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Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Actor · Died August 22, 2004, aged 68 · Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 5, 1935
Died
August 22, 2004 (aged 68)
From
Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 100 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 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Eimei Esumi's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th 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
Morality
26%
Survival
20%
Power
19%
Bonds
16%
Self
13%
Ideas
3%
Society
2%
Revenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic4

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 Eimei Esumi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Eimei Esumi'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

100 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Man in restaurant

  • Fukurô(2003)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(2000)

    as Seiji Sawai

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • By Player (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • KochiKame: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Gomesu Tonda (voice)

  • Will to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Villager

  • Last Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • A Taxing Woman(1987)

    as Director General

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bishimai: Aegu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Syôichirô Yamazaki

  • Tokyo Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Takeda

  • Hell in a Bottle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Swap Shinsatsushitsu: Mitsu-shibuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Recreation Center CEO - Yoshie's Husband

  • Female Detective Yuko Kasumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters(1985)

    as Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • No More God, No More Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Fine, with Occasional Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Kentaro Tamiya

  • Dark Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Takei(竹井)

  • Gold Finger: One More Time All the Way Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Sexy doll: Abe Sada sansei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Shigemune

  • Meat Slave: Broken Toy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Shin'ichirô Sakuraba

  • Fossilized Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Nurse Diary: Beast Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Shun'ichirô - the Director of a Hospital

  • Zoom Up: Sexual Crime Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Hidden Trail of the Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Kagero-za(1981)

    as Butler

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pleasure Campus: Secret Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Teacher Marukido

  • The Beast to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Umezu

  • Tanshin funin: Niizuma no himitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Keiichi Muraki

  • Image of a Bound Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Keisuke Minegishi

  • The Man Who Stole the Sun(1979)

    as Egawa

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Secret of One Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Gunji

  • The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Panic in High School(1978)

    as Yoneshige

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Erotic Liaisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Fujishima

  • Shutchô toruko: Mata yukimasu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Tôru Kitami

  • Junko's Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Genzô Sugimori

  • Apartment Wife: Violated Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Kazuya Shimanaka

  • Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Tonomiya

  • Confessions of a Teenage Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sugiya

  • Mount Hakkoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Command sergeant major Shindo

  • Sexual Assault at a Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Hondo

  • Case of the Disjointed Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Koroku Hitomi

  • Midsummer Night's Affair: Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Yasuo Shimamoto

  • Kôshoku engi: Nurenure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Shin Adachi

  • Lusty Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Taichiro Yamada

  • The Roads Men Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Realtor

  • Outlaw Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Perennial Weed(1975)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cruelty: Black Rose Torture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Narumi

  • Victimized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • A Woman Called Sada Abe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Kichizo Ishida

  • Evening Primrose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Film director

  • Street of Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Kimiko's 1st Customer

  • My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Oofuji

  • 人妻セックス地獄 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Afternoon Affair: Married Nurse Rumor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Kôzô Kidô

  • The World of Geisha 2 – The Precocious Lad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Komiyama

  • Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The World of Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Shinsuke

  • Stray Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Legend of the Sex Thief in Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Naked Rashomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sadanosuke

  • Delinquent Girl: Alley Cat In Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Gomame

  • Love and Death at Fuji Speedway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Melancholy Flesh Business: Sensuous Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Yukio

  • Professional Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Battle of Okinawa(1971)

    as Regimental District Headquarters Officer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Dodes'ka-den(1970)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Ex Convict: Sword Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Makino

  • Black Cat(1968)

    as Subordinate

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • わんぱく探偵団 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 35 episodes · Actor

  • A Colt Is My Passport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Senzaki

  • Kill or Be Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Lost Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Young man in the village

  • Love and Desire in the Night Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Drifter(1966)

    as Otsuka

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I loved you, loved you, loved you so much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Kokoro no sanmyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Song of Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Nakahara

  • Story of a Prostitute(1965)

    as Machida

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Gate of Flesh(1964)

    as Ogasawara

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • You Can Succeed, Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Bride is Fifteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Flower and the Angry Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Gorosuke

  • Kanto Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Gambling Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Uchida

  • Ginza no jirochō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Youth of the Beast(1963)

    as Gorô Minami

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Man with Dragon Tattoos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • 零戦黒雲一家 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Mexico Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles from 1962 to 2003; peak year 1967.

Biggest box office

Tokyo Drifter (1966)

$1.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Black Cat (1968)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Gate of Flesh (1964)

Film career

19622003

Peak 1967 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1963Screen debut· Youth of the Beast
  • 1968Career best· Kuroneko

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 100: 100 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

By decade

1960s27 · acting1970s42 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s4 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
6368

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 Eimei Esumi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

Midcredits 98th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. 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 Eimei Esumi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eimei Esumi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akira Suzuki shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers