Portrait of Mitsuo Hamada

Acting

Mitsuo Hamada

Career

Active from 1960 to 2005, with a break from 1981 to 2004, busiest in 1963 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for 1 Litre of Tears
1 Litre of Tears
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mitsuo Hamada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Class Struggle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
SPECサーガ黎明編『Knockin'on 冷泉's SPEC Door』~絶対預言者 冷泉俊明が守りたかった幸福の欠片~
SPECサーガ黎明編『Knockin'on 冷泉's SPEC Door』~絶対預言者 冷泉俊明が守りたかった幸福の欠片~ (2021)

TV show · as Onodera Satoshi

2000s

1 title · average score 78
1 Litre of Tears
1 Litre of Tears (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mizuo Kito

1980s

2 titles
Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken
Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken (1984)

as Hideo Yoshida

An Ocean to Cross
An Ocean to Cross (1980)

as Genro

1970s

7 titles · average score 76
The Extravagant Cops
The Extravagant Cops (1977)

as Goro Totsuka

Sandakan No. 8
Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
GoodWatch score 76

as Yasukichi

Iron King
Iron King (1972)

TV show · as Goro Kirishima

The Earth is Born Again
The Earth is Born Again (1971)

as Sakaguchi

なんたって18歳!
なんたって18歳! (1971)

TV show

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)

as Hamada

Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies! (1970)

as Saito

1960s

29 titles · average score 72
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

as Takeo Tsujikawa

Monument to the Girl's Corps
Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)

as Junichiro Nishizato

Youth A Go Go!
Youth A Go Go! (1966)

as Satoru Matsumoto

The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves (1964)

as Shinji Kubo

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1963)

as Saburo

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart (1963)

as Jiro

Beyond the Green Hills
Beyond the Green Hills (1963)

as Rokusuke Kaneya

A Modern Samurai Village
A Modern Samurai Village (1963)

as Makita

Bright Sea
Bright Sea (1963)

as Takao Nosaka

Foundry Town
Foundry Town (1962)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tsukamoto, Katsumi

Keep Your Chin Up
Keep Your Chin Up (1962)

as Ryôji Tomoda

Girl in the Glass
Girl in the Glass (1960)

as Yoichi Hiroe