
Takuzô Kawatani
Actor · Died December 22, 1995, aged 54 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Takuzo Kawatani was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 165 films between 1967 and 1995. He was most famous for playing villains.
Biography from TMDB.
- July 21, 1941
- December 22, 1995 (aged 54)
- Changchun, Jilin, China
- Actor
- 27 on MovieCove · 175 credits in all
What are Takuzô Kawatani's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 7
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 6
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 4
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Yakuza in The Kyoto Connection (1973)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
- 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 Takuzô Kawatani's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Takuzô Kawatani'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
175 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

The King of Minami: Sweet Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Third Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Man Who Shot the Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Momotarō Zamurai III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Rainbow Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Baian the Assassin: Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Haruka, Nostalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
悪女Ⅱ サンテミリオン殺人事件 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Succession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Izakaya Chōji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan(1992)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Man Who Became The Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Let's Shoot Ridiculously (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Deer Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Maji! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Hokui 15° no duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Harimao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Hana no Furu Gogo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Zatoichi(1989)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Mother(1988)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Great Department Store Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Eien no 1/2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Ronin on a Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Guys Who Never Learn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Chotchan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

River of Fireflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

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

Sure Death! 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Tora-san's Island Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Tracked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Kimi ga kagayaku toki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Burmese Harp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Kokugo Gannen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

For Kayako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Kigeki kazoku dōmei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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

Keishi-K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Aitsu to Ore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

本日ただいま誕生 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Goodbye, Flickmania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Empire of Passion(1978)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Doberman Cop(1977)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Japanese Humanity and Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Short and Fat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

The Life of Chikuzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

The Smart Aleck Ten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Decapitation of an Evil Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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

A Kawachi Rascal's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Yakuza Graveyard(1976)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Three Ginza Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Oxen Split Torturing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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

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

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

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

Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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

Evil Doers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Boss's Head(1975)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Scoundrel Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

前略おふくろ様 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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

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

Gambling Den Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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

Pimp Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Virgin Breaker Yuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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

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

The Karate 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all filmsThe Fancy Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Third Generation Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Final Episode(1974)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Tattooed Hitman(1974)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Jeans Blues: No Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

人妻セックス地獄 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Woman Mobsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Student Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Street Fighter(1974)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Police Tactics(1974)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Yakuza of the Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Proxy War(1973)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The High Cost of Virginity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Dangerous Trade in Kobe(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Hiroshima Death Match(1973)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Kyoto Connection(1973)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Aesthetics of a Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Eight Men to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Hikage-Mono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Red Silk Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Girl Boss: Guerrilla(1972)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Pledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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

Modern Lady Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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

A Scarred Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Viper Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Fate Deals the Card of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Silk Hat Boss 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

A Wad of Notes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

A Lively Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Silk Hat Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

House of Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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

Gambler's Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Kanto Street Peddlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Killer's Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Samurai Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Yakuza Law(1969)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Yakuza on Foot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Valiant Red Peony(1968)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Wicked Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Return of the Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Gamblers: The Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Eleven Samurai(1967)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Shogun and His Mistress 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Heiji, the Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Code Between Brothers 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Three Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Protector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Code of Ruffians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Blood of Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Downtown Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 175 titles, 174 of them dated from 1965 to 1995; peak year 1974.
Film career
Peak 1974 · at the high point of their film career. 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.
- 1972Screen debut· Girl Boss Guerilla
- 1978Career best· Empire of Passion
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 Takuzô Kawatani's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
22 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser22
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 33. 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 Takuzô Kawatani work with?
People who share at least 2 of Takuzô Kawatani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshiaki Tsushima shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Kinji FukasakuShared titles: Yakuza Graveyard (1976), The Boss's Head (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Kinji Fukasaku

Writers
- Kôji TakadaShared titles: The Boss's Head (1975), The Street Fighter (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Kôji Takada

- Sadao NakajimaShared titles: Bohachi Bushido: The Villain (1974), The Kyoto Connection (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Sadao Nakajima

- Takeo KanekoShared titles: Bohachi Bushido: The Villain (1974), The Kyoto Connection (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Takeo Kaneko
Actors
- Eizô KitamuraShared titles: Empire of Passion (1978), Bohachi Bushido: The Villain (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Eizô Kitamura

- Rin'ichi YamamotoShared titles: Empire of Passion (1978), The Street Fighter (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Rin'ichi Yamamoto

- Meiko KajiShared titles: Yakuza Graveyard (1976), The Boss's Head (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Meiko Kaji

- Masataka IwaoShared titles: The Boss's Head (1975), The Kyoto Connection (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Masataka Iwao

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Toshiaki TsushimaShared titles: Yakuza Graveyard (1976), The Boss's Head (1975), The Street Fighter (1974), Girl Boss: Guerrilla (1972)See all 4 shared titles with Toshiaki Tsushima
- Tôru NakajimaShared titles: Yakuza Graveyard (1976), The Boss's Head (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Tôru Nakajima
- Shigeru AkatsukaShared titles: Bohachi Bushido: The Villain (1974), Girl Boss: Guerrilla (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Shigeru Akatsuka
- Tadao KandaShared titles: The Kyoto Connection (1973), Girl Boss: Guerrilla (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Tadao Kanda
Producers
- Norimichi MatsudairaShared titles: Yakuza Graveyard (1976), The Street Fighter (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Norimichi Matsudaira
- Kanji AmaoShared titles: The Kyoto Connection (1973), Girl Boss: Guerrilla (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Kanji Amao


