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Tetsu Hirahara

Tetsu Hirahara

Actor · Born April 25, 1978 (48) · Fukuoka, Japan

Tetsu Hirahara was born on 25 April 1978 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is an actor, known for Godzilla Minus One (2023), S.W.A.T. (2017) and Shin Ultraman (2022).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 25, 1978 (48)
From
Fukuoka, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 30 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 26% in 30 days

What are Tetsu Hirahara's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
21%
Society
18%
Ideas
16%
Survival
12%
Morality
6%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Hopeful
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Tetsu Hirahara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tetsu Hirahara'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

30 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Why Wait, Just Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Mag Mag(2025)

    as Akira Watase

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Yakushima's Illusion(2025)

    as Dr. Hirasaka

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Shinantorôpu(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tokyo Salad Bowl(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tamotsu Tarao

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Bunt Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Shunsuke Toudou

  • Tokyo Swindlers(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Okubo

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • JK to Roppozensho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as 剣崎謙

  • Seven Orifices(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Shingo

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

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

    as Bosatsu no Gonzo

  • Godzilla Minus One(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • #MITO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • A Town Without Seasons(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hamaguchi

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Galileo: Kindan no Majutsu(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Momo and the Seven Papagenos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Omusubi

  • Lost Man Found(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • True Mothers(2020)

    as Masaru Katakura

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

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

    as Mr. Tanemura

  • Rent a Person Who Does Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Road to Red Restaurant List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Tabuchi [Regular customer] (Ep. 1)

  • The First Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Mampuku(2018)

    Show 151 episodes · as Omura Kunihiro

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • dele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Aoki

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Quartet(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Storks(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Yasushi Nanamura

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Solitary Gourmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • いつぞやは (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 53rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Yakushima's Illusion (2025)

$315K worldwide

Highest rated

True Mothers (2020)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Yakushima's Illusion (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

2010s8 · acting2020s21 · 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 Tetsu Hirahara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Seven Orifices (2024)

64th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 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 Tetsu Hirahara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tetsu Hirahara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naomi Kawase shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors