Portrait of Tamio Kawachi

Acting

Tamio Kawachi

Career

Active from 1958 to 1995, busiest in 1959 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tamio Kawachi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese New Wave 4
  • Japanese Noir 3
  • Gang Warfare 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Crime 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Yakuza Film 2
  • Loyalty and Betrayal 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 68
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as Owada

Ultraman Tiga Gaiden: Revival of the Ancient Giant
Ultraman Tiga Gaiden: Revival of the Ancient Giant (2001)

as Osa

Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey
Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

as Souichiro Sawai

1990s

5 titles · average score 71
Ultraman Dyna
Ultraman Dyna (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Sawai So-Ichiro

Sukiyaki
Sukiyaki (1995)

as Ryohel Mihara

Investigation of a Typical Love
Investigation of a Typical Love (1992)

as Takimura

The Gambler
The Gambler (1992)

as Honorable

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Shinkichi, Hashiba

1980s

6 titles
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami and Chibita's Cooking Showdown
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami and Chibita's Cooking Showdown (1985)

as Yasu the Gourmet

Chi-n-pi-ra
Chi-n-pi-ra (1984)

as Otani

Kazoku no sentaku
Kazoku no sentaku (1983)

as Yoichi Kanazawa

Pro Hunter
Pro Hunter (1981)

TV show

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)

as Seiichi Kanbara

Tokugawa no Onnatachi
Tokugawa no Onnatachi (1980)

TV show

1970s

13 titles · average score 71
Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu (1977)

as Kenji Igarashi

Daihijôsen
Daihijôsen (1976)

TV show

The Bullet Train
The Bullet Train (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

as Satô

Shimane Prison Riot
Shimane Prison Riot (1975)

as Dog breeder

Pimp Heaven
Pimp Heaven (1975)

as Yoshiichi

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers (1973)

as Katsu

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1973)

as Gozamatsu no Magohachi

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Kanbara Seiichi

Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)

TV show · as Sentaro

The Viper Brothers
The Viper Brothers (1971)

as Katsuji (Immortal Katsu)

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

as Yokoyama

Waterfront Blues
Waterfront Blues (1970)

as Chiba

1960s

32 titles · average score 68
Retaliation
Retaliation (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as Naruse

Outlaw: Black Dagger
Outlaw: Black Dagger (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sueo Shige

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (1967)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hiroshi Kurosaki

Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
GoodWatch score 83

as Tatsuzo the Viper

Carmen from Kawachi
Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Seiji Takano

Story of a Prostitute
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shinkichi Mikami

Cruel Gun Story
Cruel Gun Story (1964)
GoodWatch score 71

as Takizawa

Black Sun
Black Sun (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Akira

Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast (1963)
GoodWatch score 81

as Hideo Nomoto

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

as Manabe

The Warped Ones
The Warped Ones (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

as Akira

Everything Goes Wrong
Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jirô Sugita

1950s

10 titles
Woman from the Sea
Woman from the Sea (1959)

as Toshio

Friendship of Jazz
Friendship of Jazz (1959)

as Kenji Kawazoe

The Stream of Youth
The Stream of Youth (1959)

as Yasuo Kitaoka

Gun Number Zero
Gun Number Zero (1959)

as Yoshio

Downhill Youth
Downhill Youth (1959)

as Yasuo Kawase

When a Man Risks His Life
When a Man Risks His Life (1959)

as Masao Taniguchi

A Slope in the Sun
A Slope in the Sun (1958)

as Tamio Takagi

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (1958)

as Kaoru Shirafuji

The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon (1958)

as Shiro Nezu

The Coming of Age
The Coming of Age (1958)

as Yasushi Nanjô