| 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.
|
