Portrait of Noboru Tanaka

Directing

Noboru Tanaka

Career

Active from 1972 to 2002, busiest in 1972 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Village of Doom
Village of Doom
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Noboru Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Catharsis
    3.9, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Bleak 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Erotic Thriller 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Rape-Revenge 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Japanese Pink Film 2
  • Erotic Drama 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Kichiku
Kichiku (2002)

Director

1980s

6 titles Β· average score 67
Monster Woman '88
Monster Woman '88 (1988)

Director

Spectacle of Buds
Spectacle of Buds (1986)

Director

Village of Doom
Village of Doom (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Motto hageshiku motto tsuyoku
Motto hageshiku motto tsuyoku (1981)

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Flame of Father and Son
Flame of Father and Son (1981)

Director

Hard Scandal: Sex Drifter
Hard Scandal: Sex Drifter (1980)

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1970s

25 titles Β· average score 58
Angel Guts: Nami
Angel Guts: Nami (1979)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Five Pink Girls
Five Pink Girls (1978)

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Rape and Death of a Housewife
Rape and Death of a Housewife (1978)

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Female Teacher
Female Teacher (1977)

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Beauty's Exotic Dance: Torture!
Beauty's Exotic Dance: Torture! (1977)

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The Watcher in the Attic
The Watcher in the Attic (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex (1976)

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A Woman Called Sada Abe
A Woman Called Sada Abe (1975)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The International Gang of Kobe
The International Gang of Kobe (1975)

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Secret Chronicle: She Beast Market
Secret Chronicle: She Beast Market (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

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The Hell-Fated Courtesan
The Hell-Fated Courtesan (1973)

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Night of the Felines
Night of the Felines (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1960s

2 titles Β· average score 72
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
Ex Convict: Sword Storm (1969)

Assistant Director

The Pornographers
The Pornographers (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Assistant Director