Soichiro Kitamura

Acting

Soichiro Kitamura

Born

1937-09-25 (89)

Place of birth

Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Sôichirô Kitamura (born September 25, 1937, in Kochi, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles in Hikaru Umi (1965), Bayside Shakedown (1998), and Outrage (2010).

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 12 titles

Outrage poster
6.9

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.

Outrage

2010

Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose poster
5.0

After Detective Shunsaku Aoshima is promoted to section chief he has the daunting task of dealing with eight cases at the same time, which includes a murder case, bomb threat, and a bus hijacking. Complications also arise between Detective Aoshima and his juniors.

Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose

2010

Beyond Outrage poster
7.0

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.

Beyond Outrage

2012

Section Chief Aoshima Shunsuke THE MOBILE: Cases happening in the Interrogation Room! poster
NR

Special drama consisting of 12 episodes about events that happen before the 3rd Oduru movie. Available via mobile network only.

Section Chief Aoshima Shunsuke THE MOBILE: Cases happening in the Interrogation Room!

2010

Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL: The New Hope poster
5.8

Set 2 years after prior film "Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose," a major case occurs that has the potential to take down the entire police organization. For the next 3 days, Shunsaku Aoshima and his colleagues struggle to unravel the case...

Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL: The New Hope

2012

係長 青島俊作2 事件はまたまた取調室で起きている! poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

係長 青島俊作2 事件はまたまた取調室で起きている!

2012

Murder in the Kairotei poster
6.2

A woman (Takako Tokiwa) risks her life to exact revenge for her murdered lover.

Murder in the Kairotei

2011

Fried levanilla with rib steak from Tsudanuma in Nakano poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Fried levanilla with rib steak from Tsudanuma in Nakano

2017

再会 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

再会

2012

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 31 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 31

2016

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30 poster
NR

A man is murdered after stealing documents from the Olympic Department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30

2016

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 29 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 29

2015

2000s · 9 titles

Bayside Shakedown 2 poster
6.1

The movie takes place again in the fictional Wangan Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department the once empty space within Wangan's jurisdiction has become a popular tourist attraction. When a string of murders of company execs begins taking place, Aoshima jumps at the opportunity to pursue something other than his current case, which he finds less than inspiring. However the powers that be have other ideas, and Wangan again plays host to a special investigation team from headquarters. Aoshima's friend Superintendent Shinji Muroi, assigned by headquarters to assist Okita, is again powerless to help the local officers as decisions are made by the higher ups.

Bayside Shakedown 2

2003

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji poster
6.0

One day in February, 2005, Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent Muroi (Toshiro Yanagiba) is arrested to take responsibility for a botched murder case he headed. His faithful colleagues, including Arashiro (Toshio Kakei) and Okita (Miki Maya), only exacerbate the situation when they try to help clear his name. Is Muroi guilty as charged or merely taking the fall? What is the truth behind the murder? Two lawyers, one determined to get Muroi, the other resolved to save him, a feud between two police departments, political power plays and legal trappings, all combine to orchestrate Muroi’s downfall.

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

2005

Kamaitachi no Yoru poster
3.7

Fans of Kamaitachi no Yoru gather to shoot a film based on the game until one of the cast members is killed.

Kamaitachi no Yoru

2002

Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso poster
5.0

At the end of World War II, a secret human experiment was being conducted in Manchuria, which was in the sphere of influence of the Japanese military. One man's face was to be transformed into that of a completely different person through plastic surgery. Shortly after operation, Japanese military facility where the man was staying was involved in a battle and collapsed, and he disappeared. In 1948, a letter of warning from the Twenty Faces was posted on the wall of the Japanese Museum. The notice read, “All national treasures will be taken away. The police, aware of the warning letter, rush to the Japanese Museum...

Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

2002

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand

2003

No artwork available
NR

A woman is murdered on a train and the station employees help to solve the mystery.

Lost & Found at Tokyo Station

2007

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nagaiki Kyousou

2008

Shin Kyoto Meikyu Annai SP poster
NR

Twenty-five years after Tajima, an unfairly treated office worker, filed a lawsuit for the company's collusion, he won the Supreme Court in reverse. Sugiura, who learned this from TV news, celebrates by himself. Twenty-five years ago, Sugiura, who was still a national newspaper reporter, had the history of interviewing Tajima and his wife Midori first and writing an article.

Shin Kyoto Meikyu Annai SP

2001

Blood Tears of Shura poster
NR

2007 Original Video.

Blood Tears of Shura

2007

1990s · 10 titles

Bayside Shakedown poster
6.5

Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His friend Muroi is climbing the ladder of the police bureaucracy. Muroi has made a pact with Aoshima that while Aoshima looks after the streets, Muroi would make life easier for the cops on the beat. One day in Bayside, a series of events turns the small station upside down.

Bayside Shakedown

1998

Lifetime Insecurity poster
7.0

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within three months or be fired. Spiteful of their unjust treatment, two men, Shinoda and Takigawa, take up the battle against the ruthless Yokoyama.

Lifetime Insecurity

1994

Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication poster
8.7

No synopsis available yet.

Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication

1998

Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert

1997

Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special

1998

Estate Inheritance poster
5.8

The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family members.

Estate Inheritance

1990

Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown poster
9.0

Hikaru, an ordinary man, discovers a way to unleash the supernatural powers hidden inside his soul, allowing him to cure others with his newfound “ki” healing power.

Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

1994

Sea of Whitetail poster
NR

Tatsuoka, a surgeon with an incurable disease. His once peaceful home was about to collapse due to the domestic violence of his eldest son Taishi. There are only a few lives left in Tatsuoka. what should i do now Tatsuoka decides to go to his hometown of Okushiri Island, where it is cold, with ambition and his own way of life to retrain his son.

Sea of Whitetail

1990

No artwork available
NR

Takahashi Meiko (Mano Azusa) used to work at a large newspaper company. However, she is now an ordinary housewife. She receives a call from Sasame (Kanda Masaki), a former colleague who is now working at another company asking her for her help. She is informed that a murder has taken place when she arrives and goes to the scene of the crime. She learns that the victim was her son’s intermediate school teacher.

Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery - Death of a Teacher

1999

Ebarake no hitobito poster
NR

The Ebara family, a typical middle-class family living in downtown Tokyo. When her mother-in-law sold a mountain, a large amount of 70 million yen came in, and with that as a down payment, she got her longing detached house. A slapstick drama for each family is unfolded on the stage of a dream home.

Ebarake no hitobito

1991

1980s · 4 titles

Series credits

Oshin poster
8.2

Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 31, 1984. The series follows the life of Shin Tanokura during the Meiji period up to the early 1980s. Shin was called "Oshin", which is an archaic Japanese cognomen.

Oshin

1983

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

1983

Emergency Room 24 Hours poster
7.4

Dr. Shindo seems cold, but is a competent surgeon. He is also an ER doctor capable of accurate decisions and treatment, who always tries to see things from the patient’s side. Although once retired from his profession, he one day discovers someone in need of help, who he treats and rushes to the Kohoku Medical University Emergency Center. This incident encourages him to once again work as an ER doctor. Confrontation erupts between female doctor Tamaki, and Shindo, now a just-arrived ER doctor. While this human drama depicts the relationships among doctors and nurses, it appeals emotionally to viewers on the subject of life.

Emergency Room 24 Hours

1999

Bayside Shakedown poster
8.1

A rookie detective learns that life in law enforcement may not be as glamorous as he thought it would be.

Bayside Shakedown

1997

Pro Hunter poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pro Hunter

1981

Steel Frame poster
6.0

Sharply revealing the issue of Japanese construction industry where bid-rigging was a common practice among the giants. After working diligently for three years at a construction site, Heita unwillingly transfers to a sales department where he becomes a part of the illegal collusion -- to limit open competition and obtain high-price public works within the colluding parties. He is torn from conducting unlawful action to save his company, yet deep inside wishing to abide by the law to follow his justice. What will his answer be?

Steel Frame

2010

Princess Hiro poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Princess Hiro

2003

Keigo Higashino 3-week drama SP series poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Keigo Higashino 3-week drama SP series

2011

Scum of Lawyers poster
6.8

Bengoshi no Kuzu is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideo Iura about Takeda Masami, a new lawyer and fellow lawyer Kuzu Motohito, who Takeda is teamed up with, and how they deal with different court cases. It was serialized in Big Comic Original. Bengoshi no Kuzu received the Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general category in 2007. The manga was adapted into a 12-episode TV drama, which was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System between April 13, 2006 and June 29, 2006.

Scum of Lawyers

2006

Nanase Once More poster
NR

A suspense story about a girl with an ability to read people's mind. Together with her psychic friends, Nanase, the telepath, tries to save others from danger and fight those who threaten her power. The drama deals with friendship and social tendency to exclude strangers.

Nanase Once More

2008

Transparent poster
8.0

A young, good-hearted doctor Kenichi suffers from a rare syndrome whereby his feelings cannot be hidden such people are known as "satorare" and their well-being come under special government protection. As all the young doctor's thoughts/feelings are always heard by hospital colleagues, this creates much inconvenience to them and they try to drive him away. In steps a beautiful female doctor who tries to shield him from the cruel reality of his uniqueness.

Transparent

2002

Minami's Girlfriend poster
NR

Everything started when a high school couple, Chiyomi and Minami had a mysterious and ominous fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant… “If you stay close to him, he will become great and the two of you will be together for a long time. However, when the two of you drift apart, horrible thing will happen”. Just as the prophesy, on the very day when Minami decided to leave Chiyomi, a magical curse struck Chiyomi. Believe it or not, it shrunk her into a size of merely 16 cm tall! What would happen when a tender boyfriend and a miniaturized girlfriend secretly starts living together?

Minami's Girlfriend

2004

Gachi Baka! poster
4.0

Former pro boxer Gondo Tetta has come to Kaki-no-ki-zaka High School as a beginning teacher. The school hopes to restore finances by improving the students' abilities and strengthening its baseball team. Tetta goes head-to-head with his class full of failing students who have no ability whatsoever in sports and studies. Everyday, he passionately encourages his students who have no drive at all. School is not just a place to study. It's a place to learn how to live! If it means helping out his students, Tetta won't hesitate to snap at the parents and school. Gondo Tetta's slightly dangerous class is about to begin. --TBS

Gachi Baka!

2006

恋愛結婚の法則 poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

恋愛結婚の法則

1999

智子と知子 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

智子と知子

1997

Shimokita Sundays poster
4.0

This drama portrays the nostalgia of "the good old days" and youthful hopes and dreams. Yuika Satonaka (Aya Ueto) is a freshman in university who came to live in Tokyo to continue her studies. Although she had a brand new start before her eyes, she was somehow at a loss. Nothing seemed to interest her and her hopes and dreams were distant. One day at the school orientation, her eyes are glued to a sudden performance of a group of unsuccessful actors, "Shimokita Sundays". Their unique play made her laugh, something she had forgotten for a long time. Yuika takes a chance to visit Shimokita and goes to see their play only to find how unpopular and how very few audiences they had. But still, their performance touches Yuika’s soul. She does an audition to become a member of Shimokita Sundays.

Shimokita Sundays

2006

Silent Court poster
5.7

In Tokyo, an old person, who lived alone, is found dead. Detectives from the Police Station investigate the case. According to the victim's neighbors, a woman sometimes came in and out of the victim's home. That woman is Miki Yamamoto. She does housework for her customers. The detectives from Police Station visit Miki’s house. What is the truth behind the cases?

Silent Court

2017

Beginner poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Beginner

2003

Red Confusion poster
NR

Sachiko is the 17-year old daughter of radiotherapist Professor Oshima. After exposure to radiation in the hospital, she develops leukemia. As if that was not enough trouble for one lifetime, Sachiko discovers that Oshima is not her real father, and that her boyfriend is really her half brother.

Red Confusion

2005

Midnight Ghost Tour poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Midnight Ghost Tour

2004

Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai poster
4.0

Miyoko and Yusuke love each other. But Yusuke is told to work in Hokkaido where is far from Tokyo for a year. They cannot meet often. There appear another woman and man in front of each of them. They almost lose confidence to keep their relationship but finally they make sure of their love.

Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai

1991

No artwork available
NR

Veteran lawyer Ichinose Rinko and new lawyer Umeki Kohei lead a difficult case to victory as they approach the murder of the vocalist of a popular rock band and the mystery of a homeless suspect.

Bengoshi Ichinose Rinko

2008