Portrait of Asao Koike

Acting

Asao Koike

Career

Active from 1961 to 1981, busiest in 1969 and 1972 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Swan Lake
Swan Lake
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Asao Koike Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Yakuza Film 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Gang Warfare 3
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Martial Arts 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Crystal House
Crystal House

TV show

1980s

6 titles · average score 70
Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North (1984)

as Yuhara

The Yoshida School
The Yoshida School (1983)

as Inejirō Asanuma

Swan Lake
Swan Lake (1981)
GoodWatch score 80

as Rothbart (voice)

Shogun's Ninja
Shogun's Ninja (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Drive for the Future
Drive for the Future (1980)

as Iwataro Okabe

Keishi-K
Keishi-K (1980)

TV show

1970s

40 titles · average score 70
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kaneko

Winter's Flower
Winter's Flower (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Osamu Yamabe

Poetry of Baseball Enthusiasts
Poetry of Baseball Enthusiasts (1977)

as Tetsugorō Iwata

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex (1976)

as Yuji Tadokoro

Great Jailbreak
Great Jailbreak (1975)

as Sagawa

Violent Streets
Violent Streets (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Moroki

Street Mobster
Street Mobster (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

as Kizaki

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tokugawa Yoshinao

Zatoichi in Desperation
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Boss Mangoro

Girl Boss Blues - Queen Bee's Challenge
Girl Boss Blues - Queen Bee's Challenge (1972)

as Yakuza Boss

Animal Treasure Island
Animal Treasure Island (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Silver (voice)

Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ozaki

1960s

37 titles · average score 68
Inferno of Torture
Inferno of Torture (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

as Horitatsu

A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kamarkim (voice)

The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lucifer (voice)

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tetsunosuke Kanehara

Gambler's Legacy
Gambler's Legacy (1969)

as Sanji

Living Skeleton
Living Skeleton (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tsuji

Eighteen Years in Prison
Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)

as Tsukada

Heiji, the Detective
Heiji, the Detective (1967)

as Tatsunosuke

Kimba the White Lion
Kimba the White Lion (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Panja

The Symbol of a Man
The Symbol of a Man (1963)

as Tatsu

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart (1963)

as Hanai

I Hate But Love
I Hate But Love (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Toshio Kosaka

1950s

2 titles · average score 90
Pilgrimage at Night
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)

as Mizutani

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

as Tsuzuki soldier