Portrait of Kensaku Watanabe

Directing

Kensaku Watanabe

Career

Active from 1998 to 2022, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Loved Gun
Loved Gun
GoodWatch score69/100

Characters

1

The characters Kensaku Watanabe played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kensaku Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Yes, I Can't Swim
Yes, I Can't Swim (2022)

Writer, Director

2010s

4 titles · average score 59
Prison 13
Prison 13 (2019)

Director, Writer

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mizushima

Emi-Abi
Emi-Abi (2016)

Director

The Great Passage
The Great Passage (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

2000s

7 titles · average score 69
Cheer Cheer Cheer!
Cheer Cheer Cheer! (2008)

Director

Invisible War
Invisible War (2007)

Director

Diary of Beloved Wife: Saucepot
Diary of Beloved Wife: Saucepot (2006)

Director

Loved Gun
Loved Gun (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Akame 48 Waterfalls
Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003)

as Sanpakugan

Wave
Wave (2001)

Producer

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (2000)

Director

1990s

2 titles · average score 72
The Story of PuPu
The Story of PuPu (1998)

Writer, Director

Yumeji
Yumeji (1991)
GoodWatch score 72

Assistant Director