Portrait of Hiroshi Kusuda

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Hiroshi Kusuda

Career

Active from 1943 to 1967, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroshi Kusuda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Post-War Japan 7
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Japanese 2
  • Romance 2
  • Social Critique 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Poisoned Kiss
Poisoned Kiss (1994)

Producer

1960s

10 titles · average score 72
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball (1967)

Director of Photography

The Scent of Incense
The Scent of Incense (1964)

Director of Photography

A Legend or Was It?
A Legend or Was It? (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Sing, Young People!
Sing, Young People! (1963)

Director of Photography

Ballad of a Workman
Ballad of a Workman (1962)

Director of Photography

This Year's Love
This Year's Love (1962)

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Mother Country
Mother Country (1962)

Director of Photography

Immortal Love
Immortal Love (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The River Fuefuki
The River Fuefuki (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Spring Dreams
Spring Dreams (1960)

Director of Photography

1950s

23 titles · average score 67
Street of Love and Hope
Street of Love and Hope (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Snow Flurry
The Snow Flurry (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

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The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

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Times of Joy and Sorrow
Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)

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Danger Stalks Near
Danger Stalks Near (1957)

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The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

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She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The Garden of Women
The Garden of Women (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

A Japanese Tragedy
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1951)

Director of Photography

1940s

14 titles · average score 66
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Broken Drum
Broken Drum (1949)

Director of Photography

Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Portrait
The Portrait (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Apostasy
Apostasy (1948)

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Woman
Woman (1948)

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Phoenix
Phoenix (1947)

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Morning for the Osone Family
Morning for the Osone Family (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Jubilation Street
Jubilation Street (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

The Living Magoroku
The Living Magoroku (1943)

Director of Photography