Sound
Shigeru Umebayashi
- Titles
- 78movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 2012 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 1title as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
House of Flying Daggers87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Melancholy6.6average 4.7
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Violence5.9average 4.3
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Romance5.2average 3.8
- Wonder4.5average 3.4
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor1.1, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Visually Stunning 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Historical Action 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Psychological Depth 3
- Crime Thriller 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Melancholy Romance 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Non-Linear Narrative 2
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Gong LiActorCurse of the Golden Flower, 2046, Hannibal Rising, Leap, Zhou Yu's Train- TTakeshi HamadaCinematographerOnmyoji II, The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark, Let Him Rest in Peace, Dansen, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
- AAkira SuzukiEditorYumeji, Ghost Pub, And Then, Let Him Rest in Peace, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
- CChristine To Chi-LongWriterFearless, Rise of the Legend, True Legend, Nightfall, Murderer
Zhang ZiyiActorThe Grandmaster, House of Flying Daggers, 2046, The Wasted Times
Tony LeungActorIn the Mood for Love, The Grandmaster, 2046, In the Mood for Love 2001
William Chang Suk-PingEditorIn the Mood for Love, The Grandmaster, 2046, Zhou Yu's Train
Wong Kar-waiWriterIn the Mood for Love, The Grandmaster, 2046, In the Mood for Love 2001
Arthur Wong Ngok-TaiCinematographerSleepless Town, 2000 AD, The Floating Landscape, One Step Away
Zhao XiaodingCinematographerHouse of Flying Daggers, Curse of the Golden Flower, True Legend, The Assassins
Hideo MurotaActorAn Adolescent, The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark, Let Him Rest in Peace
Ni DahongActorCurse of the Golden Flower, The Assassins, The Wasted Times
Movies and TV shows
782020s
7 titles · average score 65
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2010s
16 titles · average score 60
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2000s
24 titles · average score 65
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1990s
23 titles · average score 55
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1980s
8 titles · average score 71
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