Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#279
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Shin-ichiro Miki represents the rare performer whose career became more ambitious with every decade — 28 years in, and Shin-ichiro is still choosing the harder script.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Shin-ichiro Miki appears in 30 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Shin-ichiro. Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad is the clearest case: a film rated 10.0 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, emotional range. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for action, mystery, crime. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Takahiro Hasui, Haruo Sotozaki, Chris Huang and others, Shin-ichiro Miki helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad (2021) as Ultraman Jack · Gintama: The Very Final (2021) as Tatsuma Sakamoto (voice) · Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) as Tanjuro Kamado (voice)
Career snapshot
Ranked #279 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
30
1998–2026
Career length
28 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
10.0
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
Average Nutevio score
7.2
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
10.0
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
Most frequent director
Kunihiko Yuyama
5 films together
Longest collaboration
5×
With Kunihiko Yuyama
Most common genre
Animation
29 titles
Average runtime
1h 40m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
7.1
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
7.0
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
1990s
7.5 average MV
The 1990s are where the work and the material meet. Perfect Blue, Pokémon: The First Movie — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
1990s
7.5
Across 2 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
1990s
7.6
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
1990s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Perfect Blue, Pokémon: The First Movie.
Most productive era
2020s
16 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 1990s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | — | 7.03 films | 6.75 films |
| Action | 6.91 film | 7.06 films | 7.410 films |
| Thriller | 8.21 film | 7.61 film | — |
| Comedy | — | 7.32 films | 6.41 film |
| Crime | — | 7.01 film | 6.93 films |
| Romance | — | 7.91 film | 7.12 films |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
1998Perfect Blue
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Taku (voice).
First Nutevio masterpiece · Highest rated performance · Career peak
2021Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
The first film here to clear 9.0 on our scale — a threshold fewer than one film in ten reaches. 10.0 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
2026Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
The current state of the argument, as Kenji Hagiwara (voice).
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
30 of 30 films
as Ultraman Jack
Directed by Koichi Sakamoto
as Erich von Rerugen (voice)
Directed by Yutaka Uemura
as Tatsuma Sakamoto (voice)
Directed by Chizuru Miyawaki
as Tanjuro Kamado (voice)
Directed by Haruo Sotozaki
as Taku (voice)
Directed by Satoshi Kon
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Ultraman Jack
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad (2021)
Performance score9.5
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Ultraman Jack gives Shin-ichiro Miki a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Erich von Rerugen (voice)
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie (2019)
Performance score8.3
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Erich von Rerugen (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Tatsuma Sakamoto (voice)
Gintama: The Very Final (2021)
Performance score7.9
Gintama: The Very Final asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Tatsuma Sakamoto (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Tanjuro Kamado (voice)
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Performance score7.9
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Tanjuro Kamado (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Ultraman Jack
Start here. Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad is the clearest statement of what Shin-ichiro Miki does — accessible, 130 minutes, and rated 10.0 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Shin-ichiro at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Perfect Blue (1998)
Keeps the animation register of Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad but asks for a colder reading of it.
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie (2019)
Keeps the animation register of Perfect Blue but asks for a colder reading of it.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Keeps the action register of Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie but asks for a colder reading of it.
Gintama: The Very Final (2021)
Keeps the action register of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Kunihiko Yuyama
Director
5 films together
Notably Pokémon: The First Movie
Koichi Sakamoto
Director
2 films together
Notably Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
Haruo Sotozaki
Director
2 films together
Notably Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Satoshi Kon
Director
1 film together
Notably Perfect Blue
Yukihiro Miyamoto
Director
1 film together
Notably Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
Tetsuo Yajima
Director
1 film together
Notably Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
Shinichiro Ushijima
Director
1 film together
Notably I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Yutaka Uemura
Director
1 film together
Notably Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
Kobun Shizuno
Director
1 film together
Notably My Tyrano: Together, Forever
Hatsuki Tsuji
Director
1 film together
Notably Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past
Hiroshi Nishikiori
Director
1 film together
Notably Trinity Seven: Heaven's Library & Crimson Lord
Motonori Sakakibara
Director
1 film together
Notably Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution
Tomotaka Shibayama
Director
1 film together
Notably A Whisker Away
Hisatoshi Shimizu
Director
1 film together
Notably Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
Chizuru Miyawaki
Director
1 film together
Notably Gintama: The Very Final
Shinya Watada
Director
1 film together
Notably Hula Fulla Dance
Sunghoo Park
Director
1 film together
Notably Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Shunsuke Tada
Director
1 film together
Notably Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
Susumu Mitsunaka
Director
1 film together
Notably Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween
Tetsuro Araki
Director
1 film together
Notably Bubble
Chris Huang
Director
1 film together
Notably Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Final Chapter
Takahiro Hasui
Director
1 film together
Notably Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Kunihiko Yuyama
Director
5 films together · 6.6 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 5 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Pokémon: The First MovieKoichi Sakamoto
Director
2 films together · 8.8 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined CrossroadHaruo Sotozaki
Director
2 films together · 8.1 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen TrainChizuru Miyawaki
Director
1 film together · 8.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Gintama: The Very FinalSatoshi Kon
Director
1 film together · 8.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Perfect BlueYutaka Uemura
Director
1 film together · 8.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The MovieShinichiro Ushijima
Director
1 film together · 7.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
I Want to Eat Your PancreasTakahiro Hasui
Director
1 film together · 7.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the HighwaySunghoo Park
Director
1 film together · 7.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Jujutsu Kaisen 0Tomotaka Shibayama
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
A Whisker AwayHiroshi Nishikiori
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Trinity Seven: Heaven's Library & Crimson LordYukihiro Miyamoto
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: BeginningsTetsuro Araki
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BubbleTetsuo Yajima
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of UsHatsuki Tsuji
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Lupin the Third: Prison of the PastMotonori Sakakibara
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - EvolutionHisatoshi Shimizu
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-EvolutionSusumu Mitsunaka
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Detective Conan: The Bride of HalloweenShinya Watada
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Hula Fulla DanceKobun Shizuno
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
My Tyrano: Together, ForeverShunsuke Tada
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1Chris Huang
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Final ChapterSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
as Ultraman Jack
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
as Haruki's Father (voice)
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
as Ultraman Jack
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
as Walter von Schönkopf
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
as Ultraman Jack
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Shin-ichiro Miki has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
28 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Animation Legend
Awarded
29 catalogue titles in animation, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
as Ultraman Jack
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
as Ultraman Jack
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
as Banks D. Jacobs (voice)
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
as Kenji Hagiwara (voice)
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
as Ultraman Jack
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Kyoryuger
as Kamejim Unka (voice)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past
as Berthe (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Detective Conan: Love Story at Police Headquarters ~Wedding Eve~
as Kenji Hagiwara (voice)
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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