Kaoru Kobayashi movies and series

September 4, 1951 (age 75) Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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Kaoru Kobayashi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.

His titles like Princess Mononoke, The Boy and the Heron, and Tales from Earthsea - his biggest roles first. Last updated: October 26, 2026

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    Princess Mononoke Japanese
    1997July 1997 by Hayao Miyazaki
    Supporting as Jikobo (voice)
    Supporting as Jikobo (voice)
    7.99 Excellent+ 9,424 ratings
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    The Boy and the Heron Japanese
    2023July 2023 by Hayao Miyazaki
    Minor role as Noble Pelican (voice)
    Minor role as Noble Pelican (voice)
    6.95 Good+ 2,876 ratings
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    Tales from Earthsea Japanese
    2006July 2006 by Goro Miyazaki
    Minor role as The King (voice)
    Minor role as The King (voice)
    6.04 Okay++ 1,555 ratings
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    THE DAYS Japanese
    2023
    Supporting as Furuya
    Supporting as Furuya
    6.46 Good- 153 ratings
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    Midnight Diner Japanese
    2009–2014
    Lead role as Master
    Lead role as Master
    6.43 Good- <100 ratings
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    Midnight Diner Japanese
    2014November 2014 by Jōji Matsuoka
    Lead role as Master
    Lead role as Master
    6.35 Good- <100 ratings
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    Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories Japanese
    2016–2019 by Jōji Matsuoka
    Lead role as Master
    Lead role as Master
    6.34 Good- <100 ratings
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    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet Japanese
    2021January 2021 by Nobuhiro Doi
    Supporting as Hirotaro Yamane
    Supporting as Hirotaro Yamane
    6.50 Good- 127 ratings
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    Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog Japanese
    2004March 2004 by Yōichi Sai
    Lead role as Mitsuru Watanabe
    Lead role as Mitsuru Watanabe
    6.14 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Midnight Diner 2 Japanese
    2016November 2016 by Jōji Matsuoka
    Lead role as Master
    Lead role as Master
    6.21 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Kamui Japanese
    2009September 2009 by Yōichi Sai
    Starring as Hanbei
    Starring as Hanbei
    5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Secret Japanese
    1999September 1999 by Yojiro Takita
    Starring as Heisuke Sugita
    Starring as Heisuke Sugita
    6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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    The Emperor's Cook Japanese
    2015 by Hisahide Sugimori
    Supporting
    Supporting
    6.19 Good-- <100 ratings
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    The Great Passage Japanese
    2013April 2013 by Yuya Ishii
    Minor role as Kohei Araki
    Minor role as Kohei Araki
    6.22 Good-- <100 ratings
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    The Miracles of the Namiya General Store Japanese
    2017September 2017 by Ryuichi Hiroki
    Minor role as Takeo Matsuoka
    Minor role as Takeo Matsuoka
    6.15 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Twilight of the Cockroaches Japanese
    1987November 1987 by Hiroaki Yoshida
    Lead role as Saitô (voice)
    Lead role as Saitô (voice)
    6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Kubi Japanese
    2023November 2023 by Takeshi Kitano
    Minor role as Tokugawa Ieyasu
    Minor role as Tokugawa Ieyasu
    6.13 Good-- <100 ratings
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    And Then Japanese
    1985November 1985 by Yoshimitsu Morita
    Starring as Tsunejiro Hiraoka
    Starring as Tsunejiro Hiraoka
    6.13 Good-- <100 ratings
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    The Funeral Japanese
    1984November 1984 by Jūzō Itami
    Minor role as Inose
    Minor role as Inose
    6.20 Good-- <100 ratings
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    The Last Blossom Japanese
    2025October 2025 by Baku Kinoshita
    Lead role as Akutsu (1986) (voice)
    Lead role as Akutsu (1986) (voice)
    6.13 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Vacation Japanese
    2008June 2008 by Hajime Kadoi
    Lead role as Toru Hirai
    Lead role as Toru Hirai
    6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Woman Japanese
    2013
    Minor role as Uesugi Kentaro
    Minor role as Uesugi Kentaro
    6.16 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Ballad of Orin Japanese
    1977November 1977 by Masahiro Shinoda
    Supporting as Torazo
    Supporting as Torazo
    6.13 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Hibana: Spark Japanese
    2016 by Shuichi Okita
    Minor role
    Minor role
    6.24 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Ghiblies: Episode 2 Japanese
    2002July 2002 by Yoshiyuki Momose
    Supporting as Toshi-chan (Voice)
    Supporting as Toshi-chan (Voice)
    6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The End of Summer Japanese
    2013August 2013 by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
    Starring as Shingo Kosugi
    Starring as Shingo Kosugi
    6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Japanese
    2007April 2007 by Jōji Matsuoka
    Supporting as Oton
    Supporting as Oton
    6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Coquille Japanese
    1999March 1999 by Shun Nakahara
    Lead role as Tatsuya Urayama
    Lead role as Tatsuya Urayama
    Needs more reviews
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    Like Asura Japanese
    2003November 2003 by Yoshimitsu Morita
    Supporting as Takao Satomi
    Supporting as Takao Satomi
    6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Last U-Boat German
    1993January 1993 by Frank Beyer
    Starring as Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
    Starring as Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
    6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Haru's Journey Japanese
    2010May 2010 by Masahiro Kobayashi
    Supporting as Kinoshita
    Supporting as Kinoshita
    6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Boys on the Run Japanese
    2010January 2010 by Daisuke Miura
    Supporting as Suzuki san
    Supporting as Suzuki san
    5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Hear the Wind Sing Japanese
    1981December 1981 by Kazuki Ōmori
    Lead role as Me
    Lead role as Me
    Needs more reviews
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    His Lost Name Japanese
    2019January 2019 by Nanako Hirose
    Lead role as Tetsuro
    Lead role as Tetsuro
    Needs more reviews
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    Untamagiru Japanese
    1989October 1989 by Gō Takamine
    Lead role as Giru
    Lead role as Giru
    Needs more reviews
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    Call from Darkness Japanese
    1981September 1981 by Yoshitarō Nomura
    Starring as Tatsuo Tamura
    Starring as Tatsuo Tamura
    Needs more reviews
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    Leaving on the 15th Spring Japanese
    2013April 2013 by Yasuhiro Yoshida
    Starring as Toshiharu Nakazato
    Starring as Toshiharu Nakazato
    Needs more reviews
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    Love Letter Japanese
    1985October 1985 by Tatsumi Kumashiro
    Supporting as Tetsushi Kamiya
    Supporting as Tetsushi Kamiya
    Needs more reviews
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    Paradise View Japanese
    1985April 1985 by Gō Takamine
    Lead role as Reishu Goya
    Lead role as Reishu Goya
    Needs more reviews
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    Lear on the Shore Japanese
    2017June 2017 by Masahiro Kobayashi
    Supporting
    Supporting
    6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Black House Japanese
    1999November 1999 by Yoshimitsu Morita
    Minor role
    Minor role
    6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Yin Yang Master Zero Japanese
    2024April 2024 by Shimako Satō
    Minor role as Fujiwara Yosuke
    Minor role as Fujiwara Yosuke
    6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Yes, I Can't Swim Japanese
    2022June 2022 by Kensaku Watanabe
    Starring as Professor Kamoshita
    Starring as Professor Kamoshita
    Needs more reviews
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    Heaven Japanese
    2017
    Supporting as Doizaki Gen
    Supporting as Doizaki Gen
    Needs more reviews
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    Solomon's Perjury Japanese
    2021
    Supporting as Masao Tsuzaki
    Supporting as Masao Tsuzaki
    Needs more reviews
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    The Dropout Japanese
    1982October 1982 by Eiichi Kudō
    Supporting as Miura
    Supporting as Miura
    Needs more reviews
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    Sham Japanese
    2025June 2025 by Takashi Miike
    Minor role
    Minor role
    6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Island of Cats Japanese
    2019February 2019 by Mitsuaki Iwago
    Supporting as Iwao
    Supporting as Iwao
    6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Fixer Japanese
    2023 by Yumiko Inoue
    Supporting as Ichiro Suzaki
    Supporting as Ichiro Suzaki
    Needs more reviews
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    Dr. Coto's Clinic Japanese
    2003–2006
    Supporting as 星野正一
    Supporting as 星野正一
    Needs more reviews
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    Natsumi's Firefly Japanese
    2016June 2016 by Ryuichi Hiroki
    Supporting as Sakakiyama
    Supporting as Sakakiyama
    Needs more reviews
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    Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Japanese
    2021
    Supporting as Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
    Supporting as Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
    Needs more reviews
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    Trembling Cow Japanese
    2013
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    Climbing to Spring Japanese
    2014June 2014 by Daisaku Kimura
    Supporting as Isao Nagamine
    Supporting as Isao Nagamine
    Needs more reviews
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    Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" Japanese
    2016December 2016 by Takashi Yamazaki
    Supporting as Jisaku Koka
    Supporting as Jisaku Koka
    Needs more reviews
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    Miracles Japanese
    2018
    Minor role as Shun Samejima
    Minor role as Shun Samejima
    6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Carnation Japanese
    2011–2012
    Minor role as Zensaku Ohara
    Minor role as Zensaku Ohara
    Needs more reviews
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    The Egoists Japanese
    2011June 2011 by Ryuichi Hiroki
    Minor role as Kazuyuki Ninomiya
    Minor role as Kazuyuki Ninomiya
    Needs more reviews
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    Top League Japanese
    2019
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    Arc Japanese
    2021June 2021 by Kei Ishikawa
    Minor role as Rihito
    Minor role as Rihito
    Needs more reviews
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    The Second Love Japanese
    1983April 1983 by Yōichi Higashi
    Starring as Hideo Hyuga
    Starring as Hideo Hyuga
    Needs more reviews
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    Tsugaru Lacquer Girl Japanese
    2023October 2023 by Keiko Tsuruoka
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
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    Kiseki: Sobito of That Day Japanese
    2017January 2017 by Atsushi Kaneshige
    Minor role as Seiichi Morita
    Minor role as Seiichi Morita
    Needs more reviews
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    The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya Japanese
    2006August 2006 by Kazuo Kuroki
    Supporting as Yasutada Kamiya
    Supporting as Yasutada Kamiya
    Needs more reviews
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    Sketches of Kaitan City Japanese
    2010December 2010 by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
    Supporting as Ryuzo Higa
    Supporting as Ryuzo Higa
    Needs more reviews
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    Koinaka Japanese
    2015
    Minor role as Hirotoshi Serizawa
    Minor role as Hirotoshi Serizawa
    Needs more reviews
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    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 Japanese
    2023April 2023 by Shunsaku Kawake
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
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    1972 Fireflies on the Shore Japanese
    2025
    Starring as Taiei Tamashiro
    Starring as Taiei Tamashiro
    Needs more reviews
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    Eighteen Years, to the Sea Japanese
    1979August 1979 by Toshiya Fujita
    Starring as Eisuke Morimoto
    Starring as Eisuke Morimoto
    Needs more reviews
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    The Great White Tower Japanese
    2019
    Supporting as Mataichi Zaizen
    Supporting as Mataichi Zaizen
    Needs more reviews
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    Female Japanese
    2005May 2005 by Miwa Nishikawa
    Minor role as Old man
    Minor role as Old man
    Needs more reviews
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    Mukoku Japanese
    2017June 2017 by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
    Supporting as Shozo Yatabe
    Supporting as Shozo Yatabe
    Needs more reviews
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    Winter Rose Japanese
    2022June 2022 by Junji Sakamoto
    Supporting as Giichi Wataguchi
    Supporting as Giichi Wataguchi
    Needs more reviews
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    Double Trouble Japanese
    2008February 2008 by Jōji Matsuoka
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
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    Dr. Coto's Clinic Japanese
    2022December 2022 by Isamu Nakae
    Minor role as Shoichi Hoshino
    Minor role as Shoichi Hoshino
    Needs more reviews
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    Godan Japanese
    2015
    Lead role as Takao Anjo
    Lead role as Takao Anjo
    Needs more reviews
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    Love and Action in Osaka Japanese
    1988December 1988 by Yoshimitsu Morita
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
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    The Tiger and Her Wings Japanese
    2024
    Supporting as Hodaka Shigechika
    Supporting as Hodaka Shigechika
    Needs more reviews
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    Villiany Ganbo Japanese
    2014
    Supporting as Gen Koshimizu
    Supporting as Gen Koshimizu
    Needs more reviews
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    The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan Japanese
    2018September 2018 by Toshiaki Toyoda
    Minor role as Mamoru Fujita
    Minor role as Mamoru Fujita
    Needs more reviews
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    The Marriage Counselor Japanese
    2011 by Naohito Fujiki
    Minor role as Syogo Yanagisawa
    Minor role as Syogo Yanagisawa
    Needs more reviews
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    Shimanto River Japanese
    1991December 1991 by Hideo Onchi
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
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    Hagetaka Japanese
    2018
    Supporting as Ryosuke Iijima
    Supporting as Ryosuke Iijima
    Needs more reviews
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    The Sea of Genkai Japanese
    1976May 1976 by Juro Kara
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
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    Worry Not, She's the Boss Japanese
    2023 by Shigeki Kaneko
    Supporting as Yamagami Tatsuo
    Supporting as Yamagami Tatsuo
    Needs more reviews
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    ナニワ金融道 Japanese
    Airing since 1996
    Starring as 桑田 澄男
    Starring as 桑田 澄男
    Needs more reviews
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    Botchan Japanese
    2016January 2016 by Masayuki Suzuki
    Minor role as Madonna’s father
    Minor role as Madonna’s father
    Needs more reviews
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    A Crowd of Three Japanese
    2010June 2010 by Tatsushi Ōmori
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
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    Hello Life from 55 Japanese
    2014
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    The Castle of Sand Japanese
    2011
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    ふぞろいの林檎たち Japanese
    1983–1997
    Minor role as 仲手川 耕一
    Minor role as 仲手川 耕一
    Needs more reviews
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    Grade A Reversal Japanese
    2017
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    Promised Land Japanese
    2024June 2024 by Masashi Iijima
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    News Sokuho wa Nagareta Japanese
    2009–2010
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
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    Then Summer Came Japanese
    2008July 2008 by Ryo Iwamatsu
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    Independence of Japan Japanese
    2020December 2020 by Shunya Ito
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Yuriko Ishida 5 titles
Yuko Tanaka 6 titles
Ko Shibasaki 5 titles
Tatsuya Nakadai 3 titles
Tadanobu Asano 2 titles
Koji Yakusho 1 title
Yoji Matsuda 1 title
Kazuki Kitamura 3 titles
Jun Kunimura 4 titles
Tessyo Genda 1 title
Natsuki Hanae 1 title
Mari Natsuki 1 title
Takeshi Kitano 1 title
Toshio Furukawa 1 title
Shidou Nakamura 2 titles
Tsunehiko Kamijô 1 title
Sylvester Groth 1 title
Akihiro Miwa 1 title
Bunta Sugawara 1 title
Shirou Saitou 1 title
Tatsuya Fujiwara 1 title
Shun Oguri 1 title
Masami Nagasawa 1 title
Ryo Narita 1 title