Portrait of Shun Sugata

Acting

Shun Sugata

Career

Active from 1984 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shun Sugata Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Bleak & Nihilistic 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Japanese Horror 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Violent 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Psychological Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

15 titles ยท average score 71
Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu
Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu (2026)

as Shintaro Kazama

Geisha War
Geisha War (2026)

as Wang

Happy Kanako's Killer Life
Happy Kanako's Killer Life (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Akashi
Akashi (2025)

as Tadashi

Silent Night
Silent Night (2025)

as Keizo Kuno

The Parades
The Parades (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nakata

Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi
Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi (2023)

as Ryo Murasame

Tokyo Vice
Tokyo Vice (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Hitoshi Ishida

Just Remembering
Just Remembering (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bar Customer

A Family
A Family (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as Makoto Takeda

Tomorrow's Dining Table
Tomorrow's Dining Table (2021)

as Tsuneo Fujisaki

Black Crow 3
Black Crow 3 (2021)

as Kanai

2010s

31 titles ยท average score 63
Butterfly Sleep
Butterfly Sleep (2018)

as Ryuji Ayamine

Tatara Samurai
Tatara Samurai (2017)

as Sakichi

Fuller House
Fuller House (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as The Dragon

Silence
Silence (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as Samurai Commander

Cold Case: Door of Truth
Cold Case: Door of Truth (2016)

TV show ยท as Detective Sugata

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

as Goro

Beyond Outrage
Beyond Outrage (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as Okamoto

Dirty Hearts
Dirty Hearts (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sasaki

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
GoodWatch score 92

as Boss Benta

Cut
Cut (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

as Masaki

Abe Sada: The Last Seven Days
Abe Sada: The Last Seven Days (2011)

as Officer Urakawa

Bunraku
Bunraku (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

as Uncle

2000s

33 titles ยท average score 63
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008)
GoodWatch score 42

as Inspecteur Fuji

Tear Jar
Tear Jar (2008)

as Shugo

Confessions of a Dog
Confessions of a Dog (2006)

as Hassei Takeda

Under the Same Moon
Under the Same Moon (2005)

as Joji Sugyama

Marebito
Marebito (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as MIB

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

as Boss Benta

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as Boss Benta

The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nakao

Alive
Alive (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

as Matsuda

Gun Crazy: Episode 1 โ€” A Woman from Nowhere
Gun Crazy: Episode 1 โ€” A Woman from Nowhere (2002)

as Takara Shuhei

Pulse
Pulse (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Boss

Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Takayama

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 62
License to Live
License to Live (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shinichiro Yoshii

The Woman of S.R.I.
The Woman of S.R.I. (1999)

TV show

Ley Lines
Ley Lines (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Detective

Wild Criminal
Wild Criminal (1999)

as Tadokoro

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

as Hinuma

The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears
The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears (1997)

as Toshi Yoshioka

Organ
Organ (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

as Nakanishi

A Weapon in My Heart
A Weapon in My Heart (1996)

as Hoshi

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist (1995)

as Nozomu Matsuura

Juukou B-Fighter
Juukou B-Fighter (1995)

TV show ยท as Ryuzaburou Tatewaki / Bill Goldy

Kekko Kamen 3
Kekko Kamen 3 (1993)

as Kaoru Mayuzumi

Blowback: Love & Death
Blowback: Love & Death (1991)

as Ratts

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 61
Kamen Rider 1 through RX: Big Gathering
Kamen Rider 1 through RX: Big Gathering (1988)

as Ryo Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX (archival)

Dangerous Cops
Dangerous Cops (1987)

as Hyodoh

A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!
A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble! (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ryo Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX

Denshi Sentai Denziman
Denshi Sentai Denziman (1980)

TV show ยท as Akimoto