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Ryu Kohata

Ryu Kohata

Actor · Born September 12, 1976 (50) · 神奈川県

Ryu Kohata was born on 12 September 1976 in Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Death Note (2006), Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) and Angel Warriors (2013).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 12, 1976 (50)
From
神奈川県
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 34% in 30 days

What are Ryu Kohata's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Survival
29%
Power
17%
Society
10%
Self
4%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Elegiac
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Rousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

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 Ryu Kohata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryu Kohata'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

26 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kenzo Kitakata: SUIKODEN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as Ouwa

  • Hero's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Salt Lake Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • House of Ninjas(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sawabe

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Bittersweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yatsu-san

  • I’m Glad to Be Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Wild Grass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Komura

  • Samurai Marathon(2019)

    as Hayabusa

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fat Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Mysterious Crossing of Three Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Rénqì xiáng, a high school teacher

  • 引魂灯 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • God of War(2017)

    as Kohata

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Fist & Faith(2017)

    as Guandong Army commander

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Choose the Right Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 45 episodes · as Akiyama Kazuo

  • Shanghai Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · as 前川次郎

  • The Men of the Iron-Clad Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 42 episodes · as Jiro Maekawa

  • The Doctor Monkey: Ninja's Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kawakami

  • Red Sorghum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 60 episodes · as 冢本

  • Angel Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Black Dragon

  • The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel(2013)

    as Japanese commander

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Four(2012)

    as Avalanche

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen(2010)

    as Colonel Chikaraishi

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • East Wind Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • City of Life and Death(2009)

    as Officer Osamu Ida

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Hitoshi Kawaguchi

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Four (2012)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

City of Life and Death (2009)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)

Film career

20032026

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Ryu Kohata's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Fist & Faith (2017)

86th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

City of Life and Death (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, 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 Ryu Kohata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryu Kohata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gordon Chan shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers