Acting
Kanako Higuchi
- Titles
- 21movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2015, busiest in 1983 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 17top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Letter from the Mountain77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.1average 2.6
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Violence5.2average 4.3
- Catharsis6.0average 5.1
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
- Nostalgia4.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.3
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.4
- Pop Culture1.5, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Character Study 3
- Melancholic Tone 3
- Melancholy 3
- Japanese Period Drama 2
- Japanese Drama 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Contemplative 2
- Historical Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yoshinori OkadaActorAmakarashan, The Pearls of the Stone Man
Akira TeraoActorCasshern, Letter from the Mountain
Yoshio HaradaActorRonin-gai, Manji
Rie MiyazawaActorAshura, The Invitation from Cinema Orion
Fumiyo KohinataActorCasshern, Ashura
Kayoko KishimotoActorKaraoke Terror, Time Never Stops
Ken OgataActorEdo Porn, Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Kumiko AsoActorCasshern, Achilles and the Tortoise- TToshio TaniguchiEditorRonin-gai, Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
- IIsamu IchidaEditorHeat Wave, The Oil-Hell Murder
Masaru SatōComposerHeat Wave, The Oil-Hell Murder
Kaneto ShindōDirectorEdo Porn, Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
Movies and TV shows
35Type
2020s
1 title
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku (2020)
TV show · as Shimasu Yako
2010s
3 titles · average score 73
The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015)
as Ryoko Kobayashi
Time Never Stops (2014)
as Asako Saigo
73
Detective Lovesick (2010)
TV show · as Tamae Aoki
2000s
13 titles · average score 70
A Little Princess (2009)
TV show · as Mimura Chieko
Door To Door (2009)
as Kurasawa Mitsue
75
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
as Sachiko
86
Atsuhime (2008)
TV show
The Invitation from Cinema Orion (2007)
as Yoshie Miyoshi
76
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
as Emiko Saeki
56
Ashura (2005)
as Bizan
66
Casshern (2004)
as Midori Azuma
60
Karaoke Terror (2003)
as Midori Suzuki
67
Shara (2003)
as Shouko
77
Letter from the Mountain (2002)
as Michiko Ueda
1990s
4 titles · average score 62
Amakarashan (1997)
TV show · as 神沢（榊）ふみ
62
The Oil-Hell Murder (1992)
as Okichi
62
Heat Wave (1991)
as Rin Jyoshima
63
Ronin-gai (1990)
as Oshin
1980s
14 titles · average score 67
67
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
as Boss Han Bosatsu
Masamune Shogun (1987)
TV show · as Kanako Higuchi
Deaths in Tokimeki (1984)
as Hiromi Kozue
The Wangan Highway (1984)
as Fumiko Sugimoto
Romansu (1984)
TV show · as 小島はる
Manji (1983)
as Mitsuko Shido
Modori River (1983)
as Kotoe
Toge no Gunzo (1982)
TV show
67
Edo Porn (1981)
as Onao