Portrait of Masatô Ibu

Acting

Masatô Ibu

Career

Active from 1978 to 2027, busiest in 2011 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masatô Ibu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Japanese Cinema 10
  • Japanese Drama 8
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Character-Driven Mystery 4
  • Psychological Depth 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Psychological Mystery 3
  • Identity Crisis 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

203
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

19 titles · average score 64
Until the T-Shirt Dries
Until the T-Shirt Dries (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Criminal
The Criminal (2026)

TV show · as Toshio Sonoda

Haha no Matsu Sato
Haha no Matsu Sato (2024)

TV show

Unsung Culinary Delights
Unsung Culinary Delights (2024)

TV show · as Sakakibara Soichiro

Land of Tanabata
Land of Tanabata (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Uzukawamura Incident
Uzukawamura Incident (2022)

TV show · as Yahagi Kichiro

Winter Rose
Winter Rose (2022)

as Kenzo Nagahara

Rokuhoudou Colorful Days
Rokuhoudou Colorful Days (2022)

TV show · as Amagami Takehiko

How to be Likable in a Crisis
How to be Likable in a Crisis (2021)

TV show

Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist
Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist (2020)

TV show · as Taichi Tatsukawa

Kaiji: Final Game
Kaiji: Final Game (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

as Shigeru Togo

大江戸グレートジャーニー~ザ・お伊勢参り~
大江戸グレートジャーニー~ザ・お伊勢参り~ (2020)

TV show

2010s

59 titles · average score 65
NiNoKuni
NiNoKuni (2019)
GoodWatch score 63

as Flander-ou (voice)

Strawberry Night Saga
Strawberry Night Saga (2019)

TV show · as Sadanosuke Kunioku

Museum
Museum (2016)
GoodWatch score 47

as Toshio Okabe

Genome Hazard
Genome Hazard (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sato Eisuke Hakase

Shield of Straw
Shield of Straw (2013)
GoodWatch score 41

as Kenji Sekiya

Kumokiri Nizaemon
Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013)

TV show · as Kinezumi

Miracle Apples
Miracle Apples (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kozo Mikami

I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective - (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as 谈合坂 升 / Noboru Dangozaka

Doppleganger
Doppleganger (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Ihara Shunsaku

Detective Conan: The Mystery of the Legendary Monster Bird
Detective Conan: The Mystery of the Legendary Monster Bird (2011)

as Juzo Megure

Marumo's Story
Marumo's Story (2011)

TV show · as Yuzo Samejima

2000s

59 titles · average score 63
Goemon
Goemon (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

KochiKame: The TV Drama
KochiKame: The TV Drama (2009)

TV show · as Daijiro Ohara

Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kichizo

Cyborg She
Cyborg She (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

as Designer / designer

Achilles and the Tortoise
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

as Akio Kikuta

The Negotiator
The Negotiator (2008)

TV show · as Kudo Mikio

Detective Conan Drama Special 2: Confrontation With the Men in Black
Detective Conan Drama Special 2: Confrontation With the Men in Black (2007)

as Juzo Megure

Sway
Sway (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Isamu Hayakawa

Umizaru Evolution
Umizaru Evolution (2005)

TV show · as Daisaku Higo

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Nakanishi

The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (2003)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Ryouichi Ugai

The Choice of Hercules
The Choice of Hercules (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chief Constable Noma

1990s

28 titles · average score 67
Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever (1999)

TV show

Jungle Emperor Leo
Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pagoola (voice)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1997)

as Masato Yoshiyama

Yamato 2520
Yamato 2520 (1995)

TV show

Heaven's Coin
Heaven's Coin (1995)

TV show

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995)

TV show · as Mikihiko Wakaouji

Scary High School Rumors
Scary High School Rumors (1994)

TV show · as Narrator / Yamiko-san (voice)

Coo of the Far Seas
Coo of the Far Seas (1993)

as Tetsurou Obata (voice)

Akuemon
Akuemon (1993)

as Akuemon (voice)

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)

as Isamu Kondo

Check
Check (1991)

as Katsura

The Most Suitable Profession for Women
The Most Suitable Profession for Women (1990)

as Shinichi Hayano

1980s

28 titles · average score 66
Urban Marine Resort Story
Urban Marine Resort Story (1989)

as Yamaguchi

Dangerous Cops Again
Dangerous Cops Again (1988)

as Nagamine

Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sgt. Nagata

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986)

as Yotsuya

Moment of Demon
Moment of Demon (1985)

as Katagai

Love Hotel
Love Hotel (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Taxi Passenger

Fine, with Occasional Murders
Fine, with Occasional Murders (1984)

as Shingo Mizuhara, secretary

P. P. Rider
P. P. Rider (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

as Police Tanaka

Final Yamato
Final Yamato (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

as Desler / Heikuro Todo

Undersea Encounter
Undersea Encounter (1981)

as ベン

Helen Keller: Angel of Love and Light
Helen Keller: Angel of Love and Light (1981)

as Dr. Alexander Graham Bell (voice)

Phoenix 2772
Phoenix 2772 (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Black Jack (voice)

1970s

10 titles · average score 78
The Ultraman
The Ultraman (1979)

TV show · as Ultraman Joneus (voice)

Gordian Warrior
Gordian Warrior (1979)

TV show · as Trosculs (voice)

Space Carrier Blue Noah
Space Carrier Blue Noah (1979)

TV show · as Chuji Shimizu (voice)

Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet Empire
Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet Empire (1979)

as Desler

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book (1978)

as Black Jack (voice)

Future Boy Conan
Future Boy Conan (1978)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Narration (voice)

Fighting General Daimos
Fighting General Daimos (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Merubi

Space Battleship Yamato
Space Battleship Yamato (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

as Desler / Todo Heikuro (voice)

Dokaben
Dokaben (1976)

TV show · as 犬飼小次郎

Space Battleship Yamato
Space Battleship Yamato (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Heikuro Todo