
Masaki Naito
Acting
Biography
Masaki Naito (内藤 正記, Naito Masaki, January 21, 1981) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He received his education from an actors training institute in Tokyo in 1997 and HB studio, an acting school in New York City from 2004 to 2007. He moved to New York to pursue his career as an actor in 2003. After returning to Japan in 2015, he has appeared in several films, television shows, commercials and theatre productions. He has also appeared in Amazon Prime's "Mozart in the Jungle" (Season #4), “The World Wars” History Channel Mini-series and Japanese films such as "AI Amok", “Farewell Song”, “Barbara”, “Gangoose” and “The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan” amongst others.
Known For

In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall to the Broadway pits of "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," Blair Tindall has played with some of the biggest names in classical music for twenty-five years. Now in "Mozart in the Jungle," Tindall exposes the scandalous rock and roll lifestyles of the musicians, conductors, and administrators who inhabit the insular world of classical music.
Mozart in the Jungle

Haru and Reo perform as musical duo Haru-Reo. With their indie music, they suddenly get popular. Even with their newfound success, they decide to disband the duo. Haru-Reo go on one last tour together. Their roadie Shima goes with the girls on the tour.
Farewell Song

Depressed and in debt, Santoshi tells his young daughter that he is going to find an infamous serial killer and collect a reward. However, when Santoshi disappears without a trace, she starts to fear the worst and begins searching for him.
Missing

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".
Tezuka's Barbara

In a small hot spring town in Japan, a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and begins terrorizing the local hot spring facilities. As the threat escalates, the townspeople band together to protect their beloved town from the menacing predator, leading to a fierce and thrilling battle.
Hot Spring Shark Attack

A small bar in Tokyo's red-light district run by an undercover detective with a tragic past links together a group of eccentrics, a search for aliens, FBI investigators, bizarre love affairs and assassins.
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho

In a town that seeks to attract minorities, the Koga family has lived for many years with a deaf father and brother. One day, a Kurdish family moves into the town, and a small misunderstanding leads to conflict between the two families. Called upon to mediate are Natsumi, the only hearing member of the Koga family, and Hiwa, the only one in the Kurdish family who speaks Japanese. As the two begin to develop feelings for each other, tensions between their families only deepen. Then one day, a doodle drawn by Shun, Natsumi’s younger brother, escalates the small clash into an issue that involves the entire town.
The Chatterboxes

Pharmaceutical student, Keiko witnesses her boyfriend having an affair. Shocked and disappointed, she jumps on a train ("destination anywhere, east or west, she don't care") and ends up in a town named Masao in Tokyo's remote suburbs. There, she gets a part-time job at a newly opened drugstore. What do ya know.. The local shopping district's middle-aged men all fall for the young girl's charms, and they start practicing lacrosse once they have found out that that's her favourite sport.
Drugstore Girl

A prequel to "I'm Here." An 18-minute short film about a man with a torch who appears at a modern-day shrine festival and causes a commotion. This work is a new chapter in the Wolf Sozan series. No planned theatrical release date.
Alive.

A young woman plans to kill herself on her birthday, but a chance meeting with a depressed salaryman in Shinjuku Station changes her path.