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Yûta Kanai

Yûta Kanai

Actor · Born April 24, 1985 (41) · Tokyo, Japan

Yûta Kanai was born on 24 April 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Confessions (2010), A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen (2000) and Death Note: L Change the World (2008).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 24, 1985 (41)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 71 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 32% in 30 days

What are Yûta Kanai's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
21%
Survival
18%
Power
14%
Society
9%
Morality
6%
Ideas
3%
Mortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Joyful
2
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4

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 Yûta Kanai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Yûta Kanai'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

71 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Duty First, Kiss Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jiro Hasegawa

  • Shambhala Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as カラオケボックス店長

  • BORDERLESS -72 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Koichi Jisoji

  • Scent of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 130 episodes · as Kosaku Sakata

  • Climbing for Life(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Musical 「Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Matsuda

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

    Show 10 episodes · as Teiichi Dojima

  • Or Utopia(2024)

    as Zenji Miyoshi

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Last Mile(2024)

    as Takashi Itomaki

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ultraman Blazar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Tetsuo Suzuki

  • Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • My Beautiful Man: Eternal(2023)

    as Suga

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Fragments of the Last Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Black Swindler(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kakine

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Evil God's Balance Public Security Analysis Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Takuya Odagiri

  • さすらい署長風間昭平スペシャル　塩屋岬いわき殺人事件 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Dakara Korosenakatta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ryota Okuma

  • Silent Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Masaya Takazawa

  • Love and the Grand Tug-of-war (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • MIU404(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · as Takashi Itomaki

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Sun Does Not Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shigemori

  • Fukushima 50(2020)

    as Koji Miyamoto

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Yukio Tanuma

  • Mampuku(2018)

    Show 151 episodes · as Odajima Tadashi

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Neck Bowed in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hanzo Yabutsuka

  • Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Moriyama Kenji

  • Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Ningyo Sashichi Torimonocho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    as Kuramae

  • 64: Part I(2016)

    as Kuramae

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Seven Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Eita Hikoma

  • 結婚に一番近くて遠い女 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

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

    Show 9 episodes · as Yuji Nishimoto

  • Hanako & Anne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 156 episodes · as Masuda Akira

  • Tokyo Refugees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Karube

  • A Woman from Ashio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • I LOVE YOU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Negoro Shoichi

  • Traces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Morikawa Keita

  • Ranma ½(2011)

    as Hikaru Gosunkugi

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Asuka High School March! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Murai Hajime

  • Princess Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 46 episodes · as Oda Nobutaka

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • From Me to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Soichi Shironouchi

  • 人類学者・岬久美子の殺人鑑定 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Dogwood Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tamotsu Ono

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

    Show 1 episode · as Joutaro Mizuki

  • Trouble Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · as Koji Yamashita

  • Kamui Gaiden(2009)

    as Yoshito

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ikigami(2008)

    as Tsubasa Tanabe

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Twilight Syndrome: Deadly Theme Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Shou

  • Code Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Iida Toshio

  • Death Note: L Change the World(2008)

    as Tamotsu Yoshizawa

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Kekkon shiyou yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Gumi. Chocolate. Pine. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Takuo

  • Torihada 2: yofukashi no anata ni zotto suru hanashi wo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Yunagi City, Sakura Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Nagio Ishikawa

  • Xenos Kusenosu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · as Toshihiko Aoki

  • 9/10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Toyotomi Ken

  • School Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Dangerous Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shunya Yazawa

  • Who's Camus Anyway? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nakane

  • Letters from Nirai Kanai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nadashi Uchimori

  • Jam Films S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • 69(2004)

    as Manabu Iwase

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Farewell, Kuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Kenji Morishita

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Teruyoshi Okumura

  • Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Takefu Higashi

  • A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Daisuke Kawashima

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Death Note: L Change the World (2008)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Ikigami (2008)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

MIU404 (2020)

Film career

20002026

Peak 2009 · 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.

  • 2008Screen debut· Death Note: L Change the WorLd
  • 2020Career best· MIU404

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting70 of 70: 70 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s20 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s23 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% 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 Yûta Kanai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Or Utopia (2024)

64th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. 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 Yûta Kanai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yûta Kanai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kankurō Kudō shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors