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Noboru Matsuhashi

Noboru Matsuhashi

Actor · Born November 3, 1944 (81) · Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan

Noboru Matsuhashi was born on 3 November 1944 in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. He is an actor, known for Silence (1971), Samurai Reincarnation (1981) and Death of a Ninja (1982).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 3, 1944 (81)
From
Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on Motif · 25 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 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Noboru Matsuhashi's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Morality
31%
Society
12%
Survival
8%
Revenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · 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 2 · 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 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Noboru Matsuhashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Noboru Matsuhashi's titles on Motif; 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

25 credits, 4 with a Motif page.

  • Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight(1985)

    as Cyborg

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Wangan Highway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Ghost Story: The House Where Butterflies Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Headphone Lullaby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Second Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Death of a Ninja(1982)

    as Miyoshi

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Reincarnation(1981)

    as Ietsuna Tokugawa

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Beauty of the Big Clock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Toru Hinata

  • Weeping Lake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Irezumi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Saburo

  • The Faceless Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mitani

  • Case of the Disjointed Murder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Variation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Kenzo

  • The Perennial Weed(1975)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Two in the Amsterdam Rain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • My Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Takeo Hoshi

  • Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as K

  • Kage no tsume (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    as Kôsuke

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Silence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mokichi

  • Love of Saturday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 62nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1970 to 2020; peak year 1982.

Highest rated

Samurai Reincarnation (1981)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

The Perennial Weed (1975)

Film career

19702020

Peak 1982 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1971Screen debut· Silence

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s17 · acting1980s7 · acting2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Noboru Matsuhashi's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight (1985)

68th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Samurai Reincarnation (1981)

Midcredits 65th · 57% liked

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 Midcredits 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.

Who does Noboru Matsuhashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Noboru Matsuhashi's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fûtarô Yamada shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers