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Kenji Mizuhashi

Kenji Mizuhashi

Actor · Born January 13, 1975 (51) · Tokyo, Japan

Kenji Mizuhashi is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1997, portraying Kenichi Yamamoto in Tomie and Tomie: Beginning

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 13, 1975 (51)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 138 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Kenji Mizuhashi's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
38%
Bonds
20%
Survival
18%
Society
9%
Morality
8%
Power
7%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Warm
4
Dread
3
Tense
3
Contemplative
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Kenji Mizuhashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenji Mizuhashi'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

138 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Service Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • DOCTOR PRICE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Akira Tsukada

  • Seishun Gestalt Houkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Inheritance Detective(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. and Mrs. Igarashi Are Strangers in Disguise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sohei Takehashi

  • Take Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as 宮本正則

  • Drawing Closer(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Double Cheat: Itsuwari no Keikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Takenori Mikoshiba

  • 9Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Godzilla Minus One(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Captured Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kiyoshi Hitachi

  • Lapis Lazuli and Crystals Shine When Illuminated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Koichi Kimura

  • Pandora's Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Satoru Sougawa

  • Invisible(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Takuya Wakatsuki

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Love Stories from Fukuoka 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Shoichi Kobayashi

  • Saikoyou Keisatsukan 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Rika - Jisho 28 Sai no Junai Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Honeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Mo-Ruerani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Keiichi Mizuno

  • Runway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Takumi

  • Vile Van! 2 ~Seven Samurai Edition~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Yoshitaka Yoda

  • Broken Heart of the 56th Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Toshifumi Ikeda

  • MIU404(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Etori

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • カゾクデッサン (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • さぶ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Aku No Hado: Satsujin Bunsekihan(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Moonless Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ko's father

  • The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Fuyuki Tajima

  • Maison de Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Naoto Makino

  • Our Departures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yuri's Lover

  • Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yumoto

  • Imagination Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Takashi Ozawa

  • Giver: Revenge's Giver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as 町田

  • Miss Sherlock(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiroaki Iida

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Lost in Ramen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Cloudy, Ocassionally Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Strange Tales of Love and Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1(2017)

    as Keichi and Okuyasu's Father

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Opening Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ooyagi

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

    as (segment "Mikan no hana")

  • Stone's Cocoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Yaginuma Takaaki

  • Kirisaki Jack no Kokuhaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Revenge Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Assistant Inspector Yuasa

  • Ghost Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tomoyuki Tsubota

  • Akagi Live Action(2015)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • 埋もれる (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Danda Rin - The Labour Standards Inspector(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yuji Onda

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

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

    as Nakamaru

  • The Sango Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ranger Koji Hirata

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

    as Tanabe

  • The Flying Publicist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Kato

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

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

    as Beethoven

  • Before the Vigil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Lucky Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Penance(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Teacher Tanabe

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • HUNTER - Women After Reward Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Yasuo Yamamoto

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

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • CSI: Crime Scene Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jidankoshonin Gota Keshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • In a Lonely Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 28½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Producer

  • Onobori monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Absolute Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Satoru Miki

  • Miyoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Shinichi Abe

  • Tokyo Neo Mafia 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Neo Mafia 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Someday's Dreamers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Neo Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Love Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yusagi Inaba

  • Konna otona no onnanoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Junichi Nakano

  • 5 Centimeters per Second(2007)

    as Takaki Tohno (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Silver Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Taro Hirai

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

    Actor

  • Love on Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kimura

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

    Actor

  • Funky Forest: The First Contact(2005)

    as Mizuhashi

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • GARO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Manager Hideyuki Shiranami

  • Gina K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu(2005)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Commando Mission 1549 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kinoshita

  • Tomie: Beginning(2005)

    as Kenichi Yamamoto

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Junana

  • Jam Films 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Nibanme no kanojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • A Blue Automobile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mikimoto Ogina

  • Kiss & Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sakurai

  • Cream Lemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hiroshi Nonomura

  • Tokyo Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Taste of Tea(2004)

    as Maki Hoshino

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Trouble Maker Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Franky

  • Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog(2004)

    as Yuichi Sakai

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • L'amant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Seventh Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jun

  • FREESTYLE SHORT MOVIES (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Suicide Manual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Yu Tachibana

  • Woman in the Viewfinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Suga

  • Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Fumihiko

  • Jyunanasai(2003)

    as Kenji

  • Cop Festival: New Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Fumihiko

  • 怪談新耳袋 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fumihiko

  • North Point - Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Phantom of August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

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

    as Katsuo

  • Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Ryûji Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Takashi Tsuji

  • YADO: Tsukiyono-mura Yamanba Densetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Detchi

  • The Guys from Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Filipintaro

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Pulse(2001)

    as Taguchi

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight Whispers(1999)

    as Takuya Hidaka

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sunday's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kazuya

  • Drift Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Nostradamus Metsuboroku: Idenshi no Shinseiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Rough KNIGHT 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Rough KNIGHT 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Emergency Room 24 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tomie(1998)

    as Kenichi Yamamoto

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • New Shonan Bombing Tribe: Rough KNIGHT 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • New Shonan Bombing Tribe: Rough KNIGHT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Shibuya Night Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Heisei Zankeiden: The Wolf Slashes! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Soft Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Hiromasa Tohno

  • Fishes in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Holy Maiden: The Wet Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Aa!! Hana no Ouendan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Night of Body's Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • 33 1/3r.p.m. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Wet Hot Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shinji Takeuchi

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • みつかるまで (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as 哲史

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 137 titles, 136 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)

$24M worldwide

Highest rated

The Taste of Tea (2004)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

Film career

19712026

Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting137 of 137: 137 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s50 · acting2010s41 · acting2020s25 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 17% of 12 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 Kenji Mizuhashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of the 12 of 13 with a score; across their 8 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 8

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Inheritance Detective (2025)

57th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Drawing Closer (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. 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.

Is Kenji Mizuhashi's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kenji Mizuhashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenji Mizuhashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ataru Oikawa shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers