Portrait of Hiroshi Abe

Acting

Hiroshi Abe

Career

Active from 1989 to 2027, with up to 9 main titles a year.

Leading roles
113
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Still Walking
Still Walking
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroshi Abe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.7, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 16
  • Japanese Drama 9
  • Political Intrigue 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Character Study 6
  • Melancholy 6
  • Emotional Depth 5
  • Family Secrets 5
  • Family Drama 4
  • Redemption 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

151
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

17 titles · average score 71
News Anchor
News Anchor (2025)

TV show · as Soichi Shindo

SHOWTIME 7
SHOWTIME 7 (2025)

as Orimoto Shinnosuke

Not Me That Went Viral
Not Me That Went Viral (2025)

as Taisuke Yamagata

Candlestick
Candlestick (2025)

as Kentaro Nohara

Vivant
Vivant (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mamoru Nozaki

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023)

TV show · as Takeda Shingen

Because We Forget Everything
Because We Forget Everything (2022)

TV show · as M

Tonbi
Tonbi (2022)

as Yasuo Ichikawa

Offbeat Cops
Offbeat Cops (2022)

as Tsukasa Naruse

DCU
DCU (2022)

TV show · as Masayoshi Nina

In the Wake
In the Wake (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Seiichiro Tomashino

HOKUSAI
HOKUSAI (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Juzaburo Tsutaya

2010s

38 titles · average score 67
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nakamura Aritomo

The Crimes That Bind
The Crimes That Bind (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kyoichiro Kaga

Legend of the Demon Cat
Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

as Abe Nakamaro

After the Storm
After the Storm (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ryota Shinoda

Shitamachi Rocket
Shitamachi Rocket (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Kohei Tsukuda

Thermae Romae II
Thermae Romae II (2014)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lucius

Thermae Romae
Thermae Romae (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lucius

Going My Home
Going My Home (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Ryota Tsuboi

The Wings of the Kirin
The Wings of the Kirin (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kyoichirou Kaga

A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hayami

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yamaguchi Tamon

Shinzanmono
Shinzanmono (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Kyoichiro Kaga

2000s

66 titles · average score 66
Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as 秋山好古

White Spring
White Spring (2009)

TV show · as Sakura Haruo

Still Walking
Still Walking (2008)
GoodWatch score 88

as Ryota Yokoyama

Chocolate
Chocolate (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

as Masashi

CHANGE
CHANGE (2008)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Katsutoshi Nirasawa

Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kenshiro (voice)

Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kenshirô (voice)

He Who Can't Marry
He Who Can't Marry (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Shinsuke Kuwano

Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kenshirô (voice)

Dragon Sakura
Dragon Sakura (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Kenji Sakuragi

Hero
Hero (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mitsugu Shibayama / 芝山贡

Trick
Trick (2000)

TV show · as Jiro Ueda

1990s

28 titles · average score 59
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mitsuo Katagiri

Omizu no Hanamichi
Omizu no Hanamichi (1999)

TV show

Genroku Ryoran
Genroku Ryoran (1999)

TV show · as Horibe Yasubei

French Dressing
French Dressing (1998)

as Mr. Murai

News no Onna
News no Onna (1998)

TV show

Moon Over Tao: Makaraga
Moon Over Tao: Makaraga (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hayate

橋の雨
橋の雨 (1996)

TV show

Sanctuary - Part 3
Sanctuary - Part 3 (1996)

as Chiaki Asami

Sanctuary
Sanctuary (1995)

as Chiaki Asami

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tsukiyomi

Kyouju Luger P08
Kyouju Luger P08 (1994)

as Shiro Doi

Baian the Assassin
Baian the Assassin (1991)

TV show · as Kosugi Juugoro

1980s

2 titles · average score 47
Saga of the Phoenix
Saga of the Phoenix (1989)
GoodWatch score 47

as Kujaku

Yawara!
Yawara! (1989)

as Kosaku matsuda