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Kazuo Yamada

Career

Active from 1951 to 2006, with a break from 1980 to 2005, busiest in 1953 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

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

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Kazuo Yamada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 9
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Revenge 4
  • Samurai 3
  • Action 3
  • Samurai Drama 3
  • Warfare 3
  • Feudal Japan 3
  • World War II 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 83
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

as Hospital Receptionist

1970s

5 titles · average score 69
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police (1979)

Director of Photography

Onna no hanamichi
Onna no hanamichi (1971)

Director of Photography

Incident at Blood Pass
Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Militarists
The Militarists (1970)

Director of Photography

It's a Man's Way of Life
It's a Man's Way of Life (1970)

Director of Photography

1960s

27 titles · average score 68
Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Son of Godzilla
Son of Godzilla (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

Director of Photography

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

What's Up, Tiger Lily?
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Rise Against the Sword
Rise Against the Sword (1966)

Director of Photography

Chûshingura
Chûshingura (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

The Storm of the Pacific
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The Secret of the Telegian
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Last Gunfight
The Last Gunfight (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

1950s

38 titles · average score 70
Samurai Saga
Samurai Saga (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Rickshaw Man
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Settlement of Love
Settlement of Love (1956)

Director of Photography

Farewell Rabaul
Farewell Rabaul (1954)

Director of Photography

Ghost Man
Ghost Man (1954)

Director of Photography

Jirocho in Disgrace
Jirocho in Disgrace (1954)

Director of Photography

The Eagle of the Pacific
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)

Director of Photography

Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming (1953)

Director of Photography

Her Captive Gamblers
Her Captive Gamblers (1953)

Director of Photography

Okuni and Gohei
Okuni and Gohei (1952)

Director of Photography

Swift Current
Swift Current (1952)

Director of Photography

1940s

1 title · average score 90
Stray Dog
Stray Dog (1949)
GoodWatch score 90

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