Portrait of Masao Yagi

Sound

Masao Yagi

Career

Active from 1963 to 1988, busiest in 1969 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masao Yagi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Yakuza 4
  • Gang Warfare 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Classic Yakuza Film 3
  • Japanese Exploitation 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • 1970s 2
  • Cult Film 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles
Kaito Ruby
Kaito Ruby (1988)

Original Music Composer

Morning Moon Is Cruel
Morning Moon Is Cruel (1981)

Original Music Composer

1970s

37 titles · average score 58
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977)
GoodWatch score 39

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The Great Chase
The Great Chase (1975)

Original Music Composer

The Transgressor
The Transgressor (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Tattooed Hitman
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)

Original Music Composer

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

Original Music Composer

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Criminal Woman: Killing Melody
Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom (1972)

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A Kamikaze Cop
A Kamikaze Cop (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate (1970)

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Brave Red Flower of the North
Brave Red Flower of the North (1970)

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1960s

62 titles · average score 63
Orgies of Edo
Orgies of Edo (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Inferno of Torture
Inferno of Torture (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Killer's Mission
Killer's Mission (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Love and Crime
Love and Crime (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy (1968)

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The Drifting Avenger
The Drifting Avenger (1968)

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Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)

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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 (1965)

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Black Snow
Black Snow (1965)

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Escape from Japan
Escape from Japan (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

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