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Bengal

Actor · Born August 17, 1951 (75) · Tokyo, Japan

Bengal (Bengaru) was born as Haruo Yanagihara in Tokyo in 1951.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 17, 1951 (75)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 150 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Bengal's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
24%
Self
19%
Power
19%
Survival
15%
Bonds
11%
Morality
10%
Ideas
3%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Contemplative
3
Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Absurd
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Bengal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bengal'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

150 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Goodbye My Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Countdown to Yes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tsuyoshi Yokoi

  • PanchiDoranku Uman: Datsugoku Made Ato XX Nichi(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ryuji Osada

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sato and Sato(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hirayasumi(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shibusawa

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • 1972 Fireflies on the Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Koyu Kyan

  • 大川と小川の休日捜査 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Two in a Housing Complex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tetsuo Higashiyama

  • Sensei's Pious Lie(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Abudeka Is Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Tanaka

  • テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • A Town Without Seasons(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tanba

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • ＜ＢＳ松竹東急×浅草九劇＞スペシャルドラマ「君しか見えないよ」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Grandpa

  • Kashi Mashi Meshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Octo: Emotional Investigator Shinno Akari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tsuyukusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie(2021)

    as Tamotsu Ota

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Love Mooning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Shûji Uchiyama

  • Kawa no Hotori de (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as BB

  • Pension Metsä (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Ogawa

  • Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • First Love(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Everyone’s Demoted!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Life in Overtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Band from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ikuo Miyabe

  • The Dog Bridegroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Suzuki Ebizo

  • Tomato No Shizuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Matsui

  • Denshichi Torimonocho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Saraba Abunai Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tanaka

  • Mountain Days with Tom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Partner In Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Fumiya Ajima

  • 0.5 mm(2014)

    as Sueo Saito

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Delivery of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Shinigami-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Next Generation: Patlabor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Mayor

  • Olympic Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Fly, Dakota, Fly! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Genji, Takahashi

  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • See You Tomorrow, Everyone(2013)

    as Taijiro

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Black Kite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as President Bito

  • The Little Girl in Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • By Rule of Crow's Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • 39 settoudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky(2012)

    as Jiro Nakahata

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Step Up Love Story: Love Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mamoru Onoda

  • Peak: The Rescuers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Oba: The Last Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kazuo Oshiro

  • Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial(2010)

    as Guru

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Lightning Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Monnosuke Hayasaka

  • Mori no Asagao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Toshiyuki Tanizaki

  • Flarella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Golden Slumber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Shizuo Todoroki

  • Kazura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Ryōmaden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 48 episodes · Actor

  • Where Are You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Happy Flight(2008)

    as Bird Patrol

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Where The Legend Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Rakugo musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Glorious Team Batista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • One-Pound Gospel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Takayama, Dragon Kanzaki's coach

  • Shabake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as (as Bengaru)

  • Tokyo Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • HERO SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Takuro Komori

  • Star Reformer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kazuyoshi Kurusu

  • Paradise: Carried Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Peanuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tsutomu Kusano

  • Madamada Abunai Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tanaka

  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Detective

  • Older Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shigeta Noda

  • The Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mutsuo Takarai

  • Nejirin bou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Fujisawa

  • Tokyo Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Damned Files 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Alive(2002)

    as Tokutake

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Cop Festival: New Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Teacher's suitcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Matsumoto Hiroshi

  • Trick: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as God No. 002

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Last Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Kenichiro Mizuta

  • Ah, A Sharp Detective 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Ah, A Sharp Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Minakami

  • Codename: Tomoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Koichi Kimitsu

  • Godzilla 2000(1999)

    as Sonoda

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Woman of S.R.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Sano

  • One Summer's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Man at table

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

    Actor

  • Give It All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Class Teacher

  • Abunai Deka Forever The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • The New Metropolitan Police Branch 82 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Released Prisoner

  • I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ladies' Clinic doctor

  • Bonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Doctor

  • Sada(1998)

    as Sanosuke Tachibana

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • School Ghost Story F (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • The King of Minami: Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion(1996)

    as Honami's father

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Closing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Goodbye for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Masaru Ikenouchi

  • Teito Monogatari Gaiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Broken Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Turning Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Pachislot Story: I Won’t Let Them Rip Me Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • The Tomb & the Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Samurai Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • We Are Not Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Haruka, Nostalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Akira Kinomiya

  • Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Suzume Iro Doki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Rocking Horsemen(1992)

    as Takayuki Fujiwara

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Shimanto River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Dance till Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Chizuko's Younger Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mako's Father

  • Savage City: Angel Whisper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Goodbye Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Cameo

  • Thriller CRT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Dotchi mo dotchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Boiling Point(1990)

    as Muto

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Megumi no Sekai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Let's Go to the Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ushimaru

  • The Legend of Zipang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Beijing Watermelon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Shunzo Horikoshi

  • The Discarnates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Taxi Driver

  • Stay or go? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Cat's Eye: Midnight Love Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Dangerous Cops Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Tanaka

  • The Yen Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Middle-aged man

  • Memories of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Dangerous Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Tanaka

  • A Taxing Woman(1987)

    as Man in Apartment

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 76 episodes · as Fumio Tanaka

  • The Shogunate's Harem(1986)

    as Kanji

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Jokyōshi 'izu noodoriko' satsujin jiken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Apartment Wife: Serial Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Kekkon Annai Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Hideyuki Ohashi

  • Big Magnum Kuroiwa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Haruhiko Nakayama

  • Capone Cries a Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Chinese man

  • 水曜ドラマスペシャル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Detective Katayama

  • Tora-san's Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Noguchi

  • Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as The Man in Shinjuku

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 150 titles from 1979 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Godzilla 2000 (1999)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

A Taxing Woman (1987)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Hirayasumi (2025)

Film career

19792026

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 1987Screen debut· A Taxing Woman

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting150 of 150: 150 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s43 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s33 · acting2020s21 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 9 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 Bengal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Shogunate's Harem (1986)

69th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hirayasumi (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. 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 Bengal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bengal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshie Negishi shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers