Portrait of Shigeru Kōyama

Acting

Shigeru Kōyama

Career

Active from 1963 to 2008, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for CHANGE
CHANGE
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shigeru Kōyama Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Feudal Japan 2
  • Military History 2
  • Japanese Historical Drama 2
  • Intriguing Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 58
Beyond Outrage
Beyond Outrage (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as Fuse

Dōki
Dōki (2011)

TV show

2000s

15 titles · average score 69
The Unbroken
The Unbroken (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

as President Hiyama

Mission To Kill
Mission To Kill (2009)

TV show

CHANGE
CHANGE (2008)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show

Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station (2008)

as Kentaro Imajo

Azumi 2: Death or Love
Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nankou-Bou Tenkai

Bayside Shakedown 2
Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Toshiaki Yoshida

The Man in White
The Man in White (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kitabatake

The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (2003)

as Kitabatake

Psycho Doctor
Psycho Doctor (2002)

TV show

Big Money
Big Money (2002)

TV show · as Inagaki

Hero
Hero (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sakano

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

as Ikki Honda

1990s

16 titles · average score 66
Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Toshiaki Yoshida

Diary of Early Winter Shower
Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998)

as Nomura

Tokyo Cinderella Story
Tokyo Cinderella Story (1994)

TV show · as Koichiro Takaki

47 Ronin
47 Ronin (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jûnai Onodera

Lifetime Insecurity
Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

as Isami Kikukawa

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (1993)

as Katsushi Sasabe

The Unruly Ronin's Journey II
The Unruly Ronin's Journey II (1992)

as Narrator

Rainbow Kids
Rainbow Kids (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kunijiro Yanagawa, 1st son

Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders (1991)

as Yoshinori Takasaki

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yoneyama

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power (1991)

as Nagahiro Nagai

Estate Inheritance
Estate Inheritance (1990)

as Tadayoshi Torii

1980s

20 titles · average score 69
Black Rain
Black Rain (1989)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ohashi

The Eccentric Shinza
The Eccentric Shinza (1987)

as Kato

Yakuza Ladies 2
Yakuza Ladies 2 (1987)

as Iwaki

The Sea and Poison
The Sea and Poison (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Gondo

Moment of Demon
Moment of Demon (1985)

as Keiichiro / Ryoko's husband

Antarctica
Antarctica (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

as Horigome Taicho

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Sōtarō Utō / Daizen Osakabe

The Yoshida School
The Yoshida School (1983)

as Ichiro Ota

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Father

Lullaby of Death
Lullaby of Death (1982)

as Kashiwabara

The Shootout
The Shootout (1982)

as Shuzo Morishita

Port Arthur
Port Arthur (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

as Aritomo Yamagata

1970s

20 titles · average score 69
The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

as Nakayama

Queen Bee
Queen Bee (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tsukumo

Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

as Major Motomiya

The Corporation
The Corporation (1976)

as Sato

I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tojuro Suzuki

The Rapacious Jailbreaker
The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)

as Takeshi Domoto

The Last Swordsman
The Last Swordsman (1974)

as Kiyokawa Hachiro

The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Akira Shimada

Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Officer Kanedo

The Creature Called Man
The Creature Called Man (1970)

as Security Director

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jinzaburo Wakiya

The Ambitious
The Ambitious (1970)

as Kaishu Katsu

1960s

15 titles · average score 73
Blood End
Blood End (1969)

as Mizuki

Red Lion
Red Lion (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as Staff Chief Aragaki

Kill!
Kill! (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tamiya Ayuzawa

Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

as Geki Takahashi

Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Susumu Kato - Imperial Household General Affairs Section

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Revenge
Revenge (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Okuno Magodayu

The Shape of Night
The Shape of Night (1964)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator (voice)

Whirlpool of Flesh
Whirlpool of Flesh (1964)

as Tashiro

Black Report
Black Report (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hitomi

Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tsuda

Afraid to Die
Afraid to Die (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Masa

1950s

2 titles
Break Down that Wall
Break Down that Wall (1959)

as Bearded road worker

Yuganda tsuki
Yuganda tsuki (1959)

as Yura