Portrait of Gen Kimura

Acting

Gen Kimura

Career

Active from 1963 to 2005, with a break from 1984 to 1997, busiest in 1964 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for New Tale of Zatoichi
New Tale of Zatoichi
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gen Kimura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.4, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Pathos 2
  • Feudal Japan 2
  • Blind Swordsman 2
  • Yakuza Conflict 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter (2005)

as Choji

Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel (2004)

as Choji

1990s

1 title
Murderous Intent in the Pacific
Murderous Intent in the Pacific (1998)

as Detective Nishikata

1980s

3 titles
Shoujo Commando IZUMI
Shoujo Commando IZUMI (1987)

TV show · as Eigo Tatsuzaki

Danchizuma no sakebi
Danchizuma no sakebi (1983)

as Detective Namiki

The Rape
The Rape (1982)

as Detective

1970s

7 titles · average score 61
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Double Suicide of Sonezaki (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kichibei

Case of the Disjointed Murder
Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977)

as Yumihiko Tango

Blitz!! Strada 5
Blitz!! Strada 5 (1974)

TV show

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1972)

TV show · as Ninzaburo

Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)

TV show · as Ronin

Play It Cool
Play It Cool (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

as Kazama

Island of Horrors
Island of Horrors (1970)

as Minokichi

1960s

21 titles · average score 68
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Saheiji Kawano

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hanzo the dice player

Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tamekichi

Daimajin
Daimajin (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mosuke - Take-bô's Dad

Zatoichi's Revenge
Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

as Inspector Jingo Odate

Sword Devil
Sword Devil (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

as Takeshi Tanakura

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

as Hyaku

Adventures of Zatoichi
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yakuza dice thrower

New Tale of Zatoichi
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

as Yakuza member with mark on his face

Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yakuza enforcer

The Tale of Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
GoodWatch score 89

as Sasagawa gambler spy

The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nanzō Sasai