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Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Actor · Born August 12, 1970 (56) · Saitama, Japan

Hidetaka Yoshioka (吉岡 秀隆, born on August 12, 1970 in Saitama, Japan), is a Japanese actor known for his performance in several movies as a child and lately the award winning TV drama Dr. Koto Shinryojo. He notably played the part of Tora-san's little nephew in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" film series, and he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's "Rhapsody in August" and "Madadayo". He won the Japan Academy Award Best Actor in 2006 for "Always - Sunset on Third Street". He was married to actress Yuki Uchida from 2002 to 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hidetaka Yoshioka, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 12, 1970 (56)
From
Saitama, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 112 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Hidetaka Yoshioka's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
27%
Self
19%
Survival
17%
Society
16%
Morality
13%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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 13 · Full focus 2

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 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
12
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
9
Bittersweet
5
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Hidetaka Yoshioka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hidetaka Yoshioka'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

112 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Godzilla Minus Zero(2026)

    as Kenji Noda

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Ballad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Queen of Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kawanabe Riki

  • 5 Centimeters Per Second(2025)

    as Ryuichi Ogawa

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Signposts in the Night -A Record Surrounding a Certain Suspect- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Shotaro Taira

  • Godzilla Minus One(2023)

    as Kenji Noda

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Worry Not, She's the Boss(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Fukabori Yusaku

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Kind-Hearted Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Uehara

  • The Inugami Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kosuke Kindaichi

  • Winny(2023)

    as Toshiro Senba

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic(2022)

    as Kensuke Goto

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Brightest Roof in the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Toshio Oishi

  • When this flower blooms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tsumura Koujiro

  • The Journalist(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kazuya Suzuki

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Riverside Mukolitta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kenichi Mizoguchi

  • In the Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kamisaki

  • The Bonds of Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Air Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Matsuki Shizuo

  • Yell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 120 episodes · Actor

  • 天国からのラブソング (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Fukushima 50(2020)

    as Takumi Maeda

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tora-san, Welcome Back!(2019)

    as 满男

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Yatsuhakamura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as 金田一耕助

  • Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Kids' Diner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sakurou Takano

  • Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Reminiscence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mitsuo Yamagata

  • Fuji Family New Year Special 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kinoshita Hideo

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

    as Tadashi Shinonome

  • Cold Case: Door of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Ogiwara Atsushi

  • 64: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kazuki Kota

  • 64: Part I(2016)

    as Kazuki Kota

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    as Asagao

  • Second Chance Chauffeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yoshiaki Hashimoto

  • All About My Siblings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Masaomi Shinjo

  • Tokusou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Toshiya Oda

  • Buddha 2: The Endless Journey(2014)

    as Siddhartha Gotama / Buddha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Little House(2014)

    as Shoji Itakura

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Made in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kakinuma Yuji

  • The Cat Lawyer and the Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as 百瀬太郎

  • Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Yasuo Moriuchi

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

    as Ryunosuke Chagawa

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Buddha: The Great Departure(2011)

    as Siddhartha Gotama / Buddha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • CO: Transplant Coordinator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The Last Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Masatsugu Nakae

  • Consecration Of The Great Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Golden Slumber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Shingo Morita

  • The Policeman's Lineage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2(2007)

    as Ryunosuke Chagawa

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Damejin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Hanazawa

  • The Professor and His Beloved Equation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Root

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street(2005)

    as Ryunosuke Chagawa

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Miracle in Four Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • The Many Faces of Chika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Junichi

  • The Place Promised in Our Early Days(2004)

    as Hiroki Fujisawa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Hidden Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Samon Shimada

  • Hana & Alice(2004)

    as Crying Acting Coach (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Half a Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Keigo Fujibayashi

  • 北の国から 記憶 前編 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as 演员

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic(2003)

    Show 22 episodes · as 五島健助

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Letter from the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dr. Nakamura

  • Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • 北の国から記憶 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as 演员

  • The Sea Is Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Fusanosuke

  • Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Uesugi Susumu

  • Juvenile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Yusuke Sakamoto, 20 years later

  • After the Rain(1999)

    as Gonnojo Sakakibara

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Railroad Man(1999)

    as Hideo Sugiura

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Yamamoto

  • The Rainbow Seeker 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as 满男

  • The Rainbow Seeker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ryo Hirayama

  • A Class to Remember II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Tora-san to the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as 满男

  • 北の国から ’95秘密 後編 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Easy Advice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as 满男

  • The Nearest Place to the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Shuntaro Kitagawa

  • Last Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Theme Song Performance · as Kazuya Inaba

  • Tora-san's Matchmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as 满男

  • Madadayo(1993)

    as Takayama's Son

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Tora-san Makes Excuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as 满男

  • Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Tora-san Confesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as 满男

  • Rhapsody in August(1991)

    as Tateo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tora-san Takes a Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as 满男

  • Tora-san, My Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as 满男

  • Tora-san Goes to Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as 满男

  • Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as 满男

  • Oración (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Makoto Tano

  • Tora-san Plays Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as 满男

  • Tora-san Goes North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mitsuo

  • Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as 满男

  • Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Tora-san's Island Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as 满男

  • Tora-san, the Go-Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as 满男

  • Tora-san's Forbidden Love(1984)

    as 满男

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Marriage Counselor Tora-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as 满男

  • Tora-san Goes Religious? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as 满男

  • Tora-san's Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as 满男

  • Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Tora-san, the Expert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as 满男

  • Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as 满男

  • Tora-san's Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as 满男

  • From the Northern Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 24 episodes · as Jun Kuroita (黑板纯)

  • Tora-san's Love in Osaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as 满男

  • A Distant Cry from Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Takeshi Kazami

  • Village of Eight Gravestones(1977)

    as Tatsuya Terada (Young)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 111 of them dated from 1977 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

$114M worldwide

Highest rated

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19772026

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting112 of 112: 111 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew1 of 112: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2000s20 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s21 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 18% of 17 roles
8005

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 Hidetaka Yoshioka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)

72nd percentile spread · 10% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. 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 Hidetaka Yoshioka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hidetaka Yoshioka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashi Yamazaki shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles