Kyôhei Shibata

Acting

Kyôhei Shibata

Born August 18, 1951 · Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (age 74)

Kyōhei Shibata is a Japanese actor and singer. Shibata made his television debut in 1977 with "Daitokai Part II as a guest. In 1978, Shibata made his first regular appearance in the police drama Daitsuiseki. Following year, he played a leading role for the first time in TV drama series Akai Arashi on TBS.

Known For

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and AmbitionDate Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition · 1995
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
1995
Movie
The live of the daimyo Date Masamune
Abunai Deka ReturnsAbunai Deka Returns · 1996
Abunai Deka Returns
8.81996
MovieActionComedy
Checkers in Tan Tan tanukiCheckers in Tan Tan tanuki · 1985
Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki
7.01985
MovieComedyDrama
Seven raccoons with supernatural powers sneak into a freight train, disguise themselves as humans, and head to Tokyo with the intention to create a band. They become superstars "Checkers" but their true identity will be revealed very soon.
The House of WedlockThe House of Wedlock · 1986
The House of Wedlock
8.01986
MovieComedyDrama
Tokiko Enomoto finds out that her husband Kazuya, who mostly lives at an apartment near his work while she and their children live at home, has been having an affair with a live-in mistress, Ryōko, at his apartment. Tokiko tells her two sons, Tarō and Jirō, that she has decided to divorce their father. The children are shocked but understand their mother's position. Kazuya realizes the damage he has done and tries to remedy the situation.
6969 · 2004
69
6.52004
MovieDramaComedy
Hoping to catch a girl's attention, high school students Ken and Adama cook up an ambitious plan. They plan a festival that combines film, theater, and rock music, and develop their project into a school road block. This plan however catches the attention of television stations and newspapers, and soon even the cops became involved in this teenage adventure.
Dead AngleDead Angle · 1979
Dead Angle
8.01979
MovieCrimeThriller
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
A Chorus of AngelsA Chorus of Angels · 2012
A Chorus of Angels
7.02012
MovieDramaMystery
Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a crime, and eventually returns to the island once more.
Lifetime InsecurityLifetime Insecurity · 1994
Lifetime Insecurity
7.01994
MovieDramaComedy
In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within three months or be fired. Spiteful of their unjust treatment, two men, Shinoda and Takigawa, take up the battle against the ruthless Yokoyama.

Movies

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and AmbitionDate Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition · 1995
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
1995
Movie
The live of the daimyo Date Masamune
Abunai Deka ReturnsAbunai Deka Returns · 1996
Abunai Deka Returns
8.81996
MovieActionComedy
Checkers in Tan Tan tanukiCheckers in Tan Tan tanuki · 1985
Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki
7.01985
MovieComedyDrama
Seven raccoons with supernatural powers sneak into a freight train, disguise themselves as humans, and head to Tokyo with the intention to create a band. They become superstars "Checkers" but their true identity will be revealed very soon.
The House of WedlockThe House of Wedlock · 1986
The House of Wedlock
8.01986
MovieComedyDrama
Tokiko Enomoto finds out that her husband Kazuya, who mostly lives at an apartment near his work while she and their children live at home, has been having an affair with a live-in mistress, Ryōko, at his apartment. Tokiko tells her two sons, Tarō and Jirō, that she has decided to divorce their father. The children are shocked but understand their mother's position. Kazuya realizes the damage he has done and tries to remedy the situation.
6969 · 2004
69
6.52004
MovieDramaComedy
Hoping to catch a girl's attention, high school students Ken and Adama cook up an ambitious plan. They plan a festival that combines film, theater, and rock music, and develop their project into a school road block. This plan however catches the attention of television stations and newspapers, and soon even the cops became involved in this teenage adventure.
Dead AngleDead Angle · 1979
Dead Angle
8.01979
MovieCrimeThriller
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
A Chorus of AngelsA Chorus of Angels · 2012
A Chorus of Angels
7.02012
MovieDramaMystery
Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a crime, and eventually returns to the island once more.
Lifetime InsecurityLifetime Insecurity · 1994
Lifetime Insecurity
7.01994
MovieDramaComedy
In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within three months or be fired. Spiteful of their unjust treatment, two men, Shinoda and Takigawa, take up the battle against the ruthless Yokoyama.
The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess – · 2020
The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
6.62020
MovieComedyMystery
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki
Beppin TownBeppin Town · 1989
Beppin Town
9.51989
MovieActionDrama
An amateur op (detective) with a career as a former legal instructor . From the search for a runaway daughter requested by Akiko "Beppin" to the murder case. A mystery drawn with a hard-boiled touch set in Kobe (some locations in Ashiya and Yokohama ). The scenery of Kobe before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake is included in various background scenes, and you can see the buildings and scenery that can not be seen now.
Mottomo Abunai DekaMottomo Abunai Deka · 1989
Mottomo Abunai Deka
8.51989
MovieActionComedy
Taka and Yuji find evidence in a 15-year-old case, but the statute of limitations expires in four days and they're hunting illicit gun manufacturers.
RokumeikanRokumeikan · 2008
Rokumeikan
7.02008
MovieDrama
Half a ConfessionHalf a Confession · 2004
Half a Confession
7.92004
MovieDramaMystery
Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police headquarters and confesses to the murder of his wife. We learn that the victim had prematurely developed Alzheimer's after the tragic death of their son, and in her suffering, had asked to die. The police chiefs would be far more content to take him at his word if it were not for a conspicuous hole in his story: 48-hour gap between the alleged murder and his confession. Fearing a public relations nightmare, they are eager to bury the incident and keep the press in the dark.
Dangerous Cops AgainDangerous Cops Again · 1988
Dangerous Cops Again
8.51988
MovieActionComedy
Detectives Takayama and Oshita participate in a major drug bust which arouses suspicion that the government may be secretly involved.
Abunai Deka Forever The MovieAbunai Deka Forever The Movie · 1998
Abunai Deka Forever The Movie
8.81998
MovieActionComedy
Taka and Yuji are searching for a mercenary for the international terrorist organization "The Network" when the head of its branch arrives in Yokohama to carry out Operation Heat Storm.
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” · 1993
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
6.51993
MovieDrama
A dying pianist composes one final song for his childhood friend.
The VultureThe Vulture · 2009
The Vulture
8.02009
MovieDrama
A Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms - in other words, a vulture. A Japanese financier/former vulture Masahiko Washizu is recruited to fight the threat.
Dangerous CopsDangerous Cops · 1987
Dangerous Cops
9.01987
MovieActionComedy
When a doctor is found dead and the company's exclusive data on a cancer drug is missing, detective Takayama and Oshita are called to the Nakamitsu pharmaceutical laboratory. However, a bungled attempt to catch the murderer leave Takayama and Oshita reassigned to the lackluster task of patrolling public bathrooms to keep them out of trouble.
TaikokiTaikoki · 1987
Taikoki
8.01987
MovieDramaHistory
Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of the pivotal figures of the Sengoku period.
The Most Dangerous GameThe Most Dangerous Game · 1978
The Most Dangerous Game
6.11978
MovieActionCrime
The first movie of Tôru Murakawa’s “Game” trilogy, in which an assassin hired to recover a kidnap victim becomes embroiled in a vicious power struggle between two large corporations over a sizable government defence contract.
Chi-n-pi-raChi-n-pi-ra · 1984
Chi-n-pi-ra
7.91984
MovieDramaCrime
Shibuya, Tokyo. Yoichi and Michio are a pair of hoodlums who make their living as bookies at horse races. One day, Yoichi's companion commits a crime, which leads him to become a real yakuza. In this way Yoichi wishes to put an end to his hoodlum days, but on the other hand he has to leave his brother Michio behind...
Saraba Abunai DekaSaraba Abunai Deka · 2016
Saraba Abunai Deka
7.02016
MovieActionComedy
MichiMichi · 1986
Michi
1.01986
MovieDramaRomance
A married long-distance truck driver falls for a significantly younger waitress at a roadside diner. Their affair brings tragedy to themselves and those around them.
Akizakura - CosmosAkizakura - Cosmos · 1991
Akizakura - Cosmos
1991
Movie
A touching drama about human life and love A 24-hour probation has been given to a man who should have died!

TV Shows

MiotsukushiMiotsukushi · 1985
Miotsukushi
10.01985
SeriesDramaFamily
In the early Showa era, the town of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture was divided by the conflicts between the worlds of "land" and "sea". Born to Kyubei Bando, the owner of a long-established soy sauce brewery, and his mistress Rui, Kaworu was taken in by her father and raised as a prim and proper lady. As she grew up, she fell in love with Sokichi, the eldest son of an established fisherman; alas, their two families were in conflict. This is a story of pure love between two people that grew beyond the boundaries of the old customs that they were brought up with. It is a drama that depicts their turbulent journey of love and the bonds of the people from an old and established family working tirelessly to protect their naturally brewed soy sauce business through the ups and downs.
EenyoboEenyobo · 1993
Eenyobo
7.01993
SeriesDrama
A woman works hard to become a good doctor even though she is separated from her husband.
Dangerous DetectiveDangerous Detective · 1986
Dangerous Detective
8.41986
SeriesDrama
Abunai Deka, often shortened to AbuDeka, is Japanese television drama aired by Nippon Television between 1986 and 1987. Starring Hiroshi Tachi and Kyohei Shibata, the series became very popular and spawned films, spin-offs series, and books. The series follows a pair of detectives, Takayama and Oshita, from the Naka-ku branch of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.
Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen · 1988
Takeda Shingen
7.51988
SeriesDrama
There was a very turbulent time in the warring period in the history, and Takeda Shingen is consider one of the great warlord among many other.
Pro HunterPro Hunter · 1981
Pro Hunter
1981
SeriesComedy
Public Affairs Office in the SkyPublic Affairs Office in the Sky · 2013
Public Affairs Office in the Sky
8.22013
SeriesDrama
Rika Inaba is a beautiful and strong-headed director at the Teito Television Broadcasting Company. Ever since she was young, she had dreamed of becoming the best news reporter in the business, but on into her fifth year with the TV station, she finds to her dismay she's been transferred to a lighter fare, information program where she is assigned to report on the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Meanwhile, Daisuke Sorai had just reached his long-sought goal of becoming an aerobatics pilot only to injure his leg, crushing his chances at ever becoming a member of the elite Blue Impulse flying team. He gets assigned to the force's public relations desk and subsequently finds himself attached to Rika in the role of attendant. Sorai and Rika differ on just about everything; their views, their mindset. But they share one thing: their childhood dreams have been shattered and they've hit a wall in life. From there, a mutual understanding begins to germinate, drawing them toward each other and toward the discovery of a new dream.
The Great Passage: I'll Make a DictionaryThe Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary · 2024
The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
6.52024
SeriesDrama
Kishibe Midori (Ikeda Elaiza), an editor for a popular fashion magazine, finds herself transferring to the lexicography division following the magazine's discontinuation. The place is filled with a group of quirky characters, led by Majime Mitsuya (Noda Yojiro), a boss with a shaggy hair who is extremely serious. While being tossed about by them, Midori is influenced by their patience and passion for making a dictionary which takes over a decade, and she gradually immerses herself in the work. This drama depicts their struggles in creating and finalizing the dictionary, "The Great Passage."
AntarcticaAntarctica · 2011
Antarctica
8.32011
SeriesDrama
Set in the 1950's, a Japanese Antarctic research exploration team and 19 dogs that accompanied the team are stationed at the Showa Base in Antarctica. After a year, the exploration team is ordered to withdraw from the Antarctic station due to severe weather conditions. The dogs have to be left behind. The following year, the next team arrives at the Showa Base station and a miraculous reunion occurs between a dog handler accompanying the new tean and two dogs, Taro and Shiro, that are brothers.
Precious MomentsPrecious Moments · 1981
Precious Moments
1981
SeriesDramaFamily
In a red-light district, Nemoto Norio (Shibata Kyohei) is indiscriminately soliciting passersby. "Would you mind taking part in a survey? As a thank you, I'll give you a camera. Take this voucher and come to my office at Shinjuku West Exit later." "No way," replies Yoshikawa Kumiko (Furukawa Yuko). "That would be a problem," replies Saeki Nobuko (Mori Masako). "A camera?" asks Iketani Kaori (Tanaka Yuko), suspicious. The survey is about overseas travel. The three of them gather in a room in Shinjuku. This is how they get to know each other, and they gradually become good friends. Their desire is to find a youth they can be truly proud of. The drama depicts the daily lives of three women of the marriageable age who are desperately trying to make some memories before they get married.
Blue SingingBlue Singing · 1980
Blue Singing
1980
SeriesDrama
Tetsuo, the son of a bicycle shop owner, and his sister Hanako rescue Megumi Kuroki and Kiyotaka Sawada from a gang of bikers. As a thank you, they are invited to Kiyotaka's home. The siblings, who fell in love at first sight with Megumi and Kiyotaka, hope this will be the perfect opportunity to be alone together. However, the Sawada family is the home of the president of a major bicycle manufacturer, who brought down Tetsuo's father, Taichi, from his position at the company. Hanako soon develops feelings for Kiyotaka, and Tetsuo, wishing for his sister's happiness, fights against pressure to prevent their arranged marriage. Meanwhile, Kiyotaka's father, Ryuichi, the company president, invites Tetsuo's mother, out to apologize for his past treatment. The two eventually disappear. Tetsuo and Hanako search for their mother but find only Ryuichi, who has been burned beyond recognition and Shizuko is missing. The key to uncovering the truth lies with Taichi's sister, Sumire, but...
Otokomae!Otokomae! · 2008
Otokomae!
2008
SeriesDrama
A story about two young samurai who set out to fight against evil. Todo Itsuma and Takeda Shinsaburo, both 25 years old, are best friends and work at the north magistrate's office. Their ultimate goal is to become like their boss Toyama Kinshiro, who supports the less privileged commoners, and be recognized as a first-class man.
The Great ChaseThe Great Chase · 1978
The Great Chase
1978
Series
Hagetaka: Road to RebirthHagetaka: Road to Rebirth · 2007
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
8.72007
SeriesDrama
A Japanese bank is being targeted by Horizon, an American financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms. Horizon sends the Japanese financier Masahiko Washizu to do the job with only one instruction: buy them cheap and sell them high.
Bones of SteelBones of Steel · 2020
Bones of Steel
7.02020
SeriesDramaCrime
Heita Tomishima is a very conscientious but awkward young man at a mid-sized construction company. He loves working on-site, but one day is suddenly transferred to Operations, a unit whose work is totally outside his comfort zone. Its remit is to land major projects, including public works, and in-house it's cynically known as the Bid Rigging Department. Working under a crusty-old director, a crass macho type, a go-getter doyenne, and a cunning manager adept at hiding his true intentions, Heita dedicates himself to winning a public works contract worth billions.
Double-edged AxeDouble-edged Axe · 2022
Double-edged Axe
7.02022
SeriesDrama
The eldest daughter of Detective Shibasaki Sachio from the First Investigation Division is found stabbed to death. He goes after the truth with Kawasumi Shigekatsu, a junior detective who respects Shibasaki as his mentor in life and is a close family friend. However, the hard work of the police is in vain. There are no developments due to the numerous questionable points at the crime scene and case goes unsolved. 15 years later, Shibasaki is retired and quietly spending the rest of his life looking after his wife Miwako who is seriously ill. However, the situation suddenly changes with the establishment of a unit specialising in re-investigating unsolved cases. Kawasumi also joins them. As the case is being reexamined, the existence of man who is believed to be the criminal emerges.
Lady JokerLady Joker · 2013
Lady Joker
7.72013
SeriesDramaCrime
One day, a suspicious-looking audio CD is delivered to Shiroyama Kyosuke, the company president of Hinode Beer, the industry’s top brewer. Shiroyama is shaken by the contents which pin the company down for its past misdeeds.
We are angels!We are angels! · 1979
We are angels!
10.01979
SeriesComedy
An action comedy in which five people from the Aso detective agency aim to make a lot of money quickly through various commisions.
6464 · 2015
64
7.52015
SeriesCrime
In 2002 (Heisei 14), public relations officer Mikami Yoshinobu of D Prefectural Police, is having an intense confrontation with the correspondents’ club, over the issue of the anonymity of a perpetrator in a traffic accident that caused serious injuries. Meanwhile, the public relations office is informed by the top brass that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department commissioner’s visit to the home of the family of the victim in “64”, an important unsolved case with its statute of limitation about to run out, has been decided one week later. The case which the police refer to internally as “64” is the kidnapping and murder of Shoko-chan which took place in just seven days in January 1989 (Showa 64). It was the worst in D Prefectural Police’s history. Mikami is under strict orders to obtain the family’s consent as well as to give the reporters’ questions beforehand. The visit is meant to emphasise the police’s resolve to put all effort into solving the case. However, the victim’s father, Amemiya Yoshio, rejects the commissioner’s visit and the correspondents’ club refuses to cooperate for the commissioner’s press conference. Mikami is torn between the top brass, which operates on organisational principles, and the correspondents’ club. The club denounces the complete change in Mikami’s attitude which had been open until then. In fact, Mikami has a big problem at home. His only daughter, Ayumi, has been missing since several months ago…
GenyaGenya · 2010
Genya
8.82010
SeriesDramaMystery
The Hippocratic OathThe Hippocratic Oath · 2016
The Hippocratic Oath
7.02016
SeriesDrama
Makoto Tsugano is a medical intern. Recommended by physician Kojin Tsukuba, whom she respects, Makoto Tsugano receives training at a forensics medicine classroom. There, she feels the classroom has a weird atmosphere. Professor Tojiro Kosaki leaves the classroom and Makoto is alone in the classroom. She answers a phone call and hears a girl's voice asking "is that the place where autopsies are conducted?" The girl wants an autopsy performed on the body of a woman who died in a car accident. Her father was involved in the car accident. Even though the police conclude that an autopsy is unnecessary, Tojiro Kosaki presses ahead with the autopsy. Makoto doesn't understand Tojiro's excessive ways, but the autopsy reveals a hidden truth.
Kaze no Tōge: Ginkan no FuKaze no Tōge: Ginkan no Fu · 2015
Kaze no Tōge: Ginkan no Fu
2015
SeriesDrama
Men from different backgrounds became friends at a young age, and because of this they became conflicted in their respective positions, became enemies, and crossed paths, but deep inside there was surely a friendship that has not changed in the past 40 years...
家庭欄記者・鍋嶋六郎家庭欄記者・鍋嶋六郎
家庭欄記者・鍋嶋六郎
Series
The Brave Man Says LittleThe Brave Man Says Little · 1983
The Brave Man Says Little
1983
SeriesDrama
A four-episode TV drama commemorating the 30th anniversary of the start of television broadcasting, set in the automobile industry.
Red StormRed Storm · 1979
Red Storm
1979
Series
Police officer Ohno Makoto discovers a lady covered in blood at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno. Feeling sorry for her, he gives her the temporary name "Koike Shinobu" and lets her live at the tofu shop run by his parents. Even though she has not regained her memory, Makoto is gradually drawn to Shinobu's brave personality. At that time, a mysterious man named Yamane began to appear around Shinobu. Yamane is actually a detective who is pursuing the culprit of a murder that occurred in Nagano. The victim was Shinobu's father, and Shinobu's stepmother has already been arrested, but Yamane is convinced that Shinobu is the real culprit and targets her. Makoto takes Shinobu on a journey to find the real culprit.