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Kan'ichi Kurita

Kan'ichi Kurita

Actor · Born March 3, 1958 (68) · Tokyo, Japan

Kanichi Kurita (Japanese: 栗田 貫一 Hepburn: Kurita Kan'ichi, born March 3, 1958) is a Japanese voice actor and comedian. His most famous role is as the titular character of the anime series Lupin the Third. He inherited the role from Yasuo Yamada after the latter's death in 1995, and his first role as Lupin was in the theatrical film Farewell to Nostradamus. Description above provided from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 3, 1958 (68)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 45 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 55% in 30 days

What are Kan'ichi Kurita's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Animation33 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action 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
35%
Morality
19%
Self
17%
Power
14%
Survival
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Loyalty13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 26 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 13

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 25 · Intense 10

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 10

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

34 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 28 of 34 analyzed roles.

Hero
28 of 34
Trickster
2 of 34
Ally
2 of 34
Shadow
1 of 34
Herald
1 of 34
Show the 34 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
31
Joyful
17
Tense
11
Absurd
8
Melancholic
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet15
  • 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 Kan'ichi Kurita's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kan'ichi Kurita'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

45 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1971 to 2025; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013)

$41M worldwide

Highest rated

Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray (2017)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)

Film career

19712025

Peak 1995 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 20 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 1971Screen debut· Lupin the 3rd
  • 1995First film· Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
  • 1995First top-billed film· Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
  • 2019Career best· Lupin III: The First

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 97% of 32 roles
95000510

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kan'ichi Kurita's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 38 titles divides audiences: 27 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most loved · actor

Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray (2017)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 36. 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 Kan'ichi Kurita work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kan'ichi Kurita's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Monkey Punch shares the most, 35.

Directors

  • Takeshi Koike5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Takeshi Koike
  • Jun Kawagoe4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Jun Kawagoe
  • Hajime Kamegaki4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Hajime Kamegaki
  • Monkey Punch35 titles · 2 as director    See newest 12 of 35 shared titles with Monkey Punch

Writers

Actors

  • Kiyoshi Kobayashi33 titles    See newest 12 of 33 shared titles with Kiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Eiko Masuyama20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Eiko Masuyama
  • Gorô Naya20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Gorô Naya
  • Makio Inoue20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Makio Inoue

Composers and editors

  • Yuji Ohno24 titles    See newest 12 of 24 shared titles with Yuji Ohno
  • Yuriko Sano8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Yuriko Sano
  • Masatoshi Tsurubuchi7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
  • Yoshihiro Kasahara6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Yoshihiro Kasahara

Producers

  • Toshio Nakatani15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Toshio Nakatani
  • Yasumichi Ozaki14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Yasumichi Ozaki
  • Ryôta Katô8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Ryôta Katô
  • Hiromichi Ôishi7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Hiromichi Ôishi

Mixed roles