Portrait of Kenji Sawada

Acting

Kenji Sawada

Career

Active from 1968 to 2022, with a break from 2007 to 2020, busiest in 1982 and 1991 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenji Sawada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Cult Film 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 72
The Zen Diary
The Zen Diary (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tsutomu

It's a Flickering Life
It's a Flickering Life (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gō

2000s

7 titles · average score 64
Switch of Happiness
Switch of Happiness (2006)

as Seiichiro Inada

The Street Lawyers
The Street Lawyers (2006)

TV show

Eiko
Eiko (2004)

as Shoichi Enomoto

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

as Masao Katakuri

Sabu
Sabu (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

as Okayasu

Pistol Opera
Pistol Opera (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Man at Tokyo Station

Audrey
Audrey (2000)

TV show · as 麻生祐二

1990s

5 titles · average score 65
Osaka Story
Osaka Story (1999)

as Shimotsuki, Ryûsuke

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993)

TV show

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

as Hieda Reijirou

Yumeji
Yumeji (1991)
GoodWatch score 72

as Yumeji Takehisa

Bakayarō! 4 You!
Bakayarō! 4 You! (1991)

as Hajime Shiraishi (segment "カラダだけの男")

1980s

11 titles · average score 65
幸福な市民~勤勉とは? ライオンのように生きたいと願った男の悲喜劇
幸福な市民~勤勉とは? ライオンのように生きたいと願った男の悲喜劇 (1989)

as Tsuruhiko Kumoi

Revolver
Revolver (1988)

as Nobuhiko Shimizu, Police Officer

Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot (1985)

as Tetsugoro Osawa

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

as Osamu

Burning Mountain River
Burning Mountain River (1984)

TV show · as Charlie Tamiya

Deaths in Tokimeki
Deaths in Tokimeki (1984)

as Naoya Kudo

A Pool Without Water
A Pool Without Water (1982)
GoodWatch score 50

as Yakuza

Tora-san, the Expert
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

as 三郎

陽のあたる場所
陽のあたる場所 (1982)

TV show

Arashi Tatsunari
Arashi Tatsunari (1982)

as Ryuji Miyazawa

Samurai Reincarnation
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shiro Amakusa

1970s

4 titles · average score 80
The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

as Makoto Kido

The Sorrow of Paris
The Sorrow of Paris (1976)

as Jiro Takimura

He's Like a Devil
He's Like a Devil (1975)

TV show · as Kamon Ryou

Beyond the Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow (1972)

as Akio

1960s

4 titles
The Tigers - Hi! London
The Tigers - Hi! London (1969)

as Julie

The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us (1968)

as Julie

A Lavish Invitation
A Lavish Invitation (1968)

as Kenji Uno

Mexican Free-for-All
Mexican Free-for-All (1968)

as Maria's boyfriend