Background
Kase was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. He moved to Bellevue, Washington in the United States soon after his birth, due to his father"s job being transferred.
加瀬 亮
Kase was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. He moved to Bellevue, Washington in the United States soon after his birth, due to his father"s job being transferred.
Chuo University; Osaka University.
Kase made his screen debut in Sogo Ishii"s Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle in 2000. He portrayed Shimizu, one of the lower-ranked Japanese soldiers, in Clint Eastwood"s Letters from Iwo Jima. He starred in Masayuki Suo"s film I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant
He has also appeared in films such as Gus Van Sant"s Restless, Abbas Kiarostami"s Like Someone in Love, Takeshi Kitano"s Outrage, and Outrage Beyond.
14th Japan Film Professional Best Actor 17th Japan Film Professional: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant 81st Kinema Junpo Award: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant 21st Takasaki Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor 31st Japan Academy Prize: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant 32nd Hochi Film Award: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant 50th Blue Ribbon: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant 29th Yokohama Film Festival: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant 3rd Osaka Cinema Festival: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant 2nd Asian Film: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant Zenkoku Eiren: Best Actor for I Just Didn"t Do lieutenant 1st Nippon Theater Staff Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor 67th Mainichi Film Award: Best Supporting Actor for Beyond Outrage.