Portrait of Yusuke Santamaria

Acting

Yusuke Santamaria

Career

Active from 1997 to 2026, busiest in 1998 and 2011 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Journalist
The Journalist
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yusuke Santamaria Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Eroticism
    1.1, average 1.8
  • Family Dynamics
    4.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Japanese Drama 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Slice-of-Life 5
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Police Procedural 3
  • Japanese Crime Drama 3
  • Emotional Depth 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Emotional Journey 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

19 titles · average score 73
The Criminal
The Criminal (2026)

TV show · as Takeshi Nakasako

The Samurai and the Prisoner
The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)
GoodWatch score 82

as Akioka Shironosuke

S&X
S&X (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Daisuke Kurusu

Scandal Eve
Scandal Eve (2025)

TV show · as Seigo Hashimoto

Strawberry Moon
Strawberry Moon (2025)

as Kosuke Sakurai

The Silent Service
The Silent Service (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Nanba Eiichi

Living in Two Worlds
Living in Two Worlds (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yukihiko Kawai

SIX HACK
SIX HACK (2023)

TV show

The Journalist
The Journalist (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Shinjiro Toyoda

Pandora's Fruit
Pandora's Fruit (2022)

TV show · as Tsutomu Hasebe

Akira and Akira
Akira and Akira (2022)

as Susumu Kaido

Modern Love Tokyo
Modern Love Tokyo (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Yoji Suzuki

2010s

39 titles · average score 67
I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!
I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Seiji Fukunaga

The Stand-In Thief
The Stand-In Thief (2017)

as Ryosuke Todoroki

Birthday Wishes
Birthday Wishes (2016)

as Soichiro

Giovanni's Island
Giovanni's Island (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

as Hideo (voice)

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

dinner
dinner (2013)

TV show · as Soichi Segawa

Galileo XX
Galileo XX (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kenichi Jonen

Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story
Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013)

as Kinoshita's brother

Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL: The New Hope
Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL: The New Hope (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Masayoshi Mashita

Family Song
Family Song (2012)

TV show

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Kazuma Ushio

Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010)
GoodWatch score 47

as Masayoshi Mashita

2000s

29 titles · average score 66
Brass Knuckle Boys
Brass Knuckle Boys (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tokita

BOMB BEE MEN
BOMB BEE MEN (2008)

TV show · as Omuomu

R246 STORY
R246 STORY (2008)

Director, Screenplay

Kisaragi
Kisaragi (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

as Oda Yuuji

Udon
Udon (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kosuke Matsui

Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi
Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Masayoshi Mashita

Doppelgänger
Doppelgänger (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kimishima

There's Someone Watching
There's Someone Watching (2003)

TV show · as Otaro Matsumoto

Bayside Shakedown 2
Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Masayoshi Mashita

Between Calmness and Passion
Between Calmness and Passion (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Takashi

Goodbye Mr Ozu
Goodbye Mr Ozu (2001)

TV show

Omiai kekkon
Omiai kekkon (2000)

TV show · as Hirose Kotaro

1990s

11 titles · average score 72
Perfect Love
Perfect Love (1999)

TV show

Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show · as Etsushi Sawai(澤井 悦司)

A Woman With Many Wounds
A Woman With Many Wounds (1999)

TV show

Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Masayoshi Mashita

A Sleeping Forest
A Sleeping Forest (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication
Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication (1998)

as Masayoshi Mashita

Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special
Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special (1998)

as Masayoshi Mashita

Don't worry!
Don't worry! (1998)

TV show

Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert
Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert (1997)

as Masayoshi Mashita

Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Masayoshi Mashita

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

TV show