Acting
Kan Yanagiya
- Titles
- 31movies
- Career
Active from 1940 to 1957, busiest in 1951 with 2 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 1top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Eight Hours of Terror71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Class & Capitalism6.7average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Politics5.2average 2.6
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Psychological7.0average 5.6
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.4
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.7
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ryō IkebeActorThe Blue Pearl, Escape at Dawn, Koibito
Harue ToneActorThe Skin of the South, Eight Hours of Terror, Frankie the Milkman
Hajime IzuActorThe Skin of the South, Escape at Dawn
Takashi ShimuraActorThe Blue Pearl, The Skin of the South
Kamatari FujiwaraActorThe Skin of the South, Travelling Actors
Sumiko MinamiActorEight Hours of Terror, Frankie the Milkman
Ishirō HondaWriterThe Blue Pearl, The Skin of the South- AAkira SuzukiEditorEight Hours of Terror, Frankie the Milkman
Fumio HayasakaComposerEscape at Dawn, Travelling Actors
Movies and TV shows
31Type
1990s
1 title · average score 62
as Nayoko's Foster Father
1980s
1 title · average score 75
as Grocery Store Owner
1970s
1 title
as Yuzo Ushio
1960s
6 titles · average score 78
as Li Bai-yong
as Mr. Kaga
as Master of Ceremonies
as Masuda Shobei
as Shimizu, Personnel Section Chief
1950s
16 titles · average score 74
as Tanoue Nitôhei
as Tajichi Murayama
as Suzumoto
as Gorohachi
as Seikichi Hanashim
as Daisuke Aoki
as Sanpei
as Doctor
as Shintaro
as Hakobu-chan
as Yamamoto
as Seijiro, Yoshiko's brother-in-law
1940s
4 titles · average score 78
as Police Officer
as Chika's father
as Sakuzô
as Senpei Nakamura - the Hindlegs
1930s
2 titles
as Fishmonger Ryuusan
as Man Hiking