Portrait of Kanji Tsuda

Acting

Kanji Tsuda

Career

Active from 1997 to 2026, busiest in 2004 and 2016 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kanji Tsuda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7
  • Nostalgia
    3.1, average 3.8
  • Showbiz
    0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Japanese Cinema 8
  • Japanese Drama 7
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Melancholy 3
  • Psychological 3
  • Slice-of-Life 3
  • Japanese Horror 3
  • Body Horror 3
  • Self-Discovery 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

207
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Busiest Actor In The World
The Busiest Actor In The World

as Kanji Tsuda

2020s

32 titles · average score 70
The Frog and the Water
The Frog and the Water (2026)

as Hideo Kitamura

Jinsei
Jinsei (2025)

as Shiratori (voice)

Marry My Husband: Japan
Marry My Husband: Japan (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Shigeo Kanbe

Moonlight Kitchen
Moonlight Kitchen (2025)

TV show · as Norio Okabe

The 19th Medical Chart
The 19th Medical Chart (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Tatsuya Narumi

After the Quake
After the Quake (2025)

TV show

Chronicle of Isobe Isobē
Chronicle of Isobe Isobē (2024)

TV show · as Gennai Hiraga

Kubi
Kubi (2023)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tamezo

Hand
Hand (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

as Okouchi

Aizo Metropolitan Police Department Psychological Analysis Investigation Team
Aizo Metropolitan Police Department Psychological Analysis Investigation Team (2022)

TV show

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

as Old Onoda

Akira Hamura: The World’s Most Unfortunate Private Investigator
Akira Hamura: The World’s Most Unfortunate Private Investigator (2020)

TV show · as Osamatsu Hayami

2010s

73 titles · average score 63
Special Investigation Nine
Special Investigation Nine (2018)

TV show · as Kengo Murase

The Name
The Name (2018)

as Masao Nakamura

Izakaya Bottakuri
Izakaya Bottakuri (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Tower of Sand
Tower of Sand (2016)

TV show · as Aso Takefumi

Flower & Snake: Zero
Flower & Snake: Zero (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

as Shizuko's husband

Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Storyteller (voice)

GARO Side Story: The Tougen Flute
GARO Side Story: The Tougen Flute (2013)

as Kengi

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

TV show · as Ryo Yagi

Dead Sushi
Dead Sushi (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

as Chef Tsuchida

Guilty of Romance
Guilty of Romance (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Yukio Kikuchi

Love and Treachery
Love and Treachery (2011)

as Kyosuke Tatsunami

Mr. Straightforward
Mr. Straightforward (2010)

TV show · as Tatsuhiko Yamaguchi

2000s

89 titles · average score 66
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kenji Furano

Michiko & Hatchin
Michiko & Hatchin (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Hiroshi Morenos (voice)

Cellphone Investigator 7
Cellphone Investigator 7 (2008)

TV show · as Sosuke Takimoto

Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

as Kurosu

The Brutal Hopelessness of Love
The Brutal Hopelessness of Love (2007)

as Okano

Gamera the Brave
Gamera the Brave (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kousuke Aizawa

Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet (2006)
GoodWatch score 44

as The White-Robed Man

One Missed Call
One Missed Call (2005)

TV show

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

as Johnny

Survive Style 5+
Survive Style 5+ (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tsuda - Burglar

Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Katsuya Tokunaga

Trava: Fist Planet
Trava: Fist Planet (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Trava (voice)

1990s

11 titles · average score 69
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999)
GoodWatch score 44

as Fukazume

April Story
April Story (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fukatsu

Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as SIT Investigator

Open House
Open House (1998)

as Goto's Subordinate

Junk Food
Junk Food (1997)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sato

Fireworks
Fireworks (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Man under Interrogation

Kids Return
Kids Return (1996)
GoodWatch score 89

as Kazuo

Gonin
Gonin (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Fukatsu

Getting Any?
Getting Any? (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Earth Defense Force Member

119
119 (1994)

as Hiroshi Morishita

Sonatine
Sonatine (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Tsuda

1970s

1 title · average score 69
Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Daisuke Ookubo / Daisuke Okubo