Portrait of Sadao Abe

Acting

Sadao Abe

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2006 and 2020 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
63
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Birds Without Names
Birds Without Names
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sadao Abe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.8
  • Warfare
    0.6, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Japanese Drama 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Body Horror 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Suspenseful 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

114
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

21 titles · average score 63
Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special
Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special (2026)

as Ogawa Ichiro

Their Marriage
Their Marriage (2025)

TV show · as Kotaro Harada

Extremely Inappropriate!
Extremely Inappropriate! (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ogawa Ichiro / "Jigoku no Ogawa"

Last Mile
Last Mile (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yagi Ryuhei

Cells at Work!
Cells at Work! (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shigeru Urushizaki

Hiroshige Blue
Hiroshige Blue (2024)

TV show · as Utagawa Hiroshige

広重ぶるう
広重ぶるう (2024)

as Utagawa Hiroshige

Shylock's Children
Shylock's Children (2023)

as Masahiro Nishiki

Lesson in Murder
Lesson in Murder (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yamato Haimura

I Am Makimoto
I Am Makimoto (2022)

as Makimoto

Fill In the Blanks
Fill In the Blanks (2022)

TV show · as Saeki

MOTHER
MOTHER (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ryō Kawada

2010s

35 titles · average score 65
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019)

TV show · as 田畑政治

Birds Without Names
Birds Without Names (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jinya Sano

Grade A Reversal
Grade A Reversal (2017)

TV show

The Magnificent Nine
The Magnificent Nine (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

as Juzaburo Kokudaya

Parasyte: Part 2
Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

as Migi (voice)

Crazy for Me
Crazy for Me (2015)

TV show · as Haruta Kojima

Parasyte: Part 1
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

as Migi (voice)

Nuigulumar Z
Nuigulumar Z (2014)

as Boosuke

The Apology King
The Apology King (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ryoro Kurojima

Miracle Apples
Miracle Apples (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

as Akinori Kimura

Dreams for Sale
Dreams for Sale (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kanya Ichizawa

Marumo's Story
Marumo's Story (2011)

TV show · as Mamoru Takagi

2000s

48 titles · average score 67
Yatterman
Yatterman (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Kaieda

No More Cry
No More Cry (2009)

as Yuta Yamagishi

Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha (2009)

as Okita Kazushi

Maiko Haaaan!!!
Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kimihiko Onizuka

UNFAIR: the movie
UNFAIR: the movie (2007)
GoodWatch score 53

as Yuji Kokubo

Iryu: Team Medical Dragon
Iryu: Team Medical Dragon (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Arase Monji

Unfair
Unfair (2006)

TV show · as Yuji Kokubo

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kin-kin

Kamikaze Girls
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ryuji 'the Unicorn' / Doctor

Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kaoru Nekota

Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Nekota Kaoru

Gore from Outer Space
Gore from Outer Space (2001)

as Kiyohiko

1990s

10 titles · average score 72
After Life
After Life (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

as Young Watanabe

大人計画ウーマンリブvol.4「ウーマンリブ発射!」
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.4「ウーマンリブ発射!」 (1999)

TV show

Eyes of the Spider
Eyes of the Spider (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hoshi

Shomuni
Shomuni (1998)

as Masao

Suwiito Debiru
Suwiito Debiru (1998)

TV show

D×D: Dangerous Angel × Death Hunter
D×D: Dangerous Angel × Death Hunter (1997)

TV show · as Akira Hatayama

Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Goro Saeki

大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」
大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」 (1997)

TV show

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996)

as Hiroshi Fujimoto

Splatter: Naked Blood
Splatter: Naked Blood (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Eiji Kure