Portrait of Teinosuke Kinugasa

Directing

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Career

Active from 1922 to 1976, busiest in 1955 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gate of Hell
Gate of Hell
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Teinosuke Kinugasa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 9
  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Romance 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Bleak Atmosphere 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
A Portrait of Shunkin
A Portrait of Shunkin (1976)

Screenplay

1960s

13 titles · average score 67
The Little Runaway
The Little Runaway (1966)

Director

An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Bronze Magician
Bronze Magician (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

When Women Lie
When Women Lie (1963)

Director

The Lightning Sword
The Lightning Sword (1962)

Screenplay

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Okoto and Sasuke
Okoto and Sasuke (1961)

Director

Satan's Sword
Satan's Sword (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern (1960)

Director, Screenplay

What Price Love?
What Price Love? (1960)

Screenplay

The Beloved Image
The Beloved Image (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

32 titles · average score 64
Stop the Old Fox
Stop the Old Fox (1959)

Director, Writer

The Snowy Heron
The Snowy Heron (1958)

Director, Screenplay

The Barbarian and the Geisha
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
GoodWatch score 47

Script Supervisor

Ôsaka no onna
Ôsaka no onna (1958)

Director, Writer

Secret of Naruto
Secret of Naruto (1957)

Director, Screenplay

Floating Vessel
Floating Vessel (1957)

Director, Screenplay

Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Three Women Around Yoshinaka (1956)

Screenplay, Director

Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956)

Director, Screenplay

The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima (1955)

Screenplay, Director

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955)

Director

Gate of Hell
Gate of Hell (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

Dedication of the Great Buddha
Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)

Director, Screenplay

1940s

8 titles
Koga Manshion
Koga Manshion (1949)

Director, Screenplay

Four Love Stories
Four Love Stories (1947)

Director

Actress
Actress (1947)

Director, Writer

Lord for a Night
Lord for a Night (1946)

Director

Kanchō umi no bara
Kanchō umi no bara (1945)

Director

The Battle of Kawanakajima
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

Writer, Director

The Snake Princess
The Snake Princess (1940)

Screenplay, Director

Zoku Hebihimesama
Zoku Hebihimesama (1940)

Screenplay, Director

1930s

9 titles
The Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka (1937)

Screenplay, Director

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen (1936)

Screenplay, Director

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

Director, Writer

With a Single Sword Bale
With a Single Sword Bale (1934)

Director, Screenplay

Genpei the Carp
Genpei the Carp (1933)

Writer, Director

Two Lanterns
Two Lanterns (1933)

Director, Screenplay

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki (1932)

Screenplay, Director

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1932)

Director, Screenplay

Reimei izen
Reimei izen (1931)

Director

1920s

8 titles · average score 71
Crossroads
Crossroads (1928)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

Benten kozo
Benten kozo (1928)

Director

Chronicles of a Sea Country
Chronicles of a Sea Country (1928)

Director

Demon Thistle
Demon Thistle (1927)

Director

A Page of Madness
A Page of Madness (1926)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Writer

The Sun
The Sun (1925)

Director

Two Little Birds
Two Little Birds (1923)

Director, Screenplay

Konishi Junsa
Konishi Junsa (1922)

Director