Portrait of Shunya Ito

Directing

Shunya Ito

Career

Active from 1971 to 2020, busiest in 1972 and 1995 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shunya Ito Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Cult Classic 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Revenge Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Violent 2
  • Exploitation Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Independence of Japan
Independence of Japan (2020)

Director, Screenplay

2010s

2 titles
Hajimari mo owari mo nai
Hajimari mo owari mo nai (2013)

Director, Writer

300 Million
300 Million (2010)

Director, Screenplay

2000s

1 title
What's a Director?
What's a Director? (2006)

Director

1990s

3 titles · average score 68
Pride
Pride (1998)

Director, Screenplay

Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Demon Blade: The Assassin Katana of Onimaro
Demon Blade: The Assassin Katana of Onimaro (1995)

Director

1980s

5 titles
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape (1989)

Director, Writer

Labyrinth Romanesque
Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)

Director

Gray Sunset
Gray Sunset (1985)

Director

White Snake Enchantment
White Snake Enchantment (1983)

Director

To Trap a Kidnapper
To Trap a Kidnapper (1982)

Director

1970s

5 titles · average score 68
Curse of the Dog God
Curse of the Dog God (1977)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Director

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

Patience Has An End
Patience Has An End (1971)

Screenplay

1960s

6 titles · average score 71
The Private Police
The Private Police (1969)

Assistant Director

Parole
Parole (1967)

Assistant Director

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South (1966)

Assistant Director

The Bullet and the Horse
The Bullet and the Horse (1966)

Assistant Director

Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Assistant Director

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 (1965)

Assistant Director