Portrait of Ken Utsui

Acting

Ken Utsui

Career

Active from 1953 to 2012, busiest in 1957 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hypnosis
Hypnosis
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ken Utsui Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    2.2, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    2.9, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Drama 4
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Low-Budget Charm 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Japanese Drama 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Campy Fun 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Pulp Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

5 titles · average score 64
AIBOU: X-DAY
AIBOU: X-DAY (2013)

as Fumio Kaneko

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

TV show

Signal
Signal (2012)

as Ruka's grandfather

AIBOU: The Movie II
AIBOU: The Movie II (2010)

as Kaneko

The Golden Piggy
The Golden Piggy (2010)

TV show · as Isao Kurume

2000s

15 titles · average score 66
Gokusen: The Movie
Gokusen: The Movie (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ryuichiro Kuroda

Nagaiki Kyousou
Nagaiki Kyousou (2008)

as 白石聡

The Story of Yamada Taro
The Story of Yamada Taro (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Ichinomiya

Song of Love
Song of Love (2006)

as Tomekichi Nanase

Dangerous Sister
Dangerous Sister (2005)

TV show · as Gentaro Minagawa

Until the Lights Come Back
Until the Lights Come Back (2005)

as Kanau Yoshikazu

Tobi ga kururi to
Tobi ga kururi to (2005)

as Sadayoshi Iketani

Blooming Again
Blooming Again (2004)

as Kōtarō Inō

Siberian Express 3
Siberian Express 3 (2003)

as Denzo Miyagi

Gokusen
Gokusen (2002)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ryuichiro Kuroda

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)

TV show · as Fumio Kaneko

My Husband
My Husband (2001)

TV show · as Masumi Arai

1990s

5 titles · average score 69
Hypnosis
Hypnosis (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sakurai

Midnight Quiz Show
Midnight Quiz Show (1999)

as Quizmaster

A Son of the Good Earth
A Son of the Good Earth (1995)

TV show

Piano
Piano (1994)

TV show · as 桜井章一郎

Making It Through
Making It Through (1990)

TV show

1980s

7 titles
空港で待つ女
空港で待つ女 (1989)

TV show

Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen (1988)

TV show

さすらい刑事旅情編
さすらい刑事旅情編 (1988)

TV show

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985)

TV show · as Mysterious Man

Himawari no Uta
Himawari no Uta (1981)

TV show

Akai Shisen
Akai Shisen (1980)

TV show · as 中年紳士

心
心 (1980)

TV show

1970s

11 titles · average score 65
女たちの忠臣蔵
女たちの忠臣蔵 (1979)

TV show

Strait of Roses
Strait of Roses (1978)

TV show

Red Torrent
Red Torrent (1977)

TV show · as Oozawa Takeshi

Akai Kizuna
Akai Kizuna (1977)

TV show

Akai Shougeki
Akai Shougeki (1976)

TV show

Akai Unmei
Akai Unmei (1976)

TV show

Red Suspicion
Red Suspicion (1975)

TV show

The Bullet Train
The Bullet Train (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kuramochi

Red Maze
Red Maze (1974)

TV show

Kao de Waratte
Kao de Waratte (1973)

TV show · as Daikichi Yamada

シークレット部隊
シークレット部隊 (1972)

TV show

1960s

19 titles · average score 47
Gateway to Glory
Gateway to Glory (1969)

as 冈野大尉

Evil Brain from Outer Space
Evil Brain from Outer Space (1966)
GoodWatch score 42

as Starman

The Little Runaway
The Little Runaway (1966)

as Teacher Tabata

Invaders from Space
Invaders from Space (1965)
GoodWatch score 44

as Starman

Atomic Rulers
Atomic Rulers (1965)
GoodWatch score 38

as Starman

Attack from Space
Attack from Space (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

as Starman

The Enforcer
The Enforcer (1964)

as Saburo Kirishima

Black Report
Black Report (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Akira Kido

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963)

as Shigenobu Ôkuma

The Great Wall
The Great Wall (1962)

as Crown Prince Dan of Yan

Kaachan
Kaachan (1961)

as Policeman

Fight for a Woman, Fight for your Life!
Fight for a Woman, Fight for your Life! (1960)

as Kazuo Matsuzaki

1950s

20 titles · average score 94
Super Giant Continues: The Devil's Incarnation
Super Giant Continues: The Devil's Incarnation (1959)

as Super Giant

Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite
Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite (1958)

as Super Giant

Super Giant: The Space Mutant Appears
Super Giant: The Space Mutant Appears (1958)

as Super Giant

Queen Bee's Anger
Queen Bee's Anger (1958)

as Hurricane Masa

Super Giant Continues
Super Giant Continues (1957)

as Super Giant

Super Giant
Super Giant (1957)

as Super Giant

Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction
Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction (1957)

as Super Giant

Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle
Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle (1957)

as Super Giant

Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity
Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity (1957)

as Super Giant

Revenge of the Pearl Queen
Revenge of the Pearl Queen (1956)

as Yoshio KIzaki

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
GoodWatch score 94

as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

Shishun no izumi
Shishun no izumi (1953)

as Tokizo