Kohji Moritsugu

Acting

Kohji Moritsugu

Born

1943-03-15 (83)

Place of birth

Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

75 titles

Kohji Moritsugu is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Dan Moroboshi in Ultra Seven. He is widely regarded as the best actor in the Ultra Series by fans, along with Susumu Kurobe and Jiro Dan.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 12 titles

Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial poster
7.3

Ultraman Zero, the rookie Ultraman from Tsuburaya Productions’ 2009 theatrical movie returns, and getting full-fledged. However, he is confronted with the empowered Kaiser Belial, back from the evil Ultraman Belial whom he and other Ultraman warriors battled so hard on the m-78 Planet. Can Ultraman Zero live to the expectations of his legendary father Ultra Seven? Check it out in the latest Tsuburaya Productions’ action packed movie.

Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial

2010

Ultraman Orb: Lend Me the Power of Bonds! poster
6.6

Ultraman Orb teams up with Ultraman X to battle the evil witch, Mulnau, who seeks to add Earth to her jewelry collection, with the help of Orb's long-time rival, Jugglas Juggler!

Ultraman Orb: Lend Me the Power of Bonds!

2017

Ultraman Saga poster
7.0

Ultraman Saga opens with a powerful apocalyptic vision of Tokyo, buildings destroyed and the city seemingly devoid of life. We are soon introduced to the Earth Defense Force (EDF), Team U (played by members of the female idol group AKB48). They and a group of young children and the last survivors on planet Earth after the world was invaded by the evil Alien Bat, the rest of the human population having been abducted.

Ultraman Saga

2012

Summer Blooms poster
6.6

27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.

Summer Blooms

2018

Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage II: Oath of the Meteor poster
6.0

One year after the battle with Belial's Galactic Empire, the members of Ultimate Force Zero returned to Planet Esmeralda to see Princess Emerana. They arrived to see her and Jean Bot captures by a mysterious artificial planet which then took of for another universe. In the Universe where the sphere fled to, Zap Spacy members Rei and Hyuga are forced to infiltrate it, as it is on a collision course with Planet Bram. Inside they encounter various robot monsters, that the Ultramen have fought in the past, all under the control of Beatstar, with one mission: "Destroy all organic life". After saving Emerana, they encounter a robot very similar to Jean Bot, Jean Killer. During their fight with Jean Killer, Zero learns from Jean Bot that Jean Killer is actually his twin brother. Ultimate Force Zero must now put a stop to Killer's rampage and defeat Beatstar in the process. This is part 2 of a 2-part special release to promote the movie Ultraman Saga.

Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage II: Oath of the Meteor

2011

Ultra Fight Orb: I'm Borrowing the Power of Parent and Child! poster
10.0

A ghost mage that can manipulate the soul of any monster appears, with the intent of ruling the universe. With a new enemy that can manipulate a monster's soul, Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Zero emerge to stand in his way. Orb will fight a ghostly villain with ghost monster army corps through various fusion ups including Lightning Attacker with the power of Ginga and X! Orb will fulfill new fusion ups while the mighty warriors of the lights appear to assist Ultraman Orb. Even with Ultraman Orb's new forms, will he be able to overcome the threat of Reibatos?

Ultra Fight Orb: I'm Borrowing the Power of Parent and Child!

2017

The Woman Who Took the Local Paper poster
6.2

A man and a woman committed double suicide in Kanazawa City. Immediately after the incident, Yoshiko Shiota, a woman living in Tokyo, contacts the local newspaper of Kanazawa, saying she wants to read the novel serialized in it by Ryuji Sugimoto. How did this woman know the novel is serialized in the newspaper? And why does she want to start reading it in the middle of the story? Which article was she actually interested in? Sugimoto cannot help making his own investigations about Yoshiko, but the more he searches, the more astonishing facts come to light...

The Woman Who Took the Local Paper

2016

Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage I: Universe of Steel poster
5.7

One year after the battle with Belial's Galactic Empire, the members of Ultimate Force Zero returned to Planet Esmeralda to see Princess Emerana. They arrived to see her and Jean Bot captures by a mysterious artificial planet which then took of for another universe. In the Universe where the sphere fled to, Zap Spacy members Rei and Hyuga are forced to infiltrate it, as it is on a collision course with Planet Bram. Inside they encounter various robot monsters, that the Ultramen have fought in the past, all under the control of Beatstar, with one mission: "Destroy all organic life". After saving Emerana, they encounter a robot very similar to Jean Bot, Jean Killer. During their fight with Jean Killer, Zero learns from Jean Bot that Jean Killer is actually his twin brother. Ultimate Force Zero must now put a stop to Killer's rampage and defeat Beatstar in the process. This is part 1 of a 2-part special release to promote the movie Ultraman Saga.

Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage I: Universe of Steel

2011

HE-LOW THE SECOND poster
6.0

Sequel to HE-LOW (2018)

HE-LOW THE SECOND

2019

Yoko Namino 2: Love Is Over poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yoko Namino 2: Love Is Over

2010

Neon Butterfly: Act II poster
NR

Sakurako entered the Ginza's club "Tentara," at the help of the top of the shop Kana. Hostesses hate Sakurako's envy in an unusual expansion. Yet, Sakurako is still favored by regular customers and Takaha, and has been on the roads of popular hostesses. In such cases, the Millionaire Morita declared that Sakurako will be a loved one. On the other hand, Kana suddenly disappeared in his form of tournaments, and a prophecy to leave his own store... The long-awaited second curtain of the blockbuster series.

Neon Butterfly: Act II

2013

家庭教師が解く!~殺人方程式の推理ドリル~ poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

家庭教師が解く!~殺人方程式の推理ドリル~

2013

2000s · 13 titles

Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers poster
7.5

In the beginning of the movie, 20 years ago, on the moon, the 4 Ultra brothers, Ultraman, Seven, Jack, and Ace were fighting a deadly foe known as Yapool, a monster that was several times their size. As they fought, Yapool had a clear advantage and used his several claws to grasp the brothers, although, they managed to clear from the claws through there powers and used a combined Specium Ray to no avail. The monster then flies off to Earth to dodge the attack and the brothers follow. The brothers were barely able to defeat Yapool but the monster still needed to be sealed. However, to seal Yapool away they were forced to give up the ability to transform, and took up jobs to be in the area of Kobe in case the monster ever returned.

Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers

2006

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie poster
7.7

Ultraman and his comrades from M-78 (including a new Ultraman, Zero, the son of Ultra Seven) join forces with other allies to fight a massive army of giant monsters led by the evil Ultraman Belial.

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie

2009

Nagai Nagai Satsujin poster
7.0

A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the dead man was insured for 300 million yen. The media and the public look at Noriko and her boyfriend Tsukada with suspicion, but they have perfect alibis. Then, Detective Hibiki, who is in charge of the case, and Private Detective Kono become involved in a series of mysterious murder cases.

Nagai Nagai Satsujin

2008

Superior Ultra 8 Brothers poster
7.5

Ultraman Mebius is joined once again by Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman Jack, and Ultraman Ace, as well as three later Ultramen (Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia) to fight more powerful versions of familiar Ultra Monsters.

Superior Ultra 8 Brothers

2008

AKIBA OTOKO Z poster
NR

The otaku of Akihabara are sent to internment camps one after another according to an ordinance created by the dictatorial governor. The otaku escape to Nihonbashi, Osaka, where they meet a cabaret girl and embark on a journey to find the legendary Akihabara Otoko, who will be their savior.

AKIBA OTOKO Z

2009

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth - STAGE II: The Emperor's Resurrection poster
6.0

Continuing where the previous story left, Mechazam proceeds to attack EX Zetton in a mad fury but almost perishes in the molten lava until Mebius saves him, despite being heavily injured by EX Zetton. Being thrown to the Battle Nizer, Mechazam tries to break the seal under Mebius' guidance to reverse the disruption field but the container was too strong...

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth - STAGE II: The Emperor's Resurrection

2009

MURAMASA Chapter 6: Golden Dragon poster
NR

The sixth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi.

MURAMASA Chapter 6: Golden Dragon

2006

MURAMASA Chapter 5: Rakshasa poster
NR

The fifth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi. Four divine beast swords have gathered under the legendary Muramasa, the Yellow Dragon. The unleashed Yellow Dragon is now resurrected before the eyes of the seal master, Kengo. Fuuga possesses Muramasa's "Utsusemi" within a human and attacks the Sword Masters. Meanwhile, Kengo obtains the Book of Sealing Commandments, which contains all the information about Muramasa, but it is stolen by Kiryu. Through the book of commandments, Fuuga learns of the existence of "Kutsuyomi," a being that possesses the power to regenerate life, and begins to pursue it...

MURAMASA Chapter 5: Rakshasa

2005

MURAMASA Chapter 7: Orochi poster
NR

The seventh installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi.

MURAMASA Chapter 7: Orochi

2006

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth - STAGE I: The Graveyard of Darkness poster
7.0

In the Land of Light, the Ultra Brothers receive the interrupted Ultra Sign sent by Hikari, which comes from the Monster Graveyard. Obtaining Zoffy's approval, Ace and Taro depart to investigate the matter while Mebius, on his routine patrol, is quickly notified by Zoffy to join the investigation.

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth - STAGE I: The Graveyard of Darkness

2009

Happy Darts poster
NR

The All-Japan Darts Tour has entered the finals. In front of the crowd, Sawada Minako will throw the last dart. Amidst the tension and excitement, Minako recalled the two months of experience.

Happy Darts

2008

Terrors: Ghost Village poster
NR

Adaptation of the game "Terrors 2" for the WonderSwan Color.

Terrors: Ghost Village

2001

Persona poster
3.9

Physician Koichiro Kiby loses interest in work and begins drinking in a local park after the death of his wife. One day he encounters a girl who knows intimate details about his life. Now, he must unlock her mystery in this fantasy drama.

Persona

2008

1990s · 5 titles

Ultraman Zearth poster
7.2

Ultraman Zearth hails from The Land of Pikari in Nebula Z95. He has a big red face and dislikes dirt, and will go to great lengths to wash it off his hands. His goal is to clean the polluted Earth. He transforms with an electric toothbrush, which is consistent with his hygiene fixation. He's not quite adept at being a superhero, but at least he tries his best.

Ultraman Zearth

1996

Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider poster
7.5

A special retrospective of the two franchises, with segments making comparisons between the different characters, their weapons, powers and so forth. The final segment of the special is the short film "Super Battle: Ultraman vs Kamen Rider" The main characters, Ultraman and Kamen Rider 1 appear on the scene separately, each fighting an original kaijin and kaiju. When the two monsters are nearly defeated, they merge into a more powerful kaiju. Ultraman experiences trouble and calls for Kamen Rider 1's help. Kamen Rider 1 is then able to grow to enormous size to fight alongside Ultraman.

Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider

1993

Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow poster
7.0

Ultraman Shadow, Ultraman Zearth's most terrifying adversary yet, is brought to Earth by the murderous alien, Lady Benzen to be Ultraman Zearth's assassin. Ultraman Shadow is a warrior of darkness equipped with mysterious powers. Prepare to witness the ultimate showdown, colossus versus mighty colossus, the battle ground: Planet Earth!

Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow

1997

The Shootist 2 poster
NR

Sequel to 'Sniper THE SHOOTIST'

The Shootist 2

1990

Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period poster
9.0

Set in the final years of Japan's shogunate, all characters from the main series, Silent Mobius, appear with the same name. According to the setting, they are said to be the previous lives of the characters in the main story...

Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period

1993

1980s · 7 titles

Robot Carnival poster
6.7

An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.

Robot Carnival

1987

The Last True Yakuza poster
5.7

A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.

The Last True Yakuza

1985

The Beasts' Carnival poster
6.0

A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese assassins in hot pursuit, he takes refuge in the home of a local doctor and his two daughters who nurse him back to health and hide him from his pursuers, taking drastic and murderous measures to protect him... for they have plans of their own in store for their current guest.

The Beasts' Carnival

1980

Zero poster
6.1

Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.

Zero

1984

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die poster
7.0

Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who dies in an accident and experiences the afterlife as a spirit. The leading role is Tamba Tetsuro's biological son, Tamba Yoshitaka.

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

1989

Eavesdropping Woman poster
NR

Yoko Shintani, an instructor at an aerobics school, secretly enjoys eavesdropping on the rooms next door. She eavesdrops on the frequent comings and goings of men by her neighbor, the model Reiko Saegusa. She relieves her frustrations as she is approaching marriageable age and her dissatisfaction with the school by eavesdropping. However, Yoko is also being watched by the photographer's assistant Naito through a telephoto lens. One night, Yoko hears Reiko's death throes. Thinking that Reiko has been murdered, Yoko calls the police, but...

Eavesdropping Woman

1986

I Go to Tokyo poster
6.0

A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.

I Go to Tokyo

1985

1970s · 18 titles

Music poster
4.6

A young woman undergoes psychiatric treatment after she no longer hears music and develops sexual hang-ups.

Music

1972

Stray Dog poster
7.9

When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his superior, Chief Detective Sato, Murakami works feverishly to trace the location of his pistol, ultimately clashing with a gang of youthful Okinawans.

Stray Dog

1973

Nomugi Pass poster
7.2

The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without rest, and endured those conditions and sexual harassment to earn money for their poor families. Across the ocean, it was the great depression in America.

Nomugi Pass

1979

Fairy Beauty poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fairy Beauty

1978

Autumn Interlude poster
7.0

The story began in the early summer of 1942 when 'Tatsurou' met 'Setsuko' at Karuizawa. Its love at first sight but sadly 'Setsuko' was pledged to marry a stranger by her parent. She ran away from her hometown and arrived at Tokyo in search of her love one. War erupted then and Tatsurou was summoned to service. As be set foot on a snow-capped mountain before his imminent departure, they promised to each other to press on until they meet again. But, soon she was fallen very ill to TB

Autumn Interlude

1976

The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Continuation poster
NR

Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although she never knew who he was, she never forgot him. Meet Taiga Makoto, a young man with a scar between his eyes who has had a rough life, but has emerged as a rough, tough bully - a thug and a brawler and about as rude as they come - all of which he blames on the incident that gave him his scar. When Ai and Makoto run into each other again, Ai feels guilt for what Makoto has become and decides to intervene and rehabilitate him. But is he a diamond in the rough, or just a bully?

The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Continuation

1975

Teardrops poster
NR

A sentimental drama about aspiring artist, Eiji, who rescues a blind girl. His friends Goro and Minoru and the blind girl's sister Kazue are a happy group until Goro steals money from Kazue's purse. Goro is arrested and his friends start bothering Eiji. To escape their harassment he changes jobs. But then he becomes the victim of an unexpected accident.

Teardrops

1973

Take Me Away! poster
8.0

Kyoko met Tetsu during her trip to San Francisco. Soon they fell in love but getting married was not in his mind. They were to meet again back in Tokyo but Tetsu didn't turn up. She went to look for him in San Francisco but all she found was him with his new girlfriend. Kyoko went back to Tokyo and eventually married a big corporate CEO.

Take Me Away!

1978

Journey of Love poster
8.0

Sayuri Yoshinaga played the first appearance of the Shochiku film. Yufuko who was married from a lover who had been married for a year. However, she believes in true love without feeling the heart of her heart, she decides to visit her sister and go to Australia.

Journey of Love

1970

Dawn of Judo poster
7.5

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself. This is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata" and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II"

Dawn of Judo

1970

Toshigoro poster
NR

Teenage film

Toshigoro

1973

The New Class of the Sewage Canal poster
NR

First film produced by Nikkatsu Children's Films.

The New Class of the Sewage Canal

1976

Ame no meguri ai poster
NR

Japanese drama film.

Ame no meguri ai

1977

Cobra poster
8.7

Japanese crime film.

Cobra

1974

Professional Killers poster
8.0

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...

Professional Killers

1973

Fun on the Run poster
NR

Comedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.

Fun on the Run

1970

My Voiceless Friends poster
9.0

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.

My Voiceless Friends

1972

Human Revolution II poster
8.0

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

Human Revolution II

1976

Series credits

Ultraseven poster
7.9

In the not-too-distant future, the Earth finds itself constantly under attack from extraterrestrial threats. The Terrestrial Defense Force establishes the Ultra Garrison, a team of six elite members who utilize high-tech vehicles and weaponry. Joining their fight is the mysterious Dan Moroboshi, secretly an alien from the Land of Light in Nebula M-78, who transforms into his true form in times of crisis, Ultraseven.

Ultraseven

1967

The Files of the Young Kindaichi poster
7.6

A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

1995

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

1977

Kusa Moeru poster
7.0

The story chronicles the life of Hōjō Masako during the Kamakura Period.

Kusa Moeru

1979

Ultraman Leo poster
7.9

After being brutally maimed by evil aliens, Dan Moroboshi (Ultra Seven) takes under his wing a fierce young Ultra-like being from L-77, and christens him "Ultraman Leo," to continue his mission to defend the Earth.

Ultraman Leo

1974

Kashin poster
NR

Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the modern Japanese millitary system.

Kashin

1977

New Ultraman Retsuden poster
8.4

No synopsis available yet.

New Ultraman Retsuden

2013

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura poster
NR

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura is a Japanese period drama that aired on the TBS network from November 2, 1970 to August 30, 1971 in the "Brother Gekijo" slot. It ran for 44 colour episodes of 30 minutes each. Based on Sohachi Yamaoka's novel "Chiba Shusaku", it depicts the youth of Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Itto-ryu school of swordsmanship. A hot-blooded young man who calls himself Shusaku enters the dojo of Asari Matashichiro and, through encounters with all kinds of people, grows rapidly both in swordsmanship and in character. Produced by TBS and Shochiku. Rerun on the Japanese CS channel Jidaigeki Senmon Channel from March 17, 2025.

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura

1970

Robot Carnival poster
6.7

An anthology of various tales with robots being the one common element among them. It consists of nine shorts by different well-known directors, many of whom started out as animators with little to no directing experience. Each has a distinctive animation style and story ranging from comedic to dramatic story lines.

Robot Carnival

1987

Kamen Rider Blade poster
8.5

Ten thousand years ago, a massive battle royale known as the Battle Fight was fought by fifty-two Undead, each representing a species fighting for dominance over all others. The winner was the Human Undead, known as Category Two of Hearts, giving dominion of the Earth to humanity. In the present day, archaeologists discover the sealed Undead, and accidentally set them free. Thus, a new Battle Fight begins.

Kamen Rider Blade

2004

Heisei Ultraseven poster
8.7

The Heisei Ultra Seven series follows directly from the final episode of the original series, ignoring the M78 continuity altogether and establishing Ultraseven as the only Ultra being to have arrived in this universe. This is a series of specials, beginning with 1994 edition which aired on Nippon Television, followed by the Memorial Trilogy in 1998, The Final Chapters in 1999, and EVOLUTION in 2002, all of which were direct-to-video.

Heisei Ultraseven

1994

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth

2009

宿命1969-2010~ワンス・アポン・ア・タイム・イン・東京~ poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

宿命1969-2010~ワンス・アポン・ア・タイム・イン・東京~

2010

Kōfuku Sōdan poster
NR

A light-hearted comedy about love, fortune telling and songs of life that begins when a couple of sisters and brothers meet. It depicts a group of coming-of-age men and women earnestly seeking for love.

Kōfuku Sōdan

1972

Shirozukin Sanjo poster
NR

An exciting historical drama depicting the activities of Dohaku Yatsushiro, who dares to confront the evil that makes the common people cry while helping the people of Ichii as a doctor, and as a mysterious swordsman "white hood".

Shirozukin Sanjo

1969