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Seizaburō Saruwaka

Seizaburō Saruwaka

Actor · Died January 12, 2014, aged 78 · Tokyo, Japan

Born
August 13, 1935
Died
January 12, 2014 (aged 78)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 30 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Seizaburō Saruwaka's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
49%
Bonds
37%
Survival
14%
Loyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · 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 1

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 4 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 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 Seizaburō Saruwaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Seizaburō Saruwaka'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

30 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Street Fighter's Last Revenge(1974)

    as Tsuneo Ushida

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons(1973)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Eight Men to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Just for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Hoodlum Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Red-Eyed Shichiro

  • The Gambling Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi's Flashing Sword(1964)

    as Mekichi

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Saheji Inui

  • The Man Disappears Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Akame no Senkichi

  • Zatoichi on the Road(1963)

    as Matsu

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Rabble Tactics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Inokichi

  • A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Sawa Mondo

  • New Tale of Zatoichi(1963)

    as Yasuhiko's brother

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • An Actor's Revenge(1963)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Shinsengumi Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Matsusuke Sugiyama

  • Ninja, A Band of Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Hell's Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Tale of Zatoichi Continues(1962)

    as Kagami no Sanzo

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Tragedy of a Young Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Ame no Kudan-zaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Sōran wataridori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Actress and the Three Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Lustful Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Demon of Mount Oe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1960 to 1974; peak year 1962.

Highest rated

New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

Film career

19601974

Peak 1962 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1962Screen debut· The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

By decade

1960s25 · acting1970s5 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Seizaburō Saruwaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 55. 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 Seizaburō Saruwaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Seizaburō Saruwaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kan Shimozawa shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers