title: Naoto Takenaka
text: is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, 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, as Nicholas "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
  
  Gonza the Spearman (1986)
  Fancy Dance (1989)
  Best Guy (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)
  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)
  
  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
  Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009–11) – Komura Jutarō
  Garo: Makai Senki (2011) (Episode 1) – Eiichi Anan/Cigarein
  Gunshi Kanbei (2014) – Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  Kamen Rider Ghost (2015) – Hermit, Edith
  Natsume Sōseki no Tsuma (2016)
  Saigo no Restaurant (2016) – Oda Nobunaga
  Byplayers (2017) – himself
  Samurai Gourmet (2017) – Takeshi Kasumi
  Totto-chan! (2017) – Sōsaku Kobayashi
  Chichi, Nobunaga (2017) – Oda Nobunaga
  Your Turn to Kill (2019)
  The Way of the Househusband (2020) – Kikujirō Eguchi
  Koeharu! (2021) – Enjō Kinakuji
  Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021) – Tokugawa Nariaki
  Okehazama (2021) – Hotta Dōkū
  I Will Be Your Bloom (2022) – Trinity Kasuga
  
  Television animation
  One Piece (2009) – Shiki the Golden Lion
  D4DJ First Mix (2020) – Dennojō Inuyose
  Digimon Ghost Game (2021) – Ghost Navigator
  
  Theatrical animation
  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
  
  Video games
  Binary Domain (PlayStation 3, Sega, 2012) – Yoji Amada
  Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! (PlayStation 3, Sega, 2008) – Nagayoshi Marume
  Haunting Ground (PlayStation 2, Capcom, 2005) – Cinematics director
  Nioh 2 (2020) – Tōkichirō
  
  Dubbing roles
  
  Live-action
  Batman Forever (1995) – Bruce Wayne/Batman (Val Kilmer)
  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 Award Rookie of the Year (Munō no Hito)
  Venice Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (Munō no Hito)
  1992
  Japan Academy Prize Best Supporting Actor (Shiko Funjatta)
  1995
  Japan Academy Prize Best Supporting Actor (East Meets West)
  1996
  Japan Academy Prize Best Supporting Actor (Shall We Dance?)
  
  References
  
  External links
   
  
  1956 births
  Japanese male film actors
  Japanese male television actors
  Japanese male video game actors
  Japanese male voice actors
  Japanese male comedians
  Japanese film directors
  Japanese impressionists (entertainers)
  Living people
  Male actors from Yokohama
  Singers from Yokohama
  Taiga drama lead actors
  Tama Art University alumni
  20th-century Japanese male actors
  20th-century Japanese male singers
  20th-century Japanese singers
  21st-century Japanese male actors
  21st-century Japanese male singers
  21st-century Japanese singers