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Pierre Taki

Pierre Taki

Actor · Born April 8, 1967 (59) · Aoi, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

Pierre Taki was born on 8 April 1967 in Shizuoka, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Like Father, Like Son (2013), The Devil's Path (2013) and Shin Godzilla (2016).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 8, 1967 (59)
From
Aoi, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 88 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Pierre Taki's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th 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
Self
31%
Morality
25%
Survival
20%
Bonds
14%
Power
5%
Society
2%
Ideas
1%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · 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 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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 6 · 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 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
8
Dread
5
Contemplative
7
Warm
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Pierre Taki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pierre Taki'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

88 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Vintage Violence(2026)

    as Ko

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Utsurona Jujika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Human Vapor(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mamoru Sakamoto

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • New Group(2025)

    as Principal

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Bust: Crime City(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Light in the Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Last Blossom(2025)

    as Housenka (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hero's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Bullet Train Explosion(2025)

    as Koga Masatoshi

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Swindlers(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Goto

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Suiheisen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • House of Ninjas(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Zensuke Omi

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Mari’s Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sugita

  • All the Songs We Never Sang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • September 1923 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Shinjiro Sunada

  • Sanctuary(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Enshō-oyakata

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Super Crooks(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · as The Gladiator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

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

    Actor

  • Romance Doll(2020)

    as Kaoru Kubota

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • From Miyamoto to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Keizo Mabuchi

  • The Naked Director(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Atsushi Wada

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Iwane: Sword of Serenity(2019)

    as Bunroku Shishido

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 47 episodes · as 黑坂辛作

  • The Blood of Wolves(2018)

    as Ginji Takii

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

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

    as Isao Kashiwabara

  • Outrage Coda(2017)

    as Hanada

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sohei Fujimoto

  • Rage(2016)

    as Kunihisa Nanjo

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Shin Godzilla(2016)

    as Saigo : Operation "TaBa" Combat leader

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Twisted Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Detective Sadao Murai

  • Everest: The Summit of the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Miyakawa

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

    as Taro Yamada

  • Kinpika(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Isao Okawara

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

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

    as Takataro Watanabe

  • Attack on Titan: Part 2(2015)

    as Souda

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Attack on Titan Part 1(2015)

    as Souda

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Yakuza Apocalypse(2015)

    as Yukio Rakan

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Parasyte: Part 2(2015)

    as Miki

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • 64 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mikami Yoshinobu

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

    as Hirokawa

  • Parasyte: Part 1(2014)

    as Miki

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Don't Lose Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Like Father, Like Son(2013)

    as Shoko's Husband

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Path(2013)

    as Junji Sudo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Denki Groove: "Ningen mo Dobutsu" Tour Panda 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

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

    Show 157 episodes · as Umezu

  • Paikaji Nankai Sakusen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Manbosan

  • Kami usagi rope: tsuka, natsuyasumi lasuichitte majissuka!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as (voice)

  • Bokukyû: A ressha de iko(2011)

    as Masaya Chikugo

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64(2012)

    as Ice man

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Love Strikes!(2011)

    as Pierre Taki (Himself)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

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

    as Imadoka Shoroku

  • Monster Magnitude: 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Matsuda

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

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 48 episodes · Actor

  • It's On Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Welcome to Irabu's Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Ueno Juri and the Five Bags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tank Corps Captain

  • Brass Knuckle Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kinji Kaneko

  • School Days with a Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • One Million Yen Girl(2008)

    as Haruo Fujii

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Last Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

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

    as Zookeeper

  • Graveyard Kitaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Trump Omoi (voice)

  • Gumi. Chocolate. Pine. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Waruboro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

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

    as Tanaka

  • Ten Nights of Dreams(2006)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sinking of Japan(2006)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sway(2006)

    as Funaki

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street(2005)

    as Ice Man

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Linda Linda Linda(2005)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Survive Style 5+(2004)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • SHORT FILMS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Actor

  • Iden & Tity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kisarazu Cat's Eye(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Sigourney Koike

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Red Shadow(2001)

    as Fudou

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Desert Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sakaki

  • Stereo Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Kengo Kawase

  • Samurai Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Araki

  • Blood(1998)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Happy People(1997)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mechano: Scientific Attack Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles from 1995 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Linda Linda Linda (2005)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Tokyo Swindlers (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19952026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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.

  • 1998Screen debut· Samurai Fiction
  • 2008Breakout· One Million Yen Girl
  • 2008Career best· One Million Yen Girl
  • 2023Career best· Sanctuary

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 88: 85 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting2 of 88: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 88: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2000s28 · 27 acting · 2 crew2010s37 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
9808

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 Pierre Taki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Vintage Violence (2026)

88th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Like Father, Like Son (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 37. 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 Pierre Taki's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Pierre Taki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pierre Taki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jun Kunimura shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers