Portrait of Ryōtarō Shiba

Writing

Ryōtarō Shiba

Career

Active from 1963 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryōtarō Shiba Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 12
  • Feudal Japan 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Meiji Restoration 4
  • Japanese Historical Drama 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Historical Action 3
  • Biographical Epic 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Samurai Era 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 65
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)

Novel

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

2010s

1 title · average score 60
Sekigahara
Sekigahara (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

2000s

1 title
Woman Onmyoji Awakening of Perversion
Woman Onmyoji Awakening of Perversion (2005)

Screenplay

1990s

2 titles · average score 60
Taboo
Taboo (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel

Owls' Castle
Owls' Castle (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

Novel

1980s

1 title
Ryōtarō Shiba Zatsudan: Shōwa eno Michi
Ryōtarō Shiba Zatsudan: Shōwa eno Michi (1986)

TV show

1970s

2 titles
The Ambitious
The Ambitious (1970)

Story

Mission: Iron Castle
Mission: Iron Castle (1970)

Original Story

1960s

9 titles · average score 70
Tenchu!
Tenchu! (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel

The Magoichi Saga
The Magoichi Saga (1969)

Original Story

The Blazing Sword
The Blazing Sword (1966)

Novel

The Thieves' Who's Who
The Thieves' Who's Who (1966)

Original Story

Taking the Castle
Taking the Castle (1965)

Original Story

Assassination
Assassination (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

Warrior of the Wind
Warrior of the Wind (1964)

Novel

Castle of Owls
Castle of Owls (1963)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi (1963)

Original Story