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Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Actor · Died January 20, 1995, aged 71 · Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄 Kaneko Nobuo, 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1950 and 1993. He was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 27, 1923
Died
January 20, 1995 (aged 71)
From
Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 243 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Nobuo Kaneko's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 99th 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
Power
28%
Morality
25%
Survival
24%
Bonds
9%
Self
7%
Ideas
4%
Society
2%
Power5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 11

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 12 · 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 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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 9 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Mentor
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
5
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Nobuo Kaneko's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nobuo Kaneko'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

243 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Father and Son Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Kokkai e ikô! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • The Great Shogunate Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

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

    as Tennoji

  • The Man Who Became The Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood(1989)

    as Yoshiyuki Kawashima

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Surgical Designs in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Godzilla 1985(1985)

    as Home Affairs Minister Isomura

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Godzilla(1984)

    as Home Affairs Minister Isomura

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Karate Cop 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Imperial Navy(1981)

    as Chuichi Nagumo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Detective Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Shogun(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ishido

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Nurse's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Yoshio Yamamori

  • Shadow Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 27 episodes · as Sakai Tadakiyo

  • Faraway Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Shogun Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Hayashi Razan

  • Troubleman Laughs and Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Actor

  • Hell(1979)

    as Emma Daio

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Kokichi Asakura

  • Down with The Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

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

    Actor

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

    Show 51 episodes · as Taira no Kiyomori

  • The Fall of Ako Castle(1978)

    as Kira

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dynamite Don-Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Denjiro Hasimoto

  • Never Give Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Head of Mizoguchi City

  • Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Hideyoshi Hirayama

  • Yagyu Clan Conspiracy(1978)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Karate Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Japanese Godfather: Ambition(1977)

    as Hirano

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Japan's Don(1977)

    as Shoji Taguchi

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Truck Rascals in Fever Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Graveyard(1976)

    as Chief Akama

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Cobra 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Tajima

  • Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • 300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Shimane Prison Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Torao Yoshinari

  • Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Cops vs. Thugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Masaichi Tomoyasu

  • Unified Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 28 episodes · Actor

  • The Viper Brothers and the Young General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity(1974)

    as Yoshio Yamamori

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Rapacious Jailbreaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Yoshio Imazu - Warden

  • Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Father of the Kamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Final Episode(1974)

    as Yoshio Yamamori

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Police Tactics(1974)

    as Yoshio Yamamori

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Classmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Kakutarô Shinohara

  • Proxy War(1973)

    as Yoshio Yamamori

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Senzo Ogata

  • Dangerous Trade in Kobe(1973)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Hadano

  • The Hard Core Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Hiroshima Death Match(1973)

    as Yoshio Yamamori

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Shigeru Satô - The President of The School

  • Queen of Eros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Narrator

  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity(1973)

    as Yoshio Yamamori

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Visitor of the Shoe Polishing

  • Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Pledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Turtle Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Shōwa Gokudōshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Chief of Police

  • The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Story of Japanese Bad Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Boss Ohya, the nightclub owner

  • Thugs of Shinjuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Kingpin of Fair Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • King of the Night Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Postwar Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • アッと驚く為五郎 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Duel at Fort Ezo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • A Yakuza Goes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Woman Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Bad Guy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Fatal Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Samurai Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Osuga

  • The Biggest Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Yakuza Awaits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Living Skeleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Suetsugu

  • Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Rogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Suyama

  • Enlisted Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Valiant Red Peony(1968)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Brothers'Code - The Back Relation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Tokuyasu

  • Downtown Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Worship of the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Denbei

  • Hot Springs Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Shinagawa

  • Curse of the Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Sojun

  • Diamonds of the Andes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Scoundrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Big Time Gambling Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Tasaburô Senba

  • Human Torpedoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Last Loyalty Offering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Escape Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Domain: Where The Blade Enters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Killer of Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Gambler's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ushimatsu Fujii

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Shurinosuke Asahina

  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Organized Violence II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Head of Department

  • Portrait of Chieko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sawada · as Yamazaki

  • Dissolution Rites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Itagaki

  • Under the Stars of Singapore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Prison Release Loyalty Offering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • A Drop of Grease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Rub Out the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Harbor of No Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Love Eternal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Aoki

  • Seven Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Love and Desire in the Night Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Warm Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Convicted Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Vassal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Magic Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Dôjin Hiki

  • Hi No Taiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Expelled from the Kanto Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Chivalrous Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Black Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Flowering Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Matsui

  • Black Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Traveling Alone with a Guitar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Fight, Zatoichi, Fight(1964)

    as Unosuke

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Flower and the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Call My Black Dice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Sakakibara (Boss of the Tokyo-based Sakakibara gang)

  • The Glamorous Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Kenji Yamakoshi

  • Giant Rumble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Kansuke

  • Black Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Main Street in the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Edo Crime Book: Black Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Honda Shinpachi

  • Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Red Handkerchief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Revenge and the Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Kawazu

  • Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Kumagai

  • The Third Shadow Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Youth of the Beast(1963)

    as Sôichi Ozawa

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards!(1963)

    as Inspector Kumagaya

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Traces of Lead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Ai to shi no katami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Bōkyō no umi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Jūdan no arashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Last Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Red Bud and White Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Song of a Traveller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kozo Haraguchi

  • Wind and waves of the South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kihei

  • Crimson Pistol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Standing Towards the Great Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ken

  • The Plateau Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Joe of Aces: Give and Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Whistling in the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Quick Draw Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mishima

  • The Famous Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Katsumata

  • Tokyo Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mishima

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer(1961)

    as Kirihara Gôchô

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • An Angel is Chasing Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Rambler under the Southern Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Rambler Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Wakai toppū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Lost Diamond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Return of the Vagabond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Intimidation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Kyosuke Takita

  • Yakuza Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Law's Bloody Wounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Age of Our Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Rambling Guitarist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Akitsu

  • The Wild Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Funakoshi

  • Ningyō no uta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Merciless Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Sawamura

  • Kawaii Onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Echo of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • A Man Explodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • We Live Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Praying Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Shinichiro Kuraki

  • Get Over Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Yoshino

  • Friendship of Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Voice Without a Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Kawai

  • Wolves of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Man Who Rode the Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Yuzo Hayata

  • Unga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Hitoshi Itami

  • That Wonderful Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Tomorrow is Another Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Night Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Forever, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Tachio Kinumaki

  • Man Who Causes a Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Toru Sakyo, the critic

  • The Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Barefoot Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Denbei

  • This Day's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Madam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Eight Hours of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kosaku Mori

  • Lunar Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Hungry Soul, Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Reiji Ajioka

  • Okinawa no Tami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Hungry Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Reiji Ajioka

  • Summer Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kido

  • Tonari no yome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Wandering Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

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

    as Fuji director

  • Called to the Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • So Deep in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Sayama

  • A Hole of My Own Making (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Stray Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Haraguchi, the painter

  • Till We Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Akira Mimura

  • Floating Clouds(1955)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Wakai hito-tachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Student Double Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Cape Ashizuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Garden of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Kihei Hirato

  • Itsuko to sono haha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Tokuji Funabashi

  • Sound of the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Red Light Military Base (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Sugio Kawanabe

  • Waseda University (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Hotani Nitarō

  • At the End of the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Vacuum Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Sergeant Kaneko

  • Ikiru(1952)

    as Mitsuo, son of Kanji

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Vendetta of a Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Rainbow-Colored Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Kashima

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 243 titles from 1950 to 1994; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

Godzilla 1985 (1985)

$4.1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Ikiru (1952)

Film career

19501994

Peak 1974 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting243 of 243: 243 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

1950s60 · acting1960s103 · acting1970s64 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s5 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
526272

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 Nobuo Kaneko's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)

64th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 78, 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 Nobuo Kaneko work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nobuo Kaneko's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kunie Tanaka shares the most, 5.

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