Portrait of Kai Ato

Acting

Kai Ato

Career

Active from 1978 to 2015, busiest in 1987 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kai Ato Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.8, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • 1980s Japan 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles
Cinema Angel
Cinema Angel (2015)

as Okubo

Princess Go
Princess Go (2011)

TV show · as Tadachika Ōkubo

The King of Jail Breakers
The King of Jail Breakers (2010)

as Goto, Director of Shinshu Second Prison

2000s

8 titles · average score 60
Raise the Castle!
Raise the Castle! (2009)

as Kansuke Ihara / Kantetsu Saruwatari

Weekly Yoko Maki
Weekly Yoko Maki (2008)

TV show

The Homeless Student
The Homeless Student (2008)

as Father

Tanaka Express 3
Tanaka Express 3 (2007)

TV show

Cromartie High School: The Movie
Cromartie High School: The Movie (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kai Atô

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)

TV show

Another Heaven
Another Heaven (2000)
GoodWatch score 59

as Shinji Ohno

Watashi no Aozura
Watashi no Aozura (2000)

TV show

1990s

6 titles
Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show

Shizukanaru Don
Shizukanaru Don (1994)

TV show

Izakaya Chōji
Izakaya Chōji (1992)

TV show

At the Scene of Life
At the Scene of Life (1992)

TV show · as Kudo Kenzo

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

Hong Kong Paradise
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)

as Detective Tsukada

1980s

23 titles · average score 68
Cyclops
Cyclops (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Michio Sonezaki

The Shinjuku Love Story
The Shinjuku Love Story (1987)

as Tashiro

Night Train
Night Train (1987)

as Samejima

Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure (1987)

as Kanda Criminal

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

as Al (voice)

Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot (1985)

as Bank Manager

Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North (1984)

as Ryuzo

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1982)

TV show · as Ken Dabo

Summer Secrets
Summer Secrets (1982)

as Sakichi Kitabayashi

Station
Station (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ryosuke Honjo

The Beast to Die
The Beast to Die (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tojo

Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Zenjiro Amemiya

1970s

8 titles · average score 69
The Woman with Red Hair
The Woman with Red Hair (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

as Takao

No Grave for Us
No Grave for Us (1979)

as Kanbe

Demon Pond
Demon Pond (1979)
GoodWatch score 68

as The Bone

The Killing Game
The Killing Game (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bunta Izutsu

Attacked!!
Attacked!! (1978)

as Ôkubo

Lost Love
Lost Love (1978)

as Yakuza

Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

as Henchman

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ogata