Masanari Nihei

was a Japanese actor, known for his role as Mitsuhiro Ide in Ultraman. Prior to Ultra Q, he used his real name as his stage name, .
==Death==
Nihei passed away due to aspiration pneumonia on August 21, 2021. His funeral was held privately by his close relatives.https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP8S5F5NP8SUCLV00F.html
==Roles==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1966	Ultra Q 	Morishita Milk Truck Driver 	Episode 2 "Goro and Goroh"
1966	Ultra Q 	Bank Robber Sato 	Episode 6 "Grow Up! Little Turtle"
1966	Ultra Q 	Nakamatsu Construction Supervisor's Assistant	Episode 15 "Kanegon's Cocoon"
1966	The Birth of Ultraman 	Mitsuhiro Ide 	
1966	Ultraman 	Mitsuhiro Ide 	
1967	Kaiju Booska 	Mecha Taro's Older Brother 	Episode 39 "Hundred-ton Whirlwind Wasshoi!"
1968	Ultraseven 	Kamata 	Episode 42 "Ambassador of the Nonmalt"
1968	Mighty Jack 	Akira Genda 	
1968	Fight! Mighty Jack 	Akira Genda 	
1973	Horror Theater Unbalance 	Yagi 	Episode 10 "Salaryman's Medal"
1979	The☆Ultraman 	Hiroaki Tobe 	Voice
1984	Anime-chan 	Police Officer 	
1994	Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy 	Himself 	
1996	Revive! Ultraman 	Mitsuhiro Ide 	Voiced stock footage
1996	Ultraman Zearth 	Photographer 	
1997	Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow	Photographer 	
2001	Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact 	Citizen 	
2005	Ultraman Max 	Date 	
2005	Ultraman Kaiju Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth 	Mitsuhiro Ide 	
2008	Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers 	Candy Store Owner 	
===Other Roles===
*Gorath - Ito
*Space Ironman Kyodain - Sakurai announcer
*Nebula Mask Machineman - Onimaru
*MegaBeast Investigator Juspion - Yuzo Kitamura
*Special Rescue Police Winspector - Daizo Omagari/Genichi Yonekura
==Gallery==
Morishita Milk Truck Driver.png|Nihei as Morishita Milk Truck Driver in Ultra Q
Bank Robber Sato.png|Nihei as Bank Robber Sato in Ultra Q
Nakamatsu Construction Supervisor's Assistant.png|Nihei as Nakamatsu Construction Supervisor's Assistant in Ultra Q
Mitsuhiro Ide.png|Nihei as Masanari Nihei in Ultraman
Kamata Ultraseven.png|Nihei as Kamata in Ultraseven
Akira Genda.jpeg|Nihei as Akira Genda in Mighty Jack
Vlcsnap-2019-01-03-22h31m38s88 (2).png|Nihei as Masanari Nihei in Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy
Photographer 1996.png|Nihei as Photographer in Ultraman Zearth
Photographer 1997.png|Nihei as Photographer in Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow
Masanari Nihei 2001.png|Nihei as Citizen in Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
Date.png|Nihei as Date in Ultraman Max
Mitsuhiro Ide 40.png|Nihei as Mitsuhiro Ide in Ultraman Kaiju Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
Candy Store Owner 2008.png|Nihei as Candy Store Owner in Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers
Masanari Nihei Profile.jpg
==References==
Category:Real Life People
Category:Actors
Category:Male Actors
Category:Deceased Actors
Category:Actors who appeared in Metal Heroes
Category:Actors who appeared in Godzilla