Portrait of Nobuo Yana

Acting

Nobuo Yana

Career

Active from 1974 to 2004, with a break from 1975 to 1993, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nobuo Yana Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Romance
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    52
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    Upcoming

    1 title
    Fighting Horizon
    Fighting Horizon

    as Iwashita thug A

    2000s

    4 titles · average score 59
    My Girl
    My Girl (2009)

    TV show · as Murota Choshi

    Junjo Kirari
    Junjo Kirari (2006)

    TV show · as Okita Tokujiro

    Fireflies: River of Light
    Fireflies: River of Light (2004)

    as Tanaka-san

    All About Our House
    All About Our House (2001)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Arakawa Sr.

    1990s

    1 title
    Ghost Pub
    Ghost Pub (1994)

    as Fishmonger

    1980s

    4 titles · average score 71
    Crying Freeman
    Crying Freeman (1988)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Shudo Shimasaki (voice)

    Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
    Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (1988)

    as Shudo Shimazaki

    Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
    Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Dorakoruru (voice)

    Pro Hunter
    Pro Hunter (1981)

    TV show

    1970s

    21 titles · average score 73
    Heroes of the East
    Heroes of the East (1978)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Japanese Spear Master

    J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
    J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (1977)

    TV show · as Crime Boss

    Yakuza Graveyard
    Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
    GoodWatch score 86

    as Nobuhisa Ezaki

    Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
    Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Dr. Shinigami

    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Miyai

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Ryôsuke Kaga

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Isamu Kasai

    Violent Streets
    Violent Streets (1974)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Higashimatsu

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Takuya Asano

    Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
    Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Adachi

    Street Mobster
    Street Mobster (1972)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Karasawa

    Kamen Rider
    Kamen Rider (1971)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Goro Kisaragi

    1960s

    21 titles · average score 75
    Japan Organized Crime Boss
    Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Hokuryu-kai Executive

    Yakuza on Foot
    Yakuza on Foot (1969)

    as So

    Gambler's Farewell
    Gambler's Farewell (1968)

    as Dosa

    Rogue
    Rogue (1968)

    as Kazama

    Gambler Biography
    Gambler Biography (1968)

    as Debatora

    Dissolution Rites
    Dissolution Rites (1967)

    as Yasuhara

    Organized Violence II
    Organized Violence II (1967)

    as Shiraki

    A Fugitive from the Past
    A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Machida

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry
    Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Shimada

    Wolves, Pigs & Men
    Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Bagman

    G-Men in the Pacific
    G-Men in the Pacific (1962)

    as Takebayashi

    Devotion to Railway
    Devotion to Railway (1960)

    as Railway police officer A