Sign up
Portrait of Kazuo Hara

Directing

Kazuo Hara

Career

Active from 1960 to 2023, with a break from 1961 to 1971, busiest in 1974 and 1975 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score81/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kazuo Hara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.2, average 3.4
  • Romance
    1.7, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Japanese Documentary 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles Β· average score 66
The Stars and the Moon are Holes in the Sky
The Stars and the Moon are Holes in the Sky (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

as man in bar

Hokusai Up Close: Paintings from the Freer Gallery of Art
Hokusai Up Close: Paintings from the Freer Gallery of Art (2023)

Director

Minamata Mandala
Minamata Mandala (2021)

Director, Producer

2010s

5 titles Β· average score 75
Reiwa Uprising
Reiwa Uprising (2019)

Director of Photography, Cinematography

Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

as Biology Professor

Sennan Asbestos Disaster
Sennan Asbestos Disaster (2016)

Director of Photography, Director

How Much Is a Life Worth?
How Much Is a Life Worth? (2013)

Director

The Duckling
The Duckling (2010)

Executive Producer

2000s

1 title
The Many Faces of Chika
The Many Faces of Chika (2005)

Director

1990s

5 titles
My Mishima
My Mishima (1999)

Director

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996)

as Kato

Deep River
Deep River (1995)

First Assistant Director

A Dedicated Life
A Dedicated Life (1994)

Director, Director of Photography

Shikibu monogatari
Shikibu monogatari (1990)

Assistant Director

1980s

6 titles Β· average score 77
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

Assistant Director

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography, Director

The Sea and Poison
The Sea and Poison (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

Assistant Director

Mattemashita tenkousei!
Mattemashita tenkousei! (1985)

Assistant Director

Pig-Chicken Suicide
Pig-Chicken Suicide (1981)

Director of Photography

Child of the Sun
Child of the Sun (1980)

Assistant Director

1970s

6 titles Β· average score 75
Groper Night Train
Groper Night Train (1977)

Assistant Director

Poruno repōto: Sex shikakenin
Poruno repōto: Sex shikakenin (1975)

Director of Photography

Sex Document: Serial Rapists
Sex Document: Serial Rapists (1975)

Director of Photography

Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974
Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (1974)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Director of Photography

Wet and Sweet Pussies
Wet and Sweet Pussies (1974)

Director of Photography

Goodbye CP
Goodbye CP (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Director of Photography

1960s

1 title
National Kid
National Kid (1960)

TV show Β· as Tomohiro