Portrait of Taketoshi Naitō

Acting

Taketoshi Naitō

Career

Active from 1953 to 1998, busiest in 1956 and 1972 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Taketoshi Naitō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Samurai Film 2
  • Betrayal 2
  • Feudal Japan 2
  • Father-Son Bond 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Revenge 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

8 titles · average score 73
After Life
After Life (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ichiro Watanabe

Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Karasawa

Samurai Fiction
Samurai Fiction (1998)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kanzen Inukai

Bonds
Bonds (1998)

as Mr. Soga

My Secret Cache
My Secret Cache (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shotaro Morita

Kamikaze Taxi
Kamikaze Taxi (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

as Domon

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata (1993)

as Yuki

Luminous Moss
Luminous Moss (1992)

as Novelist

1980s

16 titles · average score 65
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Toyobo

Sukeban Deka: The Movie
Sukeban Deka: The Movie (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

as Some person

Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary

Congratulatory Speech
Congratulatory Speech (1985)

as Iwasaki, managing director

The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

as Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami

School Wars
School Wars (1984)

TV show

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 (1982)

as Tatsugoro Yodoya

Suspicion
Suspicion (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Judge Yazawa

The Man of Five Rings
The Man of Five Rings (1981)

TV show

Himawari no Uta
Himawari no Uta (1981)

TV show

Shogun Assassin
Shogun Assassin (1980)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lord Bizen

Port Arthur
Port Arthur (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator (voice)

1970s

16 titles · average score 68
Third Base
Third Base (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

as Judge

August Without Emperor
August Without Emperor (1978)

as Labor Minister Hamao

Island of Hell
Island of Hell (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yosamatsu Kito

Manhunt
Manhunt (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sakai Yoshihiro

The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Search Section Chief

Prophecies of Nostradamus
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Chief Cabinet Secretary

Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Narrator (Voice)

Coup d'Etat
Coup d'Etat (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

as Army officer

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mawatari Hachiro

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ichige Gyobu

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tadahiko Ohashi

Eight Men to Kill
Eight Men to Kill (1972)

as Noro Jinnai

1960s

15 titles · average score 75
The Snow Woman
The Snow Woman (1968)
GoodWatch score 71

as Minô

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint (1968)

as Denhachiro Goto

The Saga of Tanegashima
The Saga of Tanegashima (1968)

as Tokiaki Tanegashima

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sajibei

Portrait of Chieko
Portrait of Chieko (1967)

as Director Sawada

Three Sisters
Three Sisters (1967)

TV show · as Kaishu Katsu

The Betrayal
The Betrayal (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

as Matagoro Kashiyama

A Trap
A Trap (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Prosecutor Shimada

Snow Country
Snow Country (1965)

as Shimamura's friend Koizumi

A Chain of Islands
A Chain of Islands (1965)

as Hidaka

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

as Tange Ittôhei

A Design for Dying
A Design for Dying (1961)

as Keita Nomoto

1950s

7 titles · average score 79
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
GoodWatch score 87

as Tange Ittôhei

Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon (1956)

as Lawyer Kondo

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kobayashi

The Shadow of Fear
The Shadow of Fear (1956)

as Inspector Yasumoto

If Indeed One Loves
If Indeed One Loves (1955)

as Kôno (segment 2)

Mune yori mune ni
Mune yori mune ni (1955)

as Taxi driver

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)

as Kiyoji Yamada