Acting
Gen Kimura
- Titles
- 29movies4TV 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
69/100
- 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.
- Historical8.5average 2.6
- Violence7.5average 4.3
- Crime6.2average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Spiritual3.7average 2.0
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay2.4, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Blind Swordsman 3
- Melancholy 3
- Yakuza 2
- Pathos 2
- Action 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Revenge 2
- Yakuza Conflict 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
Shinobu TerajimaActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Makoto FujitaActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Kanae KobayashiActorNew Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance
Makiya YamaguchiActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Ayako KobayashiActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Kōichi MizuharaActorZatoichi's Vengeance, Adventures of Zatoichi
Toshio YamauchiActorSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Meiko KajiActorDouble Suicide of Sonezaki, Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel- KKeisuke ShinoharaComposerSamurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel, Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
- KKanji SuganumaEditorZatoichi's Vengeance, Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Movies and TV shows
151970s
1 title · average score 57
57
Play It Cool (1970)
as Kazama
1960s
14 titles · average score 70
75
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
as Hanzo the dice player
66
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
as Tamekichi
70
Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
as Inspector Jingo Odate
66
Sword Devil (1965)
as Takeshi Tanakura
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
as Saburobei Kumagai
70
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
as Hyaku
70
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
as Yakuza dice thrower
65
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (1964)
as Kosuke Anayamu
75
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
as Yakuza member with mark on his face
73
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
as Yakuza enforcer
89
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
as Sasagawa gambler spy
66
Satan's Sword (1960)
as Okada Yaichi