Portrait of Shirō Ōsaka

Acting

Shirō Ōsaka

Career

Active from 1946 to 1989, with a break from 1972 to 1985, busiest in 1958 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shirō Ōsaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles
Kasuga the Court Lady
Kasuga the Court Lady (1989)

TV show · as Ittetsu Inaba

Inochi
Inochi (1986)

TV show · as Kudo Seikichi

1970s

4 titles
The Wild Daisy
The Wild Daisy (1977)

as Tamiko's Father

A Chorus of One Million People
A Chorus of One Million People (1972)

as Machimura

The Samurai's Justice
The Samurai's Justice (1971)

TV show

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura (1970)

TV show · as 荒尾宮内

1960s

12 titles · average score 77
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
Age of Japanese Guerrillas (1968)

as Kiyama

Return to Kanto Prison
Return to Kanto Prison (1967)

as Chuzo Okai

Pretty Devil Yoko
Pretty Devil Yoko (1966)

as Yabuki

Secret Love
Secret Love (1966)

as Shoichiro Yabe

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 (1965)

as Michiko's Husband

Brand of Evil
Brand of Evil (1964)

as Matsuno

Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu (1964)

as Sotaro

Yakuza of Seki
Yakuza of Seki (1963)

as Wakichi of Sakai

The Symbol of a Man
The Symbol of a Man (1963)

as Kanzo

Rainbow Over Kinmon
Rainbow Over Kinmon (1962)

as 王哲文

Fresh Leaves
Fresh Leaves (1962)

as Dr. Yamaka

Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hoshino

1950s

23 titles · average score 72
Immoral Lecture
Immoral Lecture (1959)

as Bunpei Sagara / Ryosuke Fujimura

Windy Street
Windy Street (1959)

as Takaaki Takeshima

Red Pier
Red Pier (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Detective Noro

That Wonderful Guy
That Wonderful Guy (1958)

as Ichirō

Our Town
Our Town (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shintaro

Hungry Soul
Hungry Soul (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Masaharu Shimotsuma

Hungry Soul, Part II
Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Masaharu Shimotsuma

Phoenix
Phoenix (1956)

as Toku-san

Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

as Yoshio

Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

as Santarô Mochizuki

Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

as Keizo Hirayama

Town of Violence
Town of Violence (1950)

as Suzumoto

1940s

6 titles · average score 67
Sad Whistling
Sad Whistling (1949)

as Matsu-chan

Odoru ryûgûjô
Odoru ryûgûjô (1949)

as Sabakichi

Morning for the Osone Family
Morning for the Osone Family (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Takashi Osone

Victory of Women
Victory of Women (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Student

Twenty-Year-Old Youth
Twenty-Year-Old Youth (1946)

as 啓吉/Keikichi

Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Eikichi