Portrait of Masato Harada

Directing

Masato Harada

Career

Active from 1979 to 2023, busiest in 1991 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Emperor in August
The Emperor in August
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masato Harada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.8, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Japanese History 2
  • Tension 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Complex Narrative 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 67
Bad Lands
Bad Lands (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

Hell Dogs
Hell Dogs (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 66
Killing for the Prosecution
Killing for the Prosecution (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Sekigahara
Sekigahara (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Kakekomi
Kakekomi (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

The Emperor in August
The Emperor in August (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

Chronicle of My Mother
Chronicle of My Mother (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

Early Autumn
Early Autumn (2011)

Writer, Director

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 61
Climber's High
Climber's High (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

The Suicide Song
The Suicide Song (2007)
GoodWatch score 38

Director, Writer

The Shadow Spirit
The Shadow Spirit (2007)

Director, Writer

Fearless
Fearless (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mita

Bluestockings
Bluestockings (2005)

Writer, Director

Beat Kids
Beat Kids (2005)

Writer

The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

as Omura

The Choice of Hercules
The Choice of Hercules (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

Inugami
Inugami (2001)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

1990s

15 titles ยท average score 52
Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Ring 2
Ring 2 (1999)
GoodWatch score 31

Producer

The Spiral
The Spiral (1998)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer

Bounce Ko Gals
Bounce Ko Gals (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

Rowing Through
Rowing Through (1996)

Director

The President's Christmas Tree
The President's Christmas Tree (1996)

Adaptation

Kamikaze Taxi
Kamikaze Taxi (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Trouble-Shooters
Trouble-Shooters (1995)

Director, Writer

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition (1994)

Director, Writer

Tuff Part V - Killing Anthology
Tuff Part V - Killing Anthology (1992)

Director, Screenplay

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero (1990)

Writer

Tuff Part I - Origin
Tuff Part I - Origin (1990)

Screenplay, Director

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 43
Gunhed
Gunhed (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay, Director

The Heartbreak Yakuza
The Heartbreak Yakuza (1987)

Director, Screenplay

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis! (1986)

Director, Screenplay

Paris/Dakar 1500
Paris/Dakar 1500 (1986)

Writer, Director

Terra Warrior ฮจ BOY
Terra Warrior ฮจ BOY (1985)

Writer

Out of Focus
Out of Focus (1985)

Director

Windy Story
Windy Story (1984)

Director, Writer

1970s

1 title
Goodbye, Flickmania
Goodbye, Flickmania (1979)

Screenplay, Director