Portrait of Show Aikawa

Acting

Show Aikawa

Career

Active from 1988 to 2024, busiest in 1997 and 2015 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
51
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for License to Live
License to Live
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Show Aikawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Romance
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    3.0, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 10
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Crime Drama 6
  • Gang Warfare 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Fast-Paced Action 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Yakuza Film 3
  • Darkly Humorous 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Melancholic 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 66
Voice
Voice (2024)

as Makoto

One Last Bloom
One Last Bloom (2023)

as Jirou Fujiwara

Soar High!
Soar High! (2022)

TV show · as Kido Gou

What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tenma

三代目代行
三代目代行 (2020)

TV show

2010s

29 titles · average score 61
Final Life
Final Life (2017)

TV show

Sentosha: Battle Wheels
Sentosha: Battle Wheels (2017)

TV show

CONFLICT II: Conclusion
CONFLICT II: Conclusion (2016)

as Myojin

CONFLICT: Outbreak
CONFLICT: Outbreak (2016)

as Myojin

Deadman Inferno
Deadman Inferno (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hiroya Munakata

Teddy Go!
Teddy Go! (2015)

TV show · as Amano Yasuo

Silver Spoon
Silver Spoon (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mikage Masashi

Tiger Mask
Tiger Mask (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mister X

Unification Of Japan
Unification Of Japan (2013)

as Terumasa Akimoto

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mikio Hamaguchi

The Locked Room Murders
The Locked Room Murders (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Nonogaki Jiro

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)
GoodWatch score 49

as Shinichi Ichikawa / Zebraman

2000s

34 titles · average score 61
The Black Swindler
The Black Swindler (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Masaru Kashima

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

as Noguchi

Sun Scarred
Sun Scarred (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

as Toshiki Katayama

Waru
Waru (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

as Yoji Himuro

Tokyo Zombie
Tokyo Zombie (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mitsuo

Zebraman
Zebraman (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Shinichi Ichikawa / Zebraman

Destiny of Love
Destiny of Love (2004)

TV show · as Ken Osugi

Gozu
Gozu (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ozaki

Dead or Alive: Final
Dead or Alive: Final (2002)
GoodWatch score 44

as Ryô

Muscle Heat
Muscle Heat (2002)
GoodWatch score 44

as Det. Aguri Katsuragi

Shangri-La
Shangri-La (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Village Headman

Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mizuki Okamoto

1990s

30 titles · average score 63
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

as Det. Jojima

Serpent's Path
Serpent's Path (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nijima

Eyes of the Spider
Eyes of the Spider (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nijima

Rainy Dog
Rainy Dog (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Yuji

The Eel
The Eel (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yuji Nozawa

Onibi: The Fire Within
Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as Naoto Tanigawa

The Peking Man
The Peking Man (1997)

as Captain Shimura

The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears
The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears (1997)

as Anjô Itsurô

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape (1995)

as Yûji Fujita

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1991)

as Junko Mizuta

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990)

as Junko Mizuta

Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990)

as Yutaka Nezu

1980s

2 titles
Music Box
Music Box (1989)

as Sho Sinkyo

Dragonfly
Dragonfly (1988)

TV show · as Tsuneyoshi Mito