Portrait of Daisuke Itō

Directing

Daisuke Itō

Career

Active from 1921 to 1970, busiest in 1927 and 1928 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Daisuke Itō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Samurai Film 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971)

Adaptation

The Ambitious
The Ambitious (1970)

Director, Screenplay

1960s

17 titles · average score 70
Broken Swords
Broken Swords (1969)

Writer

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966)

Screenplay

The Thieves' Who's Who
The Thieves' Who's Who (1966)

Screenplay

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965)

Director, Screenplay

An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)

Director, Screenplay

The King
The King (1962)

Screenplay, Director

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 (1962)

Director, Screenplay

The Conspirator
The Conspirator (1961)

Screenplay, Director

Mask of the Moon
Mask of the Moon (1961)

Screenplay

Scarred Yosaburo
Scarred Yosaburo (1960)

Director, Writer

1950s

27 titles · average score 70
Samurai Vendetta
Samurai Vendetta (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Adaptation

The Woman and the Pirate
The Woman and the Pirate (1959)

Director, Adaptation

The Gay Masquerade
The Gay Masquerade (1958)

Director

Itohan Monogatari
Itohan Monogatari (1957)

Director

Life of Geisha
Life of Geisha (1955)

Screenplay, Director

The Vassal's Neck
The Vassal's Neck (1955)

Screenplay, Director

A Samurai's Love
A Samurai's Love (1954)

Director, Writer

The Story of Shunkin
The Story of Shunkin (1954)

Director

An Heir's Place
An Heir's Place (1953)

Director, Writer

Five Men of Edo
Five Men of Edo (1951)

Director

The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy (1951)

Director

I Saw a Phantom Fish
I Saw a Phantom Fish (1950)

Director, Screenplay

1940s

13 titles
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain (1949)

Screenplay, Director

Hebi hime dōchū
Hebi hime dōchū (1949)

Treatment

Guren bosatsu
Guren bosatsu (1949)

Adaptation

The Grand Master
The Grand Master (1948)

Director, Writer

Surônin makaritôru
Surônin makaritôru (1947)

Director

Woman on the Night Train
Woman on the Night Train (1947)

Writer

Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi (1946)

Screenplay

Tōkai suikoden
Tōkai suikoden (1945)

Director

Kokusai Mitsuyudan
Kokusai Mitsuyudan (1944)

Screenplay, Director

Initiation of the Two-Sword Style
Initiation of the Two-Sword Style (1943)

Director, Screenplay

Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya Hill
Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya Hill (1943)

Director, Screenplay

Kurama Tengu
Kurama Tengu (1942)

Director, Screenplay

1930s

11 titles · average score 64
Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta
Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta (1936)

Story

Poppy
Poppy (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge (1935)

Writer

The Comb of Oroku
The Comb of Oroku (1935)

Screenplay, Director

Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen (1934)

Director

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen (1933)

Writer, Director

Hotta Hayato
Hotta Hayato (1933)

Screenplay, Director

Jirokichi the Rat
Jirokichi the Rat (1931)

Director, Writer

Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen (1931)

Director, Screenplay

Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One (1930)

Director, Writer

Suronin Chuya
Suronin Chuya (1930)

Director, Story

1920s

19 titles
Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword
Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword (1929)

Writer, Director

Blood Spattered at Takadanobaba
Blood Spattered at Takadanobaba (1928)

Screenplay, Director

New Version of the Ghost of Yotsuya
New Version of the Ghost of Yotsuya (1928)

Director

Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen (1928)

Director, Screenplay

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode (1927)

Director, Writer

Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu
Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu (1927)

Writer, Director

Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting
Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting (1927)

Director

Gerou
Gerou (1927)

Screenplay, Director

An Unforgettable Grudge
An Unforgettable Grudge (1926)

Screenplay, Director

Yama no senroban
Yama no senroban (1923)

Writer

The Woman and the Pirate
The Woman and the Pirate (1923)

Screenplay

Aa mujô - Dai ippen: Hôrô no maki
Aa mujô - Dai ippen: Hôrô no maki (1923)

Screenplay