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Joshua Okamoto

Joshua Okamoto

Actor · Born July 17, 1995 (31) · Saitama, Japan

Joshua Okamoto is a Japanese-born Mexican actor graduated from the Acting and Performing Arts Career at CasAzul Argos (2015-2018). Since he was a child he used to watch the rehearsals of his mother, Elizabeth Brambila Barba, a renowned theater actress. His younger brother, Yojath Alejandro Okamoto Brambila, is also an actor. Born July 17, 1995 in Saitama (Japan) to a Japanese father and Mexican mother. Okamoto lived in Japan until he was 3 years old meanwhile his mother was working as a theater actress and translator. He moved with his family to Guadalajara, (Mexico), where he grew up and was registrated in as Mexican under the name of Joshua Ernesto Okamoto Brambila. His mother, the theater actress Elizabeth 'Liz' Brambila, introduced him to the world of acting, having to accompany her to her theater rehearsals since he was a child. He studied acting at CasAzul Artes Escénicas Argos in Tlalnepantla de Baz, Estado de México. In theater he has participated in the stagings: "41 Detonaciones contra la puerta de un Clóset" (2019) under the direction of Martín Acosta, dramaturgy by David Gaitán and Sara Pinedo, at Teatro el Milagro (2019); "Quiero Volverme Supernova" (2019) at Foro Lucerna del Teatro Milán directed by Alonso Iñiguez, written by Joserra Zúñiga; "Décimo Primera Noche de Combate" (2019) dramaturgy by Artús Chávez, at Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris. He also presented a collective creation at Foro 37, under the direction of Mariana Granados, called "Hombres" (2018). She was part of "Musas Huérfanas" (2017) under the direction of Viridiana Olvera. In television he was part of "Yo soy Yo" (first Season) produced by Canal Once, "Narcos" (Fourth Season) produced by Netflix with the character "Manuel" and will soon premiere "El Club" series produced by Argos also for the Netflix platform. In film, he has participated in the following feature films: "Club de los Insomnes" directed by Sergio Goyri Jr. and José Eduardo Giordano and "Con olor a Guanajuato" directed by Alejandro Sánchez. He will join to the Saw Franchise in Saw X (2023) as Dr. Diego, directed by Kevin Greutert.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 17, 1995 (31)
From
Saitama, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 19 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 6% in 30 days

What are Joshua Okamoto's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
27%
Morality
27%
Society
8%
Ideas
8%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · 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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Dread
1
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Joshua Okamoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Joshua Okamoto'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

19 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • So you don't forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Camera Operator · as Eduardo

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

    Producer · as Mino

  • Martini Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Director

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

    Show 1 episode · as Músico

  • Public Phone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Edu

  • The Dead Girls(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ramón "El Tepo" Zamora

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Snub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • We Were Kings(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Javo

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

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

    as Piña

  • thepedersonproject.net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Diego (archive footage)

  • Saw X(2023)

    as Diego

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Corazón de plata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Sex, Shame and Tears 2(2022)

    as "Fichas"

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Muerte al verano(2021)

    as Román

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Smile with heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Makako

  • El Club de los Insomnes(2018)

    as Duende

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • All The Birds At Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pablo

  • Kokoro: Heart of a City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Diego

Career shape

Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 2018 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Saw X (2023)

$113M worldwide

Highest rated

Saw X (2023)

Midcredits 71st

Film career

20182026

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
Acting19 of 19: 17 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing1 of 19: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 19: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s2 · acting2020s15 · 15 acting · 2 crew

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 Joshua Okamoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Sex, Shame and Tears 2 (2022)

75th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Saw X (2023)

Midcredits 71st · 60% 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 Joshua Okamoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joshua Okamoto's MovieCove titles; Óscar Figueroa shares the most, 2.