Masanori Machida

Biography

Masanori Machida is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and former child actor from Kanagawa Prefecture, born on January 7, 1955. After a stint in a reform school due to his misbehavior as a child, Machida began his acting career as a child actor, initially affiliated with five major studios, including Toho and Daiei. He later joined the Shochiku theater company, Japan Children's Theater, and later, the drama troupe Himawari.