Portrait of Hirotaro Honda

Acting

Hirotaro Honda

Career

Active from 1977 to 2026, busiest in 2010 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Baby Assassins Everyday!
Baby Assassins Everyday!
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hirotaro Honda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Biographical
    0.3, average 1.0
  • Historical
    2.0, average 2.6
  • Eroticism
    1.3, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Melancholic 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Japanese Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Edo Period 2
  • Power Struggles 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙
茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙

TV show

2020s

15 titles · average score 74
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? (2026)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as 殺陣師 ハジメ Stunt choreographer Hajime

New Abarenbō Shōgun
New Abarenbō Shōgun (2025)

as Yozo Homma

Baby Assassins Everyday!
Baby Assassins Everyday! (2024)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Yukio Miyahara

Idol Disqualification
Idol Disqualification (2024)

TV show · as Kenji Sasayama

Someone in this town
Someone in this town (2024)

TV show · as Sugai Shojiro

Tengu's Kitchen
Tengu's Kitchen (2023)

TV show · as Rentaro

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nobuhide Oda

War of Traps
War of Traps (2023)

TV show · as Kosuke Inukai

Natchan's Little Secret
Natchan's Little Secret (2023)

as Shinnosuke Shimoda

Alive Drift
Alive Drift (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ryuji Kasai

Fill In the Blanks
Fill In the Blanks (2022)

TV show · as Kurauchi Michiyama

The Hovering Blade
The Hovering Blade (2021)

TV show · as Kijima Takaaki

2010s

32 titles · average score 59
Tokyo MPD – From ZERO to HERO
Tokyo MPD – From ZERO to HERO (2016)

TV show · as Takeshi Sasagawa

Beppin-san
Beppin-san (2016)

TV show · as Chotaro Bando

Uzumasa Limelight
Uzumasa Limelight (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kenichi Naganuma

S -The Last Policeman
S -The Last Policeman (2014)

TV show · as Kozo Munakata

Back of Father
Back of Father (2014)

TV show · as Aoki Hisashi

Nameless Poison
Nameless Poison (2013)

TV show · as Paddy

Shield of Straw
Shield of Straw (2013)
GoodWatch score 41

as Ohki

009-1: The End of the Beginning
009-1: The End of the Beginning (2013)
GoodWatch score 38

as Alan Lau

悪い奴ほどよく眠る
悪い奴ほどよく眠る (2010)

TV show

You Dance with the Summer
You Dance with the Summer (2010)

as Kenichiro Nogami

Detective Lovesick
Detective Lovesick (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Pro Bono
Pro Bono (2010)

as Nishimoto

2000s

34 titles · average score 64
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hidetaka Kuriyama

Bizan
Bizan (2007)

as Hideo Watanuki

Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated (2007)

as Nagahide Niwa

I am a Housewife
I am a Housewife (2006)

TV show · as Soseki Natsume / ...

Like a Dragon: Prologue
Like a Dragon: Prologue (2006)

as Shintaro Kazama

Touch
Touch (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eiji Tsugawa

GARO
GARO (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Yukihide

Kamikaze Girls
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yakuza Boss

Ooku
Ooku (2003)

TV show

Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Correctional Officer

Vengeance for Sale
Vengeance for Sale (2002)

as Hotta

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

TV show · as Takehiko Suzaku

1990s

26 titles · average score 69
The Exam
The Exam (1999)

as Shoichi Honda

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

as Masaaki Saito

Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

as Okuyama

Railroad Man
Railroad Man (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Miner

Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Blood
Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Blood (1997)

as Chang

The Peking Man
The Peking Man (1997)

as Takashi

Lie Lie Lie
Lie Lie Lie (1997)

as Kaito

Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Farewell Party Host

Lost in Time
Lost in Time (1996)

as Doctor

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

as Masaaki Saito

The Skull Soldier
The Skull Soldier (1992)

as Tian Feng Tian

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

1980s

15 titles
Onihei Hankachō
Onihei Hankachō (1989)

TV show

Sure Death 4
Sure Death 4 (1987)

as Iori Sugie

Taikoki
Taikoki (1987)

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

Murder on the Sanriku Coast
Murder on the Sanriku Coast (1987)

as Tsutomu Nakanogo

Jazz Daimyo
Jazz Daimyo (1986)

as Monosuke Suzukawa

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)

as Shingo Nasu

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1985)

as Kazuko's Father

Mitsugetsu
Mitsugetsu (1984)

as Sand Man

The Audition
The Audition (1984)

as Goto

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Saburō Ichiyanagi

At This Late Date, the Charleston
At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981)

as Criminal

Four Seasons: Natsuko
Four Seasons: Natsuko (1980)

as Nakagaki

1970s

5 titles · average score 69
Raping!
Raping! (1978)

as Gas Station Staff

Koichiro Uno's Nurse's Dormitory
Koichiro Uno's Nurse's Dormitory (1978)

as Akira Yoshida

Osoe!
Osoe! (1978)

as Sugita

Apartment Wife: Rainy Day Affair
Apartment Wife: Rainy Day Affair (1977)

as Sonobe

Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Riku Kagami