Portrait of Masao Mishima

Acting

Masao Mishima

Career

Active from 1935 to 1971, with a break from 1939 to 1949, busiest in 1952 and 1968 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Harakiri
Harakiri
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masao Mishima Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Japanese Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

5 titles · average score 68
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Funayado Tokubei

Taiyō no Namida
Taiyō no Namida (1971)

TV show

Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi
Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi (1970)

as Vitalis (voice)

World of Two
World of Two (1970)

TV show

Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)

as 吉田

1960s

27 titles · average score 72
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Village Leader (voice)

Hymn to a Tired Man
Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Narrator (voice) / Narrator

The Time of Reckoning
The Time of Reckoning (1968)

as Ikuzo Koyanagi

Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

as Sanzaemon Yanase

Shogun and His Mistress 2
Shogun and His Mistress 2 (1967)

as Ieharu

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nanashino Gonbei

Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Takuetsu

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

Harakiri
Harakiri (1962)
GoodWatch score 86

as Tango Inaba

The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jikai Kitami

Black Lizard
Black Lizard (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shobei Iwase

Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
GoodWatch score 77

as Himori

1950s

30 titles · average score 72
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kuroki Shochô

Secret of The Golden Spell
Secret of The Golden Spell (1958)

as Yagyu Tsushima-no-kami

The Lord Takes a Bride
The Lord Takes a Bride (1957)

as Lord Matsudaira

The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1956)

as Kagiya Jinbee

Foul Play
Foul Play (1955)

as Haruo Kuboki

Burden of Love
Burden of Love (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Yamauchi

Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary (1955)

as Chief Ishiwari

Mother
Mother (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ryosuke Fukuhara

Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone (1952)

as Warrant Officer Tatsuzawa

Five Men of Edo
Five Men of Edo (1951)

as Tonosuke Kondo

Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tasuzô Fujimura

Escape from Prison
Escape from Prison (1950)

as Aramaki

1940s

6 titles · average score 77
Late Spring
Late Spring (1949)
GoodWatch score 89

as Jo Onodera

The Blue Mountains: Part II
The Blue Mountains: Part II (1949)

as Kenzo Iguchi

The Blue Mountains: Part I
The Blue Mountains: Part I (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kenzo Iguchi

The Grand Master
The Grand Master (1948)

as Shinzo

Actress
Actress (1947)

as Heisuke Gakuyaban

The Brick Factory Girl
The Brick Factory Girl (1946)

as Misa's father

1930s

7 titles · average score 68
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Takeno

Composition Class
Composition Class (1938)

as Tanno-san

Avalanche
Avalanche (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Koyanagi, the lawyer

Man of the House
Man of the House (1936)

as Kurata

Morning's Tree-Lined Street
Morning's Tree-Lined Street (1936)

as Madame's husband

The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet (1935)

as Actor

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bad boy at Rokku