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Yoshirô Kitahara

Actor · Born March 11, 1929 (97) · Japan

Yoshirô Kitahara was born on 11 March 1929 in Japan. He was an actor, known for Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965), Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection (1963) and Kamen Rider (1971). He died on 3 June 2022 in Japan.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 11, 1929 (97)
From
Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 96 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Yoshirô Kitahara's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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%
Survival
28%
Bonds
24%
Self
12%
Power
4%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · 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 6 · Relentless 1

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 6 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Yoshirô Kitahara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshirô Kitahara'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

96 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dangerous Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 51 episodes · as Shoichi Doi

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Actor

  • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Muto

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Taro Kosaka

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Ono

  • The Falcon Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch(1968)

    as Goro Nanjo

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Trigger-Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Snow Woman(1968)

    as Seiju

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Gamera vs. Viras(1968)

    as Masao's Father

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • G-Men of the Sea: Pacific Ocean Bodyguards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Medal from the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Gamera vs. Gyaos(1967)

    as Dr. Aoki

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Shroud of Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Prison Release Loyalty Offering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Shiroi Kyotô(1966)

    as Professor Inui

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Gamera vs. Barugon(1966)

    as Professor Amano

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gamera: The Giant Monster(1965)

    as Mr. Sakurai

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Black Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Black Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • A Public Benefactor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Mitsunari Ishida

  • Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Operation Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Typhoon Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Bury Me Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • When Women Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Girls Born in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Princess and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • 誘拐 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Phantom Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kaundinya

  • Prize of Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Last-Ditch Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Les Mesdemoiselles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Tejō ni kaketa koi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Black Sea of Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Hit and Run Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Dare yori mo kimi o aisu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • A Nice Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Rockabilly Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mukai

  • Ah Special Attack Corps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Samurai Vendetta(1959)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Etajima, the Naval Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Various Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Path I Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Ojo-kichiza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Lord Nobunaga's Early Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Most Valuable Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Makioka Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Cat Knew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Love River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Fireman

  • Chance Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Shimizu

  • Advance Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly(1957)

    as Chief Inspector Wakabayashi

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Betrothed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Red Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Daiei Studio is Bustling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Dai san hijōsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • 8:13 PM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Training Ship of Yearning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Studio wa ōsawagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Nenneko Shain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Ma no hanayome ishō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Headquarters of Crime Detection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Eyes of the Jaguar: Blue Dragon's Cave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Morio Asahi

  • The Eyes of the Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Morio Asahi

  • Bara no kōdōkan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Miai Ryokou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Kidnapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Troupers of Asakusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Phantom Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Toki Onoshi

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Driving Like Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Rōkyoku tengu dōjō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Atarashiki ten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Woman of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Mashiroki Fuji no mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Haha tokidori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Itsuki no komori uta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Four Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Konna beppin mita koto nai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Haha no mizūmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kinseimei shōbu monogatari: Kettō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Asakusa monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Koshō musuko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kanojo no tokudane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Byakuran kōran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Rainbow Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Yamamoto

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles from 1949 to 1986.

Highest rated

The Snow Woman (1968)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting96 of 96: 96 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s49 · acting1960s40 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% 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 Yoshirô Kitahara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)

63rd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Snow Woman (1968)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 36. 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 Yoshirô Kitahara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshirô Kitahara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noriaki Yuasa shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers