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Jūrō Kara

Jūrō Kara

Actor · Died May 4, 2024, aged 84 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Jūrō Kara (唐十郎, Kara Jūrō; born Ōtsuru Yoshihide (大靏 義英); 11 February 1940 – 4 May 2024) was a Japanese avant-garde playwright, theatre director, author, actor, and songwriter. He was at the forefront of the Angura ("underground") theatre movement in Japan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jūrō Kara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 11, 1940
Died
May 4, 2024 (aged 84)
From
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 22 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 38% in 30 days

What are Jūrō Kara's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd 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
Morality
32%
Bonds
26%
Self
26%
Power
11%
Survival
4%
Duty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas Sangorô in Demons (1971)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Dread
1
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jūrō Kara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Jūrō Kara'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

22 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ekiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • My Easygoing Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Original Story

  • Through the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Genji monogatari: Asaki yume mishi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • Dr. Akagi(1998)

    as Umemoto

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay · Actor

  • 800 Two Lap Runners(1994)

    as Yasu-san

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Oyama

  • Jazz Daimyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Kyunosuke

  • A Bridge of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay

  • Demon Pond(1979)

    as Denkichi

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Amorous Tales of Genpei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Minamoto no Yoshitomo

  • The Boxer(1977)

    as Referee for the Final Match

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Sea of Genkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • Graveyard of Masks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Demons(1971)

    as Sangoro

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Zenigeba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Shimada Ichiro

  • Diary of a Shinjuku Thief(1969)

    as Singer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Violated Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay · as Handsome Boy

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

    as Daimon, a student

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1956 to 2009; peak year 1967.

Highest rated

Demons (1971)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19562009

Peak 1967 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1967Screen debut· Violated Angels
  • 1967First top-billed film· Violated Angels

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 22: 16 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thDirecting1 of 22: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting6 of 22: 3 only writing, 3 with another role

22 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew1970s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew2000s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 5 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 Jūrō Kara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

800 Two Lap Runners (1994)

65th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Demons (1971)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 42. 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 Jūrō Kara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jūrō Kara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tsutomu Tamura shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers