Hideo Kanze
Actor · Died June 8, 2007, aged 79 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Hideo Kanze was born on 3 August 1927 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Woman in the Dunes (1964), The Face of Another (1966) and Spy Sorge (2003). He died on 8 June 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.
Biography from IMDb.
- August 3, 1927
- June 8, 2007 (aged 79)
- Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Hideo Kanze's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 6
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic2
- 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 Hideo Kanze's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Hideo Kanze'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
37 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Discovery of Image – The Era of Toshio Matsumoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Will to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
House of Sleeping Beauties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
A Last Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Zeami no nou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Rikyu(1989)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Wangan Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Edo Porn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Strangling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Life of Chikuzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Bôkenshatachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Iro Nabeshima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Kanawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Summer Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Demons(1971)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Evil Spirits of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Strange Affinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Heat Wave Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Strong Women, Weak Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Black Cat(1968)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Libido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Band of Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Rebellion of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Lost Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Face of Another(1966)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Violence at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Dawn of Asia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Woman in the Dunes(1964)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Human (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Pitfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Weavers of Nishijin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Career shape
Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1961 to 2017; peak year 1967.
Film career
Peak 1967 · 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.
- 1962Screen debut· Pitfall
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 Hideo Kanze's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 95th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. 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 Hideo Kanze'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 Hideo Kanze work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hideo Kanze's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tôru Takemitsu shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Hiroshi TeshigaharaShared titles: The Face of Another (1966), Woman in the Dunes (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroshi Teshigahara
Writers
- Kôbô AbeShared titles: The Face of Another (1966), Woman in the Dunes (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Kôbô Abe
Actors
- Kei SatōShared titles: Black Cat (1968), Double Suicide: Japanese Summer (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Kei Satō
- Rokkô TouraShared titles: Black Cat (1968), Double Suicide: Japanese Summer (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Rokkô Toura
- Taiji TonoyamaShared titles: Black Cat (1968), Double Suicide: Japanese Summer (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Taiji Tonoyama
- Eiji OkadaShared titles: The Face of Another (1966), Woman in the Dunes (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Eiji Okada
Composers and cinematographers
- Tôru TakemitsuShared titles: Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975), The Face of Another (1966), Woman in the Dunes (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Tôru Takemitsu
- Tatsuo SuzukiShared titles: Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975), Demons (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Tatsuo Suzuki
- Hikaru HayashiShared titles: Black Cat (1968), Double Suicide: Japanese Summer (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Hikaru Hayashi
- Hiroshi SegawaShared titles: The Face of Another (1966), Woman in the Dunes (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroshi Segawa
Producers
- Kiichi IchikawaShared titles: Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975), The Face of Another (1966), Woman in the Dunes (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Kiichi Ichikawa
- Nobuyo HoribaShared titles: Black Cat (1968), The Face of Another (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Nobuyo Horiba
- Tadashi ÔnoShared titles: The Face of Another (1966), Woman in the Dunes (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Tadashi Ôno