Kanji Tsuda
Known for
Kanji Tsuda has built a long career as a Japanese actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape. 'Audition' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Bartender. 'Shin Godzilla' belongs on any short list of his work. By genre, drama dominates the list.
Kanji Tsuda
129 Movies
45 Series
Kanji Tsuda has built a long career as a Japanese actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape. 'Audition' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Bartender. 'Shin Godzilla' belongs on any short list of his work. By genre, drama dominates the list.
Movies
Plays Fumiya Mori : Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare / Research and Development Division Director
Shin Godzilla
2016
Plays Playboy at Home
Zatoichi
2003
Plays Katsuya Tokunaga
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002
Plays Bartender
Audition
2000
Plays Shizuko's husband
Flower & Snake: Zero
2014
Plays Man under Interrogation
Fireworks
1997
Plays Desk Clerk
Party 7
2000
Plays Kazuo
Kids Return
1996
Plays Old Onoda
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
2021
Plays Trava (voice)
Redline
2009
Plays SIT Investigator
Bayside Shakedown
1998
Plays Choi
Outrage Coda
2017
Plays Tamezo
Kubi
2023
Plays Kurosu
Tokyo Sonata
2008
Plays Yukio Kikuchi
Guilty of Romance
2011
Plays Tsuda
Sonatine
1993
Plays Customer
Sakuran
2006
Plays Tsuda - Burglar
Survive Style 5+
2004
Plays Tadashi's Father
The Great Yokai War
2005
Plays Young Hiro
Dolls
2002
Plays Henchman of Kato's Father
GO
2001
Plays Fukatsu
April Story
1998
Plays Kazuki
My Rainy Days
2009
Plays Fukatsu
Gonin
1995
Plays Moroboshi
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
2008
Plays Daisuke Okubo
Kamen Rider Ryuki: EPISODE FINAL
2002
Plays Film Director
Takeshis'
2005
Plays Hiroshi Morishita
119
1994
Plays Earth Defense Force Member
Getting Any?
1995
Plays Kuroda
Heaven's Story
2010
Plays Smart Cop
Age 17
2003
Plays Johnny
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004
Plays Tsuda
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005
Plays Arcade Couple
Ping Pong
2002
Plays Okouchi
Hand
2022
Plays Kenji Furano
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
2009
Plays Okano
The Brutal Hopelessness of Love
2007
Plays Fukazume
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
1999
Plays Kenji
Monday
2000
Plays Joji Hamanaka
Recall
2018
Plays Dan Moroboshi
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
2009
Plays Aloha man
Smuggler
2011
Plays Priest
Helldriver
2010
Plays Mina's father
Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost
2003
Plays Kohei Sakamoto
Japan Sinks
2006
Plays Toemon Yoshidaya
A Courtesan with Flowered Skin
2014
Plays Bat
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005
Plays Yusuke Iwai
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
2021
Plays Okada
April Bride
2009
Plays Shinjo
Lowlife Love
2016
TV Shows
Plays Storyteller (voice)
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
2013
Plays Manabu Tagami
Hiyokko
2017
Plays Kengo Murase
Homicide Team 9
2006
Plays Daisuke Ookubo
Kamen Rider
1971
Plays 大久保大介
Kamen Rider Ryuki
2002
Plays Sosuke Takimoto
Cellphone Investigator 7
2008
Plays Tousei Kaneshiro
GARO
2005
Plays Hiroshi Morenos (voice)
Michiko & Hatchin
2008
Plays 혼고 반
食の軍師
2015
Plays Storyteller (voice)
Yamishibai
2020
Plays 榊拓海
Devil Shadow
2007
Plays Sako
Million Joe
2019
Plays Gondawara [Kirei's father]
Hatsumori Bemars
2015
Plays Fumiya Sugawara
Hataraki Man
2007
Plays Ichi Kitagawa
Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2
2026
Plays Tatsuhiko Yamaguchi
Mr. Straightforward
2010
Plays Norio Okabe
Moonlight Kitchen
2025
Plays Gennai Hiraga
Chronicle of Isobe Isobē
2024
Plays Naohito Sada
Fragile
2016
Plays Aso Takefumi
Tower of Sand
2016
Plays Sadaharu Harima
Captured Hospital
2023
Plays Shigeo Kanbe
Marry My Husband: Japan
2025
Plays Masuo Kondo
Sayonara, Maestro!
2024
Plays Soichi Kurozu
Double
2022
Plays Shintaro Murai
Saving My Stupid Youth
2014
Plays Inugami
Sasori
2004
Plays Kyohei Misaki
The Devil's Attorney
2019
Plays Tatsuya Narumi
The 19th Medical Chart
2025
Plays Osamatsu Hayami
Akira Hamura: The World’s Most Unfortunate Private Investigator
2020
Plays Kyozo
Izumo no Okuni
2006
Latest Trailers
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The Frog and the Water
Full Filmography
The Frog and the Water
Hideo Kitamura
2026
Film
津田寛治に撮休はない
Kanji Tsuda
2026
Film
Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2
Ichi Kitagawa · 11 episodes
2026–
TV
After the Quake
Katagiri
2025
Film
The 19th Medical Chart
Tatsuya Narumi · 8 episodes
2025–
TV
Marry My Husband: Japan
Shigeo Kanbe · 10 episodes
2025–
TV
Jinsei
Shiratori (voice)
2025
Film
Moonlight Kitchen
Norio Okabe · 10 episodes
2025–
TV
Bold as You
Yuichiro Izawa
2025
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Kanji Tsuda and where are they from?
Kanji Tsuda is 61 years old, born on August 27, 1965 in Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Kanji Tsuda?
Kanji Tsuda is best known for roles in Audition, Shin Godzilla, Ju-on: The Grudge.
How many movies has Kanji Tsuda been in?
Over a 33-year career (since 1993), Kanji Tsuda has appeared in 129 movies and 45 TV shows.
What was Kanji Tsuda's first movie?
The career of Kanji Tsuda began with Sonatine (1993).
What is Kanji Tsuda's most recent movie or series?
Kanji Tsuda's most recent release is Backstage Pass, which premiered on June 8, 2026.
What TV shows has Kanji Tsuda appeared in?
On television, Kanji Tsuda has appeared in Kamen Rider, Legal High, Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai, Michiko & Hatchin.
Kanji Tsuda
1965-08-27 · Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Kanji Tsuda (津田 寛治 Tsuda Kanji, born 27 August 1965) is a Japanese actor.