Portrait of Yōzō Tanaka

Writing

Yōzō Tanaka

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 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
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
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Feudal Japan 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Female Protagonist 2
  • Complex Relationships 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

2020s

1 title
Yasuko, Songs of Days Past
Yasuko, Songs of Days Past (2025)

Screenplay

2010s

1 title · average score 70
The Last Ronin
The Last Ronin (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

2000s

2 titles · average score 67
Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Translucent Tree
Translucent Tree (2004)

Screenplay

1990s

4 titles · average score 60
New Ghost Pub
New Ghost Pub (1996)

Screenplay

The Friends
The Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Ghost Pub
Ghost Pub (1994)

Screenplay

Yumeji
Yumeji (1991)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

1980s

16 titles · average score 68
Luminous Woman
Luminous Woman (1987)

Screenplay

Cabaret
Cabaret (1986)

Screenplay

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986)

Writer

Moment of Demon
Moment of Demon (1985)

Screenplay

Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

The Catch
The Catch (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Kagero-za
Kagero-za (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Love Letter
Love Letter (1981)

Screenplay

Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon
Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon (1981)

Screenplay

Zigeunerweisen
Zigeunerweisen (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Woman's Trail: Wet Path
Woman's Trail: Wet Path (1980)

Screenplay

1970s

45 titles · average score 64
The Inferno
The Inferno (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Shogun Assassins
The Shogun Assassins (1979)

Screenplay

The General and His Empire of Joy
The General and His Empire of Joy (1977)

Writer

Case of the Disjointed Murder
Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977)

Screenplay

Violent Panic: The Big Crash
Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Story of a Nymphomaniac
Story of a Nymphomaniac (1975)

Screenplay

Flower & Snake
Flower & Snake (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Wife to Be Sacrificed
Wife to Be Sacrificed (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Hell-Fated Courtesan
The Hell-Fated Courtesan (1973)

Screenplay

Trapped in Lust
Trapped in Lust (1973)

Screenplay

Secret Chronicle: Prostitution Market
Secret Chronicle: Prostitution Market (1972)

Screenplay

1960s

2 titles · average score 88
Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill (1967)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

Season of Betrayal
Season of Betrayal (1966)

Assistant Director, Screenplay