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 score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
GoodWatch score76/100

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 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Shotaro Ikenami Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
TypeAllMovies45
RoleAnyWriting45Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s21970s41980s41990s52000s102010s92020s11
GenreAnyDrama33Action18TV Movie18Crime13History11Adventure3Animation1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

11 titles
Poster for 武士とその妻

Novel, Original Story

Poster for Jōiuchi

Original Story

2010s

9 titles

2000s

10 titles

1990s

5 titles

1980s

4 titles
Poster for Stray Wolf

Original Story

1970s

4 titles · average score 74

1960s

2 titles
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