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Isao Bitô

Isao Bitô

Actor · Born November 22, 1943 (82) · Taito, Tokyo, Japan

is a singer , juggler , actor and voice actor . Real name, Isao Bito (Isao Bito). Born in Taito-ku , Tokyo . Height 168cm, weight 55kg, blood type A. The father is Tsurue Matsuyanagi- tei, the third generation rakugo artist who is good at copying hundreds of faces and forms . My mother was also an entertainer. The eldest daughter is singer Momoko Ono .

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 22, 1943 (82)
From
Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 64 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Isao Bitô's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
28%
Morality
21%
Society
12%
Survival
7%

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Joyful
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

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 Isao Bitô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Isao Bitô'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

64 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Something Like, Something Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Shinkome Defunetei

  • Gunshi Kanbee(2014)

    Show 50 episodes · as Zenemon Ibuki

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Eclair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Toku-san

  • Blackmail Ichidaiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Flower Shop Without Rose(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Hirakawa Tatsumi

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Murder of the Inugami Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Senba Keiji

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kah-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Gen-san

  • Chloe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Uncle

  • Dora-heita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rokuzaemon Ichikawa

  • The Sun Never Sets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · as Masaki Shiro

  • Amateur Singing Contest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Green City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Tamura

  • Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Akagi the Gambler II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Kotaro Gunji（郡司 幸太郎）

  • Ryoko!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Akagi the Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Ghost Pub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Toyozo

  • 47 Ronin(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Kogarashi Monjirō Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Kome hyappyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • The Rocking Horsemen(1992)

    as Seitaroh Shirai

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Setting Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Dioxin from Fish! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Fukuda

  • Bakayarō! 4 You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as (segment "カラダだけの男")

  • Tora-san, My Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as 嘉一

  • The Gentlemen’s Alliance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Cabaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Asai

  • Yabanjin no youni(1985)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki(1984)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Funeral(1984)

    as Shigeru

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Lanterns on Blue Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Goyou Sen Enjou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Kamikaze, the Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Something Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Shinkome

  • Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Oh, My Son! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Utamaro's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • A Scream from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Tamizô Aoki

  • Japan's Don(1977)

    as Michio Higurashi

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hangyaku no Tabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Jiro

  • Human Revolution II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Shinkichi Kuwata

  • The Incident at Takanodai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • What is Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Popular Singer Akira Mizuno

  • The Wanderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Shuita

  • Deeper Than Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Koji Murakami

  • Ai yori aoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 309 episodes · as 村上周太郎（周一の弟）

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

    Actor

  • Tomorrow's Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 79 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • The Fatal Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Yabanjin no Nekutai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Savage Wolf Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Aruhi watashi wa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Ginza for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ogata

  • Wakai nobara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Asphalt Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 36th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1964 to 2023.

Highest rated

The Funeral (1984)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Yabanjin no youni (1985)

Film career

  • 1984Screen debut· The Funeral

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 64: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 64: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s7 · acting1970s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew1980s13 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s1 · acting

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.

How do Isao Bitô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki (1984)

87th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Funeral (1984)

Midcredits 88th · 74% 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 Isao Bitô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Isao Bitô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yonezô Maeda shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers