Toshirō Yanagiba

Actor · Born January 3, 1961 (65) · Akita Prefecture, Japan

Toshiro Yanagiba (柳葉敏郎, Yanagiba Toshirō, born January 3, 1961) is a Japanese actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 3, 1961 (65)
From: Akita Prefecture, Japan
Works as: Actor
Titles: 14 on MovieCove · 129 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Toshirō Yanagiba's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

27%

Self

24%

Survival

19%

Bonds

12%

Society

10%

Power

Ideas

Justice4 Survival3 Loyalty3 Identity2 Community3 Purpose2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally

4 of 5

Shapeshifter

1 of 5

Allyas Toshio in Only Yesterday (1991)
Shapeshifteras Shinji Muroi in Odoru daisosasen (1997)
Allyas Shinji Muroi in Bayside Shakedown (1998)
Allyas Shinji Muroi in Odoru daisosasen the movie 2: Rainbow Bridge wo fuusa seyo! (2003)
Allyas Shiro Sanada in Space Battleship Yamato (2010)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Warm

Contemplative

Hopeful

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Bittersweet4 Feel-good2 Thought-provoking3 Fun2 Rousing2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy2
Bittersweet5
Ambiguous4

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 Toshirō Yanagiba's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Toshirō Yanagiba'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

129 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Gate 24: The Border(2026)
Show 10 episodes · as Zen Fukazawa
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
A Brighter Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 11 episodes · as Jo Minamino
Donketsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 9 episodes · as Owashi Ameku
Muroi Shinji: Stay Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Shinji Muroi
Muroi Shinji: Not Defeated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Shinji Muroi
Poketto ni Bōken o Tsumekonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 10 episodes · as Ohkido (voice)
Boogie Woogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 127 episodes · Actor
Police and Prosecutor, Sometimes Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 9 episodes · Actor
Shylock's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Kaoru Kujo
Shikakenin Fujieda Baian(2023)
as Kahei
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Keishichou Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 9 episodes · as Kaname Fujiwara
The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Udo Genichi
The Travel Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 8 episodes · as Kanzaki Hiroyuki
Follow the Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Hideo Sato
The High School Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 8 episodes · as Danjuro Sumitomo
A Morning of Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Any Crybabies Around? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Yasuo Natsui
鉄道警察官捜査ファイル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Police and Prosecutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 9 episodes · as Takeo Kashimura
The Great White Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 5 episodes · as Yohei Sasaki
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · Actor
I Prefer Tomorrow's You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 7 episodes · as Tanno Fumihiko
ドラマスペシャル松本清張鬼畜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
And Then There Were None (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 2 episodes · as Ishirugi Ken
五年目のひとり (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 1 episode · as 마츠나가 미츠루
Kofuku no Alibi: Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Actor
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Actor
Non-mama White Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 7 episodes · as 霧島研一
Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Naoyuki Takahash
検事・霧島三郎(TBS版) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Asunaro Sanzan Nana Byoushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 9 episodes · as Daisuke Fujimaki
Time Never Stops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Katsumi Hamaguchi
Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Actor
Apoyan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 10 episodes · as Toshio Imaizumi
Bayside Shakedown the Final(2012)
as Shinji Muroi
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Bayside Shakedown the Last TV: Salaryman Cop and the Last Tough Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Shinji Muroi
Father of the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Hoshino Satoshi
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet(2011)
as Shigeyoshi Inoue
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Space Battleship Yamato(2010)
as Shirō Sanada
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
HUNT - Tax Investigation Officer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 8 episodes · as Shinjiro Niita
Odoru daisousasen the movie 3: Yatsura o kaihou seyo!(2010)
as Shinji Muroi
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Negotiator: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Kano Toshihiko
Wasted Land(2009)
Show 19 episodes · as Isao Kawamata
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Nobody To Watch Over Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
My Grandma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Seiji Murata
Dear My Cosmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Hiroshi Koga
Team Batista no Eikō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
Code Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 13 episodes · as Kuroda Shuji
Pandora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 29 episodes · as Matoba Shinichi
Anmitsu Hime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Awa no Dango no Kami
復讐するは我にあり 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Tokichiro Kinoshita
Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special: Wave Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
Time Limit Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Shoeless Sarumata
Ns' Aoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 11 episodes · as 高树源太
The Life of Sugimura Haruko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Shinji Muroi
実録・小野田少尉遅すぎた帰還 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Actor
Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi(2005)
as Shinji Muroi
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Kizaki Toshiro
Kita no zeronen(2005)
as Mamiya Denzo
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
熱血シングル・ファザー〜新聞記者・新庄圭吾の事件ファイル〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Black Leather Notebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 7 episodes · Actor
New York Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as 小池一徹
It was sudden, like a storm... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 10 episodes · as Hideo Ogawa
川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Odoru daisosasen the movie 2: Rainbow Bridge wo fuusa seyo!(2003)
as Shinji Muroi
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Love Quotient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Actor
世にも奇妙な物語春の特別編 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Actor
Koi suru Top Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
Tokyo Zance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Actor
Rush! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Actor
There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Section Chief Mochizuki
There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
Chinese Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Actor
Senrigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Actor
Dream Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Actor
The Rules of Marrying for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 12 episodes · as Koichi
恋愛結婚の法則 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
Ring: The Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 12 episodes · as Kazuyuki Asakawa
Bayside Shakedown(1998)
as Shinji Muroi
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Shinji Muroi
Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Shinji Muroi
Friendship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Actor
Shining Brightly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 10 episodes · as Shinsaku Tadokoro
Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Shinji Muroi
The Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Takashi Ito
Odoru daisosasen(1997)
Show 11 episodes · as Shinji Muroi
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Natural Love for the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 10 episodes · as Katsuya Yuge
MOROCCO 2: The Return of the Yokohama Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Actor
MOROCCO: The Story of the Yokohama Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Actor
Sashow The Last Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
Chinpira Jingi: Gokuraku Tonbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Actor
29-sai no Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 10 episodes · Actor
Promise Ring: The Kashima Antlers Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Actor
Nikushimi ni Hohoende (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
憎しみに微笑んで (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · Actor
日曜はダメよ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
Kwaidan II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Actor
天下を獲った男豊臣秀吉 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Actor
Shinai Naru Mono e (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Yakuza
Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Actor
Only Yesterday(1991)
as Toshio (voice)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
世界奇妙物语1991年春之特别篇 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Actor
Good-bye Dear Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Actor
Wonderful Unrequited Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 10 episodes · as Shumpei Nomo
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 15 episodes · Actor
Hot Dog (JP) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
ホットドッグ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 1 episode · as 相京信
Aishiatteru Kai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 10 episodes · as Kai Takumi
Aishiatteru Kai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 10 episodes · Actor
Dream Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Yōichi Kawabe
Light My Heart! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 12 episodes · as 島田祐二
Firefly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Kenji Shimada
New York Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
Downtown Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Actor
Dakishimetai! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 1 episode · Actor
April Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Actor
Nice Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Actor
君の瞳をタイホする! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 12 episodes · as 土門隆
Guys Who Never Learn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Actor
The Story of Hachikō(1987)
as Moriyama
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Young Girls in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Kinuko Kutsugake
Miyako no kaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 150 episodes · as 沢木智太郎
South to the Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Tetsu Tomijima
雨の降る駅 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as 演员

Career shape

Star power in the 89^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 129 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Odoru daisosasen the movie 2: Rainbow Bridge wo fuusa seyo! (2003)

$155M worldwide

Highest rated

The Story of Hachikō (1987)

Midcredits 97^th

Film career

19862026

Peak 2011 · 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.

1987Screen debut· Hachiko

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting129 of 129 · 62^nd

By decade

1980s17 · acting1990s34 · acting2000s35 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · 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 Toshirō Yanagiba's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61^st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

58^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

59^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

75^th and up3
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved2
Crowd Pleaser3
Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Kita no zeronen (2005)

70^th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Story of Hachikō (1987)

Midcredits 97^th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 38. 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 Toshirō Yanagiba work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toshirō Yanagiba's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Katsuyuki Motohiro shares the most, 4.

Toshirō Yanagiba

What are Toshirō Yanagiba's films like?

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Toshirō Yanagiba's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

How do Toshirō Yanagiba's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Who does Toshirō Yanagiba work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers