Acting
Shōji Yasui
- Titles
- 16movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 1998, with a break from 1964 to 1997, busiest in 1958 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 5top three billing
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
The Burmese Harp72/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.1average 2.6
- Melancholy7.8average 4.7
- Warfare4.1average 1.2
- Spiritual4.5average 2.0
- Pathos7.7average 5.2
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.7
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.7, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.0, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Melancholy 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMasanori TsujiiEditorThe Burmese Harp, Temptation, The Heart, Rusty Knife, The Seasons of Love, +1 more
Mie KitaharaActorThe Moon Has Risen, Rusty Knife, Gyakukōsen
Misako WatanabeActorTemptation, The Seasons of Love, Gyakukōsen
Sanae NakaharaActorTemptation, The Seasons of Love
Masami ShimojōActorThe Heart, The Seasons of Love
Kō NishimuraActorThe Burmese Harp, The Seasons of Love
Hibari MisoraActorYakuza Princess of Edo, Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Minako KatsukiActorZesshou, Gyakukōsen
Hisako YamaneActorThe Moon Has Risen, Zesshou
Akira KobayashiActorRusty Knife, Zesshou
Naoki SugiuraActorRusty Knife, Hot Corner Murder- TTakeo ItōCinematographerThe Heart, Yakuza Princess of Edo
Movies and TV shows
18Type
1990s
1 title
1970s
1 title · average score 70
as Uemon
1960s
6 titles
as Chief/Boss Otomo
TV show · as Mouri Koheita
as Horigome Kazuma
as Shogun Iemitsu
as Arashi
as Ken
1950s
10 titles · average score 73
as Minarai Shikan
as Susumu Suda (Fūtarō, a former doctor)
as Prosecutor Karita
as Shimizudani
as Ôtani
as Sôhei Tadokoro
as Mizushima
as Fumio Maki
as Shōji
as Hioki Jiro