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Sei Matobu

Sei Matobu

Actor · Born October 13, 1976 (50) · Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Sei Matobu is a Japanese actress who is a former Hanagumi Top Star of the Takarazuka Revue. In addition to her stage roles, she has acted for television, feature films, radio and advertisements. She is represented by Watanabe Entertainment. Born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, she is nicknamed "Yuu".

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 13, 1976 (50)
From
Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 92 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Sei Matobu's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Survival
25%
Bonds
15%
Morality
15%
Power
9%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 3

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

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

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · 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 0 · 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 0 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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 4

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Tense
3
Warm
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Sei Matobu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sei Matobu'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

92 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Matched: True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Gate 24: The Border(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Toko Tsuzuki

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Titanic Ocean(2026)

    as Miss Etsuko

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • GIFT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Seiko Nishijin

  • The Ransom is Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 11 episodes · as Natsuko Tatsumi

  • Niko Tama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Muramatsu

  • Rental Family(2025)

    as Masami Hasegawa

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shoko Endo

  • DOPE Narcotics Control Department Special Investigation Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Miwako Saiki

  • Jouji to Jijou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Itsuko Kubota

  • My Undead Yokai Girlfriend(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • 52-Hertz Whales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Yuki Mishima

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

    as Akane Nishiyama

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Hasebe Mari

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Hiroko Yokomiya

  • Crime Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sasaki Hinata

  • Captured Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Ginji The Speculator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Kekkon Surutte, Honto desu ka?: 365 Days to the Wedding(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Honjoji [Rika's mother]

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Call of a Faraway Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • 昼上がりのオンナたち～ワタシの選択～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Renovation Like Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Guardian of the Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bless You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yashiro's Mother

  • Your Turn to Kill(2021)

    as Sumika Kitagawa

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Women's War: Bachelor Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sei Endō

  • 5-Meter Radius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Onuma Aki

  • The Agent Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Shinobu Sato

  • Air Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Miyoko

  • オレの寿司物語 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as 谷口美恵子

  • Midnight Swan(2020)

    as Mika Katahira

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Akiko's Piano: Chords Played by the Surviving Piano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Kawamoto Shizuko

  • The Forest of Love: Deep Cut(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Azumi Ozawa

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • SEDAI WARS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • The Forest of Love(2019)

    as Azumi Ozawa

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • It's Your Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Detective Akechi Kogoro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nogami Aiko

  • 僕が笑うと (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Secret Unrequited Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Ryoko Taneda

  • Run! T High School Basketball Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kayo Tadokoro

  • Designated Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Satomi Saito

  • Call Boy(2018)

    as Shizuka Mido

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Residential Complex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Miyuki Komiyama

  • Blade of the Immortal(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Emotion Line 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • War of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Emi Isogawa

  • Cold Case: Door of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Saeki Kanae (present)

  • Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Taneko Imaichi

  • The Copycat Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Asai Yuko

  • Murder Credit - Final Destination Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ayuko Munakata

  • Never Let Me Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Madame

  • しんがり〜山一證券 最後の聖戦〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Yoriko Gamô

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

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Snow on the Blades(2014)

    as Masa

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Tomoko Sakurai

  • AIBOU: The Movie III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Etsuko Usui

  • Takarazuka Revue 100th Anniversary Dream Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Apology King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Minowa's wife

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

    as Andou Shingorou

  • Becoming a Doctor at Age 37 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · as Naomi Aizawa

  • Prelude of Love / Le Paradis!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Freddie Clark

  • Takarazuka Special 2010 ~Forever Takarazuka~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Gu Bijin -Birth of a New Legend- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kou U

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

    as Sugishita Ukyou

  • EXCITER! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Side Story: The Rose of Versailles -André- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as André Grandier

  • Takarazuka Special 2008 ~La Festa!~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Love Symphony II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Mélancolique Gigolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Daniel

  • Love Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • TCA Special 2007 "'Allo! Revue! -80th Anniversary of Mon Paris-" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Tuxedo Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Mind Traveller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Max Palmer

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

    as Comte Philippe de Chandon

  • Appartement Cinéma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Orlando

  • TCA Special 2005 "Beautiful Melody, Beautiful Romance" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Matobu Sei Dinner Show "Sky Blue" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • TCA Special 2004 "Takarazuka 90 ~On the Road to 100~" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • TCA Special 2003 "Dear Grand Theater" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Singin' in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lina Lamont

  • The Glassy Landscape / Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 57 episodes · as Etsuko Usui

  • The Prague Spring / Lucky Star! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jaromir

  • Revolt of a Gallant Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Akimune

  • Revolt of a Gallant Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Akimune

  • Love Insurance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jeff

  • Lure of the Icon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Seryozha

  • Revolt of a Gallant Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Akimune

Career shape

Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles, 91 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Midnight Swan (2020)

$6.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Forest of Love (2019)

Midcredits 59th

Most popular right now

Call Boy (2018)

Film career

  • 2018Screen debut· Call Boy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting92 of 92: 92 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s33 · acting2020s35 · 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 Sei Matobu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Titanic Ocean (2026)

89th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th · 86% 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 Sei Matobu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sei Matobu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sion Sono shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers