Writing
Yasunari Kawabata
- Titles
- 50movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1926 to 2022, with a break from 1937 to 1951, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Mr. Thank You78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy7.6average 4.7
- Historical5.2average 2.6
- Pathos7.0average 5.2
- Spiritual3.7average 2.0
- Eroticism3.1average 1.8
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.7
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Crime1.3, average 3.7
- Violence2.4, average 4.3
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 3.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Japanese Cinema 2
- Erotic Tension 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Shima IwashitaActorTwin Sisters of Kyoto, Snow Country, Through Days and Months
Tamotsu HayakawaActorTwin Sisters of Kyoto, Snow Country, Woman of the Lake
Katsumi NishikawaDirectorThe Izu Dancer, Love Comes with Youth, Windy Street
Kaneto ShindōWriterReminiscence, Thousand Cranes, The House of the Sleeping Virgins
Kengo KoraActorSnow Country, The Master of Funerals
Haruko SugimuraActorReminiscence, With Beauty and Sorrow- YYoshiko NakamuraActorTwin Sisters of Kyoto, With Beauty and Sorrow
Jin NakayamaActorThe Izu Dancer, Through Days and Months
Ken UeharaActorMr. Thank You, Sound of the Mountain
Nobuko OtowaActorReminiscence, The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
Hiroyuki NagatoActorTwin Sisters of Kyoto, House of Sleeping Beauties
Momoe YamaguchiActorThe Izu Dancer, Koto: The Ancient City
Movies and TV shows
48Type
2020s
1 title
Snow Country (2022)
Novel
2010s
4 titles
One Arm (2019)
Novel
The Old Capital (2016)
Novel, Original Story
Kaidan Horror Classics (2010)
Original Story
2000s
9 titles · average score 45
58
Love Suicides (2009)
Original Story
63
Kingyo (2009)
Original Story
17
A Girl in the Sunset (2008)
Original Story
Kataude (2008)
Original Story
Nemureru bijo (2007)
Novel
Koto (2005)
Novel
Shinshun! Love stories (2002)
Original Story
1990s
1 title
1980s
2 titles
1970s
2 titles · average score 76
1960s
10 titles · average score 67
1950s
14 titles · average score 73
Windy Street (1959)
Novel
Woman Unveiled (1958)
Original Story
Dancing Girls of Izu (1954)
Original Story
Reminiscence (1953)
Novel
Asakusa monogatari (1953)
Original Story
76
Repast (1951)
Script Supervisor
Dancing Girl (1951)
Original Story
1930s
4 titles · average score 73
68
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935)
Original Story
Asakusa kurenaidan (1930)
Original Story
1920s
1 title · average score 73
73
A Page of Madness (1926)
Writer, Original Story