Portrait of Norio Tsuruta

Directing

Norio Tsuruta

Career

Active from 1985 to 2022, busiest in 1995 and 2013 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Norio Tsuruta Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    1.8, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Romance
    1.9, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Supernatural Mystery 5
  • Japanese Horror 4
  • Psychological Horror 4
  • Supernatural Elements 3
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Family Tragedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 51
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2022
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2022 (2022)

Director

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Autumn 2021 Special
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Autumn 2021 Special (2021)

Director

The Perilous Internet Ring
The Perilous Internet Ring (2020)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

2010s

14 titles · average score 56
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 2018 SP
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 2018 SP (2018)

Director

Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2017
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2017 (2017)

Director

Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2016
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2016 (2016)

Director

Hontô ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 15th Anniversary Special
Hontô ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 15th Anniversary Special (2014)

Director

Screenplay, Director

Talk to the Dead
Talk to the Dead (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Writer

Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Question Version
Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Question Version (2013)

Director, Screenplay

Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Answer Version
Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Answer Version (2013)

Director, Writer

P.O.V. A Cursed Film
P.O.V. A Cursed Film (2012)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenplay

Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2012
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2012 (2012)

Writer, Director

Ousama Game
Ousama Game (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011 (2011)

Director

2000s

13 titles · average score 58
Orochi - Blood
Orochi - Blood (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Dream Cruise
Dream Cruise (2007)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer, Director

Preparing For the Picnic
Preparing For the Picnic (2006)

Director

Premonition
Premonition (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Dark Tales of Japan
Dark Tales of Japan (2004)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 2
Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 2 (2004)

Director

Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 1
Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 1 (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya (2003)

Director

Kakashi
Kakashi (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special
School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special (2001)

Director

Ring 0
Ring 0 (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 2
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 2 (2000)

Director

1990s

19 titles · average score 61
School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting Special
School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting Special (1999)

Director

Shin rei bideo III: Kyôfu shinrei shashin
Shin rei bideo III: Kyôfu shinrei shashin (1999)

Director

Shin rei bideo IV: Kyôfu taikendan
Shin rei bideo IV: Kyôfu taikendan (1999)

Director

A Haunted School
A Haunted School (1996)

Screenplay, Director

Cursed Beauties: Ghost Stories of Evil Spirits
Cursed Beauties: Ghost Stories of Evil Spirits (1996)

Director

Shin rei bideo I: Shinrei shashin-shuu
Shin rei bideo I: Shinrei shashin-shuu (1996)

Director

Shin rei bideo II: Kyôfu taikendan-shuu
Shin rei bideo II: Kyôfu taikendan-shuu (1996)

Director

Super-Horror Experience 2: Vampire Spirit
Super-Horror Experience 2: Vampire Spirit (1995)

Director, Supervising Producer

Goto shi kabushiki gaisha
Goto shi kabushiki gaisha (1993)

Director

Scary True Stories: Night Two
Scary True Stories: Night Two (1992)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Scary True Stories: Realm of Spectres
Scary True Stories: Realm of Spectres (1992)

Director

Scary True Stories
Scary True Stories (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

1980s

1 title
Ash
Ash (1985)

Writer, Director