Portrait of Shigeru Izumiya

Acting

Shigeru Izumiya

Career

Active from 1978 to 2023, busiest in 1982 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Queen's Classroom
The Queen's Classroom
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shigeru Izumiya Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4
  • Eroticism
    1.1, average 1.8
  • Historical
    1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Japanese Drama 6
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Family Relationships 2
  • Spiritual 2
  • Personal Growth 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Classic Japanese Drama 2
  • Human Condition 2
  • Intriguing Cases 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Toumei na kisetsu
Toumei na kisetsu

as Rihei Morota aka Pokegori

2020s

9 titles · average score 66
Hoarder on the Border
Hoarder on the Border (2023)

as Shigeo Kaneda

My Town of Hot Baths, Hidden Treasures, and Delicious Ramen.
My Town of Hot Baths, Hidden Treasures, and Delicious Ramen. (2023)

as Motoe Matsuzo

The Honest Realtor
The Honest Realtor (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic (2022)

as Shigeo Ando

テリー伊藤の死にたくないテレビ
テリー伊藤の死にたくないテレビ (2022)

TV show

Rainbow Chart
Rainbow Chart (2021)

TV show · as Hideo Midorikawa

Fukushima 50
Fukushima 50 (2020)
GoodWatch score 65

as Matsunaga

Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room
Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room (2020)

TV show · as Miyadera Kenji

Yakuza
Yakuza (2020)

Theme Song Performance

2010s

32 titles · average score 69
Stay Tuned!
Stay Tuned! (2019)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Takegasa(武笠)

Neck Bowed in the Rain
Neck Bowed in the Rain (2018)

as Mohei

Hitoya no Toge
Hitoya no Toge (2017)

TV show

Terminal
Terminal (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tatsuzo Minami

The Girl's Speech
The Girl's Speech (2015)

TV show · as Tokujiro

Emergency Interrogation Room
Emergency Interrogation Room (2014)

TV show · as Toshiki Suganuma

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

TV show · as 近藤 六助 / Rokusuke Kondo

悪女について
悪女について (2012)

as Ito Ginji

The Best Skilled Surgeon
The Best Skilled Surgeon (2011)

TV show · as Mamoru Shindo

HUNT - Tax Investigation Officer
HUNT - Tax Investigation Officer (2010)

TV show · as Rokusuke Sone

My Husband is a Cartoonist
My Husband is a Cartoonist (2010)

TV show

Shinzanmono
Shinzanmono (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Hiroshi Uesugi

2000s

32 titles · average score 68
Voice
Voice (2009)

TV show · as Kaburagi Makoto

Anmitsu Hime
Anmitsu Hime (2008)

as Abekawa Hikozaemon

Gachi Boy: Wrestling with a Memory
Gachi Boy: Wrestling with a Memory (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tsuneo Igarashi

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky (2007)

as Genji

Angel
Angel (2006)

as Tano

The Queen's Classroom
The Queen's Classroom (2005)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Principal Kondo

Engine
Engine (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Chinsaku Ichinose

GARO
GARO (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as D Ringo

Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

as Samon Taguchi

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

TV show · as Kineo Tabata

Fighting Girl
Fighting Girl (2001)

TV show · as Mitsuo Awamura

Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kunio Tsubosaka

1990s

12 titles · average score 63
Keizoku: Unsolved Cases
Keizoku: Unsolved Cases (1999)

TV show · as Kunio Tsubosaka

Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show

The Perfect Education
The Perfect Education (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Kawamata

Hakuchi: The Innocent
Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Isari

The Green City
The Green City (1998)

as Shige-san

Rebirth of Mothra
Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

VFX Lighting Artist, Assistant Gaffer

Pom Poko
Pom Poko (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

as Gonta (voice)

恋のから騒ぎ
恋のから騒ぎ (1994)

TV show

Down the Drain
Down the Drain (1993)

as Ikeda

Sakura Momoko Land: Taniguchi Rokuzo Shoten
Sakura Momoko Land: Taniguchi Rokuzo Shoten (1993)

TV show · as 谷口六三

The Gambler
The Gambler (1992)

as Patron

Defeat the Navy Rock War!
Defeat the Navy Rock War! (1990)

Screenplay, Director

1980s

21 titles · average score 66
Hachiko
Hachiko (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

as Yasui

Death Powder
Death Powder (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Harima

His Motorbike, Her Island
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
GoodWatch score 75

as Truck Driver

The Last True Yakuza
The Last True Yakuza (1985)

as Masaru Ohara

Burst City
Burst City (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kuronuma

The Dropout
The Dropout (1982)

as Toshiaki Sakagami

Harlem Valentines Day: Blood Is Sex
Harlem Valentines Day: Blood Is Sex (1982)

Screenplay, Music

The Woman with the Red Hat
The Woman with the Red Hat (1982)

as Tono

Wolf: Running Is Sex
Wolf: Running Is Sex (1982)

as Policeman

Eijanaika
Eijanaika (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Genji

Before Spring
Before Spring (1980)

as Kikunaga

Crazy Thunder Road
Crazy Thunder Road (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Production Design, Music

1970s

4 titles · average score 68
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case (1979)

as Tamotsu Obara

Panic in High School
Panic in High School (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

as Viewer

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel (1977)

as Higashiyama

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex (1976)

Music