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Chôtarô Tôgin

Chôtarô Tôgin

Actor · Born November 28, 1941 (84) · Ichiarakawa District, Tokyo, Japan

Chôtarô Tôgin was born on 28 November 1941 in Ichiarakawa District, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966), Ultra Q (1965) and Destroy All Monsters (1968). He was previously married to Bella Vista.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 28, 1941 (84)
From
Ichiarakawa District, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 34 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 4% in 30 days

What are Chôtarô Tôgin's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
47%
Bonds
27%
Self
9%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · 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 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Warm
1
Triumphant
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Chôtarô Tôgin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chôtarô Tôgin'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

34 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Battle Fever J (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Shinya Nakai

  • The Incident(1978)

    as Takigawa

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Battle of Okinawa(1971)

    as Suwabe

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

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

    as Shoji

  • Space Amoeba(1970)

    as Yokoyama

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rebel Against Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • All Monsters Attack(1969)

    as Assistant Detective

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Battle of the Japan Sea(1969)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Destroy All Monsters(1968)

    as Ogata

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Kill!(1968)

    as Ronin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Two Hearts in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Son of Godzilla(1967)

    as Meteorological observation plane radio operator

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Our Silent Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep(1966)

    as Ichino

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Swindler Meets Swindler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Daphne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kondo (Tsuruo's friend)

  • Comic Storyteller: Great Delay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Ironfinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Ken

  • We Will Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mitsuo Tago

  • The Retreat from Kiska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Samurai Assassin(1965)

    as Seiichi Morikawa

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Western King, Eastern Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

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

    as Coal truck driver

  • Oh, Bomb! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Tiger Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Air Captain Sasa

  • Women Called 'Wives' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Sensation Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • A Salaryman's Reckless Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • College Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • A Wife Confesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Man at the Coffee Shop

  • 俺たちは狂っていない (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles from 1958 to 1979; peak year 1967.

Biggest box office

Destroy All Monsters (1968)

$472 worldwide

Highest rated

Destroy All Monsters (1968)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)

Film career

19581979

Peak 1967 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting34 of 34: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s25 · acting1970s8 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Chôtarô Tôgin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

All Monsters Attack (1969)

57th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Samurai Assassin (1965)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Chôtarô Tôgin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chôtarô Tôgin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ishirō Honda shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers