Portrait of Tsuyoshi Ihara

Acting

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Career

Active from 1984 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Letters from Iwo Jima
Letters from Iwo Jima
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tsuyoshi Ihara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.7, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Family Secrets 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Japanese Culture 3
  • Japanese Crime Drama 2
  • Heartbreaking 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Underdog Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 55
Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub
Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub (2026)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sasaki

Sidonie in Japan
Sidonie in Japan (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kenzo Mizoguchi

Shinso wa Mimi no Naka
Shinso wa Mimi no Naka (2022)

TV show · as Joji Imai

Yakuza Princess
Yakuza Princess (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

as Takeshi

SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit
SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as Junki Aoki

2010s

18 titles · average score 63
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

as The Man from the Construction Site

Ramen Shop
Ramen Shop (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kazuo

Samurai Hustle Returns
Samurai Hustle Returns (2016)

as Danzo Kumogakure

Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg?
Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg? (2016)

TV show

Last Knights
Last Knights (2015)
GoodWatch score 40

as Ito

Samurai Hustle
Samurai Hustle (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

as Danzo Kumogakure

AIBOU: The Movie III
AIBOU: The Movie III (2014)

as Tsukasa Kamuro

Dirty Hearts
Dirty Hearts (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

as Takahashi

Hatsukoi
Hatsukoi (2012)

TV show · as Tadashi Mishima

For Love's Sake
For Love's Sake (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kenta Zaô

Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye
Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye (2011)

TV show · as Maruyama Minato

13 Assassins
13 Assassins (2010)
GoodWatch score 84

as Kuzuro Hirayama

2000s

22 titles · average score 67
Ninja
Ninja (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

as Masazuka

Team Batista no Eikō
Team Batista no Eikō (2008)

TV show · as Kyoichi Kiryu

The Taste of Fish
The Taste of Fish (2008)

as Eiji

Sushi King Goes to New York
Sushi King Goes to New York (2008)

as Haruki / Rin

Retribution
Retribution (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

as Toru Miyaji

Heat Island
Heat Island (2007)

as Kakizawa

Letters from Iwo Jima
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
GoodWatch score 85

as Colonel Baron Nishi

Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Genzo

Last Christmas
Last Christmas (2004)

TV show

Half a Confession
Half a Confession (2004)

as Morio Sase

Sky High
Sky High (2003)

TV show

All About Our House
All About Our House (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Arakawa Jr

1990s

14 titles · average score 73
Hiroin! Naniwa bombers
Hiroin! Naniwa bombers (1998)

as 大橋蔵之介

Abunai Deka Returns
Abunai Deka Returns (1996)

as Makoto Hiiragi

Futarikko
Futarikko (1996)

TV show

Natural Love for the Future
Natural Love for the Future (1996)

TV show · as Yukinori Furuba

上海人在东京
上海人在东京 (1996)

TV show

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yoshinari Yonemori

Show No More Tears
Show No More Tears (1993)

TV show · as Katsumi Kasuga

Castle of Sand
Castle of Sand (1991)

as Hiroshi Yoshimura

Let's Go to the Hospital
Let's Go to the Hospital (1990)

as Hizaki

The Most Suitable Profession for Women
The Most Suitable Profession for Women (1990)

as Fumio Tsukada

Hong Kong Paradise
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)

as Andou

Kyo, Futari
Kyo, Futari (1990)

TV show · as 田代守

1980s

2 titles
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (1988)

as Kazuki Numayama (Episode 1)

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy (1984)

as Shunpei Sadoya