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Writing

Fuji Yahiro

Career

Active from 1937 to 1969, busiest in 1952 and 1957 with 9 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fuji Yahiro Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.6, average 3.8
  • Eroticism
    0.6, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feudal Japan 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Japanese Folklore 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

129
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

33 titles · average score 68
Lefty Fencer
Lefty Fencer (1969)

Screenplay

The Snow Woman
The Snow Woman (1968)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Bronze Magician
Bronze Magician (1963)

Story

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963)

Screenplay

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (1963)

Screenplay

The Great Wall
The Great Wall (1962)

Writer

Buddha
Buddha (1961)

Screenplay

The Radiant Prince
The Radiant Prince (1961)

Screenplay

The Demon of Mount Oe
The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Scars of Honor
Scars of Honor (1960)

Screenplay

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (1960)

Screenplay

Princess Sen in Edo
Princess Sen in Edo (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

74 titles · average score 70
The Ghost of Yotsuya
The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Jirocho Fuji
Jirocho Fuji (1959)

Screenplay

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)

Screenplay

The Gay Masquerade
The Gay Masquerade (1958)

Writer

Freelance Samurai
Freelance Samurai (1957)

Screenplay

Love of the Princess
Love of the Princess (1957)

Writer

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

Screenplay

The Princess Sen
The Princess Sen (1954)

Writer

The Beggar General
The Beggar General (1952)

Screenplay

Five Men of Edo
Five Men of Edo (1951)

Writer

1940s

19 titles
Golden Devil
Golden Devil (1948)

Screenplay

Zettai aishite
Zettai aishite (1948)

Screenplay

Surônin makaritôru
Surônin makaritôru (1947)

Writer

Political Theater
Political Theater (1947)

Screenplay

Hakata Dontaku
Hakata Dontaku (1947)

Screenplay

Female Police Officer
Female Police Officer (1947)

Screenplay

Nonkina tosan
Nonkina tosan (1946)

Screenplay

Signal Fires of Shanghai
Signal Fires of Shanghai (1944)

Screenplay

General Kappa
General Kappa (1944)

Screenplay, Original Story

Komuso Keizu
Komuso Keizu (1943)

Screenplay

The March of the Restoration
The March of the Restoration (1942)

Screenplay

Shadow Over Fuji
Shadow Over Fuji (1942)

Screenplay

1930s

3 titles
The Day Before
The Day Before (1939)

Writer

Kagamiyama Enchanting Romance
Kagamiyama Enchanting Romance (1938)

Writer

Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji (1937)

Screenplay