Writing
Zenzō Matsuyama
- Titles
- 84movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1954 to 2006, busiest in 1962 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 14titles as director
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.8average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.8average 4.9
- Politics5.1average 2.6
- Melancholy6.8average 4.7
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Pathos6.9average 5.3
- Psychological6.6average 5.5
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.4
- Contemporary Realism3.8, average 5.4
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Family Drama 4
- Melodrama 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Class Conflict 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Post-War Japan 2
- Psychological Tension 2
- Japanese Drama 2
- Character Study 2
- Moral Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chūji KinoshitaComposerThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, I Will Buy You, Black River, +10 more
Hideko TakamineActorYearning, Daughters, Wives and a Mother, Happiness of Us Alone, Moment of Terror, The Other Woman, +8 more- EEiji OoiEditorYearning, The Lovelorn Geisha, Daughters, Wives and a Mother, Moment of Terror, The Other Woman, +4 more
Yōko TsukasaActorThe Lovelorn Geisha, Moment of Terror, The Wiser Age, The First Kiss, The Daphne, +3 more- YYoshi SugiharaEditorYurakucho 0 Street, Beautiful Days, The Tattered Wings, A Good Man, A Good Day, Drunkard's Paradise, +3 more
Akira TakaradaActorDaughters, Wives and a Mother, Different Sons, The Daphne, Start Here, Blue Buds, +2 more
Tatsuya NakadaiActorThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, Daughters, Wives and a Mother, Black River, +2 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerYearning, The Lovelorn Geisha, Daughters, Wives and a Mother, The Other Woman, The Wiser Age, +2 more
Mikio NaruseDirectorYearning, The Lovelorn Geisha, Daughters, Wives and a Mother, Moment of Terror, The Other Woman, +2 more
Masaki KobayashiWriterThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, I Will Buy You, Black River, +2 more- CChizuru HiroseEditorThe Last Judgment, Happiness of Us Alone, Retirement of a Train Engineer, Could I But Live, My Hobo, +2 more
Yūzō KayamaActorYearning, Happiness of Us Alone, We Will Remember, Different Sons, Come Marry Me, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
84Type
Upcoming
1 title
Adaptation
2010s
1 title
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2000s
3 titles
1990s
3 titles
1980s
5 titles
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1970s
5 titles · average score 72
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1960s
43 titles · average score 75
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1950s
23 titles · average score 69
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