – Puss in Boots Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) – Diego Shrek the Third (2008) – Puss in Boots Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) – Diego Shrek Forever After (2011) – Puss in Boots Puss in Boots (2011) – Puss in Boots

Discography

Singles "Wrestler" (1984) "Postman Pat no Uta" (1994) "Dokutoku-kun" (1995) "Deka Melon" (1997) "Kimi ni Hoshi ga Furu" (1997) "Nichiyōbino Shokuji" (1998)

Albums Kawatta Katachi no Ishi (1984) Naoto Takenaka no Kimi to Itsumademo (1995) Merci Boku (1995) Merci Boku, Unpeu Boku ~ Live in Japan (1995) Eraserhead (1996) Kuchibue to Ukulele (2000)

Other appearances Demento (PlayStation 2, Capcom, 2005) – Cinematics director, motion actor (Riccardo)

Film awards 1991 Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actor (Munō no Hito) Hochi Film Awards: Rookie of the Year (Munō no Hito) Venice Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize (Munō no Hito) 1993 16th Japan Academy Film Prize: Best Supporting Actor (Shiko Funjatta) 1996 19th Japan Academy Film Prize: Best Supporting Actor (East Meets West) 1997 20th Japan Academy Film Prize: Best Supporting Actor (Shall We Dance?)