Portrait of Kan Yanagiya

Acting

Kan Yanagiya

Career

Active from 1940 to 1957, busiest in 1951 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eight Hours of Terror
Eight Hours of Terror
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kan Yanagiya Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    32
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    1 title · average score 63
    Tales of a Golden Geisha
    Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Nayoko's Foster Father

    1980s

    1 title · average score 75
    A Taxing Woman
    A Taxing Woman (1987)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Grocery Store Owner

    1970s

    1 title
    I'll Be Deceived
    I'll Be Deceived (1971)

    as Yuzo Ushio

    1960s

    6 titles · average score 78
    The White Rose of Hong Kong
    The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965)

    as Li Bai-yong

    Yearning
    Yearning (1964)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Mr. Kaga

    A Woman's Life
    A Woman's Life (1963)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Master of Ceremonies

    Rabble Tactics
    Rabble Tactics (1963)

    as Masuda Shobei

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 (1961)

    as Kajimu

    Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
    Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes (1960)

    as Shimizu, Personnel Section Chief

    1950s

    17 titles · average score 74
    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Tanoue Nitôhei

    Fox and Raccoon
    Fox and Raccoon (1959)

    as Tajichi Murayama

    Voice Without a Shadow
    Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Suzumoto

    Moonlight Mask: Claws of Satan
    Moonlight Mask: Claws of Satan (1958)

    as Gorohachi

    Eight Hours of Terror
    Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Seikichi Hanashim

    Frankie the Milkman
    Frankie the Milkman (1956)

    as Daisuke Aoki

    The Skin of the South
    The Skin of the South (1952)

    as Sanpei

    Tokyo Sweetheart
    Tokyo Sweetheart (1952)

    as Doctor

    The Blue Pearl
    The Blue Pearl (1951)

    as Shintaro

    Koibito
    Koibito (1951)

    as Hakobu-chan

    Escape at Dawn
    Escape at Dawn (1950)

    as Yamamoto

    Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
    Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950)

    as Seijiro, Yoshiko's brother-in-law

    1940s

    4 titles · average score 78
    Stray Dog
    Stray Dog (1949)
    GoodWatch score 90

    as Police Officer

    Young Teacher
    Young Teacher (1942)

    as Chika's father

    The Battle of Kawanakajima
    The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

    as Sakuzô

    Travelling Actors
    Travelling Actors (1940)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Senpei Nakamura - the Hindlegs

    1930s

    2 titles
    The Town
    The Town (1939)

    as Fishmonger Ryuusan

    Rainbow Hill
    Rainbow Hill (1938)

    as Man Hiking