Portrait of Isao Natsuyagi

Acting

Isao Natsuyagi

Career

Active from 1966 to 2013, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eleven Samurai
Eleven Samurai
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isao Natsuyagi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Revenge 5
  • Samurai Film 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Action 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Conflict 3
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Feudal Japan 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

13 titles · average score 64
The Eternal Zero
The Eternal Zero (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kenichiro

Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

as Ryosuke Nonomiya

The Sango Ranger
The Sango Ranger (2013)

as Yogi

The Land of Hope
The Land of Hope (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Yasuhiko Ono

Emperor
Emperor (2012)
GoodWatch score 49

as Teizaburo Sekiya

Going My Home
Going My Home (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Eisuke Tsuboi

The Floating Castle
The Floating Castle (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

as Monk

Dr. Kadokura Shuuhei no jiken karute
Dr. Kadokura Shuuhei no jiken karute (2012)

TV show

Last Money - Ai no Nedan
Last Money - Ai no Nedan (2011)

TV show

My Way
My Way (2011)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tatsuo's Grandfather

Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess
Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess (2011)

as Seijuro Murakami

KochiKame - The Movie: Save the Kachidoki Bridge!
KochiKame - The Movie: Save the Kachidoki Bridge! (2011)

as Commissioner Shiroyama

2000s

21 titles · average score 69
Inpei Shirei
Inpei Shirei (2009)

TV show · as Kitaro Obayashi

Rescue: Pride of Orange
Rescue: Pride of Orange (2009)

TV show · as Sanada Takamasa

Koto
Koto (2005)

as Takichiro Sada

The Millionaire Detective
The Millionaire Detective (2005)

TV show · as Kikuemon Kanbe

Umizaru Evolution
Umizaru Evolution (2005)

TV show · as Kotaro Katsuda

Vessel of Sand
Vessel of Sand (2004)

TV show · as Shigeyoshi Tadokoro

Ginji the Slasher
Ginji the Slasher (2003)

as Ginji Sonezaki

Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Yagyu Retsudo

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)

TV show

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)

as Takeda (President of Nippon Victor)

The Firefly
The Firefly (2001)

as Takemoto

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

as Masayuki Uomi

1990s

21 titles · average score 63
GTO: The Movie
GTO: The Movie (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Keisuke Katsuragi

Suzuran
Suzuran (1999)

TV show · as Ryuzo Tachibana

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice)

Kindaichi Case Files : The Opera House Murders
Kindaichi Case Files : The Opera House Murders (1996)

as Isamu Kenmochi (voice)

SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP (1996)

TV show · as Skit Guest / Skit guest

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995)

TV show · as Kazuma Kurosawa

Hana no Ran
Hana no Ran (1994)

TV show

The Last U-Boat
The Last U-Boat (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as Vizeadmiral

Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi
Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi (1992)

as Hosokawa Tadaoki

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tadao Kiyono

Yellow Fangs
Yellow Fangs (1990)

as Asakichi

Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yamamoto Kansuke

1980s

18 titles · average score 63
Tokyo Blackout
Tokyo Blackout (1987)

as Sakuma Eji

Cabaret
Cabaret (1986)

as Bar owner

Leave My Girl Alone
Leave My Girl Alone (1986)

as Michio Tsuyama

Assassination Orders
Assassination Orders (1984)

as Nakatsugawa Shumei

Shanghai Rhapsody
Shanghai Rhapsody (1984)

as Shirai

Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North (1984)

as Kakumu

Village of Doom
Village of Doom (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yuzo Akagi

White Snake Enchantment
White Snake Enchantment (1983)

as Inspector Murai

Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot (1982)

as Gamô Taiken

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kanematsu

Shogun's Ninja
Shogun's Ninja (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hattori Hanzo

Virus
Virus (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

as Commander Nakanishi

1970s

28 titles · average score 70
G.I. Samurai
G.I. Samurai (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

as Nagao Kagetora

Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sharaku

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shozaemon Bekki

Never Give Up
Never Give Up (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as Detective Kitano

Winter's Flower
Winter's Flower (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Michio Tachibana

The International Gang of Kobe
The International Gang of Kobe (1975)

as Yutaka Nakao

Violent Streets
Violent Streets (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Yuki Hama

Evening Primrose
Evening Primrose (1974)

as Genji Hirata

Yakuza of the Present
Yakuza of the Present (1973)

as Funaoka

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sugimi

The Wolves
The Wolves (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tetsunosuke Sakaki

Haunted Samurai
Haunted Samurai (1970)

as Uzuki Kyonosuke

1960s

9 titles · average score 75
Goyokin
Goyokin (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

as Kunai

Ninja's Mark
Ninja's Mark (1968)

as Shiinoha Toma

My Destiny
My Destiny (1968)

as Sen'ichi Tsutsumi

Ryoma ga Yuku
Ryoma ga Yuku (1968)

TV show · as Nagaoka Kenkichi

Samurai Wolf II
Samurai Wolf II (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

as Kiba Ôkaminosuke

Eleven Samurai
Eleven Samurai (1967)
GoodWatch score 82

as Hayato

Classmates
Classmates (1967)

as Second Sublieutenant Nanjô

Samurai Wolf
Samurai Wolf (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ookaminosuke

Cash Calls Hell
Cash Calls Hell (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Prisoner