

Acting
Denden
- Titles
- 77movies53TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 2013 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
I Hear the Sunspot84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.4
- Uncanny3.4average 2.5
- Violence5.1average 4.2
- Dark Humor3.6average 2.8
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Nostalgia2.7, average 3.7
- Historical1.9, average 2.6
- Biographical0.4, average 1.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Japanese Drama 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Family Drama 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Afterlife Journey 2
- Human Condition 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Family Resilience 2
- Complex Characters 2
- Action-Packed 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Sion SonoWriterTokyo Tribe, Cold Fish, The Forest of Love, Himizu, The Bastard and the Beautiful World, +1 more
Mitsuru FukikoshiActorCold Fish, Himizu, Black Rose, Kabei: Our Mother, Be Sure to Share
Ren OsugiActorEmergency Interrogation Room, Cure, Meikyu Sousa, Uzumaki
Tarō SuwaActorCold Fish, Uzumaki, Himizu, Be Sure to Share
Megumi KagurazakaActorCold Fish, Himizu, The Bastard and the Beautiful World, The Incredible Truth
Junichi ItoEditorTokyo Tribe, Cold Fish, Himizu, Be Sure to Share
Goro KishitaniActorTen:The Nice Guy on the Path of Tenho, Black Rose, Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc
Tetsu WatanabeActorCold Fish, Himizu, Stardust over the Town
Tadanobu AsanoActorKabei: Our Mother, The Bastard and the Beautiful World, Mugonkan
Akimasa KawashimaEditorWhat the Snow Brings, Something Like It, Something Like, Something Like It
Kirin KikiActorDots and Lines, A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
Fumiyo KohinataActorEmergency Interrogation Room, Mr. Inukai Keeps a Dog
Movies and TV shows
1282020s
27 titles · average score 69
as Koji
TV show · as Yozo Ohara
TV show · as Sagawa Genji
as Yasuo Suzuki
as Koji Asada
TV show
TV show · as Rikuo Shimobe
as Undertaker Shimobayashi
TV show · as Shigenobu Kugayama
as Usazō Usagibayashi (voice)
TV show · as Kagekatsu Todo
2010s
70 titles · average score 65
as Shigeru Ozawa
as Tsukagoshi
as Genzo
as Kida
as High Priest
TV show · as Susumu Hishimoto
as Jin
as Kiyoharu
as Hiroshi
as Kaneko
as Yukio Murata
as Tanaka
2000s
23 titles · average score 66
as Tanaka
as Fukuda
as Car Pound Attendant (segment "Interior Design")
as Janitor
TV show
TV show
as Praying Father
as Tamotsu Fujimaki
as Officer Futada
as Yoshikawa
1990s
7 titles · average score 78
TV show · as Yuichi Mizutani
as OIda
TV show
as Medical examiner
TV show · as Bird Cage Vagrant
as Unnamed Teacher
TV show · as Masafusa Jingûji
1980s
1 title
as Shinsui












































