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Kenjirô Ishimaru

Kenjirô Ishimaru

Actor · Born November 1, 1953 (72) · Oita, Japan

Kenjirô Ishimaru was born on 1 November 1953 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Fullmetal Alchemist (2017), Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012) and Ring 2 (1999).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 1, 1953 (72)
From
Oita, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 129 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 30% in 30 days

What are Kenjirô Ishimaru's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
46%
Self
25%
Survival
14%
Power
8%
Morality
8%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · 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

Thrilling
5
Tense
4
Warm
3
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kenjirô Ishimaru's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenjirô Ishimaru'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

129 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tatsuo Mikita

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • 気になる家 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Yodogawa Teruchika

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Mountain Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Atsushi Ayukawa

  • One Percenter(2023)

    as Mr. Shin

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Galapagos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Disliked Inspector Otonashi Ichiroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Nanao Masakazu

  • 新・ミナミの帝王～スキャンダルを暴け! 銀次郎に託された遺言～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki(2021)

    as Owner

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Master Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Andō

  • Kamen Rider Den-O: The Birth of Pretty Den-O! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Yamanaka Shizuo-shi no songen shi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Ninomiya Kinjirou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Hattori Jurohee

  • Iwane: Sword of Serenity(2019)

    as Masayoshi Sakazaki

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tadashi Harumi

  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever(2018)

    as Owner

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Woman of Rumor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kengo Matsuzaki

  • Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as Keisuke Katagiri

  • Fullmetal Alchemist(2017)

    as Cornello

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Zenryoku Shissou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • CODE:MIRAGE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · as Geki Samonji

  • New Inspector Totsukawa Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as 亀井定雄

  • Battleship Musashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 99.9: Criminal Lawyer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Prosecutor Yoko Asahina 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Present for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Dark Suit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • A Samurai Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Karaage USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ryusuke Karashima

  • お葬式で会いましょう (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Trick the Movie: Last Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Yuichi Arita

  • Kurokouchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Goda Bungo

  • Why Don't You Play in Hell?(2013)

    as Producer Kinoshita

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • お先にどうぞ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Keiji 110 kiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Iwao Onikubo

  • Tug of War! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mitsuru Obayashi

  • Doctor X(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen(2012)

    as Owner

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Solitary Gourmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jiu: Special Investigation Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Ota

  • HANA-KIMI 2011 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · as Itsuki Sakurahiko

  • HESOMORI -ヘソモリ- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Kamen Rider OOO, Den-O, & All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders(2011)

    as Owner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Veterinarian Dolittle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kamen Rider Super Den-O Trilogy: Episode Yellow - Treasure de End Pirates(2010)

    as Owner / Station Master

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Super Den-O Trilogy: Episode Blue - The Dispatched Imagin is Newtral(2010)

    as Owner

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Super Den-O Trilogy: Episode Red - Zero's Star Twinkle(2010)

    as Owner / Station Master

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Golden Slumber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kondo Mamoru

  • Clouds Over the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Jin(2009)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Battleship(2009)

    Theme Song Performance · as Owner / Station Master

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Fish Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Taniguchi

  • Mission To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Owner

  • Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Owner / Opening Narration, Station Master

  • Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Owner / Narrator (voice)

  • Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Owner

  • 世界の車窓から (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 50 episodes · Creator · as MC

  • Life Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Owner

  • Crayon Shin-chan Midsummer Night: I Have Arrived! The Storm is Called Den-O vs. Shin-O! 60 Minute Special!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Owner

  • クレヨンしんちゃんスペシャル 俺，参上！嵐を呼ぶ アッパレ！仮面ライダー電王VS新王 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as 演员

  • You Gotta Be Kidding Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Kamen Rider Den-O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 49 episodes · as 车主

  • Departing Osaka Station at 0:00 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Hear the Sound of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Gamera the Brave(2005)

    as Professor Soichiro Amamiya

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hyōheki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shigeo Moriwaki

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street(2005)

    as Shizuo Fujio

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Customs Officer

  • Spring Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Hirose

  • Team Astro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 18 episodes · as Masaichi Kaneda

  • The Man Behind the Scissors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Kekko Kamen Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Seijin Mizuki

  • Zero Woman 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Bartender

  • Kekko Kamen: The MGF Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Gozaemon Maru / Vice Principle, Mizuho Sakuragi

  • 10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Katsumi Takimoto

  • 竜馬がゆく (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Kekko Kamen New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Vice Principal

  • Futari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Toshiyuki Kamagata

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

    Show 1 episode · as 伊地知義弘

  • Double Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • The Choice of Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Harmful Insect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Middle-Aged Man in Convenience Store

  • Platonic Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

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

    as Onmyo-gashira

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

    as Kohashi

  • Ashura's Legend Death Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Kamiya

  • Jovi Jova in Trapper - The Golden Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Beach(2000)

    as Munenori Takewaki

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Woman of S.R.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris(1999)

    as Air force senior controller

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ring 2(1999)

    as Detective Omuta

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Chaka: The Lonely Hitman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Asabuki Riyako, Female Attorney: The Little Accomplice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Michio Takahata

  • Shomuni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Aoyama

  • F (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Shining Brightly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • クロウサギの島 奄美の希少動物たち (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Inferno Jūrin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • D×D: Dangerous Angel × Death Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lost Paradise(1997)

    as Muramatsu

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • 幸福の誤算 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lustful Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Ryoma ni Omakase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Who stole my heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Trouble Is My Business: Incident Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

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

    as (segment "カラダだけの男")

  • A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Toshimichi Okubo

  • Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Otome Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • ママ母戦争 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Tales of the Bizarre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Black Rain(1989)

    as Aono

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Tokyo Shoji Employee

  • The Discarnates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Script Reading

  • The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Photographer

  • 愛しのチィパッパ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Atami Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Saruwatari

  • Apartment Wife: Serial Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Legend of the Eight Samurai(1983)

    as Banquet Samurai A

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Fall Guy(1982)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 49 episodes · as Owner · as Owner / Narrator (voice) · as Station Master

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 129 titles from 1971 to 2025; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Kamen Rider OOO, Den-O, & All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (2011)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Gamera the Brave (2005)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

Ring 2 (1999)

Film career

19712025

Peak 2005 · 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.

  • 1971Screen debut· Kamen Rider
  • 1982First film· Fall Guy
  • 2009Career best· Jin

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting129 of 129: 127 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew2 of 129: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s25 · acting2000s44 · 44 acting · 2 crew2010s36 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
820207

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 Kenjirô Ishimaru's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki (2021)

87th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Black Rain (1989)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 42. 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 Kenjirô Ishimaru work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenjirô Ishimaru's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rina Akiyama shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Rina Akiyama5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Rina Akiyama
  • Toshihiko Seki4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Toshihiko Seki
  • Takuya Mizoguchi4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Takuya Mizoguchi
  • Tamaki Matsumoto4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Tamaki Matsumoto

Producers