Portrait of Masahiko Tsugawa

Acting

Masahiko Tsugawa

Career

Active from 1956 to 2019, busiest in 1960 and 2010 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
49
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masahiko Tsugawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.8, average 3.4
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    2.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Japanese Cinema 8
  • Character Study 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Feudal Japan 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Human Connection 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Geisha Culture 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Traditional Japanese Culture 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

180
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

43 titles · average score 69
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None (2017)

TV show · as Senmei Monden

Tatara Samurai
Tatara Samurai (2017)

as Yohei

Akagi
Akagi (2015)

TV show · as Iwao Washizu(鷲巣 巌)

Liquid: Ogre of Sake the Miraculous Warehouse
Liquid: Ogre of Sake the Miraculous Warehouse (2015)

TV show · as Washio Yuusaku

The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lord (voice)

0.5 mm
0.5 mm (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yoshio Makabe

Ooka Echizen
Ooka Echizen (2013)

TV show · as Ooka Tadataka

Strawberry Night
Strawberry Night (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Sadanosuke Kunioku

Bartender
Bartender (2011)

TV show · as Kurushima Taizo

Cast Me If You Can
Cast Me If You Can (2010)

as Kenta Matsuzaki

Postcard
Postcard (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Riwemon, Matsuyama's Uncle

Ekeb of Dekye
Ekeb of Dekye (2010)

as Takamitsu Teto

2000s

38 titles · average score 63
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky (2009)

Director

Samurai Gangsters
Samurai Gangsters (2008)

Director

Rakugo musume
Rakugo musume (2008)

as Hirasa

Death Note
Death Note (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

as Police Chief Saeki

Death Note: The Last Name
Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

as Police Chief Saeki

A Hardest Night!!
A Hardest Night!! (2005)

Director

Divorce Lawyer
Divorce Lawyer (2004)

TV show · as Kisaburo Inoue

Bewitched In Tokyo
Bewitched In Tokyo (2004)

TV show · as Arisa's father

Take the 'A' Train, Someday
Take the 'A' Train, Someday (2003)

as Shigeichiro Umeda

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

TV show · as Yonezo Setouchi

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Chief Cabinet Secretary

Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations (2000)

TV show · as Tokugawa Ieyasu

1990s

32 titles · average score 69
Salaryman Kintaro
Salaryman Kintaro (1999)

TV show · as Ryunosuke Yamato

The Geisha House
The Geisha House (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yoshikawa

Pride
Pride (1998)

as Prime Minister Hideki Tojo

Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shingyoji Temple Chief Clerk

Supermarket Woman
Supermarket Woman (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kobayashi Goro

Turning Point
Turning Point (1994)

as Toyosaki

Lifetime Insecurity
Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

as Teruo Yokoyama

The Last Dance
The Last Dance (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Koichiro Ogata

The Strange Tale of Oyuki
The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Kafu Nagai

Investigation of a Typical Love
Investigation of a Typical Love (1992)

as Kurosaki

Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Takeda Shingen

Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mondo Suzuki

1980s

26 titles · average score 80
A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hanamura

Remembrance
Remembrance (1988)

as Mr. Yamaoki

A Taxing Woman
A Taxing Woman (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hanamura

Reason For Not Divorcing
Reason For Not Divorcing (1987)

as Shuhei Tomizu

Night Train
Night Train (1987)

as Noboru

Masamune Shogun
Masamune Shogun (1987)

TV show

Tampopo
Tampopo (1985)
GoodWatch score 88

as Supermarket Manager

The Funeral
The Funeral (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

as Kimura

Time and Tide
Time and Tide (1983)

as Sanrise no Master

The Rape
The Rape (1982)

as Saburo Takagi

Honjitsu mo Seiten Nari
Honjitsu mo Seiten Nari (1981)

TV show · as 父・桂木宗俊

Manon
Manon (1981)

as Takizawa

1970s

11 titles · average score 66
Ōgon no Hibi
Ōgon no Hibi (1978)

TV show · as Tsuda Sōgyū

The Album on the Shore
The Album on the Shore (1977)

TV show

Ichibanboshi
Ichibanboshi (1977)

TV show · as 中山晋平

Hikarugake
Hikarugake (1977)

TV show

A Portrait of Shunkin
A Portrait of Shunkin (1976)

as Minoya(美濃屋利太郎)

The Executioner
The Executioner (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mario Mizuhara

The Tattooed Hitman
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)

as Kan'ichi Sekimoto

Katsu Kaishu
Katsu Kaishu (1974)

TV show · as Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tora-san Loves an Artist
Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)

as 一条

シークレット部隊
シークレット部隊 (1972)

TV show

Born Fighter
Born Fighter (1970)

as Teizo Okabe

1960s

23 titles · average score 62
Cuban Lover
Cuban Lover (1969)

as Akira

The Domain: Flower and Dragon
The Domain: Flower and Dragon (1969)

as Norojin

Freezing Point
Freezing Point (1966)

as Kitahara

Blood of Revenge
Blood of Revenge (1965)

as Haruo Emoto

Maiko and the Assassin
Maiko and the Assassin (1963)

as Kuki Shinjiro

Sing, Young People!
Sing, Young People! (1963)

as Student Exposing

Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Bitter End of a Sweet Night (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jiro Tezuka

Incidental Murders
Incidental Murders (1961)

as Takashi Kosaka

The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shin

Night and Fog in Japan
Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ôta

Towering Waves
Towering Waves (1960)

as Takao Onogi

Volunteering for Villainy
Volunteering for Villainy (1960)

as Tatsuo

1950s

6 titles · average score 89
Farewell to Spring
Farewell to Spring (1959)

as Yasuo Makita

Small Rats of the Edo Town
Small Rats of the Edo Town (1957)

as Jirokichi

The Brothers
The Brothers (1957)

as 小太郎の弟・千寿丸

Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit (1956)
GoodWatch score 87

as Takishima Haruji

Summer Storm
Summer Storm (1956)

as Akira Asai

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Young Zushiō

1940s

1 title
A Baby Given by a Fox
A Baby Given by a Fox (1945)

as Zenta in 7 years