Portrait of Manzo Shinra

Acting

Manzo Shinra

Career

Active from 1996 to 2025, busiest in 2015 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Heavens x Candy
Heavens x Candy
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Manzo Shinra Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    1.9, average 3.9
  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Erotic Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Melancholy 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Japanese Horror 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

11 titles · average score 59
The Dog and Catfish
The Dog and Catfish (2025)

as Misawa

Heavens x Candy
Heavens x Candy (2024)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cafe Owner

The Fisherman's Wife
The Fisherman's Wife (2024)

as Gengoro

The Secret of the Old Hot Spring Inn
The Secret of the Old Hot Spring Inn (2023)

as Gengoro

Perfect kiss: Nurashite playback
Perfect kiss: Nurashite playback (2023)

as Rumi's Husband

Flowers Grow Here
Flowers Grow Here (2023)

as Yoichi Iwaki

Short Story Collection: Things That Pass Away
Short Story Collection: Things That Pass Away (2021)

as Misawa

Petting monster: Kairaku kui makuri
Petting monster: Kairaku kui makuri (2021)

as Misawa

Yogari no mori: Hotetta onna-tachi
Yogari no mori: Hotetta onna-tachi (2020)

as Kiyoshi Sakuma

Tsurekomu onna: Shita gari bocchi
Tsurekomu onna: Shita gari bocchi (2020)

as Kaoru

Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (2020)

as Hirakazu Mori

2010s

64 titles · average score 52
The Men Who My Father Loved
The Men Who My Father Loved (2018)

as Isamu

Corpse Prison: Part 1
Corpse Prison: Part 1 (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

as Village Elder

Widow Boarding House? We also rent out cleavage
Widow Boarding House? We also rent out cleavage (2017)

as Sameshima Kenzô

The Sweat Collector
The Sweat Collector (2016)

as Nishioka

Bonded by Sorrow
Bonded by Sorrow (2016)

as Sugita

The Secret Game of the Immoral Wife
The Secret Game of the Immoral Wife (2015)

as Factory director

Bad Buddy Butt
Bad Buddy Butt (2015)

as Touma

An Eye for an Eye and a Hole for a Hole
An Eye for an Eye and a Hole for a Hole (2015)

as Samejima Gonzo

Unfinished Book, Unfinished Love
Unfinished Book, Unfinished Love (2015)

as Yagisawa

Yakuza Apocalypse
Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Junkie vampire

Jukujo yoga kyôshitsu: Kon'ya wa gin-gin!
Jukujo yoga kyôshitsu: Kon'ya wa gin-gin! (2015)

as Sameshima

Amadera 〜 Kan'in shimai 〜
Amadera 〜 Kan'in shimai 〜 (2013)

as Procurator

2000s

11 titles · average score 69
Memoirs of a Lady Ninja
Memoirs of a Lady Ninja (2009)

as Lord Jougen

The Successful Businessmen Handbook III: Economic Tactics You Can Learn from the Yakuza
The Successful Businessmen Handbook III: Economic Tactics You Can Learn from the Yakuza (2007)

as Company President

Yokujô mofuku tsuma: Uzuku
Yokujô mofuku tsuma: Uzuku (2005)

as Keisuke Mikami

Dark Warrior
Dark Warrior (2004)

as Lone Wolf and Cub Ryoichi Sword

Juhassai, Seifuku no munamoto
Juhassai, Seifuku no munamoto (2003)

as Kawabe

Hitozuma to sukebe joi: Honshô marudashi
Hitozuma to sukebe joi: Honshô marudashi (2003)

as Tamura

Shin mibôjin sentô: Onnazakari munmun
Shin mibôjin sentô: Onnazakari munmun (2003)

as Mitani

Wives in 30's to 50's
Wives in 30's to 50's (2002)

as Sugiyama

Tight Pot
Tight Pot (2002)

as President

A True Record: The Last Sōkaiya
A True Record: The Last Sōkaiya (2001)

as Sōkaiya (corporate extortionist)

Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

as Big Bro Toshi

1990s

7 titles · average score 59
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Addict

Public Lavatory: I've Been Loitering
Public Lavatory: I've Been Loitering (1999)

as Professor Tamaki

Married Stewardess: Uniform Ascension
Married Stewardess: Uniform Ascension (1998)

as Shunji

Andromedia
Andromedia (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Bathroom Visitor

Married Female Banker
Married Female Banker (1998)

as Takahiro

Fireworks
Fireworks (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Man Shot in the Face

Door III
Door III (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tsuyoshi Isoda