Portrait of Kōjirō Kusanagi

Acting

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Career

Active from 1956 to 1991, busiest in 1960 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Intimidation
Intimidation
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kōjirō Kusanagi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Japanese Noir 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 71
The Sun
The Sun (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Togo, Minister of Foreign Affairs

1990s

3 titles · average score 78
Madadayo
Madadayo (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

as Man Who Bought the Land

Stranger
Stranger (1991)

as Police Officer

Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man (1991)

as Police

1980s

24 titles · average score 62
Tokyo: The Last War
Tokyo: The Last War (1989)

as Hideki Tojo

Be-Bop High School: A Delinquent Student March
Be-Bop High School: A Delinquent Student March (1987)

as Yamamoto

Be-Bop High School 2
Be-Bop High School 2 (1986)

as Yamamoto

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986)

as Detective

Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice (1985)
GoodWatch score 48

as Yokozawa, Keiji

W's Tragedy
W's Tragedy (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

as Yoshikazu Kiuchi

Appassionata
Appassionata (1984)

as Sei's uncle

Sexual Crime
Sexual Crime (1983)

as Senzo Yaegaki

The Highest Honour
The Highest Honour (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Colonel Kusunoki

Farewell to the Land
Farewell to the Land (1982)

as Takejiro Yamazawa

Woman's Trail: Wet Path
Woman's Trail: Wet Path (1980)

as Owner

The Beast to Die
The Beast to Die (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nagatomo

1970s

14 titles · average score 71
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

as Takeshima

The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

as Technician of Phone Company

The Bride of the Ghost Lake
The Bride of the Ghost Lake (1979)

as Seiji Eguchi(Distant relative of the head and Naito)

The Killing Game
The Killing Game (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

as Manji Hanai

Lost Love
Lost Love (1978)

as Shibata

At Noon
At Noon (1978)

as Electrical shop owner

Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room
Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room (1977)

as Hideyuki Kusanagi

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)

TV show

Big City: Days of Struggle
Big City: Days of Struggle (1976)

TV show

The Roads Men Travel
The Roads Men Travel (1976)

TV show · as Itabashi

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1972)

TV show

Sign of the Jack
Sign of the Jack (1970)

as Kamioka

1960s

14 titles · average score 71
Second Generation Young Boss
Second Generation Young Boss (1969)

as Genji

The Spiders' The Noisy Parade
The Spiders' The Noisy Parade (1968)

as Man with sunglasses

Zatoichi Challenged
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kurisu

A Colt Is My Passport
A Colt Is My Passport (1967)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hit man

The Passionate Spinster
The Passionate Spinster (1965)

as Tetsuji Yabuki

Danger Pays
Danger Pays (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ken Serizawa

Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Soldier

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

as Shinji Kumaki

Intimidation
Intimidation (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shinji Kumaki

The Sleeping Beast Within
The Sleeping Beast Within (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Komatsu Hiroshi

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)

as Goro Ishii

Girl in the Glass
Girl in the Glass (1960)

as Nakamura

1950s

3 titles · average score 71
I Am Waiting
I Am Waiting (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Takeda

Streetlights
Streetlights (1957)

as 三宅慎悟

Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon (1956)

as Seiji Uemura