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Setsuo Kobayashi

Career

Active from 1957 to 1987, busiest in 1960 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Red Angel
Red Angel
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Setsuo Kobayashi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Erotic Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

6 titles · average score 64
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Hall of the Crying Deer
The Hall of the Crying Deer (1986)

Director of Photography

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

Cinematography

Lullaby of Death
Lullaby of Death (1982)

Director of Photography

Ah! Nomugi Pass — Fresh Green Edition
Ah! Nomugi Pass — Fresh Green Edition (1982)

Director of Photography

Dream, After Dream
Dream, After Dream (1981)

Cinematography

1970s

15 titles · average score 61
Nomugi Pass
Nomugi Pass (1979)

Director of Photography

Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Double Suicide of Sonezaki (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears (1977)

Director of Photography

Manhunt
Manhunt (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse (1975)

Director of Photography

The Wanderers
The Wanderers (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Music
Music (1972)

Director of Photography

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972)

Director of Photography

Games
Games (1971)

Director of Photography

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

Director of Photography

An Ode to Yakuza
An Ode to Yakuza (1970)

Director of Photography

The Hot Little Girl
The Hot Little Girl (1970)

Director of Photography

1960s

41 titles · average score 71
Blind Beast
Blind Beast (1969)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

Vixen
Vixen (1969)

Director of Photography

Love for an Idiot
Love for an Idiot (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Red Angel
Red Angel (1966)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

The School of Spies
The School of Spies (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Manji
Manji (1964)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Whale God
The Whale God (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Ten Women in Black
Ten Women in Black (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

1950s

9 titles · average score 91
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello (1959)

Director of Photography

Diary of a Substitute Doctor
Diary of a Substitute Doctor (1959)

Cinematography

Tasogare no Tokyo Tower
Tasogare no Tokyo Tower (1959)

Director of Photography

White Jeep Patrol
White Jeep Patrol (1958)

Director of Photography

Gunkoku sakaba
Gunkoku sakaba (1958)

Director of Photography

Handcuffs
Handcuffs (1958)

Director of Photography

Kesareta keiji
Kesareta keiji (1958)

Director of Photography

Hole in One
Hole in One (1957)

Director of Photography