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Kai Inowaki

Kai Inowaki

Actor · Born November 24, 1995 (30) · Kanagawa, Japan

Kai Inowaki was born on 24 November 1995 in Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Tokyo Sonata (2008), Confessions (2010) and Alice in Borderland (2020).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 24, 1995 (30)
From
Kanagawa, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 72 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 35% in 30 days

What are Kai Inowaki's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
28%
Morality
20%
Survival
14%
Society
8%
Power
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

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

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · 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 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 2 · Full focus 2

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 0 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
5
Warm
3
Hopeful
5
Cold
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous3

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 Kai Inowaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kai Inowaki'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

72 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • SUKIYAKI 上を向いて歩こう (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Till We Meet Again on the Starry Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • You Are the Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Chloe et Emma(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Shōta Mashū

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chosen Home(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yoshida Ryota

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The place before daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Shogo

  • News Anchor(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Bansan Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yuta Takubo

  • Waiting for the Pianist... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Black Jack(2024)

    Actor

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

  • Buzzy Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Kotaro

  • 9Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Matsushima Saku

  • What Did You Do After That? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Kengta Aoyagi

  • ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 11 episodes · as Hosono Hajime

  • Almost People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Taiyo Kamio (second brother)

  • カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • 0.5 Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kawamura

  • Pending Train(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shodai Kato

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

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

    Actor

  • No Direction Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Ko

  • The Black Swindler(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Masaru Kashina

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Everything Will Be Owlright! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Hiroto Wakatsuki

  • ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me?(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Fill In the Blanks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Higa [Shop's clerk]

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

    as Matsuyama

  • Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Naibu Kanda

  • Ningen Kowai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Heartbreak on a Plate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as 花店青年

  • Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiromu Hayama

  • Musicophilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • In the Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kanno

  • Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle(2021)

    as Akatsu

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Given (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kaji Akihiko

  • Promise Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Masahiro Imai

  • Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Sasaki

  • My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Gengo Tamaru

  • The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill(2021)

    as Kuro

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Story of My Family!!!(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Pretty Hara

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Alice in Borderland(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Matsushita

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Kota Kurusu

  • Haru to Ao no Obentou-bako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ao Sato

  • Unsung Cinderella: Another Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · as Ryūnosuke Hakura

  • Ju-on: Origins(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tetsuya Fukazawa

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Soda Tomoki

  • Chichi to Musuko no Chika Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sendo Katsuki

  • Legendary Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kato

  • Kyojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tetsuhisa Nanbara（南原 哲久）

  • The Fable(2019)

    as Kuro

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Everyone’s Demoted!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Masaki Taira（平 正樹）

  • Magi: The Tensho Boys' Embassy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Martinao Hara

  • Ao to Boku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Boku

  • Gibo to Musume no Blues(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hiroki Kuroda · as Hiroki Kuroda (2018)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Saimon & Tada Takashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yanagida

  • Curry and Rice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Tsukiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Life and Death on the Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Otsubo

  • The Courier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • シリーズ・横溝正史短編集 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Kōichirō Kitagami

  • Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Actor

  • Oh, Love Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Sweet Poolside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Senior Nakayama

  • Haunted School: The Curse of the Word Spirit(2014)

    as Mitsuo

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

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

    as Young Koji Takano

  • Another(2012)

    as Yuya Mochizuki

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Penance(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Koji Takano (child)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • To You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Suzuki Takayuki

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

    as Tomoya

  • Confessions(2010)

    as Yuma Maekawa

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Sonata(2008)

    as Kenji Sasaki

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Burning Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles, 70 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Confessions (2010)

$45M worldwide

Highest rated

Tokyo Sonata (2008)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Gibo to Musume no Blues (2018)

Film career

20082026

Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting72 of 72: 72 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s47 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · 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 Kai Inowaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Another (2012)

58th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tokyo Sonata (2008)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 46. 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 Kai Inowaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kai Inowaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenta Tanaka shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors