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

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 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
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6
  • Politics
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

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

as Mochizuki

MALICE
MALICE (2023)

TV show

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

Himeanole
Himeanole (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

as Yuka's Neighbor

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

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 92

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)

as Kirameki

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

as Crazy 88

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

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 66

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