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Masaki Kanda (Japanese:神田 正輝,Hepburn:Kanda Masaki; born December 21, 1950) is a Japanese actor.^[1][2][3][4] He is well known for his role as Doc (Akira Saijō inTaiyō ni Hoero!).^[5] His ex-wife is singerSeiko Matsuda and their daughter was actressSayaka Kanda.^[6]

Kanda was born on December 21, 1950, inTokyo.

He was recruited by actorYujiro Ishihara and made his television debut in 1976 withDaitokai Tatakai no Hibi.^[2]

He married singerSeiko Matsuda in 1985, and they had a daughter,Sayaka Kanda, before their divorce in 1997.

• Daitokai Tatakaino Hibi (1976)
• Daitokai Part II (1977) as Jin Sotaro
• Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979) as Serizawa Jun
• Taiyō ni Hoero!(1980–86) as Saijō Akira (Doc)
• Onihei Hankachō (1992) episode 2
• Akai Reikyusha Series (1994-2023) as Haruhiko Kurosawa
• Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (2000, 2002)
• Seibu Keisatsu Special (2004) as Makoto Suzuki
• Mito Kōmon (2011) Final episode
• Downtown Rocket (2018)

• Caribe: Symphony of Love (1985)
• Edo Jō Tairan (1991)

• Asada! Namadesu Tabisarada (1997–present) Host^[7]

• Ishihara promotion Official Actor Masaki KandaArchived 2021-01-18 at theWayback Machine
• Actor Masaki Kanda NHK

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