Portrait of Yuji Makiguchi

Directing

Yuji Makiguchi

Career

Active from 1975 to 1997, busiest in 1976 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Oxen Split Torturing
Oxen Split Torturing
GoodWatch score58/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yuji Makiguchi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    0.9, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.4, average 2.7
  • Catharsis
    3.2, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feudal Japan Setting 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Crime 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Sadistic Torture 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

5 titles
Jorogumo
Jorogumo (1996)

Director

Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle (1991)

Director

源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶
源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶 (1991)

Director

Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke (1990)

Director

The Notorious Bored Samurai 5
The Notorious Bored Samurai 5 (1990)

Director

1980s

9 titles
Vehicle Shadows, Messengers of the Dead
Vehicle Shadows, Messengers of the Dead (1988)

Director

Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion (1987)

Director

Bullying is Costly
Bullying is Costly (1986)

Director

Newlywed Hell
Newlywed Hell (1984)

Director

Grave of the Ooku Spirits
Grave of the Ooku Spirits (1984)

Director

Ninja Gangsters III: The Missing Daimyo Procession
Ninja Gangsters III: The Missing Daimyo Procession (1983)

Director

Ninja Gangsters IV: The Mysterious Golden Castle
Ninja Gangsters IV: The Mysterious Golden Castle (1983)

Director

The Buddy: Yaji and Kita
The Buddy: Yaji and Kita (1982)

Director

Shogun's Harem: The Mansion of Evil Spirits
Shogun's Harem: The Mansion of Evil Spirits (1981)

Director

1970s

14 titles · average score 58
Nuns That Bite
Nuns That Bite (1977)

Director

Decapitation of an Evil Woman
Decapitation of an Evil Woman (1977)

Writer, Director

The Story of a Geisha
The Story of a Geisha (1977)

Screenplay, Director

Oxen Split Torturing
Oxen Split Torturing (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Yakuza Code Still Lives
The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976)

Director

The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
The Most Perverted Post War Crimes (1976)

Director

Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District
Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District (1976)

Director

Operation Plazma in Osaka
Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976)

Assistant Director

Confessions of Lady Mantis
Confessions of Lady Mantis (1975)

Director

Virgin Breaker Yuki
Virgin Breaker Yuki (1975)

Director

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (1974)

Assistant Director

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973)

Assistant Director

1960s

6 titles · average score 66
The Fort of Death
The Fort of Death (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

Assistant Director

The Biggest Gamble
The Biggest Gamble (1969)

Assistant Director

Classmates
Classmates (1967)

Assistant Director

The Magic Serpent
The Magic Serpent (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

Assistant Director

Seven Gamblers
Seven Gamblers (1966)

Assistant Director

The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks (1966)

Assistant Director