--- name: "Kanji Tsuda" canonical: "https://film.one/person/kanji-tsuda" fi1m_id: "kanji-tsuda" imdb_id: "nm0875244" tmdb_id: 13256 wikidata_id: "Q3543561" roles: [] born: "27 August 1965" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 86 average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-26T03:00:01.293514+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Kanji Tsuda ## Identity Kanji Tsuda - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kanji-tsuda - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** kanji-tsuda - **IMDb ID:** nm0875244 - **TMDB ID:** 13256 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3543561 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji_Tsuda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3543561, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875244/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13256 Actor. Born 27 August 1965 in Fukui, Fukui, Japan. ## Details - **Born:** 27 August 1965, Fukui, Fukui, Japan - **Active:** 1997–present - **Also known as:** つだ かんじ - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 84 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji_Tsuda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3543561, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875244/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13256 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Audition*](https://film.one/film/audition.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Kanji Tsuda (津田 寛治) is a Japanese actor. Born on 27 August 1965 in Fukui, he made his film debut in *Sonatine* (1993) and has since appeared in numerous films and television productions. He is known for roles including the bartender in *Audition* (2000), Katsuya Tokunaga in *Ju-on: The Grudge* (2002), and Fumiya Mori in *Shin Godzilla* (2016). Other credits include *Kids Return* (1996), *Zatoichi* (2003) and *Tokyo Sonata* (2008). In 2002 he received the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *Copycat Killer*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ja.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Audition* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Bartender — [page](https://film.one/film/audition.md) - *Fireworks* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Man under Interrogation — [page](https://film.one/film/fireworks.md) ## Complete filmography (320) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Backstage Pass* (2026), Actor - *The Frog and the Water* (2026), as Hideo Kitamura - *One Last Love Letter* (2026), Actor - *津田寛治に撮休はない* (2026), as Kanji Tsuda - *Cadence* (2026), Actor - *Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2* (2026), series, as Ichi Kitagawa - *Mito Komon* (2025), Actor - *Rebirth of Reiko: A Mother’s Revenge* (2025), series, Actor - *After the Quake* (2025), as Katagiri - *The 19th Medical Chart* (2025), series, as Tatsuya Narumi - *生きがい IKIGAI* (2025), Actor - *Marry My Husband: Japan* (2025), series, as Shigeo Kanbe - *Jinsei* (2025), as Shiratori (voice) - *Moonlight Kitchen* (2025), series, as Norio Okabe - *After the Quake* (2025), series, Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/after-the-quake.md) - *Bold as You* (2025), as Yuichiro Izawa - *Perfect Share House* (2025), Actor - *How to Forget You* (2025), as Ushimaru - *Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special* (2024), as Boss - *Oasis* (2024), as Inusaki - *Pipparan!!* (2024), Actor - *Chronicle of Isobe Isobē* (2024), series, as Gennai Hiraga - *This Man* (2024), Actor - *The Cat, Me and Another Cat* (2024), Actor - *Be My Guest, Be My Baby* (2024), Actor - *Sayonara, Maestro!* (2024), series, as Masuo Kondo - *Kubi* (2023), as Tamezo - *Goodbye Hoyaman* (2023), as Tatsuo - *Oshorin* (2023), Actor - *Six Singing Women* (2023), as Shimada - *Old Narcissus* (2023), Actor - *Watashi no Makyou* (2023), Actor - *Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Dawn-* (2023), as Minamoto no Yorimitsu - *Captured Hospital* (2023), series, as Sadaharu Harima - *Aizo Metropolitan Police Department Psychological Analysis Investigation Team* (2022), series, Actor - *Hand* (2022), as Okouchi - *Roleless* (2022), Actor - *Double* (2022), series, as Soichi Kurozu - *Chicken Phoenix* (2022), Actor - *Hazard Lights* (2022), as Takagi - *Freedom in My Hands* (2022), Actor - *Far, Far Away* (2022), Actor - *"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira* (2022), Actor - *99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP* (2021), as Yusuke Iwai - *I'm a cat!* (2021), Actor - *Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle* (2021), as Hinata Seiya - *Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen* (2021), Actor - *The Pretenders* (2021), Actor - *Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle* (2021), as Old Onoda - *Yokosuka1953* (2021), as Narrator - *The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood* (2021), Actor - *孤独のグルメ 2020大晦日スペシャル～俺の食事に密はない、孤独の花火大作戦！～* (2020), Actor - *Yamishibai* (2020), series, as Storyteller (voice) - *Girls of the Thirteenth Month* (2020), Actor - *Gray Zone Agency, Inc.* (2020), series, Actor - *Yamanaka Shizuo-shi no songen shi* (2020), Actor - *Tsumugu* (2020), Actor - *Akira Hamura: The World’s Most Unfortunate Private Investigator* (2020), series, as Osamatsu Hayami - *The Devil's Attorney* (2019), series, as Kyohei Misaki - *Last Ninja - Blue Shadow* (2019), Actor - *RUN!-3films-* (2019), as 神山, 津田沼寛治郎, Policeman - *Traverse* (2019), as Hwang - *Kakame - Vampire Clay Derivation* (2019), as Kyozo Fushimi - *Million Joe* (2019), series, as Sako - *Love Stories From Fukuoka 14: Tenjin Love Song* (2019), Actor - *The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat* (2019), as Veterinarian - *Kishu Hanshu Yoshimune* (2019), Actor - *This Old Road -KONOMICHI-* (2019), Actor - *CONFLICT III* (2018), Actor - *For Love's Sake* (2018), Actor - *The Name* (2018), as Masao Nakamura - *Recall* (2018), as Joji Hamanaka - *3 Feet Ball and Souls* (2018), Actor - *Vampire Clay* (2018), as Kyozo Fushimi - *Izakaya Bottakuri* (2018), series, Actor - *Special Investigation Nine* (2018), series, as Kengo Murase - *Being Natural* (2018), as Keigo Kurihara - *Checkpoint of the Life* (2018), Actor - *Segodon* (2018), series, as Matsudaira Shungaku - *Kaeshi 2* (2017), Actor - *Kaeshi* (2017), Actor - *Outrage Coda* (2017), as Choi - *Koyoi horoyoi kibun de* (2017), Actor - *Hiyokko* (2017), series, as Manabu Tagami - *Slavemen* (2017), as Yuuzan Kiryu - *Tantei wa, konya mo yūutsu na yume o miru.* (2017), Actor - *Remember!* (2017), Actor - *Girl recruits her God* (2017), as Makigami - *Cold Case: Door of Truth* (2016), series, as Narazaki Ryouichi - *Tower of Sand* (2016), series, as Aso Takefumi - *Yokohama Black* (2016), series, Actor - *The Red Museum of Crime Evidence - The Saeko Hiiro Series* (2016), as Masayuki Imao - *CONFLICT II: Conclusion* (2016), Actor - *Shin Godzilla* (2016), as Fumiya Mori : Ministry of Health · Labour and Welfare / Research and Development Division Director - *Otoko Meshi* (2016), series, as 甘利文彦 - *Laws of Yakuza Chapter 2* (2016), Actor - *Mother Lake* (2016), as Kinoshita - *Kabuki Drop* (2016), Actor - *CONFLICT: Outbreak* (2016), Actor - *Stray Dogz 3* (2016), as Kiyoshi Sawamura - *Lowlife Love* (2016), as Shinjo - *Fate of a Prosecutor* (2016), as Hirotoshi Honda - *Fragile* (2016), series, as Naohito Sada - *Law of Yakuza* (2016), Actor - *Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors* (2016), as Yoshikatsu Tarumi - *Mystery Trilogy Special* (2015), as (segment "Punished by Poseidon") - *Damager* (2015), Actor - *Stray Dogz* (2015), Actor - *Hatsumori Bemars* (2015), series, as Gondawara [Kirei's father] - *The Ninja War of Torakage* (2015), as Rikuri - *Misty* (2015), Actor - *食の軍師* (2015), series, as 혼고 반 - *Tamako chan and Kokkubo* (2015), as Torio Hoshino - *Taikomochi no tatsujin: Tadashii XX no homekata* (2015), series, Actor - *A Courtesan with Flowered Skin* (2014), as Toemon Yoshidaya - *Saving My Stupid Youth* (2014), series, as Shintaro Murai - *A Sinner's Lie* (2014), series, as Satoshi Mizoguchi - *Three Sisters* (2014), as Toru - *Flower & Snake: Zero* (2014), as Shizuko's husband - *Raining Blood* (2014), as Kengo Higashino - *Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out* (2014), series, as Kyoichi Saegusa - *Blossoms Bloom* (2014), Actor - *Samurai Cat: The Movie* (2014), as Genshichiro Yamada - *Tokyo Refugees* (2014), as Police Officer - *Hello! Junichi* (2014), as Pharmacy Owner - *The Pinkie* (2014), as Sasakami - *Pet Peeve* (2013), Actor - *GARO Side Story: The Tougen Flute* (2013), as Kengi - *Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai* (2013), series, as Storyteller (voice) - *Jellyfish Eyes* (2013), as Tatsuo Kusakabe - *There is Light* (2013), Actor - *八犬伝* (2013), series, Actor - *Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope* (2013), as Hiroaki Watase - *Love Bombs* (2013), Actor - *Missing* (2012), Actor - *Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon* (2012), series, Actor - *Dead Sushi* (2012), as Chef Tsuchida - *Graffreeter Toki* (2012), as Ando - *Magma* (2012), series, as Kenichi Machida - *The Carol of the Old Ones* (2012), Actor - *Legal High* (2012), series, as Tatsumi Shiro - *Life Back Then* (2011), as Teacher Hagiwara - *Smuggler* (2011), as Aloha man - *The Warped Forest* (2011), Actor - *My SO Has Got Depression* (2011), as Kazuo Takazaki - *Guilty of Romance* (2011), as Yukio Kikuchi - *CSI: Crime Scene Talks* (2011), series, Actor - *Moonlight Mask* (2011), as Soldier Kumakura - *The Citizen Police 69* (2011), as Teruya Nagayama - *Love and Treachery* (2011), as Kyosuke Tatsunami - *The Town's Children* (2011), Actor - *GARO: Red Requiem* (2010), as Makai Knight Kengi - *Hanjiro* (2010), Actor - *Face Maker* (2010), series, Actor - *Heaven's Story* (2010), as Kuroda - *Helldriver* (2010), as Priest - *Perfect Blue* (2010), Actor - *Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Episode 1 and 2 Special Edition* (2010), as Takeru's father - *Surely Someday* (2010), Actor - *Mutant Girls Squad* (2010), as Rin's Father - *The Cicada's Eighth Day* (2010), series, Actor - *Women Play Twice* (2010), Actor - *The King of Jail Breakers* (2010), as Hashimoto - *Mr. Straightforward* (2010), series, as Tatsuhiko Yamaguchi - *My Rainy Days* (2009), as Kazuki - *A Good Husband* (2009), Actor - *Osamu Dazai Short Story Collection* (2009), series, as Detective - *20th Century Boys 3: Redemption* (2009), as Dan Moroboshi - *Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl* (2009), as Kenji Furano - *Redline* (2009), as Trava (voice) - *「Chō」Kowai Hanashi Fikushonzu Hiramatsu Yumeaki no Gankyū Yūen II Ramuzu Kuwaddo* (2009), Actor - *Kyo Kara Hitman* (2009), Actor - *The Code* (2009), Actor - *April Bride* (2009), as Okada - *Always Smiling Above the Sea* (2009), as Omawari-san - *Blood* (2009), as Detective Hoshino - *Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster* (2009), as Fisherman Kubo - *Samurai Sentai Shinkenger* (2009), series, as Takeru's father - *Mission To Kill* (2009), series, Actor - *Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)* (2009), as Sosuke Takimoto - *Non-ko* (2008), as Tokio Yasukawa - *My Grandma* (2008), as Architect Sakakida - *Prisoner* (2008), series, as Saeki - *Michiko & Hatchin* (2008), series, as Hiroshi Morenos (voice) - *The Armchair Detective and the Cape of Oblivion* (2008), Actor - *Tokyo Sonata* (2008), as Kurosu - *Lupin's News* (2008), Actor - *The Cycling Genius Is Coming!* (2008), Actor - *R246 STORY* (2008), Actor - *20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End* (2008), as Moroboshi - *Mime-Mime* (2008), Actor - *My Darling of the Mountains* (2008), Actor - *Cellphone Investigator 7* (2008), series, as Sosuke Takimoto - *Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot* (2008), as Sosuke Takimoto - *Konna otona no onnanoko* (2007), as Dr Higuchi - *Hataraki Man* (2007), series, as Fumiya Sugawara - *Asyl: Park and Love Hotel* (2007), Actor - *Loving You* (2007), Actor - *The Scary Folklore: Ura no Sho* (2007), Actor - *Kissho Tennyo* (2007), Actor - *The Brutal Hopelessness of Love* (2007), as Okano - *Devil Shadow* (2007), series, as 榊拓海 - *Sakuran* (2006), as Customer - *Cat-Eyed Boy* (2006), Actor - *Berna's Tail* (2006), Actor - *The Pavillion Salamandre* (2006), as Tsubame - *Waiting in the Dark* (2006), as Wide TV Presenter - *The Midnight Girls* (2006), Actor - *Japan Sinks* (2006), as Kohei Sakamoto - *Lady Red Rose* (2006), Actor - *Gamera the Brave* (2006), as Kousuke Aizawa - *Homicide Team 9* (2006), series, as Kengo Murase - *LoveDeath* (2006), Actor - *Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet* (2006), as The White-Robed Man - *Time Limit Investigator* (2006), series, as Koichiro Karasawa - *Izumo no Okuni* (2006), series, as Kyozo - *Be The World For Her* (2005), Actor - *Kamen Rider: THE FIRST* (2005), as Bat - *Curtain Call* (2005), Actor - *Funky Forest: The First Contact* (2005), as Tsuda - *One Missed Call* (2005), series, Actor - *GARO* (2005), series, as Tousei Kaneshiro, Kengi - *Miracle Banana* (2005), Actor - *Detective Office 5: Another Story* (2005), series, as 520 - *Takeshis'* (2005), as Film Director - *The Great Yokai War* (2005), as Tadashi's Father - *Onmyō Girl: Two* (2005), Actor - *"Chô" Kowai Hanashi THE MOVIE / Yami no Eiga-sai* (2005), Director - *Water Flower* (2005), as Takashi Nagahara - *Jyukai: The Sea of Trees Behind Mt. Fuji* (2005), as Toshio Yamada - *Taga kokoro nimo ryu wa nemuru* (2005), as Soda Isohata - *Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Diet* (2005), as Detective - *Welcome, patient.* (2005), Actor - *For Every Fukui Revolution* (2005), Actor - *Roomshare no Onna* (2005), series, Actor - *Jam Films 2* (2004), Actor - *Fantasma: The Cursed Mansion Vol.3* (2004), Director - *Road 88: Deaiji shikoku e* (2004), Actor - *Kiss & Hurt* (2004), as Yamazaki - *Sodom the Killer* (2004), Actor - *[Is A.]* (2004), Actor - *Onmyou Shoujo* (2004), series, Actor - *The Boy from Hell* (2004), as Detective - *Survive Style 5+* (2004), as Tsuda - Burglar - *Love Kill Kill* (2004), as Satoshi Minagawa - *Sister-in-Law Tutor: The Orchestrated Trap of Violation* (2004), Actor - *The Wings of Hakenkreuz* (2004), Actor - *Hole* (2004), Actor - *Sasori* (2004), series, as Inugami - *Crying Out Love in the Center of the World* (2004), as Johnny - *Samurai Chicks* (2004), Actor - *A Day on the Planet* (2004), as Matsumoto - *The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage* (2003), Actor - *Seventh Anniversary* (2003), as Okunuki - *Karaoke Terror* (2003), as Seo - *FREESTYLE SHORT MOVIES* (2003), Actor - *Zatoichi* (2003), as Playboy at Home - *Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost* (2003), as Mina's father - *Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching Edition* (2003), as Suzuki - *Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya* (2003), as Suzuki - *Age 17* (2003), as Smart Cop - *Demon Hunting* (2003), Actor - *Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri* (2003), Actor - *Cop Festival: New Beginning* (2003), Director - *Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name* (2003), as No. 17 - *Sky High* (2003), series, Actor - *Making-of Demon Hunting* (2003), Actor - *Alter Ego* (2002), as Hiroki Isaka - *The Phantom of August* (2002), Actor - *恋に唄えば♪* (2002), Actor - *Ju-on: The Grudge* (2002), as Katsuya Tokunaga - *Dolls* (2002), as Young Hiro - *Rock'n'Roll Mishin* (2002), Actor - *Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders* (2002), as Daisuke Okubo - *Drive* (2002), Actor - *Kamen Rider Ryuki: EPISODE FINAL* (2002), as Daisuke Okubo - *Ping Pong* (2002), as Arcade Couple - *Better Left Unsaid / Mr. Yamaoka* (2002), as Tsuda - *The Private Detective Mike* (2002), series, Actor - *Copycat Killer* (2002), as Hiromi Kurihashi - *Filament* (2002), Actor - *Trava: Fist Planet* (2002), series, as Trava (voice) - *Kamen Rider Ryuki* (2002), series, as 大久保大介 - *GO* (2001), as Henchman of Kato's Father - *Luxurious Bone* (2001), Actor - *Hotoke* (2001), as Shinzo - *Unmarried Family* (2001), series, Actor - *Desert Moon* (2001), as Satetsu - *Distance* (2001), as Masaru's Elder Brother - *Eko Eko Azarak: Awakening* (2001), Actor - *LOVE SONG* (2001), as Ishikawa - *Gips* (2001), Actor - *Quartet for Two* (2001), as Ramen-ya no kyaku - *Party 7* (2000), as Desk Clerk - *Sunflower* (2000), as Kohei - *Limousine Drive* (2000), as Hattori - *Monday* (2000), as Kenji - *Audition* (2000), as Bartender — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/audition.md) - *Don't Look Back* (1999), Actor - *trancemission* (1999), Actor - *Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl* (1999), as Fukazume - *Bayside Shakedown* (1998), as SIT Investigator - *Unlucky Monkey* (1998), Actor - *Open House* (1998), as Goto's Subordinate - *The Story of PuPu* (1998), Actor - *April Story* (1998), as Fukatsu - *Blood* (1998), Actor - *Fireworks* (1997), as Man under Interrogation — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/fireworks.md) - *Tokyo Fair Weather* (1997), Actor - *Junk Food* (1997), as Sato - *Atlanta Boogie* (1996), Actor - *Kids Return* (1996), as Kazuo - *Gonin* (1995), as Fukatsu - *Getting Any?* (1995), as Earth Defense Force Member - *119* (1994), as Hiroshi Morishita - *Many Happy Returns* (1993), Actor - *Sonatine* (1993), as Tsuda - *Kamen Rider* (1971), series, as Daisuke Ookubo, Daisuke Okubo - *赤い炎の女*, Actor - *ゼロ年代全景*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Kanji Tsuda](https://film.one/media/person/411413/gallery-674de9c96aa7.jpg) Kanji Tsuda — Image via TMDB - ![Kanji Tsuda](https://film.one/media/person/411413/gallery-7101eace792d.jpg) Kanji Tsuda — Image via TMDB - ![Kanji Tsuda](https://film.one/media/person/411413/gallery-553760c470bc.jpg) Kanji Tsuda — Image via TMDB - ![Kanji Tsuda](https://film.one/media/person/411413/gallery-6fc29a608447.jpg) Kanji Tsuda — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 2003: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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