Portrait of Tsurutaro Kataoka

Acting

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Career

Active from 1985 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Discarnates
The Discarnates
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tsurutaro Kataoka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Romance
    3.0, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    4.1, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Japanese Historical Drama 2
  • Japanese Crime Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
あなたが欲しい-I WANT YOU-
あなたが欲しい-I WANT YOU-

TV show

2020s

13 titles · average score 72
GARO: Sentinel of the East
GARO: Sentinel of the East (2026)

TV show · as Monma

Viral Hit
Viral Hit (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Motoharu Yahio

Scent of the Wind
Scent of the Wind (2026)

TV show · as Kaishu Katsu

GO HOME ~Cops for the Lost~
GO HOME ~Cops for the Lost~ (2024)

TV show · as Ayabe Yukio

One Last Bloom
One Last Bloom (2023)

as Kenzo Sase

Inspector Daimajin
Inspector Daimajin (2023)

TV show · as Anamizu Seigen

Draft King
Draft King (2023)

TV show

Nazotoki! Himitsu no Shiho-san
Nazotoki! Himitsu no Shiho-san (2023)

TV show

Tulips in October
Tulips in October (2022)

as Ushio Masanao

Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age
Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age (2021)

as Ushio Masanao

Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sen no Rikyu

Things You Can Know by Looking at Them
Things You Can Know by Looking at Them (2020)

TV show · as 鸭居岩

2010s

28 titles · average score 75
Innocence, Fight Against False Charges
Innocence, Fight Against False Charges (2019)

TV show

The Bodyguards
The Bodyguards (2017)

TV show · as Yukio Ikeyama(池山 幸雄)

Maniac Hero
Maniac Hero (2016)

as Kusaka Kozo

The Dancing Detective Dekadance
The Dancing Detective Dekadance (2016)

TV show · as Yoshimitsu

Murder Credit - Final Destination Series
Murder Credit - Final Destination Series (2016)

as Masanao Ushio

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis (2015)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jun Honganji

Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill (2015)

as Masanao Ushio

Kamen Rider Drive
Kamen Rider Drive (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Jun Honganji

Strategist KANBE
Strategist KANBE (2014)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Masamoto Kodera

Hana's Miso Soup
Hana's Miso Soup (2014)

as Kazunori Matsunaga

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie Wars Full Throttle
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie Wars Full Throttle (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jun Honganji

Umechan Sensei
Umechan Sensei (2012)

TV show · as 安岡幸吉

2000s

12 titles · average score 67
Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as 八代六郎

Listen to My Heart
Listen to My Heart (2009)

as Atsuhiko Urabe

Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station (2008)

as Masanao Ushio

Otokomae!
Otokomae! (2008)

TV show

警察署長 たそがれ正治郎
警察署長 たそがれ正治郎 (2005)

TV show · as 久米正治郎

Izo
Izo (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as Warlord

The Motive
The Motive (2004)

as Naotaka Ishida

Tokio: Message Across Time
Tokio: Message Across Time (2004)

TV show · as Kenzuke Tsuboyuchi

Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment (2001)

as Masanao Ushio

Dora-heita
Dora-heita (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

as Yasukawa Hanzo

Hachobori Seven
Hachobori Seven (2000)

TV show

Happy Family Plan
Happy Family Plan (2000)

as Michio Hirose

1990s

20 titles · average score 64
Sada
Sada (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tatsuzo Kikumoto

Warlord of the Underworld
Warlord of the Underworld (1998)

as Ishimatsu Mori

Mouri Motonari
Mouri Motonari (1997)

TV show

A Story of Modern Chivalry
A Story of Modern Chivalry (1997)

as Masao

Sharaku
Sharaku (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ikugorō

I Will Always Stand by You
I Will Always Stand by You (1995)

TV show

Turning Point
Turning Point (1994)

as Oonuma, The Calligrapher

Haru yo koi
Haru yo koi (1994)

TV show · as 長坂平吉

Seishun no Kage
Seishun no Kage (1994)

TV show

Rose Against the Odds
Rose Against the Odds (1991)

as Fighting Harada

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

TV show

1980s

5 titles · average score 67
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tsuru

The Discarnates
The Discarnates (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Eikichi Harada

Chotchan
Chotchan (1987)

TV show · as 中山音吉

No More Comics!
No More Comics! (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gigolo

What if the school...?
What if the school...? (1985)

TV show

1970s

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

TV show · as Jun Honganji