Portrait of Shinsuke Ashida

Acting

Shinsuke Ashida

Career

Active from 1958 to 1992, busiest in 1959 and 1960 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Red Angel
Red Angel
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shinsuke Ashida Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Japanese Historical Drama 3
  • Feudal Japan 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Japanese War Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Edo Period 2
  • Japanese Noir 2
  • Post-War Japan 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

4 titles
Oishinbo
Oishinbo (1996)

as Daizo Ohara

Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi (1993)

TV show

The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun (1992)

as President of Mantetsu

Succession
Succession (1992)

as Eikichi Doba

1980s

12 titles · average score 70
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kantaro Suzuki

Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh (1988)

as Tattoo artist

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

as Ninagawa Kihachiro

The Story of Jiro
The Story of Jiro (1987)

as 恭亮

Musashibo Benkei
Musashibo Benkei (1986)

TV show · as Hira Kiyomori

Spring Bell
Spring Bell (1985)

as Toichiro Miyake

The Yoshida School
The Yoshida School (1983)

as Ichirō Hatoyama

The Politicians
The Politicians (1983)

as Shigenobu Katsura

Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun (1983)

TV show

Lullaby of Death
Lullaby of Death (1982)

as Takahashi

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho (1982)

TV show

1970s

19 titles · average score 71
The Incident
The Incident (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as DA Okabe

Glowing Autumn
Glowing Autumn (1978)

as Professor Uchimura

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Chamberlain Doi

The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shikibe

Never Give Up
Never Give Up (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency

Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue (1978)

as Shuji Aiba

Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)

as Mitsuyasu Minamikoji

Stray Dog
Stray Dog (1973)
GoodWatch score 77

as Detective Sato

Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Men and War III: The Final Chapter (1973)

as Keisuke Godai

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)

as Keisuke Godai

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

as Keisuke Godai

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)

as Tatsukichi

1960s

16 titles · average score 72
Three Sisters
Three Sisters (1967)

TV show · as Nagai Shinsuke [The Elder brother]

The Last Lady
The Last Lady (1967)

as Shinichiro Taniyama

Red Angel
Red Angel (1966)
GoodWatch score 91

as Dr. Okabe

Thirst for Love
Thirst for Love (1966)

as Chairman Aso

Woman of the Lake
Woman of the Lake (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Yuzo

Homecoming
Homecoming (1964)

as 隠岐達三

Life of a Flower
Life of a Flower (1963)

TV show · as Takemoto

Keep Your Chin Up
Keep Your Chin Up (1962)

as Tokuzô Nagai

Take Aim at the Police Van
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jûbei Hamajima

Everything Goes Wrong
Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Keigo Nambara

The Sleeping Beast Within
The Sleeping Beast Within (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Junpei Ueki

Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf (1960)

as Togura

1950s

18 titles · average score 69
Kikenna onna
Kikenna onna (1959)

as Ryukichi Sugimoto

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as (uncredited)

Windy Street
Windy Street (1959)

as Yûnosuke Kobayashi

Break Down that Wall
Break Down that Wall (1959)

as Takuji Samejima

Light The Explosives
Light The Explosives (1959)

as Takamitsu Sesato (President of Teikoku Kin'yū)

My Second Brother
My Second Brother (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sakai

Underworld Beauty
Underworld Beauty (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ôyane

Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Muraoka

Crimson Wings
Crimson Wings (1958)

as Tadahiro Sasaki

Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon (1956)

as Yoshii

Burden of Love
Burden of Love (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Congressman Sakuma

Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gorô Mitsuboshi