
Asao Koike
Actor · Died March 23, 1985, aged 54 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator.
Biography from TMDB.
- March 18, 1931
- March 23, 1985 (aged 54)
- Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Actor
- 26 on Motif · 184 credits in all
Known for
What are Asao Koike's films like?
Across their 20 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 17
Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 12
Grounded 3 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 15
Steady 3 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4
Casual 4 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 10
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 5 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Shadowas Lucifer in Puss in Boots (1969)
- Shadowas Horitatsu in Inferno of Torture (1969)
- Shadowas Silver in Animal Treasure Island (1971)
- Shadowas Boss Mangorô Kagiya in Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
- Shadowas Rothbart in Swan Lake (1981)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet10
- 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 Asao Koike's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 26 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Asao Koike's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
184 credits, 26 with a Motif page.

The Story of a Man Among Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

Kita no hotaru(1984)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
Newlywed Hell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

Nogare no machi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

The Geisha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

Our Teacher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)


The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

Confessions of a Wife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

The Yoshida School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

Ninja-gari(1982)
Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
Hamuretto wa yukue fumei (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

The Blazing Valiant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

Rennyo and His Mother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

Fifth Movement (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

Grudge Girls Academy: Serial Murder of Fear! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

Swan Lake(1981)
Motif score: 89th percentile of all films
Shogun's Ninja(1980)
Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films
Drive for the Future (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

Keishi-K (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
Nurse's Husband (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

The Revolt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

G.I. Samurai(1979)
Motif score: 55th percentile of all films
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

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

Down with The Big Boss (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

Hakatakko Pure Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

Winter's Flower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

The Okinawa War of Ten Years (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
A Young Female Instructor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films
Gambling Code and Feuds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

Poetry of Baseball Enthusiasts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

Japan's Don(1977)
Motif score: 79th percentile of all films
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

Cobra 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

The Racketeer Ishimatsu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

The Machine Gun Dragon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

Main Line to Terror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

Light of Africa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

Great Jailbreak (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

The Killing Machine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

Violent Streets(1974)
Motif score: 78th percentile of all films
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Police Tactics(1974)
Motif score: 88th percentile of all films
Yakuza of the Present (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

Hiroshima Death Match(1973)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

Rebellion Reward (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

Aesthetics of a Bullet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
Motif score: 91st percentile of all films
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
Motif score: 94th percentile of all films
The Red Silk Gambler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

Professional Killers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

Zatoichi in Desperation(1972)
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

Sex, Gamble and Big Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

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

Street Mobster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

Companion to Hell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

Delinquent Street (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

Girl Boss Blues - Queen Bee's Challenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

The Insatiable (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

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

The Armed Organization (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

The Gambler's Counterattack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 9 - Ghost Story of the Evening Mist Tower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

The Big Chase (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

The Sucker's Blunt Dagger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

Animal Treasure Island(1971)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films
Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Motif score: 89th percentile of all films
Inside a Girl's Dormitory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

The Last Kamikaze (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

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

The Revelation of a Geisha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

Three Pretty Devils (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

Postwar Secrets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

Tomorrow's Joe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

The Final Gamble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

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

The Fort of Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Horrors of Malformed Men(1969)
Motif score: 60th percentile of all films
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Kanto Woman Fortitude (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Love and Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

A Thousand & One Nights(1969)
Motif score: 60th percentile of all films
Lefty Fencer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Inferno of Torture(1969)
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Puss in Boots(1969)
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Woman Killer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Orgies of Edo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

Living Skeleton (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

The Joy of Torture(1968)
Motif score: 47th percentile of all films
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

The Saga of Tanegashima (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

Lone Wolf Isazo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

Key Hunter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

A History of the Japanese Underworld (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

Human Torpedoes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

Zatoichi Challenged(1967)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
The Last Loyalty Offering (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

The Aftermath of War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

The Return of the Filthy Seven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

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

The Sister Gamblers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

The Last Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

Classmates (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

The Gambler's Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

A Certain Killer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

Eighteen Years in Prison(1967)
Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films
Gamblers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

The Dragon and the Tiger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

Gang's Upward Strategy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

The Man's Crest: I Shall Kill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

Kimba the White Lion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

Flowering Maidens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

A Man's Crest: Fight Challenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

The Flower and the Sword (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

Whirlpool of Flesh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

Eliminate The Killer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

Flora on the Sand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

A Wandering Gambler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

The Scarred Crest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

The Hunter's Diary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

Fight of the Gamblers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

The Insect Woman(1963)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
The Dragon Crest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

Jidanya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

New Marital Relations (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

The Symbol of a Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

Foggy Night Blues (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

Red Shoes and a Good-For-Nothing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

Life of a Flower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

Bad Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

La Fée Diabolique (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

At the Side of the Bridge 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

Two People, Yet All Alone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

A Flame at the Pier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

I Hate But Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
The Man From the Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

This Madding Crowd (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

Akitsu Hot Springs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

Netsuai sha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

The Age of Lawless Moneymaking (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

Eternity of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

Happiness of Us Alone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

The Last Trump Card (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

The Sun's Burial (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

Banana (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

The Lost Alibi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

Pilgrimage at Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

I Want to Be a Shellfish (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

Throne of Blood(1957)
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
An Inlet of Muddy Water (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

Crystal House (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 184 titles, 183 of them dated from 1953 to 1984; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office
A Thousand & One Nights (1969)

Highest rated
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

Most popular right now
A Thousand & One Nights (1969)
Film career
Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 Motif titles. 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.
- 1957Screen debut· Throne of Blood
- 1972Career best· Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Asao Koike's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 78th percentile, the median of the 25 of 26 with a score; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
20 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser20
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Asao Koike's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Asao Koike work with?
People who share at least 2 of Asao Koike's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mikio Narita shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Hideo GoshaShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Violent Streets (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Hideo Gosha

- Kimio YabukiShared titles: Swan Lake (1981), Puss in Boots (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Kimio Yabuki
- Kinji FukasakuShared titles: Hiroshima Death Match (1973), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Kinji Fukasaku

- Teruo IshiiShared titles: Inferno of Torture (1969), The Joy of Torture (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Teruo Ishii

Writers
- Kôji TakadaShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Ninja-gari (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Kôji Takada

- Ichirô ÔtsuShared titles: Ninja-gari (1982), Shogun's Ninja (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Ichirô Ôtsu
- Fumio KônamiShared titles: Shogun's Ninja (1980), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Fumio Kônami
- Kazuo KoikeShared titles: Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974), Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Kazuo Koike

Actors
- Mikio NaritaShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Ninja-gari (1982), Japan's Don (1977), Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974), Hiroshima Death Match (1973)See all 5 shared titles with Mikio Narita

- Isao NatsuyagiShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Shogun's Ninja (1980), Violent Streets (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Isao Natsuyagi

- Hiroki MatsukataShared titles: Kanei Command Performance (1983), Ninja-gari (1982), Japan's Don (1977)See all 3 shared titles with Hiroki Matsukata

- Shin'ichi ChibaShared titles: Shogun's Ninja (1980), Japan's Don (1977), Hiroshima Death Match (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Shin'ichi Chiba

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Toshio TaniguchiShared titles: Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974), Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972), Zatoichi in Desperation (1972), Zatoichi Challenged (1967)See all 4 shared titles with Toshio Taniguchi
- Fujio MoritaShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Fujio Morita

- Masaru SatōShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Violent Streets (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Masaru Satō

- Toshiaki TsushimaShared titles: Ninja-gari (1982), Hiroshima Death Match (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Toshiaki Tsushima
Producers
- Ken ArigaShared titles: Swan Lake (1981), Puss in Boots (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Ariga
- Hiroshi ÔkawaShared titles: Animal Treasure Island (1971), Puss in Boots (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroshi Ôkawa
- Kôji ShundôShared titles: Sympathy for the Underdog (1971), Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Kôji Shundô

- Kanji AmaoShared titles: Inferno of Torture (1969), The Joy of Torture (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Kanji Amao

Mixed roles
- Norifumi SuzukiShared titles: Kanei Command Performance (1983), Shogun's Ninja (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Norifumi Suzuki



