Portrait of Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Directing

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Career

Active from 1939 to 1974, busiest in 1942 and 1953 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ball at the Anjo House
The Ball at the Anjo House
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kōzaburō Yoshimura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    1.7, average 4.8
  • Crime
    0.7, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles
The Tattered Banner
The Tattered Banner (1974)

Director

Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby (1973)

Director

Sweet Secret
Sweet Secret (1971)

Director

1960s

11 titles · average score 76
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968)

Director

A Fallen Woman
A Fallen Woman (1967)

Director

Kokoro no sanmyaku
Kokoro no sanmyaku (1966)

Director

Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

When Women Lie
When Women Lie (1963)

Director

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1962)

Director

Their Legacy
Their Legacy (1962)

Director

A Design for Dying
A Design for Dying (1961)

Director

Marriageable Age
Marriageable Age (1961)

Director

A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament (1960)

Director

A Woman’s Uphill Slope
A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)

Director

1950s

30 titles · average score 70
The Ladder of Success
The Ladder of Success (1958)

Director

On This Earth
On This Earth (1957)

Director

An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story (1957)

Director

Night Butterflies
Night Butterflies (1957)

Director

Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Beauty and the Dragon
The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)

Director

If Indeed One Loves
If Indeed One Loves (1955)

Director

Reminiscence
Reminiscence (1953)

Director

Mole Alley
Mole Alley (1953)

Screenplay

Sisters of Nishijin
Sisters of Nishijin (1952)

Director

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1951)

Director

Clothes of Deception
Clothes of Deception (1951)

Director

1940s

14 titles · average score 77
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)

Director

Jealousy
Jealousy (1949)

Director

Temptation
Temptation (1948)

Director

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)

Director

The Ball at the Anjo House
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

Story, Director

The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant (1947)

Director, Screenplay

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943)

Director

Kaisen no Zenya
Kaisen no Zenya (1943)

Director

The Spy Has Not Died Yet
The Spy Has Not Died Yet (1942)

Director

South Wind 2
South Wind 2 (1942)

Director

Flower
Flower (1941)

Director

The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi
The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi (1940)

Director

1930s

7 titles · average score 72
Warm Current
Warm Current (1939)

Director

Five Siblings
Five Siblings (1939)

Director

Fisherman's Fire
Fisherman's Fire (1939)

Editor

So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love (1938)

Editor

The Lights of Asakusa
The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

Editor

Okoto and Sasuke
Okoto and Sasuke (1935)

Assistant Director

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae (1934)
GoodWatch score 72

Assistant Director