Portrait of Minoru Yamada

Directing

Minoru Yamada

Career

Active from 1967 to 1988, busiest in 1973 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dengeki Sentai Changeman
Dengeki Sentai Changeman
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Minoru Yamada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    1.9, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.0, average 3.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Tokusatsu 9
  • Good vs. Evil 8
  • Superhero Action 5
  • Monster Battles 5
  • Tokusatsu 4
  • Sci-Fi Fantasy 4
  • High-Energy Action 4
  • Iconic Theme Music 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Nostalgic Appeal 3
  • Nostalgic Tokusatsu 3
  • Retro Sci-Fi Adventure 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

6 titles · average score 61
Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy!
Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987)

Director

Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie
Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986)

Director

A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!
A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble! (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Brain 17
Brain 17 (1982)

Director

Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie
Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981)

Director

Swords of the Space Ark
Swords of the Space Ark (1981)

Director

1970s

10 titles · average score 49
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie (1978)

Director

Daitetsujin 17
Daitetsujin 17 (1977)

Director

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane!
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane! (1976)

Director

The Super Rider V3
The Super Rider V3 (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Flying from the Movie Screen: Inazuman
Flying from the Movie Screen: Inazuman (1974)

Director

Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie (1973)

Director

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants (1973)

Director

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell (1972)

Director

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)

Director

Voyage Into Space
Voyage Into Space (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1960s

7 titles
Kappa no Sanpei: Ghost Operation
Kappa no Sanpei: Ghost Operation (1968)

Director

The Black Cat
The Black Cat (1965)

Assistant Director

Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii (1964)

Assistant Director

A Life of Intimidation
A Life of Intimidation (1963)

Assistant Director

Devotion to Railway
Devotion to Railway (1960)

Assistant Director

The Second Bullet is Marked
The Second Bullet is Marked (1960)

Assistant Director

The Sand City in Manchuria
The Sand City in Manchuria (1960)

Assistant Director

1950s

4 titles
Moonlight Mask: The Challenging Ghost
Moonlight Mask: The Challenging Ghost (1959)

Assistant Director

Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil (1959)

Assistant Director

The Tokyo Dame
The Tokyo Dame (1959)

Assistant Director

Tokyo Detective Girl
Tokyo Detective Girl (1959)

Assistant Director