About Jinnai Takanori

Takanori Jinnai is a Japanese actor, film director, and singer. He was born in Okawa, Fukuoka. He was front man of the punk band The Rockers. In 2003, he made his directorial debut with Rockers, a film, also written by him, about his time with the band. He has been nominated for Best Actor at Japanese Academy Awards three times, once in 1988 and twice in 1989. He won the 1987 Hochi Film Award for Best Actor.