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Hiroaki Iwanaga

Hiroaki Iwanaga

Actor · Born November 23, 1979 (46) · Nagasaki, Japan

Hiroaki Iwanaga is a Japanese actor, model, voice actor, and singer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 23, 1979 (46)
From
Nagasaki, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 54 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 56% in 30 days

What are Hiroaki Iwanaga's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd 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
31%
Bonds
30%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Society
8%
Power
2%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · 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 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · 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 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
3
Melancholic
4
Joyful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Iwanaga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroaki Iwanaga'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

54 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blue Flower, Forest of Vessels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • Madness Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Toyoda

  • Let's Eat a Meal Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 9 episodes · as Toyoda

  • Agito Chônôryoku Sensô(2026)

    as Rouge / Gill Agito

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Rojiura Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Boy Next World: My Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ryu Karahara

  • Konya wa… Junretsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

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

    Actor

  • Natchan's Little Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Truck Driver

  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · as Guts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • OOO 10th! Kamen Rider Birth: The Secret Birth of Birth X! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Akira Date

  • Nanba MG5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kamen Rider OOO: The Birth of Birth X Prologue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dr. Akira Date / Kamen Rider Birth

  • Kamen Rider OOO 10th: The Core Medals of Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dr. Akira Date / Kamen Rider Birth

  • Tears of Persephone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Okura

  • Kamen Rider Zi-O NEXT TIME: Geiz, Majesty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Akira Date / Kamen Rider Birth

  • Grand Blue(2020)

    as Ryujiro Kotobuki

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • My Hero Academia: The "Ultra" Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as All Might

  • Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Nihongou

  • Uchû Sentai Kyûrenjâ vs. Supêsu Sukuwaddo(2018)

    as Shu Karasuma / Space Sheriff Shaider

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mob Psycho 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as Koyama

  • Unnatural(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as 権田原登

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

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

    as Masato Oomori

  • Rage(2016)

    as Guy at Party

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • U-31 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Otoko Meshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as 玉井明

  • Berserk(2016)

    Show 24 episodes · as Guts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Rei

  • Iron Girl: Ultimate Weapon(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Space Sheriff Shaider: NEXT GENERATION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Shu Karasuma / Space Sheriff Shaider

  • Kamen Rider Movie War the Fateful Sengoku Battle: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard(2013)

    as Nobunaga

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Loser 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Lion's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • New Samurai School Boogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z(2013)

    as Space Sheriff Shaider (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent(2013)

    as Guts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes Kagayaku Hoshi Yami wo Saite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie(2012)

    as Shu Karasuma / Space Sheriff Shaider

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey(2012)

    as Guts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen(2012)

    as Kamen Rider Birth Prototype (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Furyō shōnen 3, 000-ri no sō-ban (atama) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Kamen Rider OOO: Final Episode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Akira Date / Kamen Rider Birth Prototype

  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King(2012)

    as Guts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider OOO: Final Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Akira Date / Kamen Rider Birth Prototype

  • Kamen Rider Movie War Mega Max: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO(2011)

    as Akira Date / Kamen Rider Proto-Birth

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider OOO All Stars: The 21 Leading Actors and Core Medals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Akira Date / Kamen Rider Birth

  • Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Akira Date / Kamen Rider Birth

  • Kamen Rider OOO, Den-O, & All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders(2011)

    as Kamen Rider Birth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider OOO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 48 episodes · as Akira Date / Kamen Rider Proto-Birth

  • Explosive Run! Tomica Hero Grand Prix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Eiji Ishiguro / R5

  • Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Eiji Ishiguro / R5

  • Tomica Hero: Rescue Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 51 episodes · as Eiji Ishiguro / R5

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 48 episodes · as Akira Date / Kamen Rider Birth

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Grand Blue (2020)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Berserk (2016)

Film career

19712026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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.

  • 1971Screen debut· Kamen Rider
  • 2012First film· Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
  • 2012First top-billed film· Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1970s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s33 · acting2020s16 · acting

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 Iwanaga's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Kamen Rider OOO, Den-O, & All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (2011)

79th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 32. 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 Hiroaki Iwanaga's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles88–97 · median 96 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles69–93 · median 86 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles47–63 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles89–95 · median 93 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Hiroaki Iwanaga work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroaki Iwanaga's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toa Yukinari shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers