About Ando Akinori

Ando Akinori is a Japanese actor hailing from Kyoto. After graduating high school, he apprenticed under actor Satomi Kotaro and studied the foundation of jidaigeki for seven years. In 1991, he made his debut in the two-episode jidaigeki special Minato no Yoshitsune. At 30, he moved to Tokyo where he formed the theatre group “no-tenki” and is responsible for directing and production.