Shō Natsuki
Actor · Born January 6, 1928 (98) · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Natsuki (夏木 章, Natsuki Shō) was a Japanese actor.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 6, 1928 (98)
- Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
- Actor
- 8 on Motif · 115 credits in all
What are Shō Natsuki's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Dr. Suzuki in Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
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 Shō Natsuki's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Shō Natsuki's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
115 credits, 8 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
国東物語 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
The Wanderers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
Wicked Nun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Rikugun rakugo-hei (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Snow Country Elegy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
The Genius and Delinquent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Live and Learn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
High School Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
与太郎戦記 女は幾万ありとても (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Gamera vs. Jiger(1970)
Motif score: 24th percentile of all films
新・与太郎戦記 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Blood End (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
The Woman Gambler's Supplication (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
Woman Gambler and the Nun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
Trigger-Happy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
The Woman Dicer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
The Pit of Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
Gamera vs. Viras(1968)
Motif score: 11th percentile of all films
The Silent Gun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
G-Men of the Sea: Pacific Ocean Bodyguards (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
Quick-Draw Dog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
Night Trap (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
A Woman's Gamble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Shiroi Kyotô(1966)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
The School of Spies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Gamera vs. Barugon(1966)
Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
わが愛を星に祈りて (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
A Man Worth the Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Trump Card of Revenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
The Informer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
While Yet a Wife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
The Man Who Killed Six Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
Fangs of Vengeance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
雲を呼ぶ講道館 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
Hoodlum Soldier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
The Story of a Blind Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
Ocean Floor Crime #1 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
The Money Dance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Asphalt Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Black Speeding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
The Black Trademark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
She Came For Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Sentimental Mobsters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Girls Born in August (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Ninja in a Business Suit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Forbidden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
A Woman's Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Being Two Isn't Easy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Ashita au hito (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
The Midday Trap (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Sutekina 16-sai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Black Test Car (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Closing Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Night Mist Makes Women Cry (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Yume de aritai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Otoko no meigara (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
A Wife Confesses (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Prize of Flesh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Triangle Moods (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Ten Women in Black (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
New Couple's Guide: The Young Wife is Popular (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Marriageable Age (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Nocturne of a Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Her Brother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
The Beloved Image (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
Ashi ni sawatta onna(1960)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Yoru wa usotsuki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
A Nice Guy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
A Woman's Testament (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
Across the Darkness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Fires on the Plain(1959)
Motif score: 97th percentile of all films
The White Road Across the River (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Beauty the Enemy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
A Storm Zone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
The Telephone Rings in the Evening (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
The Most Valuable Wife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
The Lowest Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
Giants and Toys(1958)
Motif score: 88th percentile of all films
Thirst (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
The Precipice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
Mother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
Advance Patrol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
The Blue Sky Maiden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
Kodokan Under a Morning Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
Ginga no miyako (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
Dai san hijōsen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
8:13 PM (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Ai no kaikyō (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Horeruna Yanpachi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Asashio yushio (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Tsuki no kōdōkan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Sabakareru jūdai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Warning from Space(1956)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Bara no kōdōkan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Kidnapper (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
Troupers of Asakusa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
The Birth of Judo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
Driving Like Mad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
Kimi machifune (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
Midori no nakama (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
Konna abekku mita koto nai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
Shinzōyaburi no oka (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
Konna beppin mita koto nai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
Outlaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
Shunsetsu no mon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
Haha nami (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
Tokyo Elegy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 115 titles from 1951 to 1985; peak year 1961.
Film career
Peak 1961 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 Motif 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.
- 1955Screen debut· Princess Yang Kwei-fei
- 1966Career best· Gamera vs. Barugon
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Shō Natsuki's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Motif 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 Shō Natsuki work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shō Natsuki's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noriaki Yuasa shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Noriaki YuasaShared titles: Gamera vs. Jiger (1970), Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Noriaki Yuasa
- Shigeo TanakaShared titles: Gamera vs. Jiger (1970), Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Shigeo Tanaka
Writers
- Niisan TakahashiShared titles: Gamera vs. Jiger (1970), Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Niisan Takahashi
Actors
- Kôjirô HongôShared titles: Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Kôjirô Hongô
- Yoshirô KitaharaShared titles: Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshirô Kitahara
Editors
- Tatsuji NakashizuShared titles: Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Tatsuji Nakashizu
Producers
- Hidemasa NagataShared titles: Gamera vs. Jiger (1970), Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Hidemasa Nagata
- Masaichi NagataShared titles: Gamera vs. Jiger (1970), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Masaichi Nagata
- Sandy FrankShared titles: Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Sandy Frank