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Takeshi Hamada

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Takeshi Hamada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.8, average 1.6
  • Satire & Parody
    1.7, average 2.3
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.8, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Character-Driven Story 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 62
The Secret Battlefield
The Secret Battlefield (2026)

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Broken Rage
Broken Rage (2024)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Real You
The Real You (2024)

Cinematography

Kubi
Kubi (2023)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Silence of Smoke
Silence of Smoke (2023)

Director of Photography

2010s

10 titles · average score 66
Sakura Guardian in the North
Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)

Director of Photography

A Loving Husband
A Loving Husband (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

Camera Operator

Tensai Bakavon ~ The Resurrected Dog of Flanders~
Tensai Bakavon ~ The Resurrected Dog of Flanders~ (2015)

as Kohei (voice)

Blossoms Bloom
Blossoms Bloom (2014)

Director of Photography

RoomMate
RoomMate (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Ask This of Rikyu
Ask This of Rikyu (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

My SO Has Got Depression
My SO Has Got Depression (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Partners
Partners (2010)

Director of Photography

The Fallen Angel
The Fallen Angel (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

Camera Operator

2000s

11 titles · average score 68
Castle Under Fiery Skies
Castle Under Fiery Skies (2009)

Director of Photography

Departures
Departures (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Tsubaki Sanjuro
Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Helen the Baby Fox
Helen the Baby Fox (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Tears for You
Tears for You (2006)
GoodWatch score 69

Camera Operator

Blood and Bones
Blood and Bones (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

When the Last Sword Is Drawn
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Onmyoji II
Onmyoji II (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Doing Time
Doing Time (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Inochi
Inochi (2002)

Director of Photography

A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (2001)

Director of Photography

1990s

16 titles · average score 69
Adrenaline Drive
Adrenaline Drive (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Love Letter
Love Letter (1998)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

The Peking Man
The Peking Man (1997)

Director of Photography, Cinematography

Boys, Be Ambitious
Boys, Be Ambitious (1996)

Director of Photography

Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

Cinematography

MARKS
MARKS (1995)

Director of Photography

We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone (1993)

Director of Photography

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (1993)

Director of Photography

The Triple Cross
The Triple Cross (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)

Director of Photography

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)

Director of Photography

Let's Go to the Hospital
Let's Go to the Hospital (1990)

Director of Photography

1980s

10 titles
Lonely Hitman
Lonely Hitman (1989)

Cinematography

The Glorious Asuka Gang!
The Glorious Asuka Gang! (1988)

Director of Photography

Just Two Of Us
Just Two Of Us (1988)

Director of Photography

The Shinjuku Love Story
The Shinjuku Love Story (1987)

Director of Photography

The Lady in a Black Dress
The Lady in a Black Dress (1987)

Director of Photography

Let Him Rest in Peace
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)

Director of Photography

Nuclear Gypsies
Nuclear Gypsies (1985)

Director of Photography

Fine, with Occasional Murders
Fine, with Occasional Murders (1984)

Director of Photography

Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed (1984)

Director of Photography

Dansen
Dansen (1983)

Director of Photography

1960s

1 title · average score 70
Samaritan Zatoichi
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hyoma Muraki