Portrait of Kunio Watanabe

Directing

Kunio Watanabe

Career

Active from 1934 to 1970, busiest in 1952 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin
GoodWatch score63/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melancholy 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Gegege no Kitaro: Clash!! The Great Rebellion of the Yokai from Another Dimension
Gegege no Kitaro: Clash!! The Great Rebellion of the Yokai from Another Dimension (1986)

Key Animation

1970s

1 title
Dawn of Judo
Dawn of Judo (1970)

Writer, Director

1960s

19 titles
Cosmetic Sales Competition
Cosmetic Sales Competition (1963)

Screenplay, Director

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven (1962)

Writer, Director

365 Nights
365 Nights (1962)

Screenplay, Director

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka (1962)

Screenplay, Director

Pleasant Company
Pleasant Company (1962)

Screenplay, Director

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo (1961)

Director

Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Devil's Nursery Rhyme (1961)

Screenplay, Director

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado (1961)

Screenplay, Director

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 (1961)

Director, Writer

The Two Musashis
The Two Musashis (1960)

Director, Screenplay

Gentarō fune
Gentarō fune (1960)

Adaptation, Director

Echigo jishi-sai
Echigo jishi-sai (1960)

Screenplay, Director

1950s

57 titles · average score 63
Snake Princess
Snake Princess (1959)

Screenplay, Director

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)

Director, Screenplay

First Love of Okon
First Love of Okon (1958)

Director

Ambush at Iga Pass
Ambush at Iga Pass (1958)

Director, Screenplay

Tomboy Samurai
Tomboy Samurai (1958)

Director, Screenplay

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958)

Director, Story

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)

Director, Screenplay

Three Generations of Company Presidents
Three Generations of Company Presidents (1956)

Director

Appeal on the Cross
Appeal on the Cross (1956)

Director, Script

Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru (1954)

Director

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 (1952)

Director

1940s

15 titles
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima (1949)

Director

Return
Return (1949)

Director

Enoken’s Boxing Generation
Enoken’s Boxing Generation (1949)

Writer, Director

Hills of a Foreign Country
Hills of a Foreign Country (1949)

Director, Screenplay

Enoken's Home Run King
Enoken's Home Run King (1948)

Screenplay, Director

Enoken's Singing Detective Story
Enoken's Singing Detective Story (1948)

Screenplay, Director

I Believe I Am Being Followed
I Believe I Am Being Followed (1945)

Director

Harbor of Life
Harbor of Life (1944)

Director

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky (1943)

Director

音楽大進軍
音楽大進軍 (1943)

Director

Musashibo Benkei
Musashibo Benkei (1942)

Director

Oath on the Burning Sands
Oath on the Burning Sands (1940)

Director, Writer

1930s

6 titles
Song of the White Orchid
Song of the White Orchid (1939)

Director

The Old Man of the Propeller
The Old Man of the Propeller (1939)

Director

The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman
The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman (1939)

Screenplay

Iron Brothers
Iron Brothers (1939)

Director

Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki (1938)

Director

Diary of a Bride
Diary of a Bride (1934)

Director

1920s

1 title
Zoku Mito Kōmon
Zoku Mito Kōmon (1928)

Assistant Director