Yûgo Sasô
Actor · Born June 8, 1973 (53) · Shiga, Japan
Yugo Saso was born in Shiga, Japan. At the age of 18, he moved to Vancouver, Canada. He studied acting at Gastown Actors Studio and participated in many local theatre productions and independent film productions. In 1998, he moved to Taiwan where he lived for about a year and a half. In 2000, Yugo got an opportunity to play a principal role in a feature film "To End All Wars" along with Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland. For the next four years, he worked with former Imperial Army translator Takashi Nagase who is the model of Yugo's role in "To End All Wars" and traveled around Thailand, Myanmar, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea for the memorial services and the remains of the War dead searches and participated in peace activities to face the real post-war issue. In 2007, Yugo auditioned for a film "United Red Army" directed by Koji Wakamatsu and played Koichi Teraoka who was executed during Asama-Sanso Incident. Later, Yugo fortunately got acquainted with Teraoka's mother and she kindly shared generally unrevealed bereaved family's perspective towards the incident with Yugo. In 2009, a short film "Jitensha" in which Yugo played a lead role, was officially selected by 66th Venice International Film Festival of Corto Cortissimo. And Yugo received the Award for Best Actor at 5th SAPPORO Short Fest. In 2011, the director and the writer of "Jitensha" joined once again with Yugo for the upcoming short "Persimmon".
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Biography from IMDb.
- June 8, 1973 (53)
- Shiga, Japan
- Actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Yûgo Sasô's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Takashi Nagase in To End All Wars (2001)
- Heroas Sanada in Hee (2015)
Moods and endings
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 Yûgo Sasô's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Yûgo Sasô'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
7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Hee(2015)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cicada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Persimmon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Bicycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
United Red Army(2007)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
To End All Wars(2001)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 68th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 2001 to 2016; peak year 2001.
Biggest box office
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016)
Highest rated
United Red Army (2007)
Most popular right now
To End All Wars (2001)
Film career
Peak 2001 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.
- 2001Screen debut· To End All Wars
How do Yûgo Sasô's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 50. 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 Yûgo Sasô work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yûgo Sasô's MovieCove titles; Gô Jibiki shares the most, 2.
- Gô JibikiShared titles: A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016), United Red Army (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Gô Jibiki
