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Kengo Kôra

Kengo Kôra

Actor · Born November 12, 1987 (38) · Kumamoto, Japan

Kengo Kora is a Japanese actor. In 2014 he won the Blue Ribbon award for Best Actor for 'A Story of Yonosuke'.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1987 (38)
From
Kumamoto, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 112 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 3% in 30 days

What are Kengo Kôra's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Biography 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
24%
Survival
15%
Society
12%
Power
9%
Morality
4%
Ideas
1%
Purpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 8 · 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 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
11
Bittersweet
8
Contemplative
7
Warm
6
Tense
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet13
  • 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 Kengo Kôra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kengo Kôra'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

112 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • 手塚治虫の戦争 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Osamu Tezuka

  • 手塚治虫の戦争 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Yagami Eiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Takafumi Gojo

  • BREAK SHOT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • We Are Bad Barbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Seaside Serendipity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Takaoka

  • Rainy Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Route29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Father in the forest

  • 1122: For a Happy Marriage(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Shiro Kashiwagi

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • House of Ninjas(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gaku Tawara

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Sin and Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sakamoto Haru

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Masked Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • G-Men(2023)

    as Kaoru Date

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The War of Announcers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tateno Morio

  • The Water Flows to the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Shigemichi Utagawa

  • Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny(2023)

    as Shinichiro Sano

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • In Her Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • アクターズ・ショート・フィルム3ザ・ドキュメンタリー 映画はつねに新しい 完全密着1年間の記録 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Actors Short Films Season 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

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

    Director · Writer

  • 直前特番 アクターズ・ショート・フィルム3独占インタビュー　 高良健吾/玉木宏/土屋太鳳/中川大志/野村萬斎 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 2 Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Shinji Kohiyama

  • The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Udo Kazuma

  • Modern Love Tokyo(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • BiSH presents PCR is PAiPAi CHiNCHiN ROCK'N'ROLL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

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

    Show 20 episodes · as 地球から来た男

  • Snow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Yukio

  • 雪国 -SNOW COUNTRY- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as 行男

  • London no Yamamoto Isoroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Remain In Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kinichi Fujita

  • Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Takaomi Mashiro

  • Aristocrats(2020)

    as Koichiro

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 41 episodes · as Shibusawa Kisaku [Eiichi's cousin]

  • Photograph of Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Hoshino Ichiro

  • Town Without Sea(2020)

    as Kobayashi-sensei

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

  • Child of the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Kairo

  • Talking the Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Takayuki Motegi

  • Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare Mania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • The Master of Funerals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Daisuke Toyokawa

  • Wolf's Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Samurai

  • No Longer Human(2019)

    as Yukio Mishima

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Under Your Bed(2019)

    as Naoto Mitsui

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Love's Twisting Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Tajuro Kiyokawa

  • Two Homelands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Dare to Stop Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ken Yoshizawa

  • Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond(2018)

    as Mukuo Tsumura (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Utsukushii hito saba? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Fujii

  • Shoplifters(2018)

    as Takumi Maezono

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • バイバイ、ブラックバード (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Moon and Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Satoshi

  • Side Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Miura

  • Beppin-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 151 episodes · as Kiyoshi Nogami

  • Shin Godzilla(2016)

    as Yusuke Shimura : Secretary of Rando

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Kako: My Sullen Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yasunori

  • Bitter Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ryunosuke Akutagawa

  • Moribito(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Raul

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Gift of Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Love That Makes You Cry(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ren Soda

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Being Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tauku Okano

  • Miss Hokusai(2015)

    as Utagawa Kuninao (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Mourner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Shizuto Sakatsuki

  • Burning Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

  • Heisei Saru Kani Kassenzu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Junpei Hamamoto

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

    as Ryoichi Hoshi

  • My Man(2014)

    as Yoshiro Ozaki

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Samurai Cooking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Yasunobu Funaki

  • The Extreme Sukiyaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya(2013)

    as Sutemaru (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

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

    as Kensuke Kudo

  • Beyond the Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Kazue Haruta

  • Hard Nut! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tatsuhiko Tomoda

  • Hospitality Department (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Kyosuke Yoshikado

  • ラスト・ディナー (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • A Story of Yonosuke(2012)

    as Yonosuke Yokomichi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

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

    as Spider, flower, rain (voice)

  • Tada's Do-It-All House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Shotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Teruo Takei

  • The Millennial Rapture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hanzo

  • The Drudgery Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Shoji Kusakabe

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

    as Reiji Urushida

  • Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tachi Miroku

  • The Woodsman and the Rain(2011)

    as Koichi Kishi

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Egoists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kazu

  • Tada's Do-It-All House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Hoshi

  • Ohisama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 156 episodes · as Kazunari Maruyama

  • Into the White Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ryouji Kirihara

  • The Lightning Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tomozou

  • Marks' Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hiroyuki Mizusawa

  • Norwegian Wood(2010)

    as Kizuki

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fireworks from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Taro Sudo

  • A Crowd of Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jun

  • Box! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Yuki

  • Soranin(2010)

    as Naruo Taneda

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Women Play Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

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

    as Yukiya Nagato

  • We'll Keep Walking, That's All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Waiter

  • The Chef of South Polar(2009)

    as Brother Yan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

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

    as Nemoto

  • The Vulture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sho Moriyama

  • Fish Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Goro

  • Zen(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Snakes and Earrings(2008)

    as Ama

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • 108 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Fuckin' Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Takeshi

  • Sad Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Yusuke Mamiya

  • M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Minoru

  • Riding the Metro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Summer of Stickleback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sho Sugimoto

  • Gokusen(2002)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kengo Funaki

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • 裸にしたい男 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Shin Godzilla (2016)

$82M worldwide

Highest rated

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Shin Godzilla (2016)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20012026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 2002Screen debut· Gokusen
  • 2008First film· Snakes and Earrings
  • 2013First top-billed film· A Story of Yonosuke
  • 2013Breakout· A Story of Yonosuke
  • 2013Career best· A Story of Yonosuke
  • 2024Best so far· House of Ninjas

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 112: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting2 of 112: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 112: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s15 · acting2010s60 · acting2020s37 · 35 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 12% of 17 roles
081318

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 Kengo Kôra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

G-Men (2023)

77th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. 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 Kengo Kôra's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles21–76 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Kengo Kôra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kengo Kôra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryûto Kondô shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles