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Isao Matsumoto
- Titles
- 96movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 2000, busiest in 1969 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence8.0average 4.2
- Crime6.8average 3.7
- Adrenaline7.2average 4.9
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Mystery5.5average 4.1
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Tension7.0average 6.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.3, average 5.3
- Family Dynamics3.0, average 4.7
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Romance2.3, average 3.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Gang Warfare 5
- Yakuza Film 5
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Fast-Paced 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Transforming Heroes 2
- Historical Action 2
- Cult Film 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Yakuza Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- EEimei YamamotoWriterThe International Gang of Kobe, The Great Adventures of Kikansha Yaemon D51, Hooligans on Buggies, The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers, Brutal Tales of Chivalry, +33 more
- YYukio NodaDirectorGolgo 13: Assignment Kowloon, Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City, The Swindlers, Delinquent Street, The Bad Boss, +9 more
Kōsaku YamashitaDirectorThe Marked Man, Scoundrel, A Yakuza Goes Home, Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps, Fugitive Scoundrel, +5 more
Masao YagiComposerLegend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds, Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City, Scoundrel, Delinquent Street, Wolves of the City: Checkmate, +5 more
Motohiro ToriiWriterSister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist, Daring Girls, The Marked Man, Scoundrel, Team of Ruffians, +4 more- IIsamu IchidaEditorGolgo 13: Assignment Kowloon, The International Gang of Kobe, Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist, Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds, The Shogun Assassins, +3 more
Tomisaburō WakayamaActorScoundrel, A Yakuza Goes Home, Yakuza on Foot, Fugitive Scoundrel, Return of the Outlaw, +2 more- TToshiaki TsushimaComposerFemale Ninjas: In Bed with the Enemy, Wandering Ginza Butterfly, Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger, Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler, The Japan Derby Race, +2 more
- IIchirō HoshijimaCinematographerBrutal Tales of Chivalry, Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf, Wolves of the City: Checkmate, Wolf Escort, The Chivalrous Life, +2 more
Seiji IzumiDirectorThose Swell Yakuza, Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna, Love on a Daily Basis, King of Sha-kin, Heisei Kin'yudo: Sabakibito, +1 more- SShigeru AkatsukaCinematographerGolgo 13: Assignment Kowloon, The International Gang of Kobe, The Shogun Assassins, The Okinawa War of Ten Years, The Yakuza Code Still Lives, +1 more
Kiyoshi SaekiDirectorEnlisted Yakuza, Brutal Tales of Chivalry, Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf, Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2, Shōwa Gokudōshi, +1 more
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1970s
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1960s
26 titles · average score 71
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1950s
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