Kei Horie (堀江 慶, Horie Kei, born 4 October 1978 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese writer, film producer, director, editor and former actor. He is known as Gaku Washio/GaoYellow in 2001's Super Sentai's series, Hyakujuu Sentai GaoRanger. He reprised his role on one more occasion in the Super Sentai teamup, Hurricanger vs Gaoranger in 2003. His older brother, Kazuma Horie, is a voice actor.

Filmography

Acting roles

2004 Ai no Sorea a.k.a. The Stormy Waves of Love; as Kyoichi Ozaki

2003 Jisatsu Manyuaru; a.k.a. Suicide Manual; as Police Detective Nishiyama

2003 Ju-on: The Grudge 2; as Noritaka Yamashita

2001 Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger; as Gaku Washio/GaoYellow

1999 Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris; as Shigeki Hinohara

1998 Tomei Shojo Air; as Ryota Kasugai

Stage shows

2021 Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger vs. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, as Gaku Washio/GaoYellow

Directing

2015 Forget Me Not

2013 Ku no Kyoukai

2012 Sentimental Yasuko

2007 Itsuka no Kimi e

2005 Taga Kokoro Nimo Ryu wa Nemuru

2004 Veronica wa Shinu Koto ni Shita a.k.a. Veronica Decides to Die

2004 Kisu to Kizu

2004 Shibuya Kaidan 2 a.k.a. The Locker 2

2003 Shibuya Kaidan a.k.a. The Locker

2001 Glowing, Growing

Writing

2005 Life on the Longboard

Awards

2002

• Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival

Won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention of the movie, Glowing Growing for his radical analysis of the sensitive subject 'suicide of the young'. The uncompromising way the narration is offered encourages us to debate.

2001

• Vancouver International Film Festival

Won the Dragons and Tigers Award (Special Mention) of the movie, Glowing Growing

• Nominated for the Dragons and Tigers Award of the movie, Glowing Growing