Directing
Junji Sakamoto
- Titles
- 38movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1989 to 2025, busiest in 2008 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 34titles as director
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
A Chorus of Angels69/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence5.9average 4.2
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Catharsis6.2average 5.1
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Adrenaline5.9average 4.9
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Wholesome1.9, average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay2.5, average 3.7
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Character-Driven 4
- Melancholy Tone 2
- Character Study 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Comeback Story 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Norimichi KasamatsuCinematographerClimbing for Life, Another Battle, Zatoichi: The Last, Okiku and the World, The Human Trust, +13 more- GGoro YasukawaComposerClimbing for Life, Another World, Okiku and the World, Someday, Winter Rose, +5 more
Koichi SatoActorClimbing for Life, The Human Trust, KT, Someday, Aegis, +4 more
Renji IshibashiActorAnother World, The Human Trust, Someday, Strangers in the City, Winter Rose, +3 more- SShinichi FushimaEditorClimbing for Life, Another World, A Chorus of Angels, Winter Rose, Ernesto, +3 more
Etsushi ToyokawaActorAnother Battle, The Human Trust, Face, I Never Shot Anyone, Awakening, +1 more
Michiyo YasudaActorSomeday, Face, I Never Shot Anyone, The Projects
Ittoku KishibeActorThe Human Trust, Face, I Never Shot Anyone, The Projects
Yoshio HaradaActorZatoichi: The Last, KT, Someday, Knockout- RRyo HayanoEditorOkiku and the World, The Human Trust, Someday, Joe, Tomorrow
- SShingo GimaCinematographerAnother World, Ernesto, I Never Shot Anyone, My Brother, The Android And Me
- SShōichi MaruyamaWriterStrangers in the City, Chameleon, I Never Shot Anyone, An Angel with Many Scars
Movies and TV shows
38Upcoming
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2020s
5 titles · average score 47
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2010s
9 titles · average score 60
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2000s
10 titles · average score 62
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1990s
8 titles · average score 49
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1980s
5 titles · average score 59
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