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Portrait of Shotaro Ikenami

Writing

Shotaro Ikenami

Titles
45movies8TV shows
Career

Active from 1960 to 2025, with a break from 1961 to 1971, busiest in 2006 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Shotaro Ikenami Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Samurai Era 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Jidaigeki 2
  • Feudal Japan 2
  • Master Swordsman 2
  • Edo Period 2
  • Japanese Period Drama 2
  • Swordsmanship 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
RoleAnyWriting45Art1Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s21970s41980s41990s52000s102010s92020s11
GenreAnyDrama33TV Movie18Action18Crime13History11Adventure3Romance1Animation1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

11 titles
The Samurai and His Wife

Original Story, Novel

Jōiuchi

Original Story

2010s

9 titles
Neck Bowed in the Rain

Novel, Title Illustration

2000s

10 titles

1990s

5 titles

1980s

4 titles
Stray Wolf

Original Story

1970s

4 titles · average score 73

1960s

2 titles