- Films
- 26
- Avg rating
- 6.55
- Peak run
- 1996’05
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Sadao by the numbers
Average
6.55
12 rated films
Vote weighted
6.58
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.49
rating spread
Career
29y
1996 to 2024
Total votes
67.8K
across every film
Best
7.6
After Life
Worst
6.1
Uzumaki
Newest first
Filmography
| 2024 | 11 Rebels | Mizoguchi Takumi | 6.3 | 1,441 |
| 2024 | Last Mile | Ryuhei Yagi | · | 829 |
| 2023 | Revolver Lily | Isoroku Yamamoto | · | 311 |
| 2022 | Lesson in Murder | Yamato Haimura | · | 707 |
| 2020 | Mother | Ryo Kawata | 6.8 | 3,755 |
| 2017 | Birds Without Names | Jinji Sano | 6.5 | 1,001 |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Nine | Kokudaya Jûzaburô | · | 592 |
| 2015 | Parasyte: Part 2 | Migi | 6.5 | 3,640 |
| 2014 |  Parasyte: Part 1 | · | 6.8 | 6,003 |
| 2013 | The Apology King | Tôkyô Shazai Sentâ shochô Yuzuru Kuroshima | · | 461 |
| 2013 | Miracle Apples | Akinori Kimura | · | 312 |
| 2012 | Dreams for Sale | Kan, husband of Satoko | · | 560 |
| 2011 | Friends: Naki on the Monster Island | · | · | 420 |
| 2011 | Oba: The Last Samurai | Suekichi Motoki | 6.5 | 1,305 |
| 2010 | The Lady Shogun and Her Men | Sugishita | · | 493 |
| 2009 | Yatterman | Dr. Kaieda | 5.9 | 2,141 |
| 2008 | Paco and the Magical Book | Horigome | · | 546 |
| 2007 | Maiko haaaan!!! | Kimihiko Onizuka | · | 617 |
| 2006 | Helen the Baby Fox | Police | · | 254 |
| 2005 | The Great Yokai War | · | 6.3 | 2,915 |
Better together?
Sadao Abe's regulars
- Kazuya ShiraishiDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.17
- Nobuo MizutaDirector and actor · 2 films
- Yoshihiro NakamuraDirector and actor · 2 films
- Tetsuya NakashimaDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.40
- Takashi YamazakiDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.23
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Kazuya Shiraishi and Sadao Abe movies · Nobuo Mizuta and Sadao Abe movies · Yoshihiro Nakamura and Sadao Abe movies · Tetsuya Nakashima and Sadao Abe movies
Takes
On Sadao Abe
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