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Ryûji Katagiri

Ryûji Katagiri

Actor · Born August 14, 1947 (79) · Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

Ryûji Katagiri was born on 14 August 1947 in Shimonoseki, Japan. He is an actor, known for Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000), AIBOU: The Movie (2008) and Partners: The Movie II (2010).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 14, 1947 (79)
From
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 135 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Ryûji Katagiri's films like?

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

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
35%
Bonds
30%
Power
15%
Survival
11%
Self
9%
Betrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · 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 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Triumphant
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Ryûji Katagiri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Fandor (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryûji Katagiri'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

135 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kingdom 3: The Man Who Became Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • CONFLICT GAIDEN: Oda Seiji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kansuke Aramaki

  • The Last Shot in the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kirihara

  • AIBOU: The Movie IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kanji Uchimura

  • Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Seiji Haruyama

  • Saraba Abunai Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • 愛に渇く-thirst for love- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • AIBOU: The Movie III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kanji Uchimura

  • Phone Call to the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kajiwara-Gumi Kumichô

  • 極秘潜入捜査官 D.D.T. ２ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 極秘潜入捜査官 D.D.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • AIBOU: CSI Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Mission To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Vengance Of A Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • AIBOU: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kanji Uchimura

  • Straight to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • 裏相棒 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as 内村完尔

  • Shoot the Boss: Hunt the Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • 北アルプス山岳救助隊・紫門一鬼８　白馬八方尾根　雪どけの叫び (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Furyo shonen no yume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Jingi 38: The Bullet of Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The King of Minami: The Men's Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Gokudo Conflict Outbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

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

    Show 462 episodes · as 内村完尔(Kanji Uchimura)

  • The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Family 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Jingi 27: Revenge Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Road to the Don 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Debt King Part VII: Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Nagaremono Yokohama Gokudo War 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Road to the Don 14 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Kizu Blood Apocalypse 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Road to the Don 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Shura ga Yuku 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Nile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Organized Violence Bloody Honor 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Heisei Gokudoden Yasha Tears! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Kenka-gumi 2: Hong Kong Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Another XX: Matori Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • KIZU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Kizu Blood Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Steel & Lead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as 西村刑事

  • Jingi 12: Bloody Territory (Shima) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • D×D: Dangerous Angel × Death Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Maji! 6: Raging Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Doberman Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Another XX: Red Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Chinpira Blues: Idiot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Files of the Young Kindaichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kusaburo Bando

  • Shura ga Yuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Kiriko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Last Horse Betting Expert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Blind Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Nishito (President of Shinonome Industries)

  • Emperor of Upheaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Catch Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Kim's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Killing Melody Lady Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Like a Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Crime Hunter 3: Killing Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Beppin Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Lonely Hitman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bobcat

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

    Actor

  • Dangerous Cops Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Those Swell Yakuza(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Young Lady Detectives: Heart Beat!(1987)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Night Train(1987)

    as Jagara no Kei

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Homance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ikehiro

  • Death Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Otomatsu

  • Oar(1985)

    as Kimoto

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Someday, Someone Will Be Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Gemini Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Doctor

  • She Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Abe

  • Ginpei From Koina: Migratory Bird of Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Kawasaki Vice Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Lovers Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Noguchi

  • Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Fossilized Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jô

  • Pro Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Heaven Sent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Execution Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Dead Angle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • ０計画を阻止せよ－総理大臣誘拐！！－ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jiro Taketani

  • The Most Dangerous Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • I Can Hear the Sound of Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doberman Cop(1977)

    as Sanada

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Nuns That Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Dazzling Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hokuriku Proxy War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The General and His Empire of Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Japan's Don(1977)

    as Takeshi

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Yakuza Code Still Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Graveyard(1976)

    as Pachinko Parlor Employee

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Most Perverted Post War Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Imagawa

  • A Savage Beast Goes Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Toshio Kirino

  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Tanaka

  • Violent Panic: The Big Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Taxi Driver

  • A Cheerful Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Operation Plazma in Osaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Boss's Head(1975)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Story of a Nymphomaniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Oshichi's customer

  • Company Buggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • The Karate 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Kaji

  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity(1974)

    as Nanba Family Member

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Street Fighter's Last Revenge(1974)

    as Ôwada's Thug / Dracula

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Karate 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Kijin-ryu Disciple

  • Code of Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Final Episode(1974)

    as Shinichi Nochi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bronson Lee, Champion(1974)

    as Sagara

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Return of the Street Fighter(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Tattooed Hitman(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Street Fighter(1974)

    as Hanada

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Police Tactics(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Proxy War(1973)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hell Riders in Kyoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Hiroshima Death Match(1973)

    as Kawaguchi Yoshio

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Kyoto Connection(1973)

    as Gohara's Subordinate

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity(1973)

    as Mesaki Takeshi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Organized Crime: Killer's Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Fierce Fighting Mad Police '80 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as 新田 吾郎

Career shape

Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 135 titles, 134 of them dated from 1972 to 2019.

Highest rated

The Boss's Head (1975)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

The Kyoto Connection (1973)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting135 of 135: 135 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1970s43 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s13 · acting

Billing

usually 25th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Ryûji Katagiri's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Bronson Lee, Champion (1974)

79th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hiroshima Death Match (1973)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

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 Ryûji Katagiri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryûji Katagiri's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kôji Takada shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers