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Osamu Furuya

Career

Active from 1960 to 1995, with a break from 1976 to 1994, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Killing
The Great Killing
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Osamu Furuya Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Classic Yakuza Film 3
  • Brutal Violence 2
  • Yakuza Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Yakuza Film 2
  • Female Protagonist 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Family Loyalty 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 70
Welcome Home
Welcome Home (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Fuko of Minato: Wandering Pure Heart
Fuko of Minato: Wandering Pure Heart (1991)

Cinematography

1970s

13 titles · average score 58
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (1974)

Director of Photography

The Karate Man and the Spy
The Karate Man and the Spy (1974)

Director of Photography

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973)

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Yakuza of the Present
Yakuza of the Present (1973)

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The Hard Core Criminal
The Hard Core Criminal (1973)

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The Pledge
The Pledge (1972)

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Modern Lady Gambler
Modern Lady Gambler (1972)

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Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (1971)

Director of Photography

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Brave Red Flower of the North
Brave Red Flower of the North (1970)

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A Lively Geisha
A Lively Geisha (1970)

Director of Photography

1960s

31 titles · average score 69
Yakuza Law
Yakuza Law (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969)

Director of Photography

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Eighteen Years in Prison
Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)

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Heiji, the Detective
Heiji, the Detective (1967)

Director of Photography

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Three Yakuza
Three Yakuza (1965)

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The Great Killing
The Great Killing (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Yakuza of Seki
Yakuza of Seki (1963)

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In Search of Mother
In Search of Mother (1962)

Director of Photography

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography