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Shigeru Akatsuka

Career

Active from 1964 to 1988, busiest in 1969 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shigeru Akatsuka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    0.8, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.0, average 2.2
  • Romance
    1.9, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Crime 2
  • Gang Warfare 2
  • Masculinity 2
  • Revenge Story 2
  • Psychological Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
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1980s

3 titles
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho (1988)

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The Story of a Man Among Men
The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)

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Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai (1980)

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1970s

29 titles · average score 67
The Inferno
The Inferno (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

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The Shogun Assassins
The Shogun Assassins (1979)

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The Okinawa War of Ten Years
The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)

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Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977)
GoodWatch score 59

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The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

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Gambling Den Heist
Gambling Den Heist (1975)

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The International Gang of Kobe
The International Gang of Kobe (1975)

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The Rapacious Jailbreaker
The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)

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Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain (1974)

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Dangerous Trade in Kobe
Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)

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The Red Silk Gambler
The Red Silk Gambler (1972)

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Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return (1970)

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1960s

17 titles · average score 79
Horrors of Malformed Men
Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

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Yakuza on Foot
Yakuza on Foot (1969)

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Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone
Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone (1969)

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Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

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Code Between Brothers 6
Code Between Brothers 6 (1967)

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Classmates
Classmates (1967)

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Code Between Brothers 5
Code Between Brothers 5 (1967)

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Watari, the Ninja Boy
Watari, the Ninja Boy (1966)

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Yakuza Hooligans
Yakuza Hooligans (1966)

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Judo vs. Karate
Judo vs. Karate (1966)

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The Ninja Hunt
The Ninja Hunt (1964)

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Female Ninja Magic
Female Ninja Magic (1964)

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