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Kôji Ishizaka

Kôji Ishizaka

Actor · Born June 20, 1941 (85) · Tokyo, Japan

Kôji Ishizaka was born on 20 July 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966), The Inugami Family (1976) and The House of Hanging (1979).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 20, 1941 (85)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 112 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 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Kôji Ishizaka's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th 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
30%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Ideas
15%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Self
3%
Sacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · 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
6
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
2
Warm
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Kôji Ishizaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kôji Ishizaka'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

112 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Taiketsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as 小山内源壱

  • Unbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 48 episodes · as Matsudaira Takechika

  • Silence of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Shuzo Tamura

  • A Strange House(2024)

    as Katabuchi Shigeharu

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Plamo no Hanashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Shinjiro Kurohane

  • Doctor White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · as Takamori Iwao [Hospital director]

  • Kenjusho: Mitsukuni and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Joou no Houigaku ~Shikatsushi~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Kareinaru ichizoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Nagata Tadashi

  • ZOKKI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Mio's Cookbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Taneichi

  • TANNISHO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as (voice)

  • Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

  • Black Pean(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ryutaro Shingyoji

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Yasuragi no Sato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • AIBOU: The Movie IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mineaki Kai

  • Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kanagawa Kazuo

  • Brass Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Odagiri Kanji

  • Library Wars: Book Of Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Iwao Nishina

  • Library Wars: The Last Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Iwao Nishina

  • Kaijuu Sakaba Kanpai! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Woman Lived Mori Mitsuko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • AIBOU: The Movie III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mineaki Kai

  • The Island Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bunza Tajima

  • Library Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Iwao Nishina

  • One in a hundred thousand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narration (voice)

  • Mysteries of Detective Cat HOLMES (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kurihara

  • Izakaya Moheji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

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

    Show 9 episodes · as Miyaji

  • Princess Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 46 episodes · as Sen no Rikyū

  • Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial(2010)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 9 episodes · as Tabio Tomizawa（富沢 旅雄）

  • Kikoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The History of Our Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kafuu Nagai

  • The King of Jail Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kogoro Ura

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

    Show 9 episodes · as 山本権兵衛

  • Shizumanu taiyô(2009)

    as Masayuki Kokumi

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

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

    as 男

  • Haha no Okurimono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Ekiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Teiichi Kozuka

  • Suspect X(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Serizawa Eisaku

  • Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai(2007)

    as Darkrai (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ten Nights of Dreams(2006)

    as Hiraga Gennai

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Murder of the Inugami Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kosuke Kindaichi

  • Sinking of Japan(2006)

    as Prime Minister Naoyuki Yamamoto

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Star Reformer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Hitoshi Koga

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Tetsuo Yashiro

  • Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Great White Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 21 episodes · as Teizo Azuma

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

    Show 195 episodes · as Mineaki Kai

  • Ultraman Cosmos: The Blue Planet(2002)

    as Narration (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact(2001)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Genroku Ryoran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 49 episodes · as Kira Yoshinaka

  • 47 Ronin(1994)

    as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Furuhata Ninzaburo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Last Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Keisuke Terasono

  • Karin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 151 episodes · as 小森友行

  • Noh Mask Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Yoichiro Asami

  • Tistou the Green Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Battleship Yamato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Major General Nobue Morishita

  • Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator

  • Yawara! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Oración (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator

  • Princess from the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mikado

  • Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Shiro Kido

  • The Hall of the Crying Deer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Godzilla 1985(1985)

    as Member of the Staff of a Nuclear Power Plant

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Burmese Harp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Cmdr. Inoue

  • Dangerous Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Shûhei

  • The Return of Godzilla(1984)

    as Power plant guard

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ohan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Kokichi

  • 宮本武蔵 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Kôetsu Honami

  • The Makioka Sisters(1983)

    as Teinosuke

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • I Am Your Ancestor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 空よ海よ息子たちよ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Silk Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 12 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Legend of Manxmouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator

  • The House of Hanging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Kosuke Kindaichi

  • Kusa Moeru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 51 episodes · as Minamoto no Yoritomo

  • Queen Bee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Kosuke Kindaichi

  • The Devil's Island(1977)

    as Kosuke Kindaichi

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Lullaby to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Kosuke Kindaichi

  • The Inugami Family(1976)

    as Kosuke Kindaichi

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Genroku Taiheiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 52 episodes · as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu

  • Kurayami Shitomenin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Flower and Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Futaridake no michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show Actor

  • Japan World Expo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Hana no fushicho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Osamu Kubota

  • Journey of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • ありがとう (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 135 episodes · as 段進矢

  • ありがとう 第1シリーズ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Through Days and Months (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Koji

  • Heaven and Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 52 episodes · as Nagao Kagetora

  • An Angel's Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • My Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Yamamoto Yasushi

  • Challenge of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Seishun Tarō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series(1966)

    Show 39 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dianas of the Campus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Young Girls Are Everywhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Shôkichi Murase

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

    Show 52 episodes · as Ishida Mitsunari

  • Life of a Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 39 episodes · Actor

  • I See the 21st Century: Science Expo Tsukuba '85 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

  • Zoku Yumechiyo Nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 111 titles, 109 of them dated from 1963 to 2026; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Sinking of Japan (2006)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

The Makioka Sisters (1983)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)

Film career

19632026

Peak 1976 · 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.

  • 1966Screen debut· Ultraman
  • 1976First film· The Inugami Family
  • 1976First top-billed film· The Inugami Family

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting111 of 111: 111 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1960s11 · acting1970s16 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

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.

How do Kôji Ishizaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Ten Nights of Dreams (2006)

56th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Suspect X (2008)

Midcredits 90th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 73, 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 Kôji Ishizaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôji Ishizaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kon Ichikawa shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors