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Portrait of Isamu Nagato

Acting

Isamu Nagato

Career

Active from 1964 to 2004, with a break from 1984 to 1993, busiest in 1964 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isamu Nagato Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.0, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Japanese Period Drama 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Ronin 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Betrayal 2
  • Samurai Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Blooming Again
Blooming Again (2004)

as Rokubei Sakiyama

1990s

2 titles
Ranzan: The Wild Physician
Ranzan: The Wild Physician (1995)

TV show

Haru yo koi
Haru yo koi (1994)

TV show · as 水川道太

1980s

5 titles
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Big Magnum Kuroiwa (1985)

as Shogo Tsutsumi

Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis (1983)

as Rokusuke Kobayashi

Tora-san Goes Religious?
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

as 大阪屋

Yumechiyo Nikki
Yumechiyo Nikki (1981)

TV show

License to Kill
License to Kill (1980)

TV show · as Daisuke Seki

1970s

5 titles · average score 80
Yokomizo Seishi Series
Yokomizo Seishi Series (1977)

TV show · as Isamu Hiwa

Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den (1976)

as Hansaburo Shimoda

The Water Margin
The Water Margin (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lu Ta

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura (1970)

TV show · as Karaki Genzan

Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty
Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty (1970)

as Boss Hanai

1960s

14 titles · average score 73
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jūbē

Thirteen Times a Loser
Thirteen Times a Loser (1969)

as Tetsu Kitagawa

Lone Wolf Isazo
Lone Wolf Isazo (1968)

as Magoshichi

The Shy Deceiver
The Shy Deceiver (1968)

as Doctor

The Cheating Underworld
The Cheating Underworld (1968)

as Uchikawa

My Destiny
My Destiny (1968)

as Elderly Driver

Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage (1966)

as Tetsuro Umebayashi

Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kyôjûrô Sakura

Samurai from Somewhere
Samurai from Somewhere (1964)

as Young Lord Takanaka

Samurai from Nowhere
Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ihei Misawa

Destroyer Yukikaze
Destroyer Yukikaze (1964)

as Yutaro Kida

Life of a Flower
Life of a Flower (1963)

TV show · as Kanroku