Acting
Gen Kimura
- Titles
- 30movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1963 to 2005, with a break from 1984 to 1997, busiest in 1964 with 2 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 1top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
New Tale of Zatoichi75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.7average 2.6
- Violence7.6average 4.2
- Crime6.2average 3.7
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.7
- Spiritual4.1average 2.0
- Adrenaline6.4average 4.9
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Yakuza Conflict 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Blind Swordsman 2
- Feudal Japan 2
- Melancholy 2
- Pathos 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Shintarō KatsuActorFight, Zatoichi, Fight, New Tale of Zatoichi, Adventures of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance
Akira IfukubeComposerFight, Zatoichi, Fight, New Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance
Kanae KobayashiActorNew Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance
Makoto FujitaActorSamurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter, Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Kōichi MizuharaActorAdventures of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance
Makiya YamaguchiActorSamurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter, Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Ayako KobayashiActorSamurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter, Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Toshio YamauchiActorSamurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter, Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Shinobu TerajimaActorSamurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter, Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Meiko KajiActorDouble Suicide of Sonezaki, Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Tokuzō TanakaDirectorNew Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance- KKanji SuganumaEditorFight, Zatoichi, Fight, Zatoichi's Vengeance
Movies and TV shows
34Type
2000s
2 titles
1990s
1 title
as Detective Nishikata
1980s
3 titles
TV show · as Eigo Tatsuzaki
as Detective Namiki
as Detective
1970s
7 titles · average score 61
as Kichibei
as Yumihiko Tango
TV show
TV show · as Ninzaburo
TV show · as Ronin
as Kazama
as Minokichi
1960s
21 titles · average score 69
as Saheiji Kawano
as Hanzo the dice player
as Tamekichi
as Mosuke - Take-bô's Dad
as Inspector Jingo Odate
as Hyaku
as Yakuza dice thrower
as Yakuza member with mark on his face
as Yakuza enforcer
as Sasagawa gambler spy
as Nanzō Sasai
as Okada Yaichi