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Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Actor, also director and writer · Born January 19, 1963 (63) · Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

He is a Japanese actor. He won the award for the best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for Dear Doctor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1963 (63)
From
Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 280 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Yutaka Matsushige's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
Self
23%
Bonds
23%
Survival
19%
Morality
15%
Ideas
10%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 8 · Serious 7 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 7

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 11 · 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 4 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 6
Herald
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Contemplative
14
Warm
9
Melancholic
8
Dread
5
Other
20

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Yutaka Matsushige's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yutaka Matsushige'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

280 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • おいしいのつくりかた (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Bayside Shakedown N.E.W. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mayuta Katsushige

  • The Solitary Gourmet 2025 New Years Eve Special ~Refills will be delivered by Goro himself! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • Scarlet(2025)

    as Cornelius (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Solitary Gourmet(2024)

    Director · Screenplay · as Goro Inogashira

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • 孤独のグルメ2024大晦日スペシャル 太平洋から日本海 五郎、北へ あの人たちの所まで。 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Development Producer · as Inogashira Goro

  • Shoutai(2024)

    as Kawada

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Every Solitary Gourmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Development Producer · Actor

  • 大川と小川の休日捜査 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Cloud(2024)

    as Dealer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Last Mile(2024)

    as Kamikura Yasuo

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days(2024)

    as Nakazato

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special: Goro Inogashira's Escape to the South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • Dreaming in Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Kodoku no Gurume Web Series Original 2: "Goro, Riddled with Comedians" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Goro Inogashira

  • 孤独的美食家：笑料加量！当五郎遇上搞笑艺人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as 井之头五郎

  • Dousuru Ieyasu(2023)

    Show 50 episodes · as Iashikawa Kazumasa

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Família (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Aoki

  • Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • 大川と小川の時短捜査 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • おげんさんのサブスク堂 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as 豊豊さん

  • Inu-Oh(2021)

    as Tomona's Father (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Drive Into Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kim-Jung Woo

  • Tsuyukusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Is Love Sustainable?(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sawada Rintaro

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Solitary Gourmet Original Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Inogashira Goro

  • The Last 10 Years(2022)

    as Akihisa Takabayashi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ningen Kowai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as [Retired proprietor of Omiya]

  • What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Noboru Yamikumo

  • The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tamba

  • Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Fan

  • Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Full Throttle Driving! Picturesque Sceneries~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • IRIBITO –Stranger– (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Teruyama Shimura

  • Come Come Everybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 112 episodes · as Ban Kyomuzo [Actor]

  • What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Akira Goto

  • Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ryumon ["Kanto Myojin-kai" leader]

  • How to be Likable in a Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Professor Miyoshi Osamu

  • The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • 孤独のグルメ 2020大晦日スペシャル～俺の食事に密はない、孤独の花火大作戦！～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • The Voice of Sin(2020)

    as Yosuke Mizushima

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • 横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 警視庁遺失物捜査ファイル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Threads - Our Tapestry of Love(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • MIU404(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Yasuo Kamikura

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Today's Nekomura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · as Nekomura

  • Chichi to Musuko no Chika Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sendo

  • Our 30-Minute Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Fujio Yoshii

  • Tomorrow's Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Shunsaku Onodera

  • 孤独のグルメ2019大晦日スペシャル 緊急指令！ 成田～福岡～釜山 弾丸出張編！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Mr. Hikita, I Am Knocked Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kunio Hikita

  • Samurai Shifters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sanemon Motomura

  • The Great White Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Yuji Ugai

  • Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kogure Masato

  • Perfect World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Motohisa Kawana

  • Two Homelands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amoh Otoshichi

  • This Old Road -KONOMICHI- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Tekkan Yosano

  • Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 47 episodes · as Azuma Ryotaro [Doctor]

  • 孤独のグルメ 大晦日スペシャル 京都・名古屋出張編 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • Love At Least (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Isoyama

  • Designated Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Goro Kakeida

  • Café Funiculi Funicula(2018)

    as Yasunori Fusaki

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Killing for the Prosecution(2018)

    as Toshinari Suwabe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • ミッドナイト・ジャーナル 消えた誘拐犯を追え (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Dynamite Graffiti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Detective Morohashi

  • Unnatural(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kamikura Yasuo

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Inogashira Goro

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

    as Aida

  • Outrage Coda(2017)

    as Detective Shigeta

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Akira and Akira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Yamazaki Kozo

  • おげんさんといっしょ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as 豊豊さん

  • The Noble Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yamamoto

  • Prison Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Fried levanilla with rib steak from Tsudanuma in Nakano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • Museum(2016)

    as Kozo Sekihata

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Diner 2(2016)

    as Ryu

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ryu Kenzaki

  • Good Morning Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tetsuto Kuroiwa

  • Sniper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tadataka Matake

  • 家族の基礎～大道寺家の人々～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Totto Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mr. Ou

  • Sleepeeer Hit! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yasuki Wada

  • 素敵な選TAXI SPECIAL〜湯けむり連続選択肢〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Lost and Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Touji Seo

  • Arechi no Koi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mitamura Kiichi

  • Solitary Gourmet New Year's Special ~Midwinter Hokkaido Asahikawa Business Trip Edition~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • 警視庁特命刑事☆二人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 2030 Kanata no Kazoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Itakura Toru

  • Hero(2015)

    as Kenzaburo Kawajiri

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Death Note(2015)

    Show 11 episodes · as Soichiro Yagami

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Miss Hokusai(2015)

    as Katsushika Hokusai (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eisuke Hasumi

  • Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kitao (school teacher)

  • Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Teacher Kitao

  • Maestro! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Hiroaki Soma

  • Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Toshio Yabushita

  • Midnight Diner(2014)

    as Ryu Kenzaki

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Women Does Not Allow That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kaoru Chono

  • Kabukicho Love Hotel(2014)

    as Yasuo Ikezawa

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Sinner's Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kazuya Kamoshita

  • 孤独のグルメSeason4 真夏の博多・出張スペシャル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Inogashira Goro

  • Transformation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Haruhiko Hamura

  • HERO2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Monsterz(2014)

    as Detective Shibamoto

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Seven Weeks(2014)

    as Haruhiko Suzuki

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tokusou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kotaro Mitamura

  • Shinigami-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 9 episodes · as Shinigami-kun's boss

  • A Woman from Ashio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kusakabe Jotaro

  • Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kawashima Takeshi

  • Lemming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Melancholy of the Transformer Interviewer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kuromagari Arisato

  • Detective's Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Detective Seiichi

  • Shikatsushi: Jô-oh no hôigaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as 村上衛

  • Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Haruhiko

  • It's Me It's Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Detective in the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Aida

  • dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kohsuke Imai

  • Yae's Sakura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 50 episodes · as Gonpachi Yamamoto

  • Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • 疑惑 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tetsuya Kusaka

  • Hitori Shizuka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ayukawa Goro

  • Dr. Kadokura Shuuhei no jiken karute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Beyond Outrage(2012)

    as Detective Shigeta

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Summer Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tetsuo Sawaguchi

  • Answer ~ Keishichô Kenshô Sôsakan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · as Shozo Usui

  • The Wings of the Kirin(2011)

    as Kobayashi

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Man of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shuichi Tsukasa

  • Solitary Gourmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 132 episodes · as Goro Inogashira

  • The Love and Death of Kaoru Mitarai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sasaoka

  • The Sky is Mine - The Billionaire Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tamura Masaharu

  • Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Last Money - Ai no Nedan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 7 episodes · as Kisaragi Hiro

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

    as Aida

  • Majutsu wa Sasayaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • NHK Special: Unsolved Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Don Quixote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · as Hyodo Daisuke

  • Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · as Daichi's father

  • Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Miyahara Katsumi

  • Red Finger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kobayashi

  • 検事・鬼島平八郎 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 7 episodes · as 藤波 達彦

  • Kaidan Horror Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as {Hana} Zenchi Naigu

  • Kaidan Horror Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Zenchi Naigu

  • Dogwood Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kenjiro Kiuchi

  • Clone Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Aoyagi Kazuma

  • Atami's Police Investigators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Osamu Juusaka

  • Summer Romance Shines in Rainbow Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hisao Aoki

  • Monster Magnitude: 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Shoichi Kurihama

  • Odoru daisousasen the movie 3: Yatsura o kaihou seyo!(2010)

    as Katsushige Mayida

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kokô no mesu(2010)

    as Takeshi Minorikawa

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Azamijô no lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Takeuchi Koutarou

  • All to the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Go Find a Psychic! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Wasted Land(2009)

    Show 19 episodes · as Hiroshi Koide

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Diner(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ryu · as Ryu Kenzaki

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Yukinari Hatano

  • Love Call Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sakamaki Kenichi

  • Instant Swamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kawabata

  • MR.BRAIN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Kishikawa Seiji [Detective]

  • Crows Zero II(2009)

    as Ushiyama

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • KOBAYASHI KENTARO TELEVISION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Ordinary Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kosaku Kanbe

  • K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Prisoner

  • The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Prisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Zunmin Wang

  • Bloody Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · as Ikuma Kano

  • Myu will Give Daddy Her Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kazuo Kurose

  • Tokyo!(2008)

    as (segment "Shaking Tokyo")

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Homeroom on the Beachside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Negishi Masahiro [Hiroki's father]

  • Operation Love Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Matsunori Ito

  • Honey and Clover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Professor Shoda

  • Little DJ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Suteji

  • Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Takuya's father

  • Aoi Hitomi to Nuage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Hideto Kaitsuka

  • Adrift in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tomobe

  • Crows Zero(2007)

    as Ushiyama

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Chiritotechin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 151 episodes · as Wada Masanori

  • Sukiyaki Western Django(2007)

    as Toshio

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Oyaji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mashima

  • Talk, Talk, Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Taichi Yugawara

  • Operation Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Matsunori Ito

  • Did you quit again, husband? ~The famous magistrate of the late Edo period, Oguri Kozukenosuke~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Yakuza: Like a Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Makoto Date

  • Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Yasuo Ooga

  • Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Hanjiro

  • Kanashiki Tenshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Catch Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge(2006)

    as Kunio Higashi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Uramiya Honpo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Kondo Shu

  • Sun Scarred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Katsuya Ozaki

  • Homicide Team 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Takechi Shigeru

  • In Love with Eyes of an Ugly Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ueshima Satoshi

  • Princess in an Iron Helmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Time Limit Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Tadano

  • Saiyûki(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as King Konsei

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fugitive Joichiro Kijima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • クライマーズ・ハイ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as 岸文平

  • Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 19 episodes · as Harada Takeshi

  • Shinobi: Heart Under Blade(2005)

    as Hattori Hanzou

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu(2005)

    as Ramen Chef

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Welcome, patient. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Shirakawa（白川）

  • Welcome to Irabu's Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as The Ji'an Family

  • Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi(2005)

    as Mayuta

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Legendary Swordfights of Yagyu Jubei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 19 episodes · as Toda Kageyu

  • Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Lady Joker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Nishimura

  • Blood and Bones(2004)

    as Nobuyoshi Ko

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Chushingura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Shimizu Ichigaku

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Last Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yutaka Koshigekuchi

  • Believer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Divorce Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tamotsu Ohba

  • Ranpo R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Watanuki

  • Fire Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Morita

  • The Way We Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 12 episodes · as Saito Yuichi

  • One Missed Call(2003)

    as Ichiro Fujieda

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Kyohansha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nozawa Masaya

  • Rockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Last Life in the Universe(2003)

    as Yukio

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Papa for One Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · as Issaku Hosono

  • Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Rodeo Drive －ロデオドライブ－ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Kao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Toru Kasai（加西 徹）

  • 横山秀夫サスペンス「第三の時効」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Eau de Vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as 井ノ上

  • The Last Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • 最後の弁护人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • T.R.Y. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • BIRD'S EYE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Fukurô(2003)

    as Plumber's Boss

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • SF Whipped Cream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    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 1 episode · as Kurimata Koji

  • Rock'n'Roll Mishin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Hanako-san Lives in a Locker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 44 episodes · as Shiina Shunsuke

  • Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Searchin' for My Polestar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Matsubara

  • Doing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Koya

  • Big Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Makita

  • The Princess Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Anka

  • Go Heat Man! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Jingi 29: Gokudo Corpse Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Getting Wild with Our Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Love From a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Gokudo Retsuden Sakura (HANA) and Dragon (RYU) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • R-17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Actor

  • Satorare(2001)

    as Shigefumi Shiraki

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(2000)

    as Matsuoka

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Show 11 episodes · as Kenzaburo Kawajiri

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

    Actor

  • Another Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Whispered City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Policeman B

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

    as Masaki Kubo

  • Shin Mahjong Demon 5: Shinjuku Mahjong Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Tiger of Kyushu

  • 蜷川幸雄演出「パンドラの鐘」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

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

    as Nekoshima

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

    Actor

  • Hunt of a New Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • African Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Adrenaline Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kuroiwa

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

    Actor

  • Ringu(1998)

    as Yoshino

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Spiral(1998)

    as Yoshino

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Feeling relief is easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 11 episodes · as Ogasawara Dan

  • Odoru daisosasen(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Katsushige Mayida

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • In Tomoko's Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Maruki Station Staff Fujii

  • Flirt(1995)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Akagi the Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • A Last Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Daigoro

  • NIGHT HEAD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 21 episodes · Actor

  • The Guard from Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Fujimaru, Security Guard

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 279 titles from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi (2005)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

Eureka (2000)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

K-foodie meets J-foodie (2025)

Film career

19922026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove 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.

  • 1998Screen debut· Ring
  • 1998Screen debut· The Spiral

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting278 of 279: 275 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting2 of 279: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 279: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 279: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

279 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s17 · acting2000s108 · acting2010s106 · acting2020s48 · 47 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 41 roles
980308131823

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; 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 Yutaka Matsushige's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 42; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Dousuru Ieyasu (2023)

69th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Midnight Diner (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. 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 Yutaka Matsushige work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yutaka Matsushige's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takeshi Kitano shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers