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Tadashi Yamashita

Tadashi Yamashita

Actor · Born February 5, 1942 (84) · Japan

Tadashi Yamashita (山下忠, Yamashita Tadashi, born February 5, 1942) is a Japanese American martial artist and actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 5, 1942 (84)
From
Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 25 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are Tadashi Yamashita's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Morality
35%
Survival
17%
Bonds
12%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Tense
4
Triumphant
2
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Rousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Tadashi Yamashita's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Tadashi Yamashita'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

25 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • A Fighting Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Grandmaster Tadashi

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

    as Joe Williamson

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

    as Ninja

  • Pocket Ninjas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as (uncredited)

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

    as Lee's Uncle

  • Cage II: The Arena of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Wang

  • Surf Ninjas(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Rising Sun(1993)

    as Nakamoto Yakuza

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • American Ninja 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Fight Choreographer · as Tadashi

  • Capital Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Kenji Nakata

  • Young Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Genza

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

    as Chin

  • Sword of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Martial Arts Choreographer · as Tadashi Kiresowa

  • American Ninja(1985)

    as Black Star Ninja

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Gymkata(1985)

    as Eastern Trainer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Gavilan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Yakusa Asassin

  • The Shinobi Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ken

  • The Octagon(1980)

    as Seikura

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as American painter

  • Seven(1979)

    as Swordsman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Soul of Chiba(1977)

    as Drug Agent

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Karate 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Tadashi Yamashita

  • Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders(1974)

    as Motai

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Karate 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Tadashi Yamashita

  • Bronson Lee, Champion(1974)

    as Bronson Lee

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1974 to 2016; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

The Octagon (1980)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

American Ninja (1985)

Midcredits 29th

Film career

19742016

Peak 1993 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1979Screen debut· Seven

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 25: 22 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndOther crew3 of 25: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1970s6 · acting1980s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew1990s7 · 6 acting · 2 crew2000s2 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Tadashi Yamashita's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Bronson Lee, Champion (1974)

79th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974)

Midcredits 79th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 28/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 35, detractors 20. 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 Tadashi Yamashita work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tadashi Yamashita's MovieCove titles; Yukio Noda shares the most, 2.