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Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Actor · Died October 29, 1994, aged 62 · Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Born
February 6, 1932
Died
October 29, 1994 (aged 62)
From
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 87 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 29% in 30 days

What are Daisuke Awaji's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
76%
Bonds
13%
Survival
11%
Revenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Daisuke Awaji's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daisuke Awaji'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

87 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle(1990)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black Rain(1989)

    as Ohashi's Man

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sure Death 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Fall Guy(1982)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Pro Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Shogun Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Japanese Godfather: Ambition(1977)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Doberman Cop(1977)

    as Makoto Shimokawa

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Japanese Humanity and Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Hokuriku Proxy War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Japan's Don(1977)

    as Isao Kobayashi

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Yakuza Code Still Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Furukawa

  • Operation Plazma in Osaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Company Buggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Third Generation Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Final Episode(1974)

    as Kondo Shinichi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Tattooed Hitman(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Police Tactics(1974)

    as Kosaku Maejima

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Yakuza of the Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Proxy War(1973)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Trade in Kobe(1973)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hikage-Mono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Trials of an Okinawa Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Dagger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Prison Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Muneo Taguchi

  • Kanto Street Peddlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Horikawa Takeo

  • Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Brothers Serving Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Yakuza on Foot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Go

  • Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation(1968)

    as Itagaki

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Enlisted Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Valiant Red Peony(1968)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Kitamura

  • Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Ninja's Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Code Between Brothers 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Tosuke Ishiguro

  • Code Between Brothers 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Torakichi Ishiguro

  • Gambler: Victory Without Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Tears of Banishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Samurai Wolf II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as 寅吉

  • Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Domain: White Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Samurai Wolf(1966)

    as Yasuke

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Code Between Brothers 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Watari, the Ninja Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Code Between Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

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

    as Shuriken

  • The Domain: The Naniwa Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Giant Rumble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Yakuza of Seki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Daishichi of Kokagura

  • Sword of Wind and Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Kagemaru of the Iga Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Jubei

  • The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • 関東遊侠伝　利根の朝焼け (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Tokaido Fullhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Master of Martial Arts

  • While Traveling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Skull Coins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • A Revengeful Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Case of Umon: Red Lizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Mukōmizu no kenka kasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Princess and the Bearded Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • 八幡鳩九郎 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Yagyu Chronicles 3: The Valley of Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The South Sea Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Ninjutsu tsukai to sannin musume: onna kitsune henka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Spear of Heroism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Traveling of Two Young Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Magistrate of Dice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles from 1961 to 1989.

Highest rated

The Valiant Red Peony (1968)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 86 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

By decade

1960s54 · acting1970s27 · acting1980s5 · acting

Billing

usually 23rd · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Daisuke Awaji's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 15; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)

64th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

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 Daisuke Awaji work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daisuke Awaji's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kōsaku Yamashita shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers