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Acting

Noboru Mitani

Career

Active from 1970 to 2000, busiest in 1972 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Noboru Mitani Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Exploitation 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Melancholy 2
  • Erotic Drama 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Yakuza Film 2
  • Gang Warfare 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

6 titles · average score 69
In the Pool
In the Pool (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Doctor Himenogi

Under the Same Moon
Under the Same Moon (2005)

as Priest

Summer of Ubume
Summer of Ubume (2005)

as Kamishibai storyteller

Princess Tutu
Princess Tutu (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Drosselmeyer (voice)

Living Hell
Living Hell (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as The Professor

Dora-heita
Dora-heita (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

as Masami Ochiai

1990s

13 titles · average score 70
The Geisha House
The Geisha House (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mikami

Glassy Ocean
Glassy Ocean (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

as Artist R

Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (1998)

TV show

The Key
The Key (1997)

as Dr. Kojima

Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mutsuo Ishihara

Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Theater Producer

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995)

TV show · as Jyuzo Tokita

A Quiet Life
A Quiet Life (1995)
GoodWatch score 72

as Man in the Novel

The Last Dance
The Last Dance (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

as Old Man

The Dream of Russia
The Dream of Russia (1992)

as Kudzaemon

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

as Gang Boss

A Paucity of Flying Dreams
A Paucity of Flying Dreams (1990)

as Junkichi Kaijima

1980s

28 titles · average score 65
Black Rain
Black Rain (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Post Office Clerk

Sweet Home
Sweet Home (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

as Middle-Aged Town Official

Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love
Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love (1988)

as Dr. Takasaki

Evil Dead Trap
Evil Dead Trap (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

as Detective

A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Detective

Dansen
Dansen (1983)

as Eiko's father

Angel Guts: Red Porno
Angel Guts: Red Porno (1981)
GoodWatch score 56

as Seiko's Father

Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon
Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon (1981)

as Suekichi Nomoto

Samurai Reincarnation
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

as Monk

Path of the Beast
Path of the Beast (1980)

as Rokyoku Artist

Dreamy Fifteen
Dreamy Fifteen (1980)

as Vice Principal (voice)

Denshi Sentai Denziman
Denshi Sentai Denziman (1980)

TV show · as Balloon Vendor

1970s

24 titles · average score 65
The Woman with Red Hair
The Woman with Red Hair (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

as Alcoholic Man

No Grave for Us
No Grave for Us (1979)

as Murakami

Star of David: Beauty Hunting
Star of David: Beauty Hunting (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sakuzô

Teacher Deer
Teacher Deer (1978)

as Rihei Morioka - Vice-principal Teacher

Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell
Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hideaki Kawamura

The Japanese Belly Button
The Japanese Belly Button (1977)

as Railway assistant / Takada / Comedian

Ultraman Taro
Ultraman Taro (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Kazumi Nitani

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Pvt. Tsuguo Terajima

Street Mobster
Street Mobster (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

as Taniguchi

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Taichi

Music
Music (1972)

as Syunji

Song of the Horse
Song of the Horse (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Narrator (voice)

1960s

1 title · average score 65
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jin (voice)