Portrait of Kamatari Fujiwara

Acting

Kamatari Fujiwara

Career

Active from 1935 to 1975, busiest in 1957 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kamatari Fujiwara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Family Comedy 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Wholesome 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Samurai Action 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Feudal Japan 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles · average score 79
The Funeral
The Funeral (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

as Small Old Man

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ryuji Hoshi

Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Doctor

1970s

8 titles · average score 70
The Roads Men Travel
The Roads Men Travel (1976)

TV show · as Suda

Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister (1976)

as Liquor Store Owner

Light of Africa
Light of Africa (1975)

as Doctor

Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Men and War III: The Final Chapter (1973)

as Toma's father

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori (1972)

as Tatsugoro

The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Old Man in Tomb

Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as Suicidal Old Man

Crescent Scarred Hatamoto
Crescent Scarred Hatamoto (1970)

TV show

1960s

23 titles · average score 80
Double Suicide
Double Suicide (1969)
GoodWatch score 88

as Owner of the Yamatoya

The Homely Sister
The Homely Sister (1967)

as Shinshichi, father

The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

as Omatsu's grandfather

Mickey One
Mickey One (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Artist

Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

as Rokusuke

High and Low
High and Low (1963)
GoodWatch score 90

as Junkyard Cook

A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kenkichi Masuda, Nobuko's father

Sanjuro
Sanjuro (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

as Takebayashi

Yojimbo
Yojimbo (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

as Tazaemon

Different Sons
Different Sons (1961)

as Shinsaburo Akagi

The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
GoodWatch score 91

as Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Batasuke

1950s

53 titles · average score 79
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
The Story of Iron Arm Inao (1959)

as Gentaro Matsuda

Samurai Saga
Samurai Saga (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rakuzo the sake seller (uncredited)

The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
GoodWatch score 88

as Matashichi

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as The Actor

Teenage Sazae
Teenage Sazae (1957)

as Sazae's father

Sazae-san Sequel
Sazae-san Sequel (1957)

as Sazae's father

The Men of Toho-ku
The Men of Toho-ku (1957)

as Hisakichi, master of Sankaku Yashiki

Sazae-san
Sazae-san (1956)

as Sazae's father

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
GoodWatch score 94

as Manzô - Father of Shino

Invisible Man
Invisible Man (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mariko's grandfather

Ikiru
Ikiru (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

as Sub-Section Chief Ono

Okuni and Gohei
Okuni and Gohei (1952)

as Doctor

1940s

10 titles · average score 66
Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)

as Soutaro

The Blue Mountains: Part II
The Blue Mountains: Part II (1949)

as Mr. Okamoto

The Blue Mountains: Part I
The Blue Mountains: Part I (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Okamoto

The Portrait
The Portrait (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tamai

Sky of Hope
Sky of Hope (1942)

as Kamezo

Young Teacher
Young Teacher (1942)

as Senzo's father

Hideko the Bus Conductor
Hideko the Bus Conductor (1941)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sonoda - the bus driver

Horse
Horse (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jinjiro Onoda, Ine's father

Travelling Actors
Travelling Actors (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hyoroku Ichikawa - the Forelegs

Travels to the East
Travels to the East (1940)

as Cosmetics' Company Marketing Man

1930s

11 titles · average score 68
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sahei

Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March
Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March (1938)

as conductor Saitō

Ushidure Express
Ushidure Express (1937)

as Kaita

I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat (1936)

as Ochi Tofu

Man of the House
Man of the House (1936)

as Shogetsu

The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet (1935)

as Baido Noso

Five Men in a Circus
Five Men in a Circus (1935)

as Tadakichi

The Girl in the Rumor
The Girl in the Rumor (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

as Uncle

Wife! Be Like a Rose!
Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shingo (Kimiko's uncle)

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Yopparai - the Drunkard

Botchan
Botchan (1935)

as Uranari