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Mitsuo Yoshihara

Mitsuo Yoshihara

Actor · Born September 22, 1978 (48) · Tokyo, Japan

Born
September 22, 1978 (48)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 18 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 14% in 30 days

What are Mitsuo Yoshihara's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
26%
Morality
24%
Bonds
16%
Society
15%
Self
10%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · 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 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Threshold guardianas Iwao Goto in Gannibal (2022)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

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

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Mitsuo Yoshihara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mitsuo Yoshihara'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

18 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ichijigen no Sashiki(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ushio

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Samurai and the Prisoner(2026)

    as Kawarabayashi Notonyudo

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Chimney Town: Frozen in Time(2026)

    as Gus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 11 episodes · as Masashi Ogura

  • White Flowers and Fruits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Or Utopia(2024)

    as Hajima

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Kazuyuki Hattori

  • Bad Lands(2023)

    as Satake

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Vivant(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Piyo

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • おとこたち (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Dousuru Ieyasu(2023)

    Show 50 episodes · as Shibata Katsuie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gannibal(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Iwao

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hell Dogs(2022)

    as Nobuo Kumazawa

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kashitaro Ito

  • King John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

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

    Show 120 episodes · Actor

  • Mirai(2018)

    as Mysterious Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2016 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Mirai (2018)

$29M worldwide

Highest rated

The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Gannibal (2022)

Film career

20162026

Peak 2023 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 18: 18 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

2010s2 · 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 Mitsuo Yoshihara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Chimney Town: Frozen in Time (2026)

88th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

Midcredits 85th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 53. 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 Mitsuo Yoshihara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mitsuo Yoshihara's MovieCove titles; Masato Harada shares the most, 2.