Writing
Eiji Yoshikawa
- Titles
- 48movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1939 to 2014, with a break from 1994 to 2013, busiest in 1961 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.6average 2.6
- Warfare7.4average 1.2
- Biographical5.6average 0.9
- Spiritual5.5average 2.0
- Violence7.8average 4.3
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Catharsis7.0average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Martial Arts 5
- Historical Epic 5
- Sword Fighting 4
- Samurai Film 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Character Transformation 2
- Epic Scope 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Quest for Mastery 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Japanese Culture 2
- Feudal Japan 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kinnosuke NakamuraActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, +1 more
Tomu UchidaDirectorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, +1 more
Hiroshi InagakiDirectorSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro, Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō, +1 more- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Princess of Revenge, +1 more
Michiyo KogureActorSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Taira Clan Saga, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Wakaba IrieActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Isao KimuraActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Satomi OkaActorMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Echo in the Mountains
Chieko NaniwaActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Rentaro MikuniActorSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Miyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Kusuo AbeActorSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Miyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style- SSadaji YoshidaCinematographerMiyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Echo in the Mountains
Movies and TV shows
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1 title
1970s
2 titles
1960s
10 titles · average score 71
1950s
26 titles · average score 76
The Abandoned Swords (1958)
Original Story
Secret of Naruto (1957)
Original Story
Jakō yashiki (1955)
Original Story
Hirenge (1950)
Original Story
1940s
6 titles
Initiation of the Two-Sword Style (1943)
Original Story
Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya Hill (1943)
Original Story
Komuso Keizu (1943)
Novel
The Sound of Artillery (1943)
Original Story
1930s
3 titles
Jirokichi the Rat (1931)
Original Story
Rogoku no hanayome zenpen (1931)
Original Story