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Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Actor · Born July 15, 1966 (60) · Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

Masatoshi Nagase (永瀬 正敏, Nagase Masatoshi, born July 15, 1966) is a Japanese actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1966 (60)
From
Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 145 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Masatoshi Nagase's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
27%
Self
18%
Survival
18%
Morality
16%
Society
13%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 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 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 14

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 13

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 7 · 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 3 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 3

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 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 13

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 14
Ally
3 of 14
Shapeshifter
2 of 14
Shadow
2 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
18
Tense
12
Contemplative
12
Dread
4
Hopeful
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous9

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 Masatoshi Nagase's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masatoshi Nagase'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

145 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Numb(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Yakushima's Illusion(2025)

    as Ukyo's father

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hokusai's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Hokusai

  • Gosh!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Last Shadow at First Light(2023)

    as Isamu

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Kokuho(2025)

    as Gongoro Tachibana

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ikimono no kiroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Gekkan Matsuzaka Tori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Komoto

  • Adabana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Aizu

  • The Box Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as "Myself"

  • Kazoku(2023)

    as Kenji

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jigen Daisuke(2023)

    as Takeshi Kawashima

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Yama Onna(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

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

    as Ichi

  • Brats, Be Ambitious! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Makio Murase

  • The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ogawa Kiyoshi

  • Fantasmagorie~The Ghost Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as The coffee shop owner

  • A Hundred Flowers(2022)

    as Asaba Yohei

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Hotel Iris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Violent Man

  • Just Remembering(2021)

    as Jun

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Noise(2022)

    as Tsutomu Hatakeyama

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Namonaihi: A Day with No Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • A Madder Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Nakamura

  • Tracing Her Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

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

    Actor

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

    as Akio Hasegawa

  • Living in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Pet Undertaker

  • Child of the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Chihiro's Father

  • Hotel New Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Takeshi Tanaka

  • Just the Two of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Shunsaku

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

    as Akira Takasu

  • Talking the Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Shusei Yamaoka

  • The First Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Hitoshi

  • They Say Nothing Stays the Same(2019)

    as Nihei

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • BOLT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Love's Twisting Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kobayashi

  • We Are Little Zombies(2019)

    as Haruhiko Ibu

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Red Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kazuki Shirakawa

  • The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Punk Samurai Slash Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Nobuuzu Deusu

  • Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Satoshi

  • Butterfly Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Omura

  • Our Time Will Come(2017)

    as Colonel Yamaguchi

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Radiance(2017)

    as Masaya Nakamori

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as (segment “Frozen Expectations”)

  • Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kanzaki

  • Paterson(2016)

    as Japanese Poet

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Black Widow Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yoshinori Honda

  • Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Zen and Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kazuo Kondo

  • 64: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yoshio Amamiya

  • 64: Part I(2016)

    as Yoshio Amamiya

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bitter Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Goldfish Seller

  • The Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Shunsuke’s father

  • Five to Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Yamanaka

  • Sweet Bean(2015)

    as Sentaro

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Words with Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as (ep. "Sufferings")

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

    as Kobayashi

  • The Furthest End Awaits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Eriko's boyfriend

  • Drive-In Gamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Kano(2014)

    as Hyotaro Kondo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Girl in the Apple Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mikami Tamao

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

    Actor

  • The War and a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Nomura

  • A Road Stained Crimson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Smuggler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Joe

  • Everyday Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Gelatin Silver, Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Photographer

  • Dreaming Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • R246 STORY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Buyusenki Battle Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Funuke: Show Some Love, You Losers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shinji

  • Sakuran(2006)

    as Mitsunobu

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ensign Nagayo

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

    as Yoshikawa

  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

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

    Actor

  • Summer of Ubume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tatsumi Sekiguchi

  • The Hidden Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Munezô Katagiri

  • The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Loved Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Katsushi Hayamada

  • Dead End Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Worst by Chance(2003)

    as Kazuo Hikita

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mike Yokohama

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

    Actor

  • The Sea Is Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ryosuke

  • The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mike Hama

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

    as Dead Man

  • Suicide Club(2001)

    as Detective Shibusawa

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Pistol Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Man Dressed in Black

  • Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle(2000)

    as Tetsukichi

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Luxurious Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Shintani

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

    as Sashi

  • 0cm⁴ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Takashi Maeda

  • My Name Is Magokoro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Taro Magokoro

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

    as Kotaro

  • Stereo Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Keisuke Katsura

  • Electric Dragon 80,000V(2001)

    as Thunderbolt Buddha

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Party 7(2000)

    as Shunichirô Miki

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Enclosed Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Experimental Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Hakuchi: The Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Party Guest

  • Beautiful Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Glassy Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • Three Businessmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Blind Man

  • Yukai(1997)

    as Ichiro Fuji

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rainbow Seeker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Atlanta Boogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • A Class to Remember II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Flirt(1995)

    as Hal's assistant

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Yûri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Wana(1996)

    as Maiku Hama / Mikki

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • BeRLiN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Tetsuo

  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Maiku Hama

  • Cold Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Hirata

  • Powder Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Most Terrible Time in My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Maiku Hama

  • Motorcycle Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Tora-san Makes Excuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as 龙介

  • Autumn Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Tokio

  • Original Sin(1992)

    as Makoto Hirano

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • 悪女 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 11 episodes · as Ishii Takahiro

  • My Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Tetsuo

  • Asian Beat: Shadow of Nocturne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Asian Beat: Sunrise in Kampung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Asian Beat: Powder Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Asian Beat: Love from Temasek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Asian Beat: I Love Nippon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Mourning Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Tales of the Bizarre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Graduation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Defeat the Devil! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Mystery Train(1989)

    as Jun

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Oshare dorobō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Mama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Kenichiro Mizusawa

  • Space Girl Morumo 1/10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Mama Is an Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kenichiro Mizusawa

  • 時にはいっしょに (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Radio City Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Miyuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Masato Wakamatsu

  • P. P. Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jojo

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 145 titles from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Kokuho (2025)

$135M worldwide

Highest rated

Kokuho (2025)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19832026

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting144 of 145: 144 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thDirecting1 of 145: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 145: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 145: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s10 · acting1990s32 · acting2000s35 · 34 acting · 1 crew2010s36 · acting2020s32 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 27% of 22 roles
8904

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 Masatoshi Nagase's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Last Shadow at First Light (2023)

77th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kokuho (2025)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 35. 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 Masatoshi Nagase's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Masatoshi Nagase work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masatoshi Nagase's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naomi Kawase shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers