Sound
Shigeru Umebayashi
- Titles
- 80movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 2006 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 1title as director
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
House of Flying Daggers82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.3average 2.6
- Melancholy6.6average 4.7
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Violence5.9average 4.2
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Crime4.5average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism4.1, average 5.4
- Wholesome2.1, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Visually Stunning 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Crime Thriller 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Psychological Depth 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Character Study 3
- Historical Action 3
- National Pride 2
- Emotional Journey 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Gong LiActor2046, Curse of the Golden Flower, Hannibal Rising, Leap, Zhou Yu's Train- TTakeshi HamadaCinematographerThe City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark, Dansen, Onmyoji II, Let Him Rest in Peace, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
- AAkira SuzukiEditorGhost Pub, Yumeji, Let Him Rest in Peace, And Then, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
- CChristine To Chi-LongWriterRise of the Legend, Fearless, True Legend, Nightfall, Murderer
Zhang ZiyiActorThe Grandmaster, House of Flying Daggers, 2046, The Wasted Times
Zhao XiaodingCinematographerHouse of Flying Daggers, Curse of the Golden Flower, True Legend, The Assassins
Arthur Wong Ngok-TaiCinematographerSleepless Town, 2000 AD, One Step Away, The Floating Landscape
Tony Leung Chiu-waiActorThe Grandmaster, 2046, In the Mood for Love 2001
Ni DahongActorCurse of the Golden Flower, The Assassins, The Wasted Times
Tony Leung Ka-faiActorRise of the Legend, The Christ of Nanjing, Zhou Yu's Train
Hideo MurotaActorAn Adolescent, The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark, Let Him Rest in Peace
Eiji OkudaActorAn Adolescent, The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark, Investigation of a Typical Love
Movies and TV shows
802020s
9 titles · average score 69
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2010s
15 titles · average score 56
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2000s
25 titles · average score 61
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1990s
23 titles · average score 60
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1980s
8 titles · average score 81
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