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Akira Ishihama

Akira Ishihama

Actor · Died July 26, 2022, aged 87 · Tokyo, Japan

Akira Ishihama, born on January 29, 1935, in Tokyo, Japan, was a distinguished actor known for his roles in Harakiri, Mobile Sheriff Jiban,"and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass. He sadly passed away of natural causes on July 26, 2022 at the age of 87 in Saitama, Japan.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1935
Died
July 26, 2022 (aged 87)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 72 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 12% in 30 days

What are Akira Ishihama's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 99th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile
: browse their Action 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
32%
Self
23%
Power
18%
Bonds
13%
Society
9%
Survival
5%
Oppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Warm
1
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1

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 Akira Ishihama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Akira Ishihama'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

72 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Itosato(2018)

    as Retired Gentleman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Komugironotenshi sugare oi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Ayamariya Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Yukai(1997)

    as Souichiro Atomiya

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Henshin Mou Hitori No Watashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Hold Me and Kiss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Daimon Kazamatsuri

  • Super Rescue Solbrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Eizo Kansaki

  • Onihei Hankachō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as 中山茂兵衛

  • Mobile Cop Jiban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 52 episodes · as Seiichi Yanagida

  • Kamen Rider Black: Terror! Demon Mansion at Devil's Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Dr. Makino

  • Deluxe Salon Car Engagement Tour Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Detective

  • Choushinsei Flashman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 50 episodes · as Doctor Tokimura

  • Danchizuma no sakebi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Yuhei Mizoguchi

  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Hidesuke Tsubaki

  • Onna no naka no akuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Devil's Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Toshihiko Shingu

  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Suddenly, Like a Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Yoshikawa

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

    as Mokubei Miyake

  • The Corporation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as President's Secretary

  • Hanzaki Daimyojin, Gorosuke no uta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 8 - The Mysterious Cat Beauty Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Orgies of Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Chokichi

  • The Snow Woman(1968)

    as Yosaku

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Daydream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Kurahashi

  • Daigaku kazoe uta senpai kōhai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Harakiri(1962)

    as Motome Chijiiwa

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mother Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Drunkard's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Immortal Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Yutaka

  • Towering Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Henmi - a journalist

  • Princess in Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Storm on the Silvery Peaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Shigeru Ôta

  • Blind Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Shigeki

  • Farewell to Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kôzô Teshirogi

  • Kaze no uchi so to (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Flower Shop Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love(1959)

    as Chin

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Moon Over the Abandoned Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Aozora yoitsu mademo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Takahiko

  • Woman Unveiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Hanayome no o noroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Heihachiro Hirose

  • The Unbalanced Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Skin-Colored Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Takashi

  • Elegy of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mikio Hisada

  • Forbidden Sands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Isamu

  • Young Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Rose on His Arm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Masahiro Hase

  • Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Lady Was Pawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Christ in Bronze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Kichisaburo

  • Next Door to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Tattered Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ryo

  • Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Noboru, Ryoichi's brother

  • The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Dancing Girls of Izu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Autumn Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Hiroshi Sakai

  • Kyūkon sannin musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • 沖縄健児隊 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Sincere Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Hiroshi

  • The Pigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Youth of the Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Haruhiko

  • The Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Fireworks Over the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ippei Nagisa

  • Boyhood(1951)

    as First son

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1951 to 2002; peak year 1962.

Biggest box office

Harakiri (1962)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Harakiri (1962)

Film career

19512002

Peak 1962 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1959Screen debut· The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score90th

By decade

1950s37 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s1 · 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 Akira Ishihama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Yukai (1997)

58th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 85/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 65. 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 Akira Ishihama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akira Ishihama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masaki Kobayashi shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers