Portrait of Itsuji Itao

Acting

Itsuji Itao

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, with a break from 1992 to 2001, busiest in 2014 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Itsuji Itao Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Politics
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Japanese Drama 8
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • Found Family 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Coming of Age 2
  • Japanese Indie Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

25 titles · average score 63
Stove League
Stove League (2026)

TV show

Hell for You
Hell for You (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Minoru Kurokawa

Ao Haru Ride
Ao Haru Ride (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Kajiwara Yoshimasa

For the Kid I Saw In My Dreams
For the Kid I Saw In My Dreams (2023)

TV show · as Komatsu Kenichiro

Kei x Yaku: Dangerous Partners
Kei x Yaku: Dangerous Partners (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Osu Kimiaki

Crosstail ~Tantei Kyoushitsu~
Crosstail ~Tantei Kyoushitsu~ (2022)

TV show

Red Nurse Call
Red Nurse Call (2022)

TV show · as Ishihara Yuji

Pandora's Fruit
Pandora's Fruit (2022)

TV show · as Hiroya Shimazaki

First Love
First Love (2021)
GoodWatch score 62

as Naoto Hijiriyama

Mushoboke
Mushoboke (2021)

TV show

So Close! Detective Oshii 2
So Close! Detective Oshii 2 (2021)

TV show · as Itada Kiyoshi

Black Swan Lake
Black Swan Lake (2021)

TV show

2010s

51 titles · average score 66
So Close! Detective Oshii
So Close! Detective Oshii (2019)

TV show · as Kiyoshi Itada

My Father, the Bride
My Father, the Bride (2019)

as Seiji

Good Doctor
Good Doctor (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ryunosuke Inoguchi

Spark
Spark (2017)

Screenplay, Director

Aroused by Gymnopedies
Aroused by Gymnopedies (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

as Shinji Furuya

Ooku: Saikyou no Onna / Higeki no Shimai
Ooku: Saikyou no Onna / Higeki no Shimai (2016)

TV show

Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Wars feat. Super Sentai
Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Wars feat. Super Sentai (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ren Aoi / Kamen Rider Fifteen

The Family Game
The Family Game (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Numata Kazushige

Be My Slave
Be My Slave (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sensei

Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yutaka Daimon (adult)

Scabbard Samurai
Scabbard Samurai (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kuranosuke

The King of Jail Breakers
The King of Jail Breakers (2010)

as Masayuki Suzuki

2000s

26 titles · average score 63
Air Doll
Air Doll (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hideo

A Lush Life
A Lush Life (2009)
GoodWatch score 28

as Toyoda

Tokyo Gore Police
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

as Key Man

Big Man Japan
Big Man Japan (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Female Niou-no-jû

Sushi Ōji!
Sushi Ōji! (2007)

TV show

Ghost Train
Ghost Train (2006)
GoodWatch score 32

as Kawamura

Hanging Garden
Hanging Garden (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

as Takashi Kyobashi

GARO
GARO (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Kohei Kuramachi

Cromartie High School: The Movie
Cromartie High School: The Movie (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Masked Takenouchi

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

as Manager

9 Souls
9 Souls (2003)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fujio Kamei

Blessing Bell
Blessing Bell (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prisoner

1990s

2 titles
Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show · as Shoji Hanawa(花輪 勝司)

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji (1991)

TV show