

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
- 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.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay2.4, 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.
Shintarō KatsuActorNew Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance, Fight, Zatoichi, Fight, Adventures of Zatoichi
Akira IfukubeComposerNew Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance, Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Makoto FujitaActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Kanae KobayashiActorNew Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance
Toshio YamauchiActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Meiko KajiActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Shinobu TerajimaActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Kōichi MizuharaActorZatoichi's Vengeance, Adventures of Zatoichi
Makiya YamaguchiActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Ayako KobayashiActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter- CChikashi MakiuraCinematographerNew Tale of Zatoichi, Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
- HHiroshi YamadaEditorNew Tale of Zatoichi, Adventures of Zatoichi
Movies and TV shows
34Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
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

GoodWatch score 65as Kichibei
as Yumihiko Tango
TV show
TV show · as Ninzaburo
TV show · as Ronin

GoodWatch score 57as Kazama
as Minokichi
1960s
21 titles · average score 68

GoodWatch score 64as Saheiji Kawano

GoodWatch score 75as Hanzo the dice player

GoodWatch score 66as Tamekichi

GoodWatch score 66as Mosuke - Take-bô's Dad

GoodWatch score 70as Inspector Jingo Odate

GoodWatch score 66as Takeshi Tanakura

GoodWatch score 73as Hyaku

GoodWatch score 70as Yakuza dice thrower

GoodWatch score 75as Yakuza member with mark on his face

GoodWatch score 73as Yakuza enforcer

GoodWatch score 89as Sasagawa gambler spy

GoodWatch score 68as Nanzō Sasai










