Portrait of Zen Kajihara

Acting

Zen Kajihara

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 1996 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Zen Kajihara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Eroticism
    0.9, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Japanese Television 2
  • Contemporary Crime 2
  • Overcoming Adversity 2
  • Gentle Pacing 2
  • Eerie Atmosphere 2
  • Japanese Mystery 2
  • Corporate Intrigue 2
  • Japanese Workplace Drama 2
  • Procedural Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

20 titles · average score 66
Stove League
Stove League (2026)

TV show

FOGDOG
FOGDOG (2025)

TV show · as Kenji Ushio

Scandal Eve
Scandal Eve (2025)

TV show · as Tetsuya Igarashi

House of Sayuri
House of Sayuri (2024)
GoodWatch score 63

as Akio Kamiki

Hayabusa Fire Brigade
Hayabusa Fire Brigade (2023)

TV show · as Yousuke Morino

Elpis
Elpis (2022)

TV show · as Tendon Ebita

First Penguin!
First Penguin! (2022)

TV show · as Yamanaka Atsushi

The 13 Lords of the Shogun
The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022)

TV show · as Zenji

ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me?
ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Night Doctor
Night Doctor (2021)

TV show · as Masanori Kashima(嘉島 征規)

Masquerade Night
Masquerade Night (2021)
GoodWatch score 62

as Masaharu Motomiya

Isekai Izakaya "Nobu"
Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" (2020)

TV show · as Damian

2010s

21 titles · average score 65
Masquerade Hotel
Masquerade Hotel (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

as Masaharu Motomiya

I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!
I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Manabu Tozuka

Your Home Is My Business
Your Home Is My Business (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Makoto Fuse

Good Morning Show
Good Morning Show (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shuhei Tateyama

Samurai Sensei
Samurai Sensei (2015)

TV show · as 小见山喜一

Great Selection Taxi
Great Selection Taxi (2014)

TV show · as Kaoru Okubo

My Wife is Ninja
My Wife is Ninja (2013)

TV show · as Ganjiro

Tokyo Control
Tokyo Control (2012)

TV show · as Motoharu Yano(矢野 元治)

CSI: Crime Scene Talks
CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)

TV show · as Nobuyuki Iwata

A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

as Iseya

HUNTER - Women After Reward Money
HUNTER - Women After Reward Money (2011)

TV show · as Atsushi Miyagawa

My Husband is a Cartoonist
My Husband is a Cartoonist (2010)

TV show

2000s

18 titles · average score 65
Wasted Land
Wasted Land (2009)

TV show · as Kaname Kaifu

秘書のカガミ
秘書のカガミ (2008)

TV show · as 熊田大吉

The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mr. Nishi

The Grudge 1.5
The Grudge 1.5 (2006)

as Mishima

The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 36

as Folklore Guy

Time Limit Investigator
Time Limit Investigator (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Hiroshi Tabata

Suite Dreams
Suite Dreams (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bitô

Hana & Alice
Hana & Alice (2004)
GoodWatch score 71

as CM Shooting Staff

My Little Chef
My Little Chef (2002)

TV show · as Heisuke Todo

Hero
Hero (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Detective

All About Our House
All About Our House (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kent-chan

Legendary Teacher
Legendary Teacher (2000)

TV show · as Takeshi Nagano(永野 武史)

1990s

21 titles · average score 70
GTO: The Movie
GTO: The Movie (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Seiji Tachibana

Gift
Gift (1997)

TV show · as Shinji Tsukuba(筑波 新次)

Good Person
Good Person (1997)

TV show · as Master

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Harugoro Otaguro

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mano

Hideyoshi
Hideyoshi (1996)

TV show · as Inada Oinosuke

The Trap
The Trap (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Iwasaki

ナニワ金融道
ナニワ金融道 (1996)

TV show · as 泥沼 亀之助

Okane ga Nai!
Okane ga Nai! (1994)

TV show

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

as Iwasaki

He Is Always There
He Is Always There (1993)

TV show · as 柏木

The Gentle 12
The Gentle 12 (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

as Juror #7