Yô Ôizumi

Actor · Born April 3, 1973 (53) · Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Yô Ôizumi was born on 3 April 1973 in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for When Marnie Was There (2014), Spirited Away (2001) and Fullmetal Alchemist (2017). He has been married to Kumiko Nakajima since 2 May 2009.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: April 3, 1973 (53)
From: Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
Works as: Actor
Titles: 26 on MovieCove · 116 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Yô Ôizumi's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation9 titles81^st

Action3 titles56^th

Drama3 titles61^st

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

44%

Bonds

29%

Survival

11%

Power

Society

Morality

Purpose10 Family bonds6 Ambition5 Romantic love5 Identity5 Coming of age3 Survival3 Loyalty3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero

6 of 10

Threshold guardian

1 of 10

Ally

1 of 10

Shadow

1 of 10

Mentor

1 of 10

Show the 10 roles

Heroas Pepe Benengeli in Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
Heroas Pepe Benengeli in Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007)
Threshold guardianas Takeshi Shoji in The Pride of the Temp (2007)
Heroas Professor Layton in Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
Heroas Hideo Suzuki in I Am a Hero (2015)
Allyas Nobuyuki Sanada in Sanadamaru (2016)
Shadowas Kureo Mado in Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
Mentoras Masami Kondo in After the Rain (2018)
Heroas Kei Osanai in Phases of the Moon (2022)
Heroas Bunta in Just a bit Espers (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Hopeful

Warm

Melancholic

Thrilling

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful13 Feel-good8 Fun7 Bittersweet7 Thought-provoking5 Rousing4

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy9
Bittersweet11
Tragic1
Ambiguous2

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 Yô Ôizumi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Yô Ôizumi'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

116 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Bye Bye Love: Detective Is in the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Private Detective
Hakone Ekiden: Our Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 10 episodes · as Ryo Tokushige
Last Man FAKE/TRUTH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
Eiga Last Man: First Love(2025)
Actor
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Just a bit Espers(2025)
Show 9 episodes · as Bunta
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
昭和から騒ぎ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
Kakukaku Shikajika(2025)
as Hidaka
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Samurai Fury(2025)
Actor
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Last Town We Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Tamiya Taichi
Dear Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Tsuboi Nobumasa
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram(2024)
as Yoshihisa Kawazoe (voice)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Mom, Is That You?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Kanzaki Akio
Last Man: The Blind Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 10 episodes · as Shintaro Godou
73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Host
Phases of the Moon(2022)
as Kei Osanai
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
吉田羊NIGHT SPECTACLES THE PARALLEL～ウタウヒツジ～25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Actor
Will of Ex-Boyfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 11 episodes · as Keitaro Shinoda
The 13 Lords of the Shogun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 48 episodes · as Minamoto no Yoritomo
72nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Asakusa Kid(2021)
as Fukami Senzaburo
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
1×8いこうよ!ウポポイいこうよ!大泉オドロキミュージアム (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 1 episode · Creator · Actor
The Masked Singer Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 9 episodes · Actor
マスターピース～傑作を君に～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Teruya Hayami
Ganbare! TEAM NACS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 9 episodes · Actor
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms -Side Story- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 7 episodes · Actor
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms(2020)
as Liu Bei
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Food Luck! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Minoru Ozaki
Daichi (Social Distancing Version) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
Love in May 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 4 episodes · Actor
May I Quit Being A Mom!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Narrator
Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Actor
“シュガー&シュガー”サカナクションの音楽実験番組 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · Actor
No Side Game(2019)
Show 10 episodes · as Hayato Kimijima
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Natsuzora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Channeru wa sono mama!(2019)
Show 5 episodes · as Masayoshi Kanbara
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Restaurant from the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Wataru
A Banana? At This Time of Night? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Yasuaki Kano
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Chief Editor
Older Brother, Younger Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Shinosuke Akaza
Yakiniku Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Tetsuo
After the Rain(2018)
as Masami Kondo
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
After the Rain: Wish in a Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 4 episodes · as Masami Kondo
The Murder of Kuroido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Dr. Heisuke Shiba
Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island(2018)
as Captain Silver (voice)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Fullmetal Alchemist(2017)
as Shou Tucker
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Last Shot in the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Private Detective
Tokyo Ghoul(2017)
as Kureo Mado
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
子供の事情 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
ドラマ・ミステリーズ～カリスマ書店員が選んだ珠玉の一冊～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
Gold Medal Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Teacher Kawahara
I Am a Hero(2015)
as Hideo Suzuki
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Sanadamaru(2016)
Show 50 episodes · as Sanada Nobuyuki
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
The Boy and the Beast(2015)
as Tatara (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Kakekomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Nobujiro Nakamura
Mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 156 episodes · as Tsumura Tooru
Twilight: Saya in Sasara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Yutaro
A Drop of the Grapevine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Ao
When Marnie Was There(2014)
as Dr. Yamashita (voice)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Back of Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Harube Tadashi
A Bolt from the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Haruo Domeki / Shotaro Domeki
Over the Lover's Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Tsukasa Yanagawa
Salt of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 4 episodes · as Kensaku Kamimura
The Kiyosu Conference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Detective in the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as taitei
The Lovers of Share House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 9 episodes · as 川木辰平
Lucky Seven Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Actor
WARRIOR ~唄い続ける侍ロマン (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
G'mor Evian! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Yagu
Platinum Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 5 episodes · as Tetsuro Yamasaki
Bread of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Mizushima
Lucky Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 10 episodes · as Junpei Asahi
Phone Call to the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as The Detective
Drucker in the Dug-Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Makoto Kachi
Little Ghostly Adventures of Tofu Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Actor
The Golden Piggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 9 episodes · as Ichiro Kadomatsu
宇宙で1番ワガママな星 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Actor
The History of Our Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 3 episodes · as Tsuru-chan
Looking Up at the Half-Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Dr. Natsume
Ryōmaden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 48 episodes · as Kondo Chojiro
Shimoarai kyōdai no supuringu, hazu, kamu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director · Screenplay · Actor
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva(2009)
as Professor Layton (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Silver Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
TEAM NACS FILMS N43° (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director · Writer · as Yo Oizumi
Akahana no Sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 10 episodes · as Ishihara Santarou
KOBAYASHI KENTARO TELEVISION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Ratman
Ano Hi Bokura no Inochi wa Toiretto Pepa yori mo Karukatta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Jiro Kano
After School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Jinno
Loss:Time:Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 11 episodes · as 三浦謙太郎
Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase(2007)
as Pepe (voice)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Abarenbo Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 10 episodes · as Tetsu Kawano
Kitaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Nezumi Otoko
SONGS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 7 episodes · as MC
The Pride of the Temp(2007)
Show 18 episodes · as Takeshi Shōji
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Hidemitsu Akechi
Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 11 episodes · as Masaya Nakagawa
Sugar & Spice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Shocho
Free and Easy 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
Brave Story(2006)
as Ki-Kima (voice)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Simsons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Heita Omiya
Kobayakawa Nobuki no Koi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 11 episodes · as Souta Numazu
The Day I Bought a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Maykinso (Voice)
Silver Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Haruo Mutsugi
Howl's Moving Castle(2004)
as Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Actor
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia(2003)
as Pepe Benengeli (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
おにぎりあたためますか (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 1 episode · Actor
ハナタレナックス (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 8 episodes · Actor
Yamada-ke no Hitobito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Writer · Actor
The Cat Returns(2002)
as Japanese Teacher (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Pakodate-jin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Actor
Spirited Away(2001)
as Bandai Frog (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
man-hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Actor
Emergency Room 24 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 12 episodes · as Ryota Sakura（佐倉亮太）
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 2 episodes · as Himself · as MC · as Self - Host · as Self - White Team Host

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles, 115 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Spirited Away (2001)

$361M worldwide

Highest rated

Spirited Away (2001)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

19512026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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· Spirited Away
2003First top-billed film· Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
2016Career best· I Am a Hero

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting116 of 116 · 71^stDirecting2 of 116Writing3 of 116Other crew1 of 116

116 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s34 · 34 acting · 3 crew2010s49 · acting2020s30 · 30 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 22% of 18 roles

33%

17%

0111

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Yô Ôizumi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75^th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

69^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

76^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

75^th and up11
50^th to 74^th10
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved4
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser11
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Eiga Last Man: First Love (2025)

82^nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spirited Away (2001)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 51. 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.

Is Yô Ôizumi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore5 titles33–91 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity5 titles6–23 · median 13 · minimallighter than most films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 9 · minimal

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 26 · mild

Frightening / Intense5 titles36–81 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yô Ôizumi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yô Ôizumi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takeshi Seyama shares the most, 5.

Yô Ôizumi

What are Yô Ôizumi's films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Yô Ôizumi's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

How do Yô Ôizumi's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Yô Ôizumi's work okay for kids?

Who does Yô Ôizumi work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles