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Akira Kuji

Actor · Born July 27, 1927 (99) · Kagawa, Japan

Born
July 27, 1927 (99)
From
Kagawa, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 62 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Akira Kuji's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
39%
Survival
37%
Bonds
24%
Violence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Dread
2
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Cathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Akira Kuji's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akira Kuji'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

62 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Battle of Port Arthur(1980)

    as Taizo Ochiai

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Battle Fever J (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Snail Monster (human)

  • The Boxer(1977)

    as Restaurant Owner

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Deep Throat in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as The Man in Black Suit

  • Bullet Train(1975)

    as Fireman

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Graveyard of Honor(1975)

    as Third National

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as One Punch Jim

  • Violent Fraternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Sister Street Fighter(1974)

    as Neret

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Violent Streets(1974)

    as Gohara's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bodyguard Kiba 2(1973)

    as Kim

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Bodyguard Kiba(1973)

    as Merak

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences(1972)

    as Sniper

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tani

  • Woman His Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Shōwa Gokudōshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Yano

  • Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • A Kamikaze Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Private Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Secret Information (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Dump truck man E

  • Prison Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Yanagase Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Gang's Upward Strategy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Hoodlum Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Tale of Japanese Burglars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Life of Hishakaku 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Duel of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct Part 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Kizu-darake no futeki-sha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Violent Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Gang vs. G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Nerai uchi buraikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Thinking Leaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • G-Men in the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Fujimura's henchman B

  • Greed in Broad Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Woodcutter in Kiso B

  • Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Gamechi

  • Muteppō shain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Harbor Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Challenge Beneath the Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Man of Seven Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • One Passed Through Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Second Bullet is Marked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Speed Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • With Songs in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • あゝ洞爺丸　 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1954 to 1980.

Highest rated

The Boxer (1977)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)

Film career

  • 1972Screen debut· Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 62: 62 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1950s3 · acting1960s31 · acting1970s27 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% 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 Akira Kuji's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)

50th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)

Midcredits 86th · 73% liked

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 Akira Kuji work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akira Kuji's MovieCove titles; Seiya Satô shares the most, 2.