Portrait of Shōhei Andō

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Shōhei Andō

Career

Active from 1967 to 2000, busiest in 1973 and 1979 with 9 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Muddy River
Muddy River
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shōhei Andō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.9, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 11
  • Japanese Cinema 9
  • Japanese Exploitation 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Erotic Drama 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Slow Burn 3
  • 1970s Japan 3
  • Adult Themes 3
  • Historical Setting 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

109
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
Picaresque
Picaresque (2002)

Cinematography

Currency and Blonde
Currency and Blonde (2000)

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1990s

15 titles · average score 61
The Fox with Gentle Shoulders
The Fox with Gentle Shoulders (1999)

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Friendship
Friendship (1998)

Director of Photography

Full Metal Yakuza
Full Metal Yakuza (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Seven Chefs
The Seven Chefs (1997)

Director of Photography

Shura ga Yuku 2
Shura ga Yuku 2 (1996)

Cinematography

Human Scramble: Road
Human Scramble: Road (1993)

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Human Scramble: Delinquent
Human Scramble: Delinquent (1993)

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Human Scramble: Rain
Human Scramble: Rain (1993)

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About Love, Tokyo
About Love, Tokyo (1992)

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat (1991)

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Shimanto River
Shimanto River (1991)

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The Sting of Death
The Sting of Death (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

1980s

23 titles · average score 63
Tokyo: The Last War
Tokyo: The Last War (1989)

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Mahjong Horoki
Mahjong Horoki (1984)

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Double Bed
Double Bed (1983)

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Female Prisoner: Caged!
Female Prisoner: Caged! (1983)
GoodWatch score 44

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Dark Room
Dark Room (1983)

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Theater Of Life
Theater Of Life (1983)

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The Go Masters
The Go Masters (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Muddy River
Muddy River (1981)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Distant Thunder
Distant Thunder (1981)

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Female Beautician Rope Discipline
Female Beautician Rope Discipline (1981)

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Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Play it, Boogie-Woogie (1981)

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Zoom Up: Sexual Crime Report
Zoom Up: Sexual Crime Report (1981)

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1970s

64 titles · average score 54
Attacked!!
Attacked!! (1978)

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Girl’s Pleasure: Man Hunting
Girl’s Pleasure: Man Hunting (1977)

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True Story of a Woman in Jail: Hell of Love
True Story of a Woman in Jail: Hell of Love (1976)

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Oryu's Passion: Bondage Skin
Oryu's Passion: Bondage Skin (1975)

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Flower & Snake
Flower & Snake (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

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Secret Chronicle: She Beast Market
Secret Chronicle: She Beast Market (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

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White Whore: Flower Core
White Whore: Flower Core (1974)

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Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor
Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor (1973)

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Love Hunter
Love Hunter (1972)

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Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon
Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon (1971)

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Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Hazardous Graduation
Hazardous Graduation (1970)

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1960s

5 titles · average score 72
The Girl I Abandoned
The Girl I Abandoned (1969)

Director of Photography

Lone Rebel
Lone Rebel (1969)

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The Blazing Continent
The Blazing Continent (1968)

Cinematography

Burning Nature
Burning Nature (1967)

Director of Photography

The Pornographers
The Pornographers (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

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