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Yûya Endô

Yûya Endô

Actor · Born March 20, 1987 (39) · Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

Yûya Endô was born on 20 March 1987. He is an actor, known for Godzilla Minus One (2023), The Fighter Pilot (2013) and Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 20, 1987 (39)
From
Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 77 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 36% in 30 days

What are Yûya Endô's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Survival
28%
Self
17%
Society
8%
Power
8%
Morality
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 7

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 6
Ally
2 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
4
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Yûya Endô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yûya Endô'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

77 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Road to Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Last Samurai Standing(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sansuke Gion

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Shinantorôpu(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ryuji

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Koji

  • The Hungry God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Yuuki Wada

  • Tokyo Forecast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • 名前、呼んでほしい (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ryōta

  • Samurai Fury(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Welcome Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Shoutai(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hustlin Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Matsumaru

  • The Gesuidouz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Sakura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Hiroki Asaba

  • Shady Job Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Igarashi Hiroshi

  • Godzilla Minus One(2023)

    as Tadayuki Saito

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tatsumi(2023)

    as Tatsumi

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • As It Flows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Traveling Sandwich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kihara Yuki

  • Ghost Book(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hazard Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Sealer(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Sho Iotsu

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Good News, (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle(2021)

    as Young Onoda

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • School Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Masahiro Okabe

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

    Actor

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

    Show 20 episodes · as Daisuke Adachi

  • The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Toru Yamanaka

  • Majimuri Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • 捜査会議はリビングで！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • High & Low: The Movie 3 - Final Mission(2017)

    as Koo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Osamu Oyamada

  • High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky(2017)

    as Koo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Million Yen Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sunako

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

    Show 1 episode · as Hashimoto Kenji (young)

  • IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nirvana Island: The Last 47 Days(2016)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Movie(2016)

    as Koo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Road to High & Low(2016)

    as Koo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • I am a Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Takeshi Shinabe

  • One Thousand Trillion Yen Randsom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • カサネ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as 코잇타로

  • Phantom Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ken Kamei

  • Hot Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nagayama

  • The Fighter Pilot(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Higanjima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 14 episodes · as Ken

  • GACHI-BAN: EXPENDED (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Chasing World 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • ガチバン SUPERMAX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Hard Romanticker(2011)

    as Kim

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Jiu: Special Investigation Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Shiraishi

  • URAKARA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Yotaro Nagai

  • Perfect Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Kikoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Okochi Mamoru

  • Absolute Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Tadahiro Hiura

  • Mr. Straightforward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hideki Kusaka

  • White Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yuuki Kojima

  • Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · as Teppei Kirihata

  • Ain't No Tomorrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mine

  • The Cycling Genius Is Coming! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • 打撃天使ルリ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as 소마 켄이치로

  • 一瞬の风になれ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yasuyuki Nekishi

  • 1 Litre Of Tears SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Makoto Takeda

  • Nodame Cantabile(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Okochi Mamoru

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Drift 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • 1 Litre of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Makoto Takeda

  • Musical: Prince of Tennis Concert Dream Live 2nd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ryoma Echizen

  • Musical: Prince of Tennis in Winter 2004-2005 Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolf Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ryoma Echizen

  • Musical: Prince of Tennis In Winter 2004-2005 Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ryoma Echizen

  • Musical: Prince of Tennis More than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ryoma Echizen

  • Musical: Prince of Tennis Concert Dream Live 1st (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ryoma Echizen

  • The Wings of Hakenkreuz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • L'amant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Psycho Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kyosuke (15 years old)

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

    as Yusuke Sakamoto

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

$114M worldwide

Highest rated

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

20002025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting77 of 77: 77 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

2000s20 · acting2010s32 · acting2020s25 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 17% 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 Yûya Endô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Hard Romanticker (2011)

79th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 70. 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 Yûya Endô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yûya Endô's MovieCove titles; Taichi Saotome shares the most, 3.