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Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Actor · Born April 24, 1955 (71) · Totsuka-ku, Japan

Kyūsaku Shimada is a Japanese actor. He was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel Teito Monogatari (Hiroshi Aramata) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari and Takahisa Zeze's Pandemic.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 24, 1955 (71)
From
Totsuka-ku, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 198 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 110% in 30 days

What are Kyūsaku Shimada's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: 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
Survival
27%
Bonds
22%
Morality
19%
Self
15%
Ideas
12%
Power
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 4

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 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 5

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 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1

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 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
2
Absurd
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kyūsaku Shimada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kyūsaku Shimada'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

198 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wash Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • まめとむぎ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Secret Battlefield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Period (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Ogre's Bride(2026)

    as Usui

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Gosh!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Kowloon Generic Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Shū

  • Kokuho(2025)

    as Umeki

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Chastity High(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as 垣根

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Yin Yang Master Zero(2024)

    as Katsuragi Shigetsune

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • House of Ninjas(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Kosaku Kuze

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • I Am... 23 Year Olds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Neighbor X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Halation Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kaga Takashi

  • Angel Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Toru Tsuboi

  • TOMA #2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • SAKANAQUARIUM ADAPT ONLINE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Our Little Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Master

  • Nagi's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Norio Yamamura

  • Shin Ultraman(2022)

    as Taishi Okuma

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

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

    as Publishing Company Security Guard

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

    as Wataru Nakagaichi

  • Pure Japanese(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • London no Yamamoto Isoroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Masaharu Kuroda

  • First Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Minagawa

  • Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle(2021)

    as Lieutenant Suehiro

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Madder Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narihara

  • The Blue Danube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • With You Who Wanted to Be a Star: Another Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Washigami Takao

  • With You, Who Wanted to be a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Takao Washigami

  • THE LAST GOZE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • All the Things We Never Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Juro Yamada

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Oizumi Takataro

  • Not Quite Dead Yet(2020)

    as Tanabe

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Kashi bōto jū san-gō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Amber Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sakumoto

  • Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as 齐藤

  • Blue Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Star

  • Sasurai Onsen Endo Kenichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Koichi Miyashita

  • The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hanbee Tanaka

  • The Blood of Wolves(2018)

    as Takeshi Kako

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • 4.50 from Paddington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Masaru Oyama

  • Dynamite Graffiti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Shinjuku Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 11 episodes · as Wan

  • The Courier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Laughing Lucky Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gonda

  • Moving to Gifu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Domon

  • CRISIS: Special Security Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · as Masashi Iioka

  • Silver and Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Atsushi Izawa

  • 百日紅の下にて (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • シリーズ・横溝正史短編集 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Ichirō Saeki · as Kantarō Shinmon · as Kyōhei Shiga

  • The Ice Ruts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as 아키노 유타카

  • Shin Godzilla(2016)

    as Katayama : Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Tokuyama Daigoro | Tokuyama Daishiro

  • 64: Part I(2016)

    as Azusa

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 99.9: Criminal Lawyer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Tohru Nishioka

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Moribito(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as 榊間

  • Utenai Keikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Candy House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shimasaki Akira

  • Before The Leaves Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ryosuke Kono

  • Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ryosuke Kono

  • Joker Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Colonel Takeno

  • Maestro! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Shuzo Shimaoka

  • Teacher and Stray Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • A Fading Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sadatoshi Otsuki

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

    Actor

  • Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Hades (voice)

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

    as Takahashi

  • Time Trip App (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Satsumaya

  • Blossoms Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Next Generation: Patlabor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor Serisawa

  • Tenchu: Ninja of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jukichi Shudo

  • Blood on the Tracks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Haruhiko Muraoka

  • Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Arai Takashi

  • Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Apology King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ootoya

  • The Road Less Travelled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jun Shimazu

  • 検事・沢木正夫（寺脇康文版） (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as 国松敏夫

  • Ataru: The First Love & the Last Kill(2013)

    as Yoji Nakatsugawa

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Time Scoop Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Farewell for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Hiroki Murayama

  • Talk to the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Demon Ward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ogami Tatsuo

  • Munashiidake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Double Tone: Two Yumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Isao Tatsuno

  • Penance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Angel Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Senba

  • The Complex: Prologue(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shinichi Yamasaki

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Doctor X(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • GTO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • RUN60 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · as Morisawa Yusuke

  • ATARU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yoji Nakatsugawa

  • Ramo Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Woodsman and the Rain(2011)

    as Shinoda

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Penance(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Yabe

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler(2011)

    as Yoshihiro Kurosaki

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rakugo Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Patisserie Coin De Rue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Yokoi Ona

  • Abacus and Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Heaven's Story(2010)

    as Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Soup Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Editor Kuraki

  • Future Past Perfect Pt. 03 (U_08-1) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Shodo Kyouju (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Chef of South Polar(2009)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • The Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

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

    as Shûji Tachibana

  • K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Designer

  • The Clone Returns Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kagaeyama

  • Bloody Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Shimon Kamishima

  • Orochi - Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Shitsuji

  • Naoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Tokyo!(2008)

    as Prison Director (segment "Merde")

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • One Million Yen Girl(2008)

    as Prison Officer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ishiyama

  • Oka wo koete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Sad Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sone

  • Kamen Rider: THE NEXT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shindou

  • Kissho Tennyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Freesia: Bullet Over Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Iwatsuru

  • Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Silver Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Governor Akise

  • Masters of Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Night Time Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fujimaki

  • Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Go Ya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Takuro Sato

  • Tales of Terror: Final Night 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Tales of Terror: Final Night 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Takuro Sato

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

    as Policeman

  • Memories of Matsuko(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Bird Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Route 225 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Siren(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Koremo

  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kyoko's Father

  • Dear Hinagon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • In the Pool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

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

    Show 11 episodes · as Daisuke's father

  • Tomie: Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dr. Togashi

  • Love Is Five Seven Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Miura

  • Double Suicide Elegy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Jam Films 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Silver Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Constable Shiroshita

  • The Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Nejirin bou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Customer at barber shop

  • Dark Tales of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")

  • 69(2004)

    as Aihara

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Cutie Honey(2004)

    as Police Manager

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Walking With The Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • The Battling Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Kami

  • Days in the Shade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Happiness in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle(2003)

    as Inugai

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    as Minila

  • You are my only Madonna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kazuma Oosugi

  • Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Ultraman Cosmos: The Blue Planet(2002)

    as Inugai

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Vengeance for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Enemy

  • The Princess Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Byakurai

  • Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Syuzo

  • Ultraman Neos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gonpachi Minato

  • The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Takeshi Ikenaga

  • Suna no ue no Koibitotachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • One Summer's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Masahiro Ooi

  • Murder on D Street(1998)

    as Kogoro Akechi

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sada(1998)

    as Takiguchi

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Labyrinth of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Black Kite Customer

  • Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • No Way Back(1995)

    as Tetsuro

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Uneasy Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hatayama

  • A Watcher in the Attic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Kogoro Akechi

  • Wandering Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Saiyūki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as 沙悟净

  • We Are Not Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Doomed Megalopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yasunori Katō (voice)

  • Happy Ending Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Rainbow Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Tokyo

  • Tales of the Bizarre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Let's Go to the Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Anzai

  • Tokyo: The Last War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Yasunori Kato

  • Skin #5 Video Mix M.M.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Takao Shimada

  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Yasunori Kato

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 198 titles from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Shin Ultraman (2022)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Sada (1998)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Shin Ultraman (2022)

Film career

19882026

Peak 2008 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting198 of 198: 198 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s63 · acting2010s76 · acting2020s37 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
951020

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 Kyūsaku Shimada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Ogre's Bride (2026)

96th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kokuho (2025)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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Who does Kyūsaku Shimada work with?

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