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Shin'ichirô Hayashi

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Shin'ichirô Hayashi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Survival
26%
Power
18%
Self
8%
Violence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 6

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · 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 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 1 · Engaged 4 · 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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Manic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Shin'ichirô Hayashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shin'ichirô Hayashi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

19 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The High Cost of Virginity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture(1973)

    as Taichi

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sex & Fury(1973)

    as Tsunetarô

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Three Pretty Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Yoshio

  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Love and Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Naminosuke (segment "Takahashi Oden")

  • Daring Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Law(1969)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Inferno of Torture(1969)

    as Genzô

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Tsuda

  • The Joy of Torture(1968)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Eleven Samurai(1967)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as 弥七

  • The Magic Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Black Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1963 to 1974; peak year 1968.

Highest rated

Eleven Samurai (1967)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Sex & Fury (1973)

Film career

19631974

Peak 1968 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 19: 19 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1960s13 · acting1970s6 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% 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 Shin'ichirô Hayashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Eleven Samurai (1967)

Midcredits 87th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 39. 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 Shin'ichirô Hayashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shin'ichirô Hayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kanji Amao shares the most, 6.

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers