Portrait of Nobuo Yamada

Writing

Nobuo Yamada

Career

Active from 1959 to 1996, busiest in 1961 and 1964 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nobuo Yamada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Melancholy 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Yakuza 2
  • Japanese New Wave 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Family Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles
Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda
Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda (1996)

Screenplay

Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death
Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death (1992)

Screenplay

Strawberry Road
Strawberry Road (1991)

Writer

1980s

7 titles · average score 71
The Stray Detective, Pure Heart
The Stray Detective, Pure Heart (1989)

Writer

The Blue Mountains '88
The Blue Mountains '88 (1988)

Screenplay

Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure (1987)

Writer

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (1986)

Screenplay

Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute (1982)

Screenplay

The Revolt
The Revolt (1980)

Screenplay

1970s

15 titles · average score 66
The Last Game
The Last Game (1979)

Writer

August Without Emperor
August Without Emperor (1978)

Screenplay

Dances of Flame
Dances of Flame (1978)

Screenplay

The Corporation
The Corporation (1976)

Screenplay

Two in the Amsterdam Rain
Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)

Writer

The Family
The Family (1974)

Screenplay

The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Men and War III: The Final Chapter (1973)

Screenplay

Sapporo Winter Olympics
Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972)

Writer

Shadow of Deception
Shadow of Deception (1971)

Screenplay

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)

Screenplay

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

Screenplay

1960s

35 titles · average score 71
Safari 5000
Safari 5000 (1969)

Screenplay

One Day at Summer's End
One Day at Summer's End (1968)

Screenplay

Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

A Colt Is My Passport
A Colt Is My Passport (1967)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

With Beauty and Sorrow
With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Assassination
Assassination (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Black Sun
Black Sun (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

The Flame of Devotion
The Flame of Devotion (1964)

Screenplay

I Hate But Love
I Hate But Love (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Glass-Hearted Johnny
Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962)

Screenplay

The Warped Ones
The Warped Ones (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Yakuza sensei
Yakuza sensei (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

3 titles
The Wild Reporter
The Wild Reporter (1959)

Screenplay

When a Man Risks His Life
When a Man Risks His Life (1959)

Screenplay

A Turning to Hell
A Turning to Hell (1959)

Screenplay