Nobu Kanaoka
Actor · Born January 1, 1959 (67)
Nobu Kanaoka was born in 1959. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), Tokyo Fist (1995) and The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987).
Biography from IMDb.
- January 1, 1959 (67)
- Actor
- 3 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
What are Nobu Kanaoka's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 3
Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
- Heraldas Woman in Glasses in Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
- Allyas Kana in Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)
Moods and endings
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 Nobu Kanaoka's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Nobu Kanaoka's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
6 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
A Blue Automobile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tokyo Fist(1995)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer(1992)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Tetsuo: The Iron Man(1989)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Phantom of Regular Size (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles from 1986 to 2004; peak year 1988.
Biggest box office
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Highest rated
Tokyo Fist (1995)
Most popular right now
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Film career
Peak 1988 · 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.
- 1987Screen debut· The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Nobu Kanaoka's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 33. 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.
Is Nobu Kanaoka's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Nobu Kanaoka work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nobu Kanaoka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shin'ya Tsukamoto shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Shin'ya TsukamotoShared titles: Tokyo Fist (1995), Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992), Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Actors
- Tomoroo TaguchiShared titles: Tokyo Fist (1995), Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992), Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Tomoroo Taguchi
- Naomasa MusakaShared titles: Tokyo Fist (1995), Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Naomasa Musaka
Composers
- Chu IshikawaShared titles: Tokyo Fist (1995), Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992), Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Chu Ishikawa
