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Makio Inoue

Makio Inoue

Actor · Died November 29, 2019, aged 80 · Yamanashi, Japan

Makio Inoue (井上 真樹夫, Inoue Makio, November 30, 1938 – November 29, 2019) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He began voice acting in the 1960s, landing small roles in Astroboy, and was the actor of choice for deep-voiced, serious males in the 1970s. He is most noted for his two longstanding roles, as the title character in Captain Harlock from 1978 through the 1980s and 1990s (Kōichi Yamadera of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Cowboy Bebop fame took over this role in 1998), and Goemon Ishikawa XIII of Lupin III from 1977 to 2011 (taking over from Chikao Ōtsuka, who played the role in 1971 and 1972). He was succeeded in the role of Goemon by Daisuke Namikawa.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 30, 1938
Died
November 29, 2019 (aged 80)
From
Yamanashi, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on Motif · 79 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 37% in 30 days

What are Makio Inoue's films like?

Across their 34 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation32 titlesTypical Motif score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Bonds
26%
Self
20%
Power
18%
Morality
16%
Survival
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Loyalty10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 26 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 11

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 26 · Intense 8

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 26 of 28 analyzed roles.

Ally
26 of 28
Shapeshifter
1 of 28
Hero
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
29
Joyful
16
Tense
10
Absurd
10
Romantic
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous4

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 Makio Inoue's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 36 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Makio Inoue's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

79 credits, 36 with a Motif page.

  • Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

  • Lupin III: The Last Job(2010)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III vs. Detective Conan(2009)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night(2008)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Green vs. Red(2008)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog(2007)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody(2006)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Angel Tactics(2005)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rupan sansei: Nusumareta rupan(2004)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Champloo(2004)

    Show 26 episodes · as Enshirou Mariya (voice)

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Lupin the Third: Operation Return the Tresure(2003)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lupin the 3rd: Episode 0: The First Contact(2002)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Return of Pycal(2002)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection(2001)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar(2000)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: The Columbus Files(1999)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Lupin the 3rd: Crisis in Tokyo(1998)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Queen Emeraldas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Captain Harlock (voice)

  • Lupin III: Island of Assassins(1997)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Lupin the Third: The Legend of Twilight Gemini(1996)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Dead or Alive(1996)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure(1995)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus(1995)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

  • Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom(1994)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Voyage to Danger(1993)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love(1992)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary(1991)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lupin the 3rd: The Hemingway Papers(1990)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty(1989)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Time Stranger(1986)

    Actor

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Henmi (voice)

  • Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Yogu Sogos (voice)

  • Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon(1985)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Kenya Boy(1984)

    as Daisuke Murakami (voice)

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 22 episodes · as Captain Harlock (voice)

  • Andromeda Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ithaca (voice)

  • Star of the Giants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mitsuru Hanagata (voice)

  • Arcadia of My Youth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Captain Harlock

  • Drifting Clouds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ryoma Sakamoto (voice)

  • Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space(1982)

    as Sleggar Law (voice)

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Honey Honey's Wonderful Adventures (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 29 episodes · as フェニックス

  • Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as 我孫子素雄

  • Bremen 4: Angels in Hell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Colonel Karl Presto (voice)

  • Adieu Galaxy Express 999(1981)

    as Captain Harlock (voice)

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Devil and a Princess (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Kyouichi (voice)

  • The Door Into Summer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Baron DeGhost (voice)

  • Run Melos! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Serinuntious

  • Muteking, The Dashing Warrior (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 56 episodes · as Takoro (Voice)

  • Do Your Best Genki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 35 episodes · as Hideki Horiguchi (voice)

  • Space Carrier Blue Noah (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 27 episodes · as Yurgens (voice)

  • Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Tetsu Kitano

  • King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 52 episodes · Actor

  • Galaxy Express 999(1979)

    as Captain Harlock (voice)

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro(1979)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo(1978)

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Captain Harlock (voice)

  • Smart-san (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 42 episodes · as 青江冬星

  • Fighting General Daimos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 44 episodes · as Aizam

  • Space Pirate Captain Harlock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 42 episodes · as Captain Harlock (voice)

  • Attack on Tomorrow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 23 episodes · as Daisuke Hara (voice)

  • Candy Candy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 115 episodes · as William Albert Ardlay (voice)

  • Akumaizer 3: The Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    as Zabitan (voice)

  • Akumaizer 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 38 episodes · as Xavitan (voice)

  • Shonen Tokugawa Ieyasu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 20 episodes · as 広忠

  • Reideen the Brave (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 50 episodes · as Riki Jinguuji

  • Samurai Giants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 46 episodes · as 眉月光

  • Microid S (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 26 episodes · as ヤンマ

  • Little Samurai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 52 episodes · as 柳生市太郎

  • Ryu the Primitive Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 22 episodes · as Ryu (voice)

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 205 episodes · as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Nozomi in the Sun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 26 episodes · as ファニー

  • Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    as Hanagata Mitsuru (voice)

  • The Ideal Boy's Gang Leader (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 26 episodes · as Ginji Kubo

  • Star of the Giants - Bloody Final (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 52 episodes · as Sabu

  • Star of the Giants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 234 episodes · as 花形満

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles from 1968 to 2012; peak year 1978.

Biggest box office

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

$711K worldwide

Highest rated

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Motif 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19682012

Peak 1978 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 79 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score69th

By decade

1960s5 · acting1970s23 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 34 roles
7883939803

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Makio Inoue's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Motif score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Kenya Boy (1984)

64th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Samurai Champloo (2004)

Motif 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Makio Inoue work with?

People who share at least 2 of Makio Inoue's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eiko Masuyama shares the most, 30.

Directors

Writers

  • Monkey Punch29 titles    See newest 12 of 29 shared titles with Monkey Punch
  • Hiroshi Kashiwabara12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Hiroshi Kashiwabara
  • Toshimichi Ohkawa4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Toshimichi Ohkawa
  • Maurice Leblanc3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Maurice Leblanc

Actors

  • Eiko Masuyama30 titles    See newest 12 of 30 shared titles with Eiko Masuyama
  • Gorô Naya30 titles    See newest 12 of 30 shared titles with Gorô Naya
  • Kiyoshi Kobayashi29 titles    See newest 12 of 29 shared titles with Kiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Kan'ichi Kurita20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Kan'ichi Kurita

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Yuji Ohno25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Yuji Ohno
  • Masatoshi Tsurubuchi15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
  • Hajime Hasegawa12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Hajime Hasegawa
  • Yuriko Sano8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Yuriko Sano

Producers

  • Yasumichi Ozaki14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Yasumichi Ozaki
  • Toshio Nakatani11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Toshio Nakatani
  • Tadahito Matsumoto9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Tadahito Matsumoto
  • Hidehiko Takei9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Hidehiko Takei