Portrait of Kei Tani

Acting

Kei Tani

Career

Active from 1964 to 2008, busiest in 1968 and 1969 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for After Life
After Life
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kei Tani Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.0, average 3.3
  • Romance
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Japanese Comedy 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Friendship 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Redemption 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

13 titles · average score 67
Postman
Postman (2008)

as Kaoru Hada

Chameleon
Chameleon (2008)

as Kenzo Sakai

Smile
Smile (2007)

as Kunio Imaizumi

Returning the Favor
Returning the Favor (2006)

as Principal Tanokura

Be with You
Be with You (2005)

TV show · as Suzuki Hachiro

Free and Easy 16
Free and Easy 16 (2005)

as Sasaki

Swing Girls
Swing Girls (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

as Morishita

Blooming Again
Blooming Again (2004)

as Shōji

My Little Chef
My Little Chef (2002)

TV show · as Carlos Koizumi

Red Shadow
Red Shadow (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

as Roushi

The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher (2000)

as Mystery man

As the River Flows
As the River Flows (2000)

as Tokio Misaki

1990s

16 titles · average score 75
After Life
After Life (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

as Kennosuke Nakamura

Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show

The Veteran Trio
The Veteran Trio (1999)

TV show · as Kumogakure Nogenyume

Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special
Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special (1998)

as Kozo Shinohara

Samurai Fiction
Samurai Fiction (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kagemaru

Jungle Emperor Leo
Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Burazza (voice)

Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert
Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert (1997)

as Kozo Shinohara

Justice For All
Justice For All (1995)

TV show

The Games Teachers Play
The Games Teachers Play (1992)

as Ikuo Haruyama

Night Escape Agency
Night Escape Agency (1992)

as Juzaburo Hamazaki

Free and Easy 4
Free and Easy 4 (1991)

as Kazuo Sasaki

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

1980s

3 titles
Urban Marine Resort Story
Urban Marine Resort Story (1989)

as Otsuka

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)

as Kei Taniyama

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Kawai

1970s

7 titles
Tobeikarosu no tsubasa
Tobeikarosu no tsubasa (1979)

TV show

Haguregumo
Haguregumo (1978)

TV show

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters (1974)

as Junpei Kawamoto

What is Love?
What is Love? (1973)

as Uemura

I'll Be Deceived
I'll Be Deceived (1971)

as Gennai Hayakawa

Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man (1971)

as Keita Yamagami

Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man (1970)

as Hiroshi Tanimura

1960s

16 titles · average score 72
Crazy Big Discovery
Crazy Big Discovery (1969)

as Akira Tanii

Vagabond Schemer
Vagabond Schemer (1969)

as Mr. Samon

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man (1969)

as Koyama

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

as Chuji Shimizu

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa (1968)

as Senkichi Akama (Takayama Trading 2nd Sales Manager)

Las Vegas Free-For-All
Las Vegas Free-For-All (1967)

as Kaneo Nashimoto

Monsieur Zivaco
Monsieur Zivaco (1967)

as Jiro Suzuki

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay (1966)

as Mori no Ishimatsu

The Crazy Adventure
The Crazy Adventure (1965)

as Tanii

Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Japan's No. 1 Braggart (1964)

as Igawa

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Akakabe Yasoba

Irresponsible Age of Japan
Irresponsible Age of Japan (1962)

as Mr. Tanida