Hiroaki Kawatsure
Actor · Born June 20, 1977 (49) · Tochigi - Japan
Hiroaki Kawatsure (born June 20, 1977, in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He has worked extensively in film, television, stage productions, and V-Cinema, with a particular presence in horror and genre films. His film credits include The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007), Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (2008), The Slit-Mouthed Woman 2 (2008), Grotesque (2009), Wangan Midnight (2009), Helldriver (2011), and Ghost of the Prison (2023). His television appearances include Mother, AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, and Avataro Sentai Donbrothers. In 2009, Kawatsure and filmmaker Kyuya Nakagawa launched Dogma 96, a Japanese film movement and short-film project. He was appointed a Tochigi Future Ambassador in 2015.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 20, 1977 (49)
- Tochigi - Japan
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
What are Hiroaki Kawatsure's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Kazuo Kojima in Grotesque (2009)
Moods and endings
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 Hiroaki Kawatsure's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Hiroaki Kawatsure'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
41 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Riakoi First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Second Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Sayonara Monotone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Joshurei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Tenjō no Hana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Puzzle in the Palm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Plan 75(2022)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Ninja Jajamaru Kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Seiju Keisatsu 2 Keishicho Sei Hanzai Tokuso 10 Ka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Girls, Dance with the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Seishun Gunjyoiro no Natsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Strip Mahjong Idol Sengoku Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Strip Mahjong Police 24:00 Naked Battle Royale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Strip Mahjong: Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Murder Workshop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Strip Mahjong: Midnight Clinical Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Rengou no onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Lipstick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
High and Low(2013)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hikiko san no sangeki(2013)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hitch-Hike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Tokyo Urban Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
2 Channel no Noroi - VOL. 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Death Tube 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Spine-Chilling Short Stories Kowabana: Ghost Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Wakeari: The Haunted Property Next to You - Metropolitan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Strip Mahjong: Battle Royale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Ring of Curse(2011)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Spine-Chilling Short Stories Kowabana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Villain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Dump Girl Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Off Limit: Rec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Helldriver(2010)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Grotesque(2009)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Nurse's Confessions(2009)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hide and Go Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Oppai Chanbara: Striptease Samurai Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2008.
Film career
Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 2008Screen debut· Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
- 2009First top-billed film· Grotesque
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.
How do Hiroaki Kawatsure's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
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 Hiroaki Kawatsure work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hiroaki Kawatsure's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yôhei Fukuda shares the most, 2.
Cinematographers
- Yôhei FukudaShared titles: Grotesque (2009), Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Yôhei Fukuda
Producers
- Masanori KawashimaShared titles: High and Low (2013), Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Masanori Kawashima
- Kyôsuke UenoShared titles: Grotesque (2009), Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Kyôsuke Ueno
- Takafumi OhashiShared titles: Grotesque (2009), Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Takafumi Ohashi
Mixed roles
- Takeshi SoneShared titles: High and Low (2013), Grotesque (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Takeshi Sone