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Takanori Iwata

Takanori Iwata

Actor · Born March 6, 1989 (37) · Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Takanori Iwata is a Japanese dancer and actor. He performs with the J-Pop groups Sandaime J Soul Brothers and Exile. As a member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers, he has received the Japan Record Awards twice.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 6, 1989 (37)
From
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 49 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Takanori Iwata's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
33%
Morality
15%
Survival
15%
Power
14%
Self
13%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Loyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 7

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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 5 · 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 5 · Relentless 2

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 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
3
Warm
2
Dread
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Takanori Iwata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takanori Iwata'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

49 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Secret Battlefield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

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

    as Ichikawa

  • DOCTOR PRICE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kanenari Naruki

  • Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Takanori Iwata

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Jun Ichinose

  • Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Archangel Michael

  • Antihero(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hiyama Keita

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • 1-Re ~Takanori Iwata Hatsu Arena Tour~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show Creator

  • The Tiger and Her Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 130 episodes · as 花冈悟

  • Once Upon a Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Prince Gilbert

  • Even If You Don't Do It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 11 episodes · as Makoto Niina

  • Asami Mitsuhiko: Genji Monogatari Satsujin Jiken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Hitotsubashi Kiriko's Crime Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Itsuki Kuon

  • Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2022 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Junichi Wakamiya

  • Lesson in Murder(2022)

    as Kazuki Kanayama

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Wedding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Yuya Yashiro

  • 浅見光彦 軽井沢殺人事件 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Fishbowl Wives(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Haruto Toyoda

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 10 episodes · as Seigo Kataoka

  • Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kida

  • The Master Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kida

  • The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms(2020)

    as Zhao Yun

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Living in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Morinori Tokito

  • AI Amok(2020)

    as Makoto Sakuraba

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock: Untold Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · as Junichi Wakamiya

  • The World of Machida-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Yu Himuro

  • Perfect World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Itsuki Ayukawa

  • Prince of Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ryuuzaki Kyouya

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

    as Rin

  • Hotel on the Brink! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Naoya Ukai

  • Last Winter, We Parted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kyosuke Yakumo

  • Cinema Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Asahi

  • SWAN SONG (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Asahi

  • High & Low: The Movie 3 - Final Mission(2017)

    as Cobra

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky(2017)

    as Cobra

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Shiromoto Mitsuharu (young)

  • Tower of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ubukata Kohei

  • High & Low: The Red Rain(2016)

    as Cobra

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Movie(2016)

    as Cobra

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Evergreen Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Itsuki

  • Road to High & Low(2016)

    as Cobra

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • HiGH&LOW: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 21 episodes · as Cobra

  • Wild Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Harutaro Saeki (Choko)

  • Dear Sister(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eito Sakuraba

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Crows Explode(2014)

    as Hiroki Shibata

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 2014 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky (2017)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Fishbowl Wives (2022)

Film career

20142026

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 2014Screen debut· Crows Explode
  • 2016First top-billed film· Evergreen Love

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 49: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew1 of 49: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s22 · acting2020s27 · 26 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 40% 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 Takanori Iwata's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 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 8

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo (2026)

81st percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky (2017)

Midcredits 90th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 43. 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 Takanori Iwata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takanori Iwata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shigeaki Kubo shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers