Acting
Eijirō Yanagi
- Titles
- 76movies
- Career
Active from 1940 to 1964, busiest in 1951 and 1962 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 6top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
The Tale of Zatoichi89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.3average 2.6
- Melancholy7.4average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism5.8average 3.3
- Pathos7.3average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.8
- Social Commentary6.6average 4.9
- Spiritual3.6average 2.0
- Catharsis6.6average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 4.9
- Cringe Humor1.0, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 4
- Edo Period Japan 2
- Psychological Depth 2
- Post-War Japan 2
- Melancholy 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Raizō IchikawaActorDestiny's Son, Stop the Old Fox, A Samurai Never Tells a Lie, Seven Miles to Nakayama
Fujiko YamamotoActorAn Actor's Revenge, Stop the Old Fox, Hunting Rifle, Bridge of Japan
Michiyo KogureActorThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, Portrait of Madame Yuki, Stop the Old Fox, Passion Fire
Shigeru AmachiActorThe Tale of Zatoichi, Destiny's Son, Two Lives, Two Yakuza
Shōtarō HanayagiActorThe Famous Sword Bijomaru, The Song Lantern, 晴小袖
Ayako WakaoActorAn Actor's Revenge, The Phantom Horse, Bridge of Japan
Takashi ShimuraActorThe Idiot, The Eagle of the Pacific, Stop the Old Fox
Kan IshiiActorThe Famous Sword Bijomaru, The Song Lantern, 晴小袖
So YamamuraActorPortrait of Madame Yuki, Passion Fire, The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku- IIchijirō OyaActorThe Famous Sword Bijomaru, The Song Lantern, 晴小袖
Shinobu HashimotoWriterThe Eagle of the Pacific, A Tale of Dung and Urine, The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku- IIchirō SaitōComposerThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, Destiny's Son, Stop the Old Fox
Movies and TV shows
75Type
1960s
29 titles · average score 72
as Hirofumi Ito
as Madwoman's father
as Hiromi-ya
as Matsudaira Izu no kami
as Gonnosuke Shizuta
as Sukegorô
as Yasugoro
as Ooinokami Matsudaira
as Sukegoro Hanoka
as Tadahira Fujiwara
as Uncle
as Abbot Tenchu
1950s
43 titles · average score 73
as Ogosho
as Shinpachiro Kasahara
as Hyogoro Onishi
as Emperor Shirakawa
as Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
as Iwami
as Yamauchi
as Counterfeiter
as Tohata
as Eitaro
as Seikichi Kineya
as Naoyuki Shinano
1940s
3 titles · average score 67
as Kiyohide
as Jirozou
as 川並人足の親方泉屋喜兵衛