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Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Actor · Died September 10, 2009, aged 91 · Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Yoshibumi Tajima was a Japanese actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 4, 1918
Died
September 10, 2009 (aged 91)
From
Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 114 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Yoshifumi Tajima's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
36%
Power
19%
Society
15%
Bonds
12%
Morality
12%
Ideas
4%
Self
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 6 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 9 · 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 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · 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

Tense
7
Thrilling
6
Absurd
2
Joyful
2
Dread
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Yoshifumi Tajima's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshifumi Tajima'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

114 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Godzilla 1985(1985)

    as Environmental Director General Hidaka

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Japanese Godfather: Ambition(1977)

    as Masatoshi Kojima

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Bloodthirsty Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Reporter Ais Jia (uncredited)

  • New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Human Revolution II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • 300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Bullet Train(1975)

    as Sasaki

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor

  • Third Generation Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

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

    as Factory Manager Suzuki

  • The Militarists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Seiichi Ito

  • Outstanding High School Girl: Ecstasy of a 16-Year-Old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • All Monsters Attack(1969)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Battle of the Japan Sea(1969)

    as Ijichi

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Big Explosion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Admiral Yamamoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Staff Officer Sasaki

  • Destroy All Monsters(1968)

    as General

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Young Guy in Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Two in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Japan's Longest Day(1967)

    as Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • King Kong Escapes(1967)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Zoku izuko e (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • A Comic Storyteller — Uproarious Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Let's Go! Young Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Adachi

  • The War of the Gargantuas(1966)

    as Officer Hirai

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • King of the Raccoon Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Moment of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Rise Against the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Shozaemon Ube

  • Ultra Q(1965)

    Show 28 episodes · as Daily News Editor Seki

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Invasion of Astro-Monster(1965)

    as Mobile Commander

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein vs. Baragon(1965)

    as Murata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Raccoon Dog Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • A Chair in the Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Samurai Assassin(1965)

    as Samurai

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster(1964)

    as Ship Captain

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Dogora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Gangster

  • Mothra vs. Godzilla(1964)

    as Kumayama

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Atragon(1963)

    as Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Operation Mad Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Young Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Legacy of the 500,000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Yasumoto

  • High and Low(1963)

    as Chief Prison Officer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Attack Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Sailor

  • Varan the Unbelievable(1962)

    as Captain of Uranami

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Chushingura(1962)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Operation Enemy Fort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Mount Hakone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • King Kong vs. Godzilla(1962)

    as Captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Counterstroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Detective Kojima

  • Tatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Numajiri

  • The Crimson Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Witness Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Tagami

  • Bandits on the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Structure of Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Blood on the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Mothra(1961)

    as Military Advisor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Challenge to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Human Vapor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Detective Inspector

  • Young Salesman: Sanshiro Sebiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Westward Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Bad Sleep Well(1960)

    as Reporter B

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Life of a Country Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Secret of the Telegian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs(1960)

    as Electric Company Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Three Treasures(1959)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Someday I'll Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Saga of the Vagabonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Jiro's Vassal

  • Samurai Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as (uncredited)

  • A Whistle in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Hidden Fortress(1958)

    as Slave Buyer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Who Is the Informer? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Komakichi

  • Varan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Captain of Uranami

  • Don't Make a Mistake! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The H-Man(1958)

    as Detective Sakata

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Mysterians(1957)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Decoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Tsurukichi Togawa (Escaped convict)

  • The Blue Mountains Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Teacher Tanaka

  • Rodan! The Flying Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Izeki

  • The Blue Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mr. Tanaka

  • Skin-Colored Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Inspector Jinbo

  • The Last Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Chin

  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yamaka

  • Reign of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dai Gyō Chō

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Good Luck to These Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Man in the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Rodan(1956)

    as Izeki

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Pure Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Rebels on the High Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • I'm Not the Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Sayama

  • Samurai of the Great Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Evil Reward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple(1955)

    as Yoshioka samurai

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Burden of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Shogo Aramaki

  • Striving to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • All is Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Kokichi Yamamura

  • My Pistol Is Quick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Black Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Soga

  • Student Double Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Husband Beware! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Mama's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Waseda University (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Detective

  • Hiroba no kōdoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Tachikawa

  • Street Fight at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Mr. Pu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Town of Seven Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles from 1952 to 1985; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

$492 worldwide

Highest rated

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Film career

19521985

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 114: 114 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1950s44 · acting1960s58 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
556065

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 Yoshifumi Tajima's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)

66th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

High and Low (1963)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 31. 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 Yoshifumi Tajima's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 2 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense5 titles32–48 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yoshifumi Tajima work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshifumi Tajima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ishirō Honda shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers