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Writing

Motomu Furuta

Career

Active from 1978 to 2014, busiest in 1983 and 1992 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monkey
Monkey
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Motomu Furuta Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2
  • Biographical
    0.0, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Period Drama 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Slice of Life 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Samurai 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle (2014)

Screenplay

Until the Day Comes
Until the Day Comes (2014)

Writer

Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm (2011)

Screenplay

Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding
Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding (2011)

Screenplay

2000s

6 titles · average score 58
Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki
Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki (2009)

Screenplay

The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keio
The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keio (2008)

Screenplay

The Ode to Joy
The Ode to Joy (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits (2006)

Screenplay

Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya
Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya (2005)

Screenplay

Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel (2004)

Screenplay

1990s

9 titles · average score 59
Benkei
Benkei (1997)

Screenplay

The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan (1995)

Screenplay

History of Jirocho Shimizu
History of Jirocho Shimizu (1995)

Screenplay

Crest of Betrayal
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell (1992)

Screenplay

Nurses and Doctors
Nurses and Doctors (1992)

Writer

Shadow Hunters
Shadow Hunters (1992)

Screenplay

Shimanto River
Shimanto River (1991)

Screenplay

Jailbreak Mountains
Jailbreak Mountains (1990)

Script

1980s

12 titles · average score 64
Passenger
Passenger (1987)

Screenplay

Death Shadows
Death Shadows (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Tracked
Tracked (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women (1985)

Screenplay

Nezumi Kozō kaitō den
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den (1984)

Screenplay

Shadow Hunters
Shadow Hunters (1983)

Screenplay

Nogare no machi
Nogare no machi (1983)

Screenplay

The Politicians
The Politicians (1983)

Writer

The Tale of Saikaido
The Tale of Saikaido (1983)

Screenplay

Suspicion
Suspicion (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Munasawagi no hôkago
Munasawagi no hôkago (1982)

Screenplay

Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2 (1982)

Screenplay

1970s

1 title
Dynamite Don-Don
Dynamite Don-Don (1978)

Screenplay