Portrait of Youki Kudoh

Acting

Youki Kudoh

Career

Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 1988 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mystery Train
Mystery Train
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Youki Kudoh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Melancholy Atmosphere 2
  • Japanese New Wave 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Gothic Horror 2
  • Female Friendship 2
  • Mystery Thriller 2
  • Supernatural Elements 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 67
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man (2026)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hana

Why I Dress Up for Love
Why I Dress Up for Love (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Sumire Mashiba

Gal & Dino
Gal & Dino (2020)

TV show · as Senpai (voice)

2010s

9 titles · average score 63
We Are Little Zombies
We Are Little Zombies (2019)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rie Ota

The Brighton Miracle
The Brighton Miracle (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nellie Jones

We Are
We Are (2018)

as Saeko

Yamaonna Nikki
Yamaonna Nikki (2016)

TV show

This Country's Sky
This Country's Sky (2015)

as Satoko's mother

Tokyo ga senjo ni natta hi
Tokyo ga senjo ni natta hi (2014)

TV show

A Girl in the Apple Farm
A Girl in the Apple Farm (2013)

as Mikami Mayumi

Karakara
Karakara (2012)

as Junko

Zatoichi: The Last
Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

as Toyo

2000s

11 titles · average score 62
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

as Molecules

Death Note: L Change the WorLd
Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kimiko Kujo

Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dragon Lady

Imprint
Imprint (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

as Woman

Granny Gabai
Granny Gabai (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mother

Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Pumpkin

The Wind Carpet
The Wind Carpet (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kinue Nagai

Psycho Doctor
Psycho Doctor (2002)

TV show · as Nami Okino

Undeclared
Undeclared (2001)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Kikuki

The Chronicle
The Chronicle (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Mina Shen

Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Saya (voice)

1990s

6 titles · average score 61
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hatsue Miyamoto

Heaven's Burning
Heaven's Burning (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

as Midori

Picture Bride
Picture Bride (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Riyo

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993)

TV show

War and Youth
War and Youth (1991)

as Yukari Hanafusa / Sakiko

Kodomo, Hoshii Ne
Kodomo, Hoshii Ne (1990)

TV show · as Urara Kubota

1980s

8 titles · average score 75
Mystery Train
Mystery Train (1989)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mitsuko

Shaolin vs. Vampire
Shaolin vs. Vampire (1988)

as Yuko

Labyrinth Romanesque
Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)

as Fumi

The Blue Mountains '88
The Blue Mountains '88 (1988)

as Shinko Terazawa

Byakkotai
Byakkotai (1986)

TV show · as Inoue Yumiko

Typhoon Club
Typhoon Club (1985)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rie Takami

Congratulatory Speech
Congratulatory Speech (1985)

as Fusae Saotome

The Crazy Family
The Crazy Family (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Erika Kobayashi