Portrait of Masataka Iwao

Acting

Masataka Iwao

Career

Active from 1973 to 1999, with a break from 1984 to 1998, busiest in 1975 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masataka Iwao Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Yakuza 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles
The Accomplice
The Accomplice (1999)

as Shoichi Ono

A Legend of Turmoil
A Legend of Turmoil (1992)

as Katsuhiko Sugimoto

Yakuza Ladies Revisited
Yakuza Ladies Revisited (1991)

as Kazunari

1980s

8 titles · average score 65
Labyrinth Romanesque
Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)

as Yoshimoto

Yakuza Ladies
Yakuza Ladies (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tatsuo Kakinuma

Ryuji
Ryuji (1983)

as Sekiya

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Komada Shigezo

Samurai Reincarnation
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Yasui Tobei

Roaring Fire
Roaring Fire (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gondo

The Blazing Valiant
The Blazing Valiant (1981)

as Hayashi

Baian the Assassin
Baian the Assassin (1981)

as Genpachiro Isaka

1970s

28 titles · average score 69
Japan's Don
Japan's Don (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yano

Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
GoodWatch score 86

as Masaharu Kusumoto

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

as Prison Rapist

Virgin Breaker Yuki
Virgin Breaker Yuki (1975)

as Detective

The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Saga

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shuzo Yoshikura

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Genji Tsuneoka

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974)
GoodWatch score 56

as Yamane

The Kyoto Connection
The Kyoto Connection (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

as Detective Yamato

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

as Kinagashi

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
GoodWatch score 77

as Wada

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1972)

TV show · as Oiwa's subordinate

1960s

1 title · average score 66
The Magic Serpent
The Magic Serpent (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kido