Acting
Kōjirō Hongō
- Titles
- 28movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2002, with a break from 1970 to 1994, busiest in 1960 and 1969 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 20top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Bride from Hades73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Fantasy5.5average 1.8
- Warfare4.8average 1.2
- Violence7.4average 4.3
- Scare5.7average 2.6
- Historical5.3average 2.6
- Uncanny4.8average 2.5
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Wonder5.5average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Romance1.8, average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay1.7, average 3.7
- Family Dynamics2.9, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Giant Monster 3
- Revenge 2
- Feudal Japan 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Kaiju Action 2
- Monster Movie 2
- Giant Monsters 2
- Spectacle 2
- Samurai Epic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kenji MisumiDirectorReturn of Giant Majin, Satan's Sword, Buddha, The Two Bodyguards, The Magoichi Saga, +3 more- HHiroshi ImaiCinematographerSatan's Sword, The Demon of Mount Oe, Buddha, Haunted Castle, The Two Bodyguards, +2 more
- KKanji SuganumaEditorReturn of Giant Majin, Satan's Sword, The Demon of Mount Oe, Buddha, The Bride from Hades, +2 more
- FFuji YahiroWriterThe Demon of Mount Oe, Buddha, Princess Sen in Edo, The Great Wall, Ōkuma Shigenobu the great, +1 more
Raizō IchikawaActorSatan's Sword, The Demon of Mount Oe, Buddha, Satan's Sword: The Dragon God, The Great Wall
Fujiko YamamotoActorSatan's Sword, Okoto and Sasuke, Satan's Sword: The Dragon God, Princess Sen in Edo, The Great Wall
Shintarō KatsuActorThe Demon of Mount Oe, Buddha, The Magoichi Saga, The Whale God, The Great Wall- IIchirō SaitōComposerThe Demon of Mount Oe, Okoto and Sasuke, Satan's Sword: The Dragon God, Princess Sen in Edo, Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Tamao NakamuraActorSatan's Sword, Satan's Sword: The Dragon God, Princess Sen in Edo, The Lord and the Gambler
Hiroshi KawaguchiActorBuddha, The Great Wall, Victory and Defeat, The Ginza Three Boys
Takashi ShimuraActorThe Bride from Hades, The Magoichi Saga, The Whale God, Princess Sen in Edo
Akira IfukubeComposerReturn of Giant Majin, Buddha, The Whale God, The Great Wall
Movies and TV shows
292000s
1 title
Music of Remembrance -Gb- (2002)
as Kakizaki
1990s
3 titles · average score 73
Tokyo Mafia 2: Wrath of the Yakuza (1996)
as Yamadaira
73
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995)
as Captain of the Nojima
Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars (1995)
as Yamadaira
1970s
1 title
Special Crime Investigation Front (1977)
TV show · as Detective Tachibana
1960s
23 titles · average score 60
46
Haunted Castle (1969)
as Komori Hanzaemon
63
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)
as Hyakasuro
The Magoichi Saga (1969)
as Priest Shin-so
51
Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
as Scout Master Mr. Shimida
73
The Bride from Hades (1968)
as Hagiwara Shinzaburou
56
Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
as Foreman Shiro Tsutsumi
54
Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
as Keisuke Hirata
62
Return of Giant Majin (1966)
as Lord Juro
67
The Whale God (1962)
as Shaki
Buddha (1961)
as Siddhartha
66
Satan's Sword (1960)
as Hyoma Utsugi
66
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God (1960)
as Uzuki Hyoma
1950s
1 title
The Lord and the Gambler (1959)
as Chonosuke