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Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Actor · Born June 22, 1948 (78) · Ichinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

Born 1948 in Hyogo, Japan, Takashi Sasano (笹野高史) is a Japanese actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1948 (78)
From
Ichinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 259 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 66% in 30 days

What are Takashi Sasano's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th 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
Society
24%
Morality
20%
Bonds
20%
Self
19%
Power
7%
Survival
7%
Ideas
2%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 11 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 8

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
10
Warm
11
Contemplative
7
Joyful
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Takashi Sasano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takashi Sasano'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

259 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room - Capital Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Hiroshi Aoyama

  • Warota! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge: Keisho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 9 episodes · as 住職

  • Tokyo Taxi(2025)

    as Seiichiro Abe

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Toshio Takegami

  • Tokyo Mer the Movie: Nankai Mission(2025)

    as Hiroshi Aoyama

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Baban Baban Ban Vampire(2025)

    as Tatsuno Chojiro

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Missing Persons Investigation Unit: The Missing Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Flower Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • We Can Only Use Magic Once in Our Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Grandpa Tetsu

  • Sunny(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Hiroshige Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tendo Koichiro

  • 広重ぶるう (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Silent Service Season One - The Battle of Tokyo Bay(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Takegami Toshio

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Corpo a Corpo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Miyaji Yuzo

  • Jigen Daisuke(2023)

    as Yamaki

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Silent Service(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Immersion(2023)

    as Shige

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Sanctuary(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Enokido Rikimaru

  • Yudo: The Way of the Bath(2022)

    as Yutaka Horii

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Morio Koide

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

    as Izawa Tamisuke

  • Will of Ex-Boyfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jiro Zaizen

  • Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Koji Kanemoto = Kaneyan

  • Riverside Mukolitta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Rasen no Meikyu: DNA Kagaku Sosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hakutaka Shirataka Amane no Investigation File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Love You as the World Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Uwajima Masaomi

  • 4 Mysterious Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Abbot

  • The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Wife of a Spy(2020)

    as Doctor Nozaki

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Labyrinth of Cinema(2019)

    as Kaya's Boss / Conductor / Sokoban A

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tsukai TV Sukatto Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Haruka's Pottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Tojin Sakaki

  • The 47 Rōnin in Debt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Yozaemon Ochiai

  • Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kaidan Botan Doro: Beauty & Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Aging Police / Resurrection Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • They Say Nothing Stays the Same(2019)

    as Ushi's customer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

  • Masquerade Hotel(2019)

    as Koichi Ono

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Shuichi Segawa

  • Older Brother, Younger Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Shinobu Akaza

  • 68-Year-Old New Employee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as colleague

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

    as Naokichi Miyashiro

  • Life in Overtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as NINOMIYA Isamu

  • u&i (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 22 episodes · as Professor Jiroo (voice)

  • What a Wonderful Family! 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Custodian

  • 天才を育てた女房～世界が認めた数学者と妻の愛～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • 小さな橋で (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Before We Vanish(2017)

    as Shinagawa

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky(2017)

    as Ryuhei Ueno

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tatara Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sobee

  • What a Wonderful Family(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Shinjuku Swan II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sunako

  • Golden Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Hidetaro Nonomura

  • Cutie Honey: Tears(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Chushingura: A 48th Loyal Retainer in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Yahei Horibe

  • Sento: The Bathhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sasanoki Masanobu (Old)

  • Creepy(2016)

    as Tanimoto

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • What a Wonderful Family!(2016)

    as Custodian

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Chinyuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Babaa

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland(2016)

    as Yoshitaka Igasaki

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Something Like, Something Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as barbershop owner

  • The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • 125 Years Memory(2015)

    as Mayor Sato

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Yôkô the Cherry Blossom(2015)

    as Masaaki Takaoka

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Police Precinct Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Naotaka Ohara

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger The Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Yoshitaka Igasaki

  • 僕らプレイボーイズ 熟年探偵社 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as 田浦 要

  • Sannin Kichisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dozaemon Denkichi

  • 黒星警部の密室捜査 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation Combining Special(2015)

    as Yoshitaka Igasaki

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kuroi Gashu: Kusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as 笠井 光雄

  • Super Hero Wars GP: Kamen Rider #3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Yoshitaka Igasaki

  • Murder on the Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Suda

  • Murder on the Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as 住職 · as 僧侶

  • Bad Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ikejiri Mutsuro

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

    Actor

  • Greatful Dead(2013)

    as Sanjuro Shiomi

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Cape Nostalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tokusaburo Ryuzaki

  • A Far Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Back of Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Tougou Tatsurou

  • A Bolt from the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • 警視庁総務部縁結び課　桜井はなの事件ファイル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Thermae Romae II(2014)

    as Shuzo Yamakoshi

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Genjiro

  • The Little House(2014)

    as Kazuo Hanawa

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Night School Teacher, SAKURA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kosuke Sotouchi（外内 耕介）

  • A Tale of Samurai Cooking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Olympic Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Miracle Apples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Fukatsu

  • Kamo, Kyoto e Iku. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kotaro Minegishi

  • Kogure Photo Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sudou

  • Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Kotani Shobe

  • With All Our Might (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tsuyoshi Nagami

  • The Housekeeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Last Train Bound for Nagoya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yamashita

  • Tug of War! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Naomasa Fujishiro

  • Ningen Kansatsu Variety MONITORING (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 266 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor X(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kanao Torimaru（烏丸 金男）

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dennai Tatsube

  • Summer Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yuichi Oyama

  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky(2012)

    as Akiyoshi Muraoka

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Roman Bath(2012)

    as Shuzo Yamakoshi · as Yamakoshi Shuzo

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bokukyû: A ressha de iko(2011)

    as Tetsuo Kodama

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • FLY！～平凡なキセキ～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Solitary Gourmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as 川本

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

    as Hiroshi

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

    Actor

  • DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryunosuke Suzuki

  • Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai(2011)

    as Sousuke priest

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • At River's Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Gonnojō Sukegawa

  • Princess Toyotomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Asuka High School March! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Yoshino Fujio

  • CSI: Crime Scene Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Slapstick Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

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

    as Hasegawa

  • Ekeb of Dekye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tono

  • Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Section Chief Aoshima Shunsuke THE MOBILE: Cases happening in the Interrogation Room! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dojima

  • Surely Someday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Steel Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Shinzanmono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yosaku Kishida

  • Accidental Kidnapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Soil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • 樅ノ木は残った (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Negotiator: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kohei Sumida

  • About Her Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Maruyama

  • Hitsudan Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kyojo Segawa

  • Free and Easy 20: Final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Dear Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tokio Sone

  • Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Noriaki Okubo

  • Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy(2009)

    as Yoshio Shiba

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Instant Swamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Nishiohtachime

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

    Actor

  • Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 21 episodes · as Yoshio Shiba

  • Zen(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Heart of a Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 47 episodes · Actor

  • Happy Flight(2008)

    as Ground Manager

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ikigami(2008)

    as Chief Ishii

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Daigoro

  • Departures(2008)

    as Shokichi Hirata

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • One Million Yen Girl(2008)

    as Siraishi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ido Sennin

  • God's Puzzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Hashizume

  • 10 Promises to My Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Double Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Kabei: Our Mother(2008)

    as Detective Kosuge

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Phantom Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • The Negotiator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 17 episodes · as Kohei Sumida

  • Adrift in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Middle-aged Matmaker

  • The Investigation Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Yoshihito Tsuda

  • Walking My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Haruo Takagi

  • Muninka hoikuen Kabukichô Hiyokogumi!(2007)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Free and Easy 18 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • 星ひとつの夜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ikeo Kenichi

  • Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kodoku no kake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Love and Honor(2006)

    as Tokuhei

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Riding the Metro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

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

    as Cat Grandpa

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

    Actor

  • Time Limit Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Hayashida

  • A Hardest Night!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kyoji

  • More Painful than Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • 検事・沢木正夫（榎木孝明版） (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as 国松日出男

  • Fireflies: River of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Suwa

  • Half a Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • 川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • No One's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sakai

  • Bright Future(2002)

    as Mr. Fujiwara

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Last Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ryûji Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sakaki

  • The King of Minami: Formula for Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Maehara Driver

  • A Tender Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Fighting Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Quiet Don 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Kodama

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Quiet Don 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Round About Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Tasaki

  • The Exam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kanno

  • Keiho(1999)

    as Tezuka

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Geisha House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kosaka

  • A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Kinei

  • Free and Easy 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • The Rainbow Seeker 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Quiet Don 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Quiet Don 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

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

    as Culture Department deputy director Tomii

  • The Secret 18th Group (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 19 episodes · Actor

  • Tora-san to the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Shinkichi

  • A Brief Message from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The King of Minami: City of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Haunted School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Teacher on Duty

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

    as Shozo Hayashi

  • Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Professor Kenzo Mukai

  • Juukou B-Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 53 episodes · as Kenzo Mukai

  • Free and Easy 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Matchmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • A Class to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tsuchiya

  • Quiet Don 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Midwinter Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Games Teachers Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mr. Nakamura

  • Quiet Don 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Maehara, Driver

  • Seven Days War 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Quiet Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Kawanishi

  • Kim's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • A Paucity of Flying Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Masatoshi Tomioka

  • Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Tora-san, My Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Tsuribaka nisshi 2(1989)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Ginger Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Hinobe

  • Beijing Watermelon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mr. Yamada

  • READY! LADY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Tora-san Goes to Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as the conductor

  • The Demon Comes in Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Tokyo Shoji Employee

  • The Discarnates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Dentist

  • Bokura no nanoka-kan sensô(1988)

    as Tanba

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Shanghai bansu-kingu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Wataru 'Bakumatsu' Matsumoto

  • Tora-san Plays Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • The Heartbreak Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Tora-san Goes North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Sure Death 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Yasukichi

  • Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Island Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Mahjong Horoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Suzuki

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

    Actor

  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Junkichi Kamei

  • 新・御宿かわせみ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 259 titles, 258 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Roman Bath (2012)

$74M worldwide

Highest rated

Love and Honor (2006)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO (2016)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19832026

Peak 2015 · 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
Acting259 of 259: 259 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1980s23 · acting1990s38 · acting2000s61 · acting2010s99 · acting2020s37 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
031318

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 Takashi Sasano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 41; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy (2009)

81st percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Departures (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. 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 Takashi Sasano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takashi Sasano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yû Aoi shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles