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Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

Actor · Died December 29, 2016, aged 69 · Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan

Jinpachi Nezu (根津 甚八, Nezu Jinpachi; 1 December 1947 – 29 December 2016) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1974 and 2010. He starred in the 1982 film Farewell to the Land, which was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. He died on 29 December 2016 in Tokyo of pneumonia. He had retired from acting after getting into a car accident and experiencing subsequent health problems, though he came out of retirement to reprise the character of Hizu in Gonin Saga at director Takashi Ishii's request. The film would be his last. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jinpachi Nezu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 1, 1947
Died
December 29, 2016 (aged 69)
From
Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 83 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 35% in 30 days

What are Jinpachi Nezu's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Society
26%
Survival
26%
Power
20%
Morality
16%
Self
11%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 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
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 6

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
5
Dread
5
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jinpachi Nezu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jinpachi Nezu'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

83 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gonin Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kaname Hizu

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

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Japan Ghost Stories 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Runin: Banished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Dragon Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Matsuo

  • Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Shiraishi

  • The Man in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Shiraishi

  • Kumamoto Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Frontier guard

  • Extramarital Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 150 episodes · as Ichiro Yamanaka (Konoha's father)

  • Red Shadow(2001)

    as Gensai Negoro

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • 極悪　人間魚雷ブルース (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Aiken Rosinante no Sainan ~ Mukai Ryuuta no Doubutsu Nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

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

    Actor

  • School Day of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Shozo Yuki

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

    Actor

  • School Ghost Story: Curse Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Hanging Balloons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Owls' Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Hattori Hanzo

  • Jubaku: Spellbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kohei Nakayama

  • Dead Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in Naniwa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Miracle of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · as Tsukamoto Masaharu

  • Border - Criminal Psychology Investigation File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Tadon and Chikuwa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Black Angel Vol. 1(1998)

    as Goro Nogi

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Love Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Immoral Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • The Most Important Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Happy-Go-Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Man in TV Drama

  • The Terrorist’s Parasol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Days of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · as Aizawa Goro

  • La Sombra del Verano - Ilusion in Andalusia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Snow falls on a southern island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Five(1995)

    as Kaname Hizu

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Goodbye Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Ruby Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mikuo Kaga

  • Gotoshi Co. Ltd. III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Alone in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Namekata Kozo

  • Angel Guts: Red Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Muraki

  • Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Detective Karaki

  • Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • A Night in Nude(1993)

    as Kozo Yukikata

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Patlabor 2: The Movie(1993)

    as Yukihito Tsuge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Goto shi kabushiki gaisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Somebody Loves Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Ghost Story: Flower House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Orchids Under the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Tetsuro Muraki

  • Discontinuous Bombing Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Superintendent Ikebe

  • Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Battleship Yamato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Colonel Shigenori Kami

  • Tasmania Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • 鳴門秘帖 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Raffles Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Toshimichi Kariya

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood(1989)

    as Tsukasa Kono

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Carmen 1945(1988)

    as Yoshio Hakamada

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tabaruzaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nakahara Naô

  • The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • This Story of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Bordello(1987)

    as Shinsuke Furushima

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Angel's Egg(1985)

    as Man (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ran(1985)

    as Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bobby's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mr. Kida (voice)

  • It's All Right, My Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Doctor

  • Kidnapping Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Drunken Guest

  • Lullaby of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Sudo

  • Farewell to the Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Yukio Yamazawa

  • Station(1981)

    as Goro Yoshimatsu

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Precious Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • Powerless King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Woman Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Kazuo Asada

  • Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior(1980)

    as Sohachiro Tsuchiya

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Toshio Aiba

  • Ōgon no Hibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 51 episodes · as Ishikawa Goemon

  • Fuyu no Undokai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • The Sea of Genkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Yakuzu

  • The Roads Men Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryusaku

  • Wet Dice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jun

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles from 1974 to 2015; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

Ran (1985)

$4.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Ran (1985)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19742015

Peak 1984 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 83: 83 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1970s6 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s39 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Jinpachi Nezu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 12; 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

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Red Shadow (2001)

68th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ran (1985)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. 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 Jinpachi Nezu'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 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Jinpachi Nezu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jinpachi Nezu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hideo Murota shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers