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Kenji Isomura

Actor and producer · Born December 11, 1949 (76) · Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Born
December 11, 1949 (76)
From
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 10 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 27% in 30 days

What are Kenji Isomura's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
20%
Power
16%
Survival
14%
Society
12%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · 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 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Romantic
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kenji Isomura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenji Isomura'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

10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Sacrifice(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lost Girls and Love Hotels(2020)

    as Salaryman 1

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Earthquake Bird(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Heaven's Burning(1997)

    as Yukio

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Umi e, See You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Ladies(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Battle Anthem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Battle of Port Arthur(1980)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Execution Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Far Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 54th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 1977 to 2024; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

A Sacrifice (2024)

$130K worldwide

Highest rated

Earthquake Bird (2019)

Midcredits 41st

Most popular right now

A Sacrifice (2024)

Film career

19772024

Peak 1997 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 10: 8 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 10: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s1 · acting2010s1 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Kenji Isomura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)

50th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)

Midcredits 71st · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. 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 Kenji Isomura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenji Isomura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Georgina Pope shares the most, 3.

Producers