Portrait of Hikaru Hayashi

Sound

Hikaru Hayashi

Career

Active from 1956 to 2010, busiest in 1961 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Naked Island
The Naked Island
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hikaru Hayashi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 9
  • Character Study 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Mystery 5
  • Melancholy 4
  • Social Critique 4
  • Post-War Japan 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Japanese New Wave 3
  • Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

105
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 60
Postcard
Postcard (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

2000s

4 titles · average score 65
Teacher and Three Children
Teacher and Three Children (2008)

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Owl
Owl (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

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País que dejó el ejército
País que dejó el ejército (2002)

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By Player
By Player (2000)

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1990s

3 titles · average score 72
Will to Live
Will to Live (1999)

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A Last Note
A Last Note (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

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The Strange Tale of Oyuki
The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

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1980s

9 titles · average score 71
Sakura-tai Chiru
Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)

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Tree Without Leaves
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
GoodWatch score 78

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Black Board
Black Board (1986)

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Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains
Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains (1984)

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The Horizon
The Horizon (1984)

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Manji
Manji (1983)

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The Go Masters
The Go Masters (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

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Edo Porn
Edo Porn (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

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Fifth Movement
Fifth Movement (1981)

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1970s

16 titles · average score 68
The Strangling
The Strangling (1979)

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Main Line to Terror
Main Line to Terror (1975)

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Song of the Devil
Song of the Devil (1975)

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My Way
My Way (1974)

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The Heart
The Heart (1973)

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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

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Kanawa
Kanawa (1972)

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Music
Music (1972)

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Hymn
Hymn (1972)

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Play It Cool
Play It Cool (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

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An Ode to Yakuza
An Ode to Yakuza (1970)

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Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

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1960s

61 titles · average score 73
Blind Beast
Blind Beast (1969)
GoodWatch score 85

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Boy
Boy (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

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Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

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Kuroneko
Kuroneko (1968)
GoodWatch score 87

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Sing a Song of Sex
Sing a Song of Sex (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

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Irezumi
Irezumi (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

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Violence at Noon
Violence at Noon (1966)
GoodWatch score 85

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Onibaba
Onibaba (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

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Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

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Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

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Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

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The Naked Island
The Naked Island (1960)
GoodWatch score 91

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1950s

11 titles · average score 64
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)

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The Human Wall
The Human Wall (1959)

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The Song of the Cart
The Song of the Cart (1959)

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Kikenna onna
Kikenna onna (1959)

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The Murderer Must Die
The Murderer Must Die (1959)

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Sea-Boy and Mountain-Boy
Sea-Boy and Mountain-Boy (1959)

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Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

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The Boy Who Came Back
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

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The Restaurant of Many Orders
The Restaurant of Many Orders (1958)

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Penguin Bouya Lulu to Kiki
Penguin Bouya Lulu to Kiki (1958)

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The Forest Is Alive
The Forest Is Alive (1956)

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