Portrait of Fumio Kōnami

Writing

Fumio Kōnami

Career

Active from 1961 to 1997, busiest in 1972 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fumio Kōnami Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Gang Warfare 6
  • Violent Action 3
  • Cult Classic 3
  • Japanese Exploitation Cinema 2
  • Exploitation Film 2
  • Yakuza Film 2
  • Crime 2
  • Yakuza Underworld 2
  • Japanese Crime Drama 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

11 titles · average score 73
Taboo
Taboo (1997)

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Romantic Mania
Romantic Mania (1997)

Screenplay

Lipstick: Falling Woman
Lipstick: Falling Woman (1996)

Screenplay

Tôhôkenbunroku
Tôhôkenbunroku (1993)

Writer

The Dream of Russia
The Dream of Russia (1992)

Screenplay

Lucia Bud
Lucia Bud (1992)

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Big Boss
Big Boss (1992)

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Catch Up
Catch Up (1992)

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Balloon
Balloon (1990)

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Tigers Memorial Club Band: My Summer, and Our Summer
Tigers Memorial Club Band: My Summer, and Our Summer (1990)

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1980s

11 titles · average score 65
A Chaos of Flowers
A Chaos of Flowers (1988)

Screenplay

Makeup
Makeup (1987)

Writer

House on Fire
House on Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

The Crazy Family
The Crazy Family (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984)

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The Go Masters
The Go Masters (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

The Dropout
The Dropout (1982)

Writer

Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit (1981)

Screenplay

Sanshiro the Judoist
Sanshiro the Judoist (1981)

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Shogun's Ninja
Shogun's Ninja (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Image of a Bound Girl
Image of a Bound Girl (1980)

Screenplay

1970s

31 titles · average score 67
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Wolf Guy
Wolf Guy (1975)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Criminal Woman: Killing Melody
Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

1960s

12 titles · average score 66
Japan Organized Crime Boss
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (1969)

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6 (1969)

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Snake Woman's Curse
Snake Woman's Curse (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Blackmail Is My Life
Blackmail Is My Life (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Gambler's Farewell
Gambler's Farewell (1968)

Writer

Pretty Devil Yoko
Pretty Devil Yoko (1966)

Screenplay

Rampaging Dragon of the North
Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966)

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A Circus Girl
A Circus Girl (1966)

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Sasuke and His Comedians
Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)

Writer

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley (1961)

Screenplay

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor (1961)

Screenplay