Portrait of Isao Bitō

Acting

Isao Bitō

Career

Active from 1967 to 2016, busiest in 1973 and 1976 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Funeral
The Funeral
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isao Bitō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 84
Something Like, Something Like It
Something Like, Something Like It (2016)

as Shinkome Defunetei

Strategist KANBE
Strategist KANBE (2014)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Zenemon Ibuki

Eclair
Eclair (2011)

as Toku-san

2000s

8 titles · average score 67
Flower Shop Without Rose
Flower Shop Without Rose (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Hirakawa Tatsumi

Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Senba Keiji

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

TV show

The Private Detective Mike
The Private Detective Mike (2002)

TV show

Chloe
Chloe (2001)

as Uncle

Kah-chan
Kah-chan (2001)

as Gen-san

Dora-heita
Dora-heita (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rokuzaemon Ichikawa

The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets (2000)

TV show · as Masaki Shiro

1990s

7 titles · average score 73
The Green City
The Green City (1998)

as Tamura

Gift
Gift (1997)

TV show · as Kotaro Gunji(郡司 幸太郎)

Ryoko!!
Ryoko!! (1996)

TV show

Ghost Pub
Ghost Pub (1994)

as Toyozo

Dioxin from Fish!
Dioxin from Fish! (1992)

as Fukuda

The Rocking Horsemen
The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Seitaroh Shirai

Bakayarō! 4 You!
Bakayarō! 4 You! (1991)

as (segment "カラダだけの男")

1980s

5 titles · average score 88
Tora-san, My Uncle
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)

as 嘉一

Cabaret
Cabaret (1986)

as Asai

Like a Savage
Like a Savage (1985)

as Policeman

The Funeral
The Funeral (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

as Shigeru

Something Like It
Something Like It (1981)

as Shinkome

1970s

8 titles · average score 66
Japan's Don
Japan's Don (1977)

as Michio Higurashi

A Scream from Nowhere
A Scream from Nowhere (1977)

as Tamizô Aoki

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shinkichi Kuwata

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jiro

The Wanderers
The Wanderers (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as Shuita

Deeper Than Blue
Deeper Than Blue (1973)

as Koji Murakami

What is Love?
What is Love? (1973)

as Popular Singer Akira Mizuno

Ai yori aoku
Ai yori aoku (1972)

TV show · as 村上周太郎(周一の弟)

1960s

1 title
Ginza for Two
Ginza for Two (1967)

as Ogata