Masanori Sera (Japanese: 世良公則) is a Japanese singer and actor from Fukuyama Hiroshima.^[1][2] He graduated from Osaka University of Arts.^[3] As a singer Sera's rock band, Sera Masanori&TWIST appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen twice (1978 and 1979).^[3] He made his solo debut with the single Tokyo rouge (Tokyo指紅) in 1982.^[3]

As an actor, he apparered in popular detective drama Taiyō ni Hoero! from 1982 to 1984.^[4] In 1998, he won Best Supporting Actor award at the 22nd Japan Academy Prize (film award)) for his role in Dr. Akagi.^[3][5][6]

Discography

Singles

• Anta no Ballard (1977)
• Yado Nashi(1978)
• Hikigane (1978)
• Saga (1978)
• Moero Iionna (1979)
• Soppo (1979)
• Love Song (1980)
• Set me free (1981)
• Doukasen (1984)
• Against The Wind (1986)
• Heart Is Gold (1987)
• Yatterman no Uta (2008)
• Itsumo no Uta (2015)
• Anatani (2020)
• On the Sunny side of the street (2022)

Albums

• Masanori Sera (1982)
• Iam (1985)
• Fine and you? (1985)
• Be Fine (1986)
• THIS IS (1986)
• Tough in the city (1987)
• Nemurenai Machi (1990)
• Fun to Fun (1991)
• Return (1992)
• Do (1995)
• Born to be Rockin (2001)
• 1977 (2002)
• Show Twist songs (2003)
• We are Guild9 (2007)
• UNDER COVER Sera Masanori solo singles (2008)
• the ultimate WE ARE GUILD9 (2012)
• BACKBONE (2012)
• Otoko no Uta (2015)
• Premium BEST Songs&Live (2015)
• Howling Wolves (2017)

Filmography

Film

• W's Tragedy (1984)
• Aitsu ni Koishite (1987)
• Onihei's Detective Records (1995)
• Dr. Akagi (1998)
• Whistleblower (2019)
• Little Love Song (2019)

Television

• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1982–84) as Hajime Kasukabe (Bogey)
• Shadow Warriors (1985) as Ryoma Sakamoto
• Marumo no Okite (2011) as Yosuke Hatanaka
• Umechan Sensei (2012) as Shunichiro Sakata
• Downtown Rocket (2016)
• Come Come Everybody (2021)^[7]

Dubbing

• Lethal Weapon 2 as Detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson)^[8]