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Keizō Kanie

Keizō Kanie

Actor · Died March 30, 2014, aged 69 · Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan

Keizo Kanie was a distinguished Japanese actor celebrated for his notable contributions to cinema. His remarkable talent garnered him accolades, including the esteemed award for best supporting actor at the 1st Yokohama Film Festival, recognizing his exceptional performances in films like Angel Guts: Red Classroom (1979) and The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map (1979). His remarkable acting prowess continued to shine, earning him another best supporting actor award at the 12th Yokohama Film Festival for his roles in Ready to Shoot (1990) and Boku to, bokura no natsu (1990). Tragically, he passed away on March 30, 2014, at the age of 69, succumbing to stomach cancer.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 28, 1944
Died
March 30, 2014 (aged 69)
From
Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 124 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 26Up 38% in 30 days

What are Keizō Kanie's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th 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
Self
21%
Bonds
21%
Power
19%
Morality
17%
Society
10%
Survival
8%
Ideas
4%
Corruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 2 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · 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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Absurd
2
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Keizō Kanie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keizō Kanie'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

124 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shitamachi Bobsleigh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Koichi Yajima

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

    Show 157 episodes · as Chūbee Amano

  • The Little Maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Genji Arasawa

  • Beautiful Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Nakamura Tomio

  • 介護ヘルパー紫雨子の事件簿 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata ~Ending Planner~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kotaro Ihara

  • Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kobusa no Kumehachi

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A School Behind Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kobusa no Kumehachi

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

    Show 48 episodes · Actor

  • Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kobusa no Kumehachi

  • Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kobusa no Kumehachi

  • Galileo Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yukimasa Tomonaga

  • Fine, Totally Fine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Eitaro

  • Heaven Can Wait. Maybe... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kobusa no Kumehachi

  • Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Nakagawa Kohji

  • Nobunaga's Coffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Omura Yuko (Bai'an)

  • Sway(2006)

    as Osamu Hayakawa

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • MAZE マゼ～南風～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kobusa no Kumehachi

  • Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Takahashi Jinichi

  • Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kobusa no Kumehachi

  • Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sakai Zenzo

  • たったひとつのたからもの (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Boat to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Rintaro Miyoshi

  • Leave It to the Nurses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • 殺人銀行（2001） (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 浦上伸介事件ファイル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Today is closed again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

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

    as Head of the Kaizuka Gang

  • おとり捜査官・北見志穂Ⅱ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Detective Hakamada

  • Ping Pong Bath Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Sweet Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 11 episodes · as Fujitani Shinya

  • Amagi Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • おばさん事件弁護士 梅木桃子の六法全書 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mystery Files of Silver Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 10 episodes · as Junzaburo Kobayakawa

  • The Abe Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Abe Gonbei

  • Onihei's Detective Records (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Kura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Yesterday Enemy is Still Enemy Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kanzaki Hideo

  • Crest of Betrayal(1994)

    as Ichigaku Shimuzu

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dark Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Yaheiji

  • Henshin Mou Hitori No Watashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · as Hidetada Tokugawa

  • Waga Machi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Kimi no na wa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 312 episodes · as 多比良良作

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

    Actor

  • Ready to Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Gunji

  • Tigers Memorial Club Band: My Summer, and Our Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • The Shootist 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Yellow Fangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • War and Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Father of Taro

  • 窓の女 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Zatoichi(1989)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Kazuo Homata

  • Yojo no jidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • A Chaos of Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Hogetsu Shimamura

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

    Actor

  • Sure Death 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Kyuzo

  • Sukeban Deka: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Nishiwaki

  • Young Girls in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Teiko's father

  • One Who Died in Vain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • House on Fire(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Mirror of Janus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 18 episodes · as Shuuichi Shindou

  • Sukeban Deka II: Legend of the Iron-Masked Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 42 episodes · as Nishiwaki

  • The Second Is a Christian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Isomura, Coordinator of the Tenryu group

  • わが娘が消えた夜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Mattemashita tenkousei! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Shiawase no Kuni: Aoi Tori Patapata? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Taro

  • Fire Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • People of Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Yasuhiko Ôkubo

  • Lanterns on Blue Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Kabamaru the Ninja Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Nakao

  • Detective Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Detective Takamine

  • Anmitsu Hime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fall Guy(1982)

    as Film Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Dropout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Yakuza

  • Farewell to the Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Daijin

  • The Buddy: Yaji and Kita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Chizou

  • Distant Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Husband of Kaede

  • Yokohama BJ Blues(1981)

    as Tetsuo

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Muddy River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Policeman

  • The First Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Writhing Tongue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Yamagishi

  • Drive for the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Noboru Yamaguchi

  • The Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as DA

  • Temptation of Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Konno

  • The Three Undelivered Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • So Soft, So Cunning(1979)

    as Kenji Taguchi

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ameyuki-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Angel Guts: Red Classroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Tetsuro Muraki

  • The Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Akutsu

  • Female Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Satoru Kobayashi

  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Eros Eterna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Man

  • Girl's Pleasure: Man Hunting(1977)

    as Mickey Tokuda

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Special Crime Investigation Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Brother and Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Kifuji

  • Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Kazuya Funabashi

  • Tattooed Flower Vase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Tatsunoe

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

    as Sone

  • Rape! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Street of Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Shiwa

  • Mr. Mutsugoro’s Happy Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?(1974)

    as Mamushi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Love Affair in Purgatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jirô

  • Deeper Than Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Masato

  • Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi at Large(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Risuke

  • Lost Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Kaoyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sakamoto

  • Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Gentle Japanese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Shige

  • Classmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 124 titles from 1967 to 2014; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

Sway (2006)

$310K worldwide

Highest rated

Sway (2006)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Girl's Pleasure: Man Hunting (1977)

Film career

19672014

Peak 1972 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting124 of 124: 124 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s31 · acting1980s36 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s11 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 10 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 Keizō Kanie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Girl's Pleasure: Man Hunting (1977)

76th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Zatoichi (1989)

Midcredits 80th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 58. 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 Keizō Kanie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keizō Kanie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shintarō Katsu shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers