Portrait of Ryuzo Tanaka

Acting

Ryuzo Tanaka

Career

Active from 1984 to 2016, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Sons
My Sons
GoodWatch score75/100

Characters

2

The characters Ryuzo Tanaka played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryuzo Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.4, average 3.6
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Slice of Life 2
  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Mary of Magdalene Restaurant
Mary of Magdalene Restaurant (2025)

TV show · as 住吉克夫

The Van Gogh Downstairs
The Van Gogh Downstairs (2022)

TV show · as Hiroyasu Ashiya

2010s

4 titles · average score 57
Twisted Justice
Twisted Justice (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

as Takashi Saruwatari

Lingering Memories
Lingering Memories (2015)

as Shoichi

Puzzle
Puzzle (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as Takai

SPINNING KITE
SPINNING KITE (2013)

as Jun's Father

2000s

3 titles · average score 70
Bashing
Bashing (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Father

Flic
Flic (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Saeki

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)

TV show · as Souei Mashiko

1990s

2 titles · average score 75
女検視官江夏冬子
女検視官江夏冬子 (1997)

TV show

My Sons
My Sons (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tadashi

1980s

9 titles
Onihei Hankachō
Onihei Hankachō (1989)

TV show

Actress
Actress (1987)

as Shozo

Black Board
Black Board (1986)

as Minoru Tomita

Oar
Oar (1985)

as Kentaro

Spring Bell
Spring Bell (1985)

as Hisaichi Amano

Tora-san's Island Encounter
Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

as 茂

The Cold-Hearted Sea
The Cold-Hearted Sea (1984)

as Yuichi Ioka

水曜ドラマスペシャル
水曜ドラマスペシャル (1984)

TV show

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Matsuhiko Tokiwa