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Gannosuke Ashiya

Gannosuke Ashiya

Actor · Died April 7, 2004, aged 72 · Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Gannosuke Ashiya was born on 29 May 1931 in Kyoto, Japan. He was an actor, known for Pom Poko (1994), Hissatsu!: Sure Death! (1984) and The Spying Sorceress (1964). He died on 7 April 2004 in Kyoto, Japan.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 29, 1931
Died
April 7, 2004 (aged 72)
From
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Gannosuke Ashiya's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
36%
Self
26%
Survival
20%
Bonds
9%
Power
9%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Contemplative
2
Joyful
2
Bittersweet
1
Tense
1
Other
3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gannosuke Ashiya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gannosuke Ashiya's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Asuka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 149 episodes · as 藤吉巌治郎

  • Kyoto Yokai Map 6: A legend of love that transcends time and space and is revived at the Jidai Matsuri! A 1200-year-old beauty vs. a psychic detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Pom Poko(1994)

    as Inugami Gyobu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kyoto Yokai Map 5: A 900-Year-Old Beautiful Noh Mask Maker Who Lived in Sagano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Sea of ​​Wandering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Ichiban Daiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 150 episodes · as 養父・徳治

  • Sure Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Ninja Gangsters IV: The Mysterious Golden Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Ninja Gangsters III: The Missing Daimyo Procession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Dropout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Seiji Shimamura

  • Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Love in Osaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as 喜介

  • The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Kiyoshi Yamashita

  • Ninja Gangsters: Extorting from the Bad! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Chie the Brat(1981)

    as Shacho (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Muddy River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Shinoda

  • The Wandering Record of The Naked General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kiyoshi Yamashita

  • Monk's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Katsuji Hanada

  • Story of Yakuza in Naniwa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Inferno of Torture(1969)

    as Onikichi

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ohyaku: The Female Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Genji

  • Hot Springs Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Kuroshima

  • Amadera maruhi monogatari(1968)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya Confusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Dianas of the Campus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Nothing But Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Yakuza G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Third Contest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Taking the Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Tattooed Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Spying Sorceress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation: The Big Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Ichiro

  • Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Jonen

  • Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • For Love and Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Song Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Inugami Tenzen

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Alone Across the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Legends of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • 18 Roughs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Moriyama

  • The Confusing Journey of Jirocho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Tenamonya Sandogasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Naite waratta hanayome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Records of loyal vassals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Gan-chan no keisatsu nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • A Country Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Shigezo of Juso

  • Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga saku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • 続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Zoku bantōhan to detchidon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Bantōhan to detchidon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Ganshichi

  • Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Oil-Hell Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles from 1957 to 1999; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Pom Poko (1994)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Pom Poko (1994)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

19571999

Peak 1994 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s39 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s5 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Gannosuke Ashiya's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Amadera maruhi monogatari (1968)

68th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pom Poko (1994)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Gannosuke Ashiya work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gannosuke Ashiya's MovieCove titles; Isao Takahata shares the most, 2.