Dankan

Acting

46Total Films

10.0 Highest Rated

Born: Jan 3, 1959

Birth Place: Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

About Dankan

Dankan (ダンカン, born 3 January, 1959) is a Japanese actor and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films since 1990.

Best Dankan Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Dankan's career based on audience ratings.

★10.0

Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~ —

Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~

2017•TV Movie

★9.0

★9.0

BeRLiN — When a woman whose job is to professionally date men disappears suddenly, a TV crew who wanted to film a documentary abo

BeRLiN

1995•Drama

★8.0

★8.0

Promise of August — Three college girls arrive in the countryside in search of an area where marijuana grows. Hitchhiking, they stop the car

Promise of August

1995•Comedy

★8.0

Box: The Hakamada Case (2010) movie poster

★8.0

Box: The Hakamada Case — Based on the true story of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada who has spent over 40 years incarcerated on death row

Box: The Hakamada Case

2010•Crime

★8.0

★8.0

Flames of a Flower — Shimada, a former Self-Defense Force member, suffers from severe PTSD following the loss of a comrade in a firefight in

Flames of a Flower

2025•Drama

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Dankan.

Year	Movie	Character	Success	More
2025	Flames of a Flower	-	Super Hit	Similar →
2022	Thousand and One Nights	Haruo Fujikura	Average	Similar →
2022	Extraneous Matter Complete Edition	-	Flop	Similar →
2020	Stray Dogz 9	-	Flop	Similar →
2020	God Raiga Vs. King Ohga	-	Flop	Similar →
2020	Fukushima 50	newspaper reporter	Hit	Similar →
2019	Seventeen Motors	Eiji Ito	Hit	Similar →
2019	La	-	Hit	Similar →
2017	Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~	-	Super Hit	Similar →
2017	Tokyo Ghoul	Hisashi Ogura	Hit	Similar →
2016	Moriyamachu Driving School	Grandfather	Average	Similar →
2016	Evergreen Love	Makoto Yamazaki	Hit	Similar →
2015	Dr. Hikojiro	Koichiro Segawa	Flop	Similar →
2015	Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill	Detective Kawai	Flop	Similar →
2015	Goku Sagi 4	-	Flop	Similar →
2015	Goku Sagi 3	-	Average	Similar →
2015	Goku Sagi 2	-	Flop	Similar →
2014	Soften!	-	Flop	Similar →
2014	The Snow White Murder Case	Kozaburo Shirono	Average	Similar →
2013	Again	Police Officer	Average	Similar →
2010	Box: The Hakamada Case	Detective Matsumoto	Super Hit	Similar →
2010	Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan	Sasa Tadao	Flop	Similar →
2008	Ain't No Tomorrows	Chizu's Father	Average	Similar →
2008	Suspect X	Kuniaki Kudo	Super Hit	Similar →
2008	The Two in Tracksuits	Mr. Okada	Hit	Similar →
2008	Cafe Isobe	Ozawa	Hit	Similar →
2008	Dark Love: Rape	-	Flop	Similar →
2005	Noroi: The Curse	Guest on TV Program	Hit	Similar →
2005	Innocent Seven	Hitoshi Kakiuchi	Hit	Similar →
2003	Doppelganger	Medicom Industrial Employee	Hit	Similar →
2000	Asako in Ruby Shoes	Cameraman	Hit	Similar →
2000	Bad Money Hunting	-	Flop	Similar →
1999	Dead or Alive	Tanaka	Average	Similar →
1998	Suicide Bus	Aragaki	Average	Similar →
1998	Eyes of the Spider	Iwamatu	Hit	Similar →
1997	Misty	-	Flop	Similar →
1996	Two Punks	Michio Umezawa	Flop	Similar →
1996	One More Time, One More Chance	Kimura	Flop	Similar →
1996	The Man with Two Hearts	-	Flop	Similar →
1995	BeRLiN	Ogata	Super Hit	Similar →
1995	Gas Cup	-	Flop	Similar →
1995	Promise of August	Okai	Super Hit	Similar →
1995	Immoral: Indecent Relationship	Newspaper reporter	Flop	Similar →
1995	Getting Any?	Asao	Average	Similar →
1994	Yankee Gurentai Nanbo no Monjai! 2	-	Flop	Similar →
1990	Boiling Point	Kazuo	Hit	Similar →

Dankan - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Dankan?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Dankan is "Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has Dankan acted in?

Dankan has been featured in at least 46 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Dankan?

Other notable films include "BeRLiN", "Promise of August", and "Box: The Hakamada Case".