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Portrait of Kenya Sawada

Acting

Kenya Sawada

Career

Active from 1990 to 2002, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenya Sawada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Hong Kong Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    13
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    2 titles · average score 80
    The Shadow's Edge
    The Shadow's Edge (2025)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Egawa Takeshi

    Invisible Tattoo
    Invisible Tattoo (2022)

    as Asano (Qian Ye)

    2010s

    3 titles · average score 62
    Hidden Man
    Hidden Man (2018)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Nemoto Ichiro

    The Great Magician
    The Great Magician (2011)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Mitearai

    The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
    The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Kitano Yukio

    2000s

    3 titles · average score 74
    Shinjuku Incident
    Shinjuku Incident (2009)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Nakajima

    Color of Pain
    Color of Pain (2002)

    as Tanaka Ryuya

    Devils on the Doorstep
    Devils on the Doorstep (2001)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as Inokichi Sakatsuka

    1990s

    5 titles · average score 53
    Extreme Crisis
    Extreme Crisis (1998)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Detective Takami

    Somebody Up There Likes Me
    Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)

    as Yamada Motokazu

    Thunderbolt
    Thunderbolt (1995)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Saw

    Street Fighter
    Street Fighter (1994)
    GoodWatch score 32

    as Captain Sawada

    The Legend of Zipang
    The Legend of Zipang (1990)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Tobatsu