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Katsuhiko Sasaki

Katsuhiko Sasaki

Actor · Born December 24, 1944 (81) · Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Katsuhiko Sasaki was born on 24 December 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) and The Boy and the Beast (2015). He has been married to Betty Smith since 1 February 2016. They have two children. He was previously married to Camena.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 24, 1944 (81)
From
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 42 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Katsuhiko Sasaki's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th 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
Power
30%
Morality
23%
Survival
22%
Society
11%
Self
6%
Bonds
5%
Ideas
5%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · 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 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · 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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
1
Absurd
2
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

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 Katsuhiko Sasaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Katsuhiko Sasaki'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

42 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Star Wars: Visions(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Master (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • 3つの街の物語 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Matsuda Shigeru

  • Psycho-Pass: The Movie(2015)

    as Chuang Hang (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Stock Price Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kazuo Kuroiwa

  • Yona of the Dawn(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Son Mundok / Son Mun-Deok (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Shinigami-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pale Moon(2014)

    as Hitoshi Osanai

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Locked Room Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eihara Shozo

  • Strawberry Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Toshikazu Nagatsuka

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

    Actor

  • Black Lagoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Takenaka (voice)

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

    Actor

  • The King of Minami: Funeral Procession of Bankruptcy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Monster(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hennich (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Marriage at Twenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Romantic Lake Mashuko Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • The Seven Chefs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Odoru daisosasen(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Oshima

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Hakusen Nagashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 11 episodes · as Toshiyuki Hasebe

  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah(1991)

    as Professor Mazaki

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Biollante(1989)

    as Soldier with Glasses

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Shoujo Commando IZUMI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Masaki Daidoji

  • Oishii Onna-tachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Masayuki Takebayashi

  • The Hall of the Crying Deer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • F2 Grand Prix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Agematsu

  • Gone Without Saying Goodbye! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Queen Bee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Hitoshi Kusakabe

  • Terror of Mechagodzilla(1975)

    as Biologist Akira Ichinose

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Prophecies of Nostradamus(1974)

    as Yoshihama, Nishiyama's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Evil of Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Professor Yoshi

  • The King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Yamada

  • Godzilla vs. Megalon(1973)

    as Inventor Goro Ibuki

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Yoshinaga

  • First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Tarō Uesugi, Yoyo Employee

  • I Hear the Whistle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Michio Yoshikawa

  • Shiosai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Battle of Okinawa(1971)

    as Communications Officer Miyake

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Tarō Uesugi

  • Love Forsaken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Kukuriraige: Sanseitai Denki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tsurugi (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1971 to 2021; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Pale Moon (2014)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Pale Moon (2014)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

Film career

19712021

Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 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
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1970s13 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 6 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 Katsuhiko Sasaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

72nd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Monster (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 60, 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 Katsuhiko Sasaki'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 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 36

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

Who does Katsuhiko Sasaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Katsuhiko Sasaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomoyuki Tanaka shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles