Portrait of Toru Masuoka

Acting

Toru Masuoka

Career

Active from 1982 to 2021, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Neighbors the Yamadas
My Neighbors the Yamadas
GoodWatch score73/100

Characters

2

The characters Toru Masuoka played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Toru Masuoka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.3, average 3.0
  • Romance
    3.1, average 3.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 71
The Refutation of Sirius
The Refutation of Sirius (2026)

TV show

The Boy and the Dog
The Boy and the Dog (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kazumasa's Father

Gold Sunset
Gold Sunset (2025)

TV show

Dear Radiance
Dear Radiance (2024)

TV show · as Minamoto no Masanobu

House of the Owl
House of the Owl (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Hiroshi Maruyama

Shin Ultraman
Shin Ultraman (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kunihiko Kariba

Hotel: Next Door
Hotel: Next Door (2022)

TV show · as Nakajo Koji

Adult's Situation
Adult's Situation (2021)

as Takashi Rokko

2010s

18 titles · average score 75
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (2019)

TV show · as 佐伯敏夫

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019)

as Toshimichi Ishiwatari, Chief Cabinet Secretary

AIBOU: The Movie IV
AIBOU: The Movie IV (2017)

as Kensaku Sahashi

The Copycat Criminal
The Copycat Criminal (2016)

TV show · as Kanzaki

Strategist KANBE
Strategist KANBE (2014)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Sakyonosuke Kushihashi

White Lab
White Lab (2014)

TV show · as Akira Ichinose

Hanzawa Naoki
Hanzawa Naoki (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Mitsuhide Oka

Lady Joker
Lady Joker (2013)

TV show

Space Brothers
Space Brothers (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mutta & Hibito's father

The Last Message
The Last Message (2012)

as Keiichi Godai

Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Wars Mega Max
Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Wars Mega Max (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lem Kannagi

Cast Me If You Can
Cast Me If You Can (2010)

as Hiroshi

2000s

27 titles · average score 66
Battle Under Orion
Battle Under Orion (2009)
GoodWatch score 47

as Toshio Tamura

Suspect X
Suspect X (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shujiro Katsuragi

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

as Inspector Namikoshi

Joshideka
Joshideka (2007)

TV show · as Koichiro Aoyama

I Just Didn't Do It
I Just Didn't Do It (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

as Seiichiro Tamura

Umizaru Evolution
Umizaru Evolution (2005)

TV show · as Shinpei Tsuda

GARO
GARO (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Ouma

Water Boys 2005 Summer
Water Boys 2005 Summer (2005)

TV show · as Kosaku Uehara

Always - Sunset on Third Street
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Theater Manager

ミステリー民俗学者 八雲樹
ミステリー民俗学者 八雲樹 (2004)

TV show · as 羽根井豊

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

TV show · as Hitoshi Hayakawa

Legendary Teacher
Legendary Teacher (2000)

TV show · as Kohei Okamura(岡村 公平)

1990s

16 titles · average score 71
My Neighbors the Yamadas
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Takashi Yamada (voice)

Coquille
Coquille (1999)

as Jiro Tanikawa

Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prosecutor

Gokenin Zankuro
Gokenin Zankuro (1995)

TV show · as Nishio Denzaburō

The Great Night Escape: Midnight Run Main Store 3
The Great Night Escape: Midnight Run Main Store 3 (1995)

as Kosuke Noguchi

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)

as Kobayashi

Midnight Run Main Store 2
Midnight Run Main Store 2 (1993)

as Kosuke Noguchi

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yagyu Kurando

Devil's Kiss
Devil's Kiss (1993)

TV show

Shichi-nin no otaku: Cult seven
Shichi-nin no otaku: Cult seven (1992)

as Tatsuo Tanba

Night Escape Agency
Night Escape Agency (1992)

as Kosuke Noguchi

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

1980s

14 titles · average score 66
Sweet Home
Sweet Home (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

as Young Housekeeper

The Dancer
The Dancer (1989)

as Kenkichi Aizawa

Firefly
Firefly (1989)

as Ninomiya

A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mishima

Tokyo Bordello
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

as Noguchi

Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY (1985)

as Golden Flame

Mitsugetsu
Mitsugetsu (1984)

as Kouten

Agi, the Fury of Evil
Agi, the Fury of Evil (1984)

as Taro

Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North (1984)

as Gaiki

The Dropout
The Dropout (1982)

as Teruichi Tanaka

The Law of Hell
The Law of Hell (1982)

as Yohei

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Spirit