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Portrait of Yōzō Tanaka

Writing

Yōzō Tanaka

Titles
71movies2TV shows
Career

Active from 1966 to 2025, with a break from 2011 to 2024, busiest in 1973 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Yōzō Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Melancholy 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Feudal Japan 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Japanese Drama 2
  • Unrequited Love 2
  • Gang Warfare 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
RoleAnyWriting71Directing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s21970s451980s161990s42000s22010s12020s1
GenreAnyDrama44Comedy13Crime10Romance9Action9Mystery6Horror4Thriller3Music2TV Movie2History2Fantasy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

1 title

2010s

1 title · average score 69

2000s

2 titles · average score 67

1990s

4 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch72
Yumeji

Screenplay

1980s

16 titles · average score 68
Cabaret

Screenplay

All 16 titles from the 1980s

1970s

45 titles · average score 64
All 45 titles from the 1970s

1960s

2 titles · average score 88
Season of Betrayal

Assistant Director, Screenplay