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Masashi Ebara

Masashi Ebara

Actor · Born May 4, 1953 (73) · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Masashi Ebara was born on 4 May 1953 in Yokohama, Japan. He is an actor, known for Perfect Blue (1997), The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) and Metropolis (2001).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 4, 1953 (73)
From
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 104 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Masashi Ebara's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
27%
Survival
15%
Morality
10%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
10
Tense
8
Joyful
4
Melancholic
2
Warm
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Masashi Ebara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masashi Ebara'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

104 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 26 episodes · as Osamu Yamanami (voice)

  • KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Dramaturgy (voice) (archive footage)

  • Dark Gathering(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nankobo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Call of the Night(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyoichi Mejiro (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Narration (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Baki Hanma(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bob McCarthy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • がんばれいわ!!ロボコン ウララ〜！恋する汁なしタンタンメン‼の巻 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Enishi Yuzaki (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • No Guns Life(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · as Christina Matsuzaki (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Pandora and Akubi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mysterious Monster (voice)

  • RIDER TIME: Kamen Rider Shinobi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yami Shinobi (voice)

  • 仮面ライダージオウ スピンオフ RIDER TIME (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Pop Team Epic(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Man · as Old Man / Narrator (voice) · as Popuko (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Vatican Miracle Examiner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Archbishop Saul

  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Might Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu(2016)

    as Dramaturgy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu(2016)

    as Dramaturgy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sound! Euphonium(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Genichirou Tsukinaga (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Last: Naruto the Movie(2014)

    as Might Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sword Art Online(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Godfree (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Naruto SD: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals(2012)

    Show 51 episodes · as Might Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Final Live Tour 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dyrandoh (voice)

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie(2012)

    as Dyrandoh (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock(2011)

    as Ipana (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Halo Legends(2010)

    as Captain (segment "The Package")

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Halo Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain

  • The Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 40 episodes · as Aramis (voice) · as Cardinal Richelieu (voice) · as Treville (voice)

  • Genji Monogatari Sennenki(2009)

    Show as Minister of the Left

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blade of the Immortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sabato Kuroi (voice)

  • Graveyard Kitaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny (voice)

  • Shakugan No Shana: The Movie(2007)

    as Alastor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 500 episodes · as Might Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Nodame Cantabile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sebastiano Vieira (voice)

  • Deltora Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 65 episodes · as Fallow (voice)

  • Initial D Battle Stage 2(2007)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bleach: Memories of Nobody(2006)

    as Ganryu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Buso Renkin(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · as Captain Bravo

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Powerpuff Girls Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 52 episodes · as Mojo Jojo

  • Kami-sama Kazoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · as Osamu Kamiyama

  • Ergo Proxy(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as MCQ (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Shakugan no Shana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 72 episodes · as Alastor

  • Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa(2005)

    as Hohenheim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Xenosaga: The Animation(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ziggy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Le Portrait de Petite Cossette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marcello Orlando (voice)

  • MADLAX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Diamond Daydreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as 武田

  • Gunslinger Girl(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · as Victor Hillshire (voice) · as Victor HIllshire (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Peace Maker Kurogane(2003)

    Show 24 episodes · as Ryoma Sakamoto (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Fullmetal Alchemist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 51 episodes · as Van Hoenheim (voice)

  • Requiem from the Darkness(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ukon Shinonome (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Yakiniku Road of Glory(2003)

    as Chôkurô Shimoda

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Naruto(2002)

    Show 220 episodes · as Might Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Pokémon Heroes(2002)

    as Latios (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • .hack//Liminality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Junichiro Tokuoka (voice)

  • One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom in the Strange Animal Island(2002)

    as Count Battler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Please Teacher! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Metropolis(2001)

    as Ham and Egg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • PaRappa the Rapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 30 episodes · as Boxy Boy (voice)

  • The SoulTaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Grandeek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Luke Slayton

  • Love Hina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Shinobu's Father (voice)

  • Tenamonya Voyagers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Eat-Man '98(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bolt Crank (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Master Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Popolocrois Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 25 episodes · as Shiro kishi

  • Initial D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Toshiya 'God Hand' Joshima (voice)

  • Cowboy Bebop(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Cowboy Andy von de Oniyate (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Perfect Blue(1997)

    as Murano (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Mini Yonku Dai Tsuiseki! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Profesor Tsuchiya

  • Let's & Go! WGP The Great Pursuit of the Berserk Mini 4WD car! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bishamon

  • Eat-Man(1997)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bolt Crank (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Variable Geo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Damian

  • Fake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Berkeley Rose (voice)

  • Ultraman Super Fighter Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Zoffy / Red King (voice)

  • The Heroic Elegy of Confucius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Zengzi (voice)

  • Pharmacist from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Demon (voice)

  • Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · as フーリガー

  • Gekisou Sentai Carranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as PP Rappa (voice)

  • Gin Rei's Blue Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Professor Go (voice)

  • The Mighty Gin Rei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Professor Go (voice)

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

    as Captain (voice)

  • Barefoot Gin Rei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Professor Go (voice)

  • Crimson Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ryūkō (voice)

  • Rocky Rackat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 170 episodes · Actor

  • Appleland Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Inspector Fleisher (voice)

  • Calimero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 52 episodes · as Pepe (voice)

  • Star Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Terence Young (voice)

  • Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 7 episodes · as Professor Go

  • Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Professor Go (voice)

  • Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ishizu (voice)

  • Detonator Orgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · as Virgil

  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture(1991)

    as Science Pressman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Blazing Transfer Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Referee (voice)

  • The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · as Daisuke Kanamari (voice)

  • Goddamn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dick Van Dyke

  • Goddamn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dick Van Dyke

  • Robin Hood(1990)

    Show as Alwyn

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Demon Hunter Makaryūdo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Chaos (voice)

  • Angel Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Raiden (voice)

  • Angel Cop(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Raiden (Isamu Sakata)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Kozaku (voice)

  • Transformers: Scramble City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Teletraan I / Skywarp (voice)

  • Shogun(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · as Suga

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles from 1980 to 2024; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Pokémon Heroes (2002)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Perfect Blue (1997)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19802024

Peak 2016 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 1980Screen debut· Shōgun
  • 1989First film· Angel Cop
  • 2011Career best· Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 100: 100 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s36 · acting2000s32 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
8904

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Masashi Ebara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017)

88th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Perfect Blue (1997)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 40. 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.

Is Masashi Ebara's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Masashi Ebara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masashi Ebara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kōichi Mashimo shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers