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Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Actor, also writer · Born November 4, 1963 (62) · Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan

Lily Franky (リリー・フランキー, born Masaya Nakagawa; 4 November 1963) is a Japanese illustrator, writer and actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 2001.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 4, 1963 (62)
From
Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 120 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Lily Franky's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Self
34%
Bonds
23%
Survival
16%
Morality
11%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 23 · Intense 4

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 12 · 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 14 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 12

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 18 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 6 of 18 analyzed roles.

Mentor
6 of 18
Hero
4 of 18
Trickster
2 of 18
Shadow
2 of 18
Ally
2 of 18
Threshold guardian
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
21
Contemplative
16
Tense
11
Warm
11
Hopeful
7
Other
18

How their films linger

Bittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet20
  • Ambiguous9

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 Lily Franky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lily Franky'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

120 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man(2026)

    as Utsugi

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?(2026)

    as Kuroi

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Until the T-Shirt Dries(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Koji Miyauchi

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Fujiko(2026)

    as Makoto Sasaoka

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Made in Korea(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Osamu Ikeda

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Diamonds in the Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Yoji

  • Renoir(2025)

    as Keiji Okita

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 1st Kiss(2025)

    as Tenma Ichiro

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Haruo Yamashita

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Slow Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Katsumi Nikaido

  • Harbin(2024)

    as Itō Hirobumi

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • What Comes After Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Takuto Aoki

  • Tokyo Swindlers(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Tatsu

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Sunny(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Parades(2024)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Cottontail(2023)

    as Kenzaburō

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Comedy Island: Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

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

    as Tamiya

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

    as Michio Yamazaki

  • Wheels and Axle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Nobuomama

  • Call Me Chihiro(2023)

    as Utsumi

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Ren

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dousuru Ieyasu(2023)

    Show 50 episodes · as Hisamatsu Nagaie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Mother's Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mitsunori Nagao

  • Bad City(2022)

    as Wataru Gojo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • He's Expecting(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • The Last 10 Years(2022)

    as Kajiwara

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Prior Convictions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Fumio Toyama

  • That Day, Until the Curry Rice Is Made (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Every Trick In The Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Maeda

  • It's a Flickering Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Hiroshi Izumi

  • Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mysterious Man

  • Town Without Sea(2020)

    as Sho's Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wheels of Fate: The Story of the Rickshaw Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Kyouen NG (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mark Nomoto

  • Ainu Mosir(2020)

    as Okada

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Gun 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Masaki Himura

  • Not Quite Dead Yet(2020)

    as Hino

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Pension: Love Is Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · as Shiro

  • Travel FUKUYAMA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Naked Director(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Takei

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

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

    as Onodera

  • Rikon na Futari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Noda Ryusuke

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

    Show 156 episodes · Actor

  • The Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together(2018)

    as Private detective Nakagawa

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Shoplifters(2018)

    as Osamu Shibata

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Laplace's Witch(2018)

    as Zentaro Uhara

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Takeshi Oda

  • Blank 13(2017)

    as Masato Matsuda

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Miko Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Otori

  • The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

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

    as Issa

  • The Last Shot in the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jinya Kitashiro

  • Perfect Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kuma

  • Tornado Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Shu Koda

  • Hello, Detective Hedgehog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Minami

  • A Beautiful Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Shigeichiro Osugi

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

    Show 12 episodes · as Tatsuyuki

  • Silver and Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ginji Hirai

  • Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Nobuo Mori

  • Kamoshirenai Joyûtachi - 2016 - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • My Dad and Mr. Ito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yasuaki Ito

  • Scoop!(2016)

    as Chara-Gen

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Crow's Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Undertaker

  • Double Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Shinohara

  • After the Storm(2016)

    as Koichiro Yamabe

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • While the Women Are Sleeping(2016)

    as Iizuka

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Shell Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Scholar

  • The Top Secret: Murder in Mind(2016)

    as Junichiro Saito

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Aka Medaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Editor-in-chief Mizutani

  • Song FUKUYAMA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Bakuman(2015)

    as Sasaki

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Three Stories of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Atsushi's Senior

  • Dokutsu Ojisan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kenichi Fujiyoshi

  • Fires on the Plain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Yasuda

  • The Boy and the Beast(2015)

    as Hyakushūbō (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ren'ai Aru Aru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Our Little Sister(2015)

    as Senichi Fukuda

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Pieta in the Toilet(2015)

    as Touru Yokota

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Yakuza Apocalypse(2015)

    as Genyo motherfucking Kamiura

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Shokuzai no Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • As the Gods Will(2014)

    as Homeless Man

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Planet Mizsa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Hello Life from 55 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The Covers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Judge! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kagami

  • Like Father, Like Son(2013)

    as Yudai Saiki

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Path(2013)

    as Takao Kimura

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    Actor

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

    as Tobimatsu

  • Yellow Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Natsume

  • Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Helter Skelter(2012)

    as Kenichi-san

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Afro Tanaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Company president

  • Lucky Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Love Strikes!(2011)

    as Takuya Sumida

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia.(2011)

    as bar master

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • クレイジーハニー (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Actor

  • Love Strikes! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sumi

  • Boys on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as President

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

    Show 48 episodes · Actor

  • Midnight Diner(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Murata

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ueno Juri and the Five Bags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as policeman #2

  • Oh, My Buddha! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Oton

  • Suspect X(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

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

    Show 11 episodes · as Aizawa Seiji

  • Gururi no koto(2008)

    as Kanao Satou

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad(2007)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · Original Story

  • Tōkyō tawā: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Original Story

  • Teruo Ishii Fan Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Raid on a Ghostly Snack Bar! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Natsuyasumi no kyoshô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Shoplifters (2018)

$68M worldwide

Highest rated

Like Father, Like Son (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Naked Director (2019)

Film career

20012026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 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
Acting115 of 119: 115 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting1 of 119: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting3 of 119: 3 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s13 · 10 acting · 3 crew2010s65 · acting2020s41 · 40 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 5% of 22 roles
0818

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 Lily Franky's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô (2012)

75th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Like Father, Like Son (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. 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.

Is Lily Franky's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles5–68 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles2–75 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles8–47 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles4–53 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles25–64 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lily Franky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lily Franky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Suzu Hirose shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles