Actor |
Film/TV show |
Year |
Country |
Type |
Notes
|
Royalty
|
Emperors of Japan
|
Yoshihito
|
A. Mintone |
Why America Will Win |
1918 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Hirohito
|
John Fujioka |
MacArthur |
1977 |
USA |
Film |
|
Hiroaki Shintani |
Midway |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Togo Igawa |
The Crown |
2019 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Aristocracy and court
|
Shoguns
|
Tokugawa Ieyasu
|
James Saito |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Tokugawa Hidetada
|
Koh Takeuchi |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Lord Keepers of the Privy Seal
|
Count Nobuaki Makino
|
Hiro Uchiyama |
Paris 1919 |
2009 |
Canada |
TV film |
Docudrama. An adaptation of the book by Margaret MacMillan.
|
Marquess Koichi Kido
|
Hiroshi Akutagawa |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Samurai and Daimyo
|
Ii Naomasa
|
Yuji Okumoto |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Ishida Mitsunari
|
Hiro Kanagawa |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Kobayakawa Hideaki
|
Louis Ozawa Changchien |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Matsudaira Nobuyasu
|
Takahiro Hotta |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Torii Mototada
|
Hiroshi Katsuno |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Torii Tadayoshi
|
Kohei Mima |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Toyotomi Hideyori
|
Yusuke Tochio |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
|
Togo Igawa |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Uesugi Kagekatsu
|
Eugene Nomura |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Ukita Hideie
|
Eidan Hanzei |
Heroes and Villains, #6 "Shogun" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Politics and government
|
Prime Ministers of Japan
|
Marquess Saionji Kinmochi
|
Seisuke Tsukahara |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
1993 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Tsuchiya Naofumi |
Queen Marie of Romania |
2019 |
Romania |
Film |
|
Prince Fumimara Konoe
|
Koreya Senda |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Hideki Tojo
|
Asao Uchida |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Hiromoto Ida |
Midway |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Baron Kijuro Shidehara
|
Yuki Shimoda |
MacArthur |
1977 |
USA |
Film |
|
Ministers of Foreign Affairs
|
Yosuke Matsuoka
|
Kazuo Kitamura |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Diplomats
|
Saburo Kurusu
|
Michael Kozuki |
The Last Bastion |
1984 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
|
Kichisaburo Nomura
|
Shogo Shimada |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Katsuzo Okumura: First secretary at the Japanese embassy in Washington in 1941 who typed the note to the U.S. Government.
|
Akira Kume |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Aimaro Sato
|
T. Tamamoto |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Military
|
Admirals of World War II
|
Boshiro Hosogaya
|
Dale Ishimoto |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Chuichi Hara
|
Kan Nihonyanagi |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Rinosuke Ichimaru
|
Masashi Nagadoi |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
|
Nobutake Kondo
|
Conrad Yama |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Kameto Kuroshima: Deputy Chief of Staff, Combined Fleet, in 1941, and Chief of Operations, Navy General Staff, from 1943.
|
Shunichi Nakamura |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Seth Sakai |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Ryunosuke Kusaka
|
Ichiro Reuzaki |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Pat Morita |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Chuichi Nagumo
|
Eijiro Tono |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
James Shigeta |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Danny Kamekona |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Jun Kunimura |
Midway |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Koshiro Oikawa
|
Bontaro Miyake |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Takijiro Onishi
|
Toru Abe |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Morikazu Osugi: Vice-admiral commanding 23 Base Force on Iwo Jima.
|
Nobumasa Sakagami |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
|
Tamon Yamaguchi
|
Susumu Fujita |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
John Fujioka |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Tadanobu Asano |
Midway |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Isoroku Yamamoto
|
So Yamamura |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Toshiro Mifune |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Seth Sakai |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Mako |
Pearl Harbor |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
|
Etsushi Toyokawa |
Midway |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Zengo Yoshida
|
Junya Usami |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Other naval officers of World War II
|
Zenji Abe: Dive bomber squadron leader from Akagi in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
|
Hideo Murota |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Yuji Okumoto |
Pearl Harbor |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
|
Taijiro Aoki
|
Bennet Ohta |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Mitsuo Fuchida
|
Takahiro Tamura |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Isamu Fujita: Commanding officer of the destroyer Makigumo at the Battle of Midway, possibly responsible for the murders of captured USN airmen Frank O'Flaherty and Bruno Gaido.
|
Hiro Kanagawa |
Midway |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Minoru Genda
|
Tatsuya Mihashi |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Robert Ito |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa |
Pearl Harbor |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
|
Peter Shinkoda |
Midway |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Mitsuo Matsuzaki: Torpedo bomber pilot to Commander Mitsuo Fuchida at Pearl Harbor.
|
Hisashi Higawa |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Shigeharu Murata
|
Toshio Hosokawa |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Kaku Tomeo: Commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Hiryu during the Battle of Midway.
|
Nobuyu Shimamoto |
Midway |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Joichi Tomonaga: Air commander of the aircraft carrier Hiryu during the Battle of Midway.
|
Sab Shimono |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Yasumasa Watanabe: Commanding officer of the destroyer Arashi at the Battle of Midway, responsible for the murder of captured USN pilot Wesley Osmus.
|
Clyde Kusatsu |
Midway |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
|
Takeo Yoshikawa
|
Seth Sakai |
Pearl Harbor |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
|
Generals of World War II
|
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
|
Ken Watanabe |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
|
Tomoyuki Yamashita
|
James Shigeta |
MacArthur |
1977 |
USA |
Film |
Scenes deleted.
|
Other army officers of World War II
|
Baron Takeichi Nishi
|
Tsuyoshi Ihara |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
|
Law and crime
|
Victims of terrorism
|
Toshiya Kuge (died 2001): Passenger on United Airlines Flight 93.
|
Masato Karno |
United 93 |
2006 |
France/UK/USA |
Film |
|
Science and medicine
|
Biologists
|
Kenjiro Fuji: Lover of Marie Stopes.
|
Burt Kwouk |
The Velvet Glove, #2 "Married Love" |
1977 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Sport and leisure
|
Racing drivers
|
Masahiro Hasemi
|
Zack Niizato |
Rush |
2013 |
Germany/UK/USA |
Film |
|
Noritake Takahara
|
Akira Koieyama |
Rush |
2013 |
Germany/UK/USA |
Film |
|
Mountaineers
|
Yasuko Namba
|
Akemi Otani |
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest |
1997 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the book by Jon Krakauer.
|
Naoko Mori |
Everest |
2015 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book Left for Dead by Beck Weathers.
|