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Ken Yoshizawa

Ken Yoshizawa

Actor · Born May 10, 1946 (80) · Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Japanese actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 10, 1946 (80)
From
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 60 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 23% in 30 days

What are Ken Yoshizawa's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st 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
Morality
42%
Survival
26%
Self
12%
Society
7%
Bonds
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Trauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 7

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · 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 4 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Cold
4
Dread
4
Absurd
3
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Ken Yoshizawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ken Yoshizawa'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

60 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • 映画『正直不動産』 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Bird Is Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Yoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Noboru Kinoshita

  • Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Gin

  • Lesson in Murder(2022)

    as Farmer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • My Brother, The Android And Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Photograph of Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Nosari: Impermanent Eternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • One Left Hand Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Sea of Revival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Katsumi

  • Red Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Uehara

  • Dare to Stop Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kapurikon master

  • Innocent Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Dawn of the Felines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kaneda

  • Hana-Dama: Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yozo Kimoto

  • The Inerasable(2015)

    as Head of Okuyama Family

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen(2015)

    as Taka

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hajimari mo owari mo nai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Shodo Girls: Blue Blue Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Caterpillar(2010)

    as Kenzo Kurokawa

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Kiss & Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Doctor

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

    Actor

  • Completed Like a Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Swimming with Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Tuff Part IV - Harvest of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • ZAP! Part II: Maybe We Are Indeed Angels? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Ready to Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Matsui

  • Young Wife: Modest Indecency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Yohei Hayase

  • Capturing: Dirty Foreplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Business Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Violent Cop(1989)

    as Shinkai

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Entrails of a Beautiful Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Yoshioka

  • The ishoku document: Uma to onna Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Hitozuma ryôjoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Taxi driver: Hakuchû no tôsui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Okada

  • Burst City(1982)

    as Kirishima

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Misshitsu dokyumento: Yubi to shita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Desire of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Backside of 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Night of the Felines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Honda

  • Burning Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Shuichi Okita

  • Ecstasy of the Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as October

  • SORA, MI TA KA? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as 西川行男

  • 空、見たか？ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Sex Rider: Wet Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Ryo

  • Gushing Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Boy 2

  • Secret Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Season of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Heat Wave Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Naked Bullet(1969)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Running in Madness, Dying in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sahei Fujiwara

  • Sexual Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ken

  • New Underground History of Japanese Violence: Vengeance Demon(1969)

    as The Revenger

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Notorious Concubines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Pistol That Sprouted Hair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Twilight Shirō

  • Desire of the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • A Womb to Let (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Sex Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Orgy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Morishita

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles from 1967 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Violent Cop (1989)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

19672026

Peak 2016 · 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.

  • 1971Screen debut· Gushing Prayer
  • 1972First top-billed film· Ecstasy of the Angels

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 60: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1960s12 · acting1970s10 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 13% 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 Ken Yoshizawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 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 8

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

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

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)

82nd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Violent Cop (1989)

Midcredits 88th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 15. 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 Ken Yoshizawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ken Yoshizawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kōji Wakamatsu shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers

Producers