Portrait of Naoto Takenaka

Acting

Naoto Takenaka

Career

Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
61
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Samurai Gourmet
Samurai Gourmet
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 103 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Naoto Takenaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    4.2, average 4.8
  • Historical
    2.0, average 2.6
  • Politics
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 20
  • Character-Driven 14
  • Character Study 9
  • Japanese Drama 8
  • Coming-of-Age 7
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Slice of Life 5
  • Kidnapping 5
  • Intriguing Plot 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

257
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

43 titles · average score 66
Midnight Taxi
Midnight Taxi (2026)

TV show · as Hirukawa Gen

Demon City
Demon City (2025)
GoodWatch score 55

as Haruo Kawano

Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil
Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil (2025)

as Sascal

Lust in the Rain
Lust in the Rain (2024)

as Oyaji

Downfall
Downfall (2023)

Director

Six Singing Women
Six Singing Women (2023)

as Matsune

Ikemen Domoyo Meshi wo Kue
Ikemen Domoyo Meshi wo Kue (2022)

TV show · as Shin Oji

The Way of the Househusband: The Cinema
The Way of the Househusband: The Cinema (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kikujiro Eguchi

ZOKKI
ZOKKI (2021)

Director

Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show

The Way of the Househusband
The Way of the Househusband (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Tenjakukai

On-Gaku: Our Sound
On-Gaku: Our Sound (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ōba (voice)

2010s

85 titles · average score 66
Your Turn to Kill
Your Turn to Kill (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Hiroshi Tokoshima

Samurai Marathon
Samurai Marathon (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mataemon Kurita

Reon
Reon (2018)

as Reo Asahina

Samurai Gourmet
Samurai Gourmet (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Takeshi Kasumi

125 Years Memory
125 Years Memory (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kudo

Sweet Whip
Sweet Whip (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

as Daigo

Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend
Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

as Department Head Oikawa

I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective - (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Ichio Tannai

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tajiri

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shiki (voice)

A Night in Nude: Salvation
A Night in Nude: Salvation (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jiro Kurenai

Moon Lovers
Moon Lovers (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Tetsuji Maruyama

2000s

71 titles · average score 66
Shinjuku Incident
Shinjuku Incident (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

as Inspector Kitano

Yamagata Scream
Yamagata Scream (2009)

as Yamazaki / Leader of Red Barons

Sayonara Color
Sayonara Color (2005)

as Shohei Sasaki

Swing Girls
Swing Girls (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

as Tadahiko Ozawa

Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story
Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story (2004)

as Ikuo

Good Luck!!
Good Luck!! (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Naito Jane

Princess Hiro
Princess Hiro (2003)

TV show · as Masahiko Amakasu

Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement (2003)

as Masamura

The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as TV Reporter / Singer

Ping Pong
Ping Pong (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Butterfly Joe

Waterboys
Waterboys (2001)
GoodWatch score 75

as Isomura

By Player
By Player (2000)

as Taiji Tonoyama

1990s

35 titles · average score 68
The Perfect Education
The Perfect Education (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Iwazono

Young Thugs: Nostalgia
Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

as Riichi's father

Tokyo Fair Weather
Tokyo Fair Weather (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mikio Shimazu

Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tomio Aoki

Hideyoshi
Hideyoshi (1996)

TV show · as Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Gonin
Gonin (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Shohei Ogiwara

119
119 (1994)

as Tatsuya Tsuda

The Mystery of Rampo
The Mystery of Rampo (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Edogawa Rampo

A Night in Nude
A Night in Nude (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kojiro / Tetsuro Muraki

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Aoki Tomio

Hiruko the Goblin
Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Takashi Yabe

Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man (1991)

as Sukezo Sukegawa

1980s

22 titles · average score 61
Dangerous Stories
Dangerous Stories (1989)

as Shigeru Yoshida

Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Asakazu Isobe

Fancy Dance
Fancy Dance (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mitsuki Kitagawa

Angel Guts: Red Vertigo
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tetsuro Muraki

Ultimate Teacher
Ultimate Teacher (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ganpachi Chabane (voice)

Psychic Vision: Jaganrei
Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

as Yamagishi

Tokyo Bordello
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sakurada

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)

as Kenkichi Nagaoka

Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY (1985)

as Marui

Monday Drama Land: Gegege no Kitaro
Monday Drama Land: Gegege no Kitaro (1985)

as Nezumi Otoko

Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl
Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

as Yusaku Matsuda / Seicho Matsuki

People of Twilight
People of Twilight (1984)

as Utsui

1970s

1 title · average score 69
Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Sennin