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Taichi Saotome

Taichi Saotome

Actor · Born September 24, 1991 (35) · Japan

Taichi Saotome was born on 24 September 1991 in Kitakyushu, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003), Bleach (2018) and Seven Souls in the Skull Castle (2013). He was previously married to Maki Nishiyama.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 24, 1991 (35)
From
Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 59 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 37% in 30 days

What are Taichi Saotome's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
24%
Self
21%
Morality
20%
Society
16%
Survival
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 4

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 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
7
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • 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 Taichi Saotome's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Taichi Saotome'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

59 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • BLOOD & SWEAT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hirofumi Tanaka · as Yasutaka Majima

  • Paris ni Saku Etoile(2026)

    as Rouslan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Last Samurai Standing(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shikura Adashino

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 10 episodes · as Igarashi

  • Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

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

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • HEART ATTACK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Eiichi Eiichi

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

    as Tsuchiya

  • Kinshicho Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Hirai

  • Black Jack(2024)

    Actor

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

  • Abudeka Is Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Shaman Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Yoiyami Ginji

  • Knockin' on Locked Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mikage Itokiri

  • Shikakenin Fujieda Baian(2023)

    as Tomogoro Ishikawa

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Undecided Relationship Between 2 Divorcees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Shugo Nakamura

  • The Killer Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Makoto Hachinoi

  • The Ender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Junki Hashimoto

  • Roppongi Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ryuga Nagaya

  • The Sealer(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kakeru Osagami

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

  • Don't Call It Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Blood of Wolves II(2021)

    as Masaru Hanada

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Remotely Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Inoue Toru

  • Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Inoue Toru

  • Boukyaku no Sachiko: New Years Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Shungo

  • Seven Souls in the Skull Castle – Season Moon Jogen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Kemuri no Gundan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Promare(2019)

    as Lio Fotia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Promare / Side: Lio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lio Fotia (voice)

  • Tokyo Bachelors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Seven Souls in the Skull Castle – Season Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • A Meal Makes Her Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as Shungo

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

    as Daisuke Kato

  • Bleach(2018)

    as Renji Abarai

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Company Ain't No School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hitaka Takumi

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

    as Tatsuhito Ryu

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Memoirs of a Murderer(2017)

    as Jo Toda

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Tatara Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Tatsunoshin Inoue

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

    Show 1 episode · as Tokita Ryuzo / Adachi Isao (young)

  • High & Low: The Red Rain(2016)

    as Ryu

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Movie(2016)

    as Ryu

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Kabuki Drop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

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

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Nobunaga Concerto(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Danzo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Crows Explode(2014)

    as Ryohei Kagami

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Boy Called H (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Kumokiri Nizaemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Seven Souls in the Skull Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mukaiya Ranbe

  • MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Kage

  • Veterinarian Dolittle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Actor

  • Shabake 2: Uso Uso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Anmitsu Hime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Momoyama Sandayu

  • Shabake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Suzuhiko-hime

  • Shabake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Suzuhikohime

  • Takeshis'(2005)

    as Young Man

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi(2003)

    as Young Osei

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • SanTaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie (2016)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

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

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Last Samurai Standing (2025)

Film career

20032026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s24 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · 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 Taichi Saotome's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Paris ni Saku Etoile (2026)

73rd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 45. 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 Taichi Saotome work with?

People who share at least 2 of Taichi Saotome's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Norihisa Hiranuma shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers