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Riichirō Manabe

Career

Active from 1956 to 1980, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Riichirō Manabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.0, average 3.7
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Japanese Pink Film 3
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Bleak 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

116
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 75
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Megalon (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

Music

Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

Music

1980s

1 title
Child of the Sun
Child of the Sun (1980)

Original Music Composer

1970s

39 titles · average score 62
The Inferno
The Inferno (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Taro the Dragon Boy
Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Sins of Sister Lucia
Sins of Sister Lucia (1978)

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The Slave Wife
The Slave Wife (1976)

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Flower & Snake
Flower & Snake (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Evil of Dracula
Evil of Dracula (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
GoodWatch score 44

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Horror of the Wolf
Horror of the Wolf (1973)

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Love Hunter
Love Hunter (1972)

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Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

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Lake of Dracula
Lake of Dracula (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Vampire Doll
The Vampire Doll (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

1960s

51 titles · average score 68
Exiled to Hell
Exiled to Hell (1969)

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Monument to the Girl's Corps
Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)

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Sun Above, Death Below
Sun Above, Death Below (1968)

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Mysterious Medicine
Mysterious Medicine (1965)

Original Music Composer

League of Gangsters
League of Gangsters (1963)

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The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Catch
The Catch (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

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A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Fire Line
Fire Line (1961)

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Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Night and Fog in Japan
Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

1950s

23 titles · average score 70
Street of Love and Hope
Street of Love and Hope (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Room for Let
Room for Let (1959)

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The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game (1958)

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Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite
Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite (1958)

Original Music Composer

The Shop Curtain
The Shop Curtain (1958)

Music

Showdown in the Storm
Showdown in the Storm (1958)

Music

Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity
Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity (1957)

Original Music Composer

Hungry Soul
Hungry Soul (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

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Our Town
Our Town (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Hungry Soul, Part II
Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Summer Storm
Summer Storm (1956)

Original Music Composer

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

Music