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Acting

Taro Yamamoto

Career

Active from 1994 to 2013, busiest in 2000 and 2001 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Battle Royale
Battle Royale
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Taro Yamamoto Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Historical
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Yakuza 3
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Love Triangle 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Social Critique 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

7 titles · average score 59
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate (2013)

as Young Masaru Okunishi

Secret Love
Secret Love (2013)

as Toru Honda

The House of Rising Sun
The House of Rising Sun (2013)

as Kotaro

My Way
My Way (2011)
GoodWatch score 51

as Noda

Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Joji Funai

BAZOOKA!!!
BAZOOKA!!! (2011)

TV show

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie Wars Core
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie Wars Core (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

as Seiichiro "Matsu" Matsui / Spider Dopant

2000s

31 titles · average score 66
Real Clothes
Real Clothes (2009)

TV show

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joji Funai

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Takuma Sato

Detective School Q
Detective School Q (2007)

TV show · as Kotaro Nanami

Granny Gabai
Granny Gabai (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Teacher Nakano

Princess Raccoon
Princess Raccoon (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ostrich Monk

Medaka
Medaka (2004)

TV show · as Yabe

Get Up!
Get Up! (2003)

as Taro

Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement (2003)

as Takeru

Moon Child
Moon Child (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Toshi

GO
GO (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tawake

Battle Royale
Battle Royale (2000)
GoodWatch score 81

as Shogo Kawada (Boy #5)

1990s

8 titles · average score 67
Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nakamura

That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History?
That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History? (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Rikimaru

Futarikko
Futarikko (1996)

TV show

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

TV show · as Ryunosuke Tatsumi

Sankaku Heart
Sankaku Heart (1995)

TV show · as Morisawa Takuya

Best Friend
Best Friend (1995)

TV show · as Yamada Taisuke

Tsutsumi honoo no gotoku
Tsutsumi honoo no gotoku (1994)

as Taro

At Seventeen
At Seventeen (1994)

TV show · as 木村浩介