Portrait of So Yamanaka

Acting

So Yamanaka

Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for MAD CATS
MAD CATS
GoodWatch score82/100

Characters

1

The characters So Yamanaka played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
So Yamanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.5
  • Politics
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.4, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Japanese Drama 2
  • Intimate Storytelling 2
  • Relationship Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

18 titles · average score 73
The Servant Prince
The Servant Prince (2026)

TV show · as Goto Taketoshi

Oishii no Tsukurikata
Oishii no Tsukurikata (2026)

TV show

Hirayasumi
Hirayasumi (2025)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Hiroto's Former Manager

Spirit World
Spirit World (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hayato's Boss

Happy of the End
Happy of the End (2024)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Matsuki

Naked Dining
Naked Dining (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Teshigawara

MAD CATS
MAD CATS (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mune Kurosawa

Ooku: The Inner Chambers
Ooku: The Inner Chambers (2023)

TV show · as 松平信綱(まつだいら のぶつな)

MALICE
MALICE (2023)

TV show

My Brother, the Alien
My Brother, the Alien (2023)

as Mochizuki

Hey Handsome!!
Hey Handsome!! (2022)

TV show · as Kusuyama

The Town of Headcounts
The Town of Headcounts (2020)

as Paul

2010s

21 titles · average score 68
Mood Indigo
Mood Indigo (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Mizutani

Trace ~ Men of the science school ~
Trace ~ Men of the science school ~ (2019)

TV show

Eerie: Invisible Face
Eerie: Invisible Face (2018)

TV show · as Shuji Nomura

Three Stories of Love
Three Stories of Love (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

as Satoshi

Dear Sister
Dear Sister (2014)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Naotaka Uesugi

My Life Changed When I Went to a Sex Parlor
My Life Changed When I Went to a Sex Parlor (2013)
GoodWatch score 43

as Toru Sumiyoshi

The Weather Girl Knows
The Weather Girl Knows (2013)

TV show · as Kazama Seiichi

GTO
GTO (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Yousuke Sakurada

The Locked Room Murders
The Locked Room Murders (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Yakushiji Takeshi

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
GoodWatch score 89

as Crazy 88 #5

DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon
DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon (2011)

TV show · as Kazumi Aoi

2000s

18 titles · average score 69
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shouichi / Kamen RIder Agito

Goth
Goth (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as Akimoto

Rainbow Song
Rainbow Song (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Director Tanabe

A Stranger of Mine
A Stranger of Mine (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

as Yusuke Kanda

Kamen Rider Hibiki The Movie: Hibiki & The Seven War Oni
Kamen Rider Hibiki The Movie: Hibiki & The Seven War Oni (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kirameki

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Crazy 88

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
GoodWatch score 75

as Crazy 88 #5

A1012K
A1012K (2003)

as Major

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

TV show

Doing Time
Doing Time (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kato

Hush!
Hush! (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yuji

Toki No Kaori: Remember Me
Toki No Kaori: Remember Me (2001)

as Katori

1990s

4 titles
Virgin Fantasy
Virgin Fantasy (1999)

as Police Officer

Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show

The Exam
The Exam (1999)

as Athelete A

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

TV show

1970s

1 title · average score 69
Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Shoichi Ashikawa