Sadao Abe

Biography

Sadao Abe was born on April 23, 1970 in Chiba, Japan as Takashi Abe. He is an actor, known for Kamikaze Girls (2004), Maiko haaaan!!! (2007) and After Life (1998).

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 26 years1998 to 2024

Genres

Comedy50%, 5 films
Drama40%, 4 films
Fantasy40%, 4 films
Adventure30%, 3 films
Action20%, 2 films

First and latest

Sadao Abe movies on Netflix

Cells at Work!2024IMDb rating 6.7as Shigeru Urushizaki
Birds Without Names2017IMDb rating 6.5as Jinya Sano
Miracle Apples2013IMDb rating 7.0as Akinori Kimura
Friends: Naki on Monster Island2011IMDb rating 6.3as Gōyan (voice)
The Lady Shogun and Her Men2010IMDb rating 6.2as Sugishita
Yatterman2009IMDb rating 5.9as Dr. Kaieda
The Great Yokai War2005IMDb rating 6.3as Kawataro, the River Sprite
Kamikaze Girls2004IMDb rating 7.2as Ryuji 'the Unicorn' / Doctor
Spiral2000IMDb rating 6.1as Mitsuru Yamaguchi
Eyes of the Spider1998IMDb rating 6.5as Hoshi

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Kamikaze Girls2004 Comedyas Ryuji 'the Unicorn' / Doctor
IMDb rating 7.29.4K votes
Birds Without Names2017 Drama, Mysteryas Jinya Sano
IMDb rating 6.5996 votes
Cells at Work!2024as Shigeru Urushizaki
IMDb rating 6.71.6K votes
Spiral2000as Mitsuru Yamaguchi
IMDb rating 6.110K votes
Yatterman2009as Dr. Kaieda
IMDb rating 5.92.1K votes
Miracle Apples2013as Akinori Kimura
IMDb rating 7.0311 votes
Eyes of the Spider1998as Hoshi
IMDb rating 6.5866 votes
Friends: Naki on Monster Island2011as Gōyanvoice
IMDb rating 6.3417 votes

Most often with

Takashi Miike directed two of these films. Kyoko Fukada appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kyoko Fukada

Kôichi Yamadera

Ren Ôsugi

Tarô Suwa

Katsuhisa Namase

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Takashi MiikeDirector, 2 films

Films together

Kyoko Fukada3 films together, 2004 to 2024
Kyoko Fukada's page
- Cells at Work!2024IMDb rating 6.7Abe as Shigeru UrushizakiFukada as Hepatocyte
- Yatterman2009IMDb rating 5.9Abe as Dr. KaiedaFukada as Doronjo
- Kamikaze Girls2004IMDb rating 7.2Abe as Ryuji 'the Unicorn' / DoctorFukada as Momoko Ryugasaki
Kôichi Yamadera2 films together, 2009 to 2011
Kôichi Yamadera's page
- Friends: Naki on Monster Island2011IMDb rating 6.3Abe as GōyanvoiceYamadera as Gunjōvoice
- Yatterman2009IMDb rating 5.9Abe as Dr. KaiedaYamadera as Yatterwoof / Yatterking / Odate-Buta / Narratorvoice
Ren Ôsugi2 films together, 1998 to 2000
Ren Ôsugi's page
- Spiral2000IMDb rating 6.1Abe as Mitsuru YamaguchiÔsugi as Toshio Saito
- Eyes of the Spider1998IMDb rating 6.5Abe as HoshiÔsugi as Yoda
Tarô Suwa2 films together, 1998 to 2000
Tarô Suwa's page
- Spiral2000IMDb rating 6.1Abe as Mitsuru YamaguchiSuwa as Yasuo Goshima
- Eyes of the Spider1998IMDb rating 6.5Abe as HoshiSuwa as Yakuza Boss
Katsuhisa Namase2 films together, 2004 to 2009
Katsuhisa Namase's page
- Yatterman2009IMDb rating 5.9Abe as Dr. KaiedaNamase as Boyacky
- Kamikaze Girls2004IMDb rating 7.2Abe as Ryuji 'the Unicorn' / DoctorNamase as Pachinko Parlor Manager
Hiroyuki Miyasako2 films together, 2004 to 2005
Hiroyuki Miyasako's page
- The Great Yokai War2005IMDb rating 6.3Abe as Kawataro, the River SpriteMiyasako as Sata
- Kamikaze Girls2004IMDb rating 7.2Abe as Ryuji 'the Unicorn' / DoctorMiyasako as Momoko's Father
Takashi MiikeDirector, 2 films, 2005 to 2009
- Yatterman2009IMDb rating 5.9Abe as Dr. Kaieda
- The Great Yokai War2005IMDb rating 6.3Abe as Kawataro, the River Sprite
Also two films together1 more actor
- Seishirou KatouCells at Work! (2024) and Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

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