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Kôhei Kiyasu

Kôhei Kiyasu

Writer and actor · Born February 19, 1975 (51) · Masaki, Iyo, Ehime, Japan

Kohei Kiyasu (喜安 浩平, Kiyasu Kōhei, February 19, 1975) is a Japanese actor, voice actor (seiyū), director and screenwriter. He was born in Masaki Town, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. In 1998, he passed the cast audition for Nylon 100 °C, and since 1999 he has been a member of the theater company. In 2000, he founded the theater troupe Bull Docking Headlock (ブルドッキングヘッドロック). In the same year, he made his voice acting debut as Makunouchi Ippo in the television anime Hajime no Ippo.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 19, 1975 (51)
From
Masaki, Iyo, Ehime, Japan
Works as
Writer and actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 56 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Kôhei Kiyasu's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action 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
35%
Bonds
33%
Survival
19%
Morality
6%
Society
4%
Power
2%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 5

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · 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 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
3
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
3
Triumphant
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Kôhei Kiyasu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kôhei Kiyasu'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

56 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Why Wait, Just Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Screenplay

  • Jujutsu Kaisen: The Stage -Hidden Inventory / Premature Death- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Theatre Play

  • Journal with Witch(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Composition · Writer · as Emiri's Father (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Passing the Reins(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Stage - WITH LIVE BAND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Theatre Play

  • Jujutsu Kaisen: The Stage -Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event, The Origin of Blind Obedience- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Theatre Play

  • Draw Me. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Original Story · Screenplay

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

    Show 10 episodes · Screenplay

  • My Home Hero(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Fafner: Behind the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Jujutsu Kaisen: The Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Theatre Play

  • Doronjo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • MURAI in LOVE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Teleplay

  • イモンドの勝負 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • マスターピース～傑作を君に～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Screenplay

  • Captivated, by You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Fafner: The Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Soshi Minashiro(voice)

  • Denei Shojo: Video Girl Mai 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

  • Run with the Wind(2018)

    Show 23 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay

  • Ai the Video Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

  • The Many Faces of Ito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Shimokitazawa Die Hard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Goodbye Enari-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Screenplay

  • Prison Gate Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Screenplay

  • Kofuku no Alibi: Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • In This Corner of the World(2016)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Screenplay

  • Destruction Babies(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Strayer's Chronicle(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Curtain Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Screenplay

  • Fafner Exodus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · as Sōshi Minashiro (voice)

  • Tochuu Gesha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Screenplay

  • New Prince of Tennis OVA vs. Genius10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kaoru Kaidō (voice)

  • Fighting Spirit: Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 25 episodes · as Makunouchi Ippo (voice)

  • The Kirishima Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Screenplay

  • The Prince of Tennis II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kaoru Kaidō (voice)

  • The Prince of Tennis: Showdown in England's Tennis Fortress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kaoru Kaidô

  • Fafner: Heaven and Earth(2010)

    as Soushi Minashiro (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Space Monster DEMEKING (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hiroshi Kameoka

  • Yatterman(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Blade of the Immortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnnie Gyobutsu (voice)

  • The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · as 海堂薰

  • Fafner in the Azure - Right of Left(2005)

    as Soushi Minashiro

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

  • Noein: To Your Other Self(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · as Fukurou (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Gekijô-ban Tennis no Ôjisama Futari no Samurai Za Fâsuto Gêmu(2005)

    as Kaoru Kaidô

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Blood and Bones(2004)

    as Tokuyama

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fafner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 25 episodes · as Minashiro Soushi (voice) · as Soushi Minashiro

  • Fighting Spirit: Mashiba vs. Kimura(2003)

    as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fighting Spirit: Champion Road(2003)

    as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Tennis: A Day on Survival Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Kaoru Kaidō (voice)

  • Dragon Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 38 episodes · as Kouhei Toki (voice)

  • The Prince of Tennis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · as Karou Kaidō (voice)

  • Initial D: Third Stage(2001)

    as Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Fighting Spirit(2000)

    Show 126 episodes · as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Yatterman (2009)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

Fighting Spirit (2000)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 2000Screen debut· Fighting Spirit
  • 2001First film· Initial D: Third Stage
  • 2003First top-billed film· Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 55: 24 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thDirecting1 of 55: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting31 of 55: 29 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

2000s15 · 14 acting · 1 crew2010s24 · 8 acting · 16 crew2020s16 · 3 acting · 14 crew

Billing

usually 20th · top billed in 20% of 5 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 Kôhei Kiyasu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Destruction Babies (2016)

81st percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fighting Spirit (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 13. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Kôhei Kiyasu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôhei Kiyasu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Morikawa shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles