Portrait of Keisuke Kinoshita

Directing

Keisuke Kinoshita

Career

Active from 1939 to 2000, with a break from 1989 to 1999, busiest in 1962 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Keisuke Kinoshita Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.7, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Post-War Japan 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Slice of Life 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Japanese Drama 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Family Saga 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
カルメン故郷に帰る
カルメン故郷に帰る (2024)

Original Story

2000s

1 title · average score 64
Dora-heita
Dora-heita (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1980s

5 titles
Father
Father (1988)

Director, Writer

Children on the Island
Children on the Island (1987)

Screenplay

Big Joys, Small Sorrows
Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)

Director, Writer

Children of Nagasaki
Children of Nagasaki (1983)

Original Story, Writer

The Young Rebels
The Young Rebels (1980)

Writer, Director

1970s

3 titles · average score 73
Oh, My Son!
Oh, My Son! (1979)

Screenplay, Director

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)

Director, Writer

Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

1960s

17 titles · average score 72
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball (1967)

Producer, Screenplay

Green Light to Joy
Green Light to Joy (1967)

Screenplay

While Yet a Wife
While Yet a Wife (1965)

Writer

The Scent of Incense
The Scent of Incense (1964)

Writer, Director

A Legend or Was It?
A Legend or Was It? (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

Sing, Young People!
Sing, Young People! (1963)

Director, Executive Producer

Ballad of a Workman
Ballad of a Workman (1962)

Screenplay, Producer

This Year's Love
This Year's Love (1962)

Writer, Director

Children of Izu
Children of Izu (1962)

Screenplay

Immortal Love
Immortal Love (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Producer

The River Fuefuki
The River Fuefuki (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Director

Spring Dreams
Spring Dreams (1960)

Director, Screenplay

1950s

24 titles · average score 68
The Snow Flurry
The Snow Flurry (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Times of Joy and Sorrow
Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)

Writer, Director

Danger Stalks Near
Danger Stalks Near (1957)

Screenplay, Director

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

as (uncredited)

The Garden of Women
The Garden of Women (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Love Letter
Love Letter (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

A Japanese Tragedy
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Sincere Heart
Sincere Heart (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1951)

Screenplay, Director

1940s

18 titles · average score 66
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Broken Drum
Broken Drum (1949)

Screenplay, Director

Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Portrait
The Portrait (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Apostasy
Apostasy (1948)

Director

Phoenix
Phoenix (1947)

Director, Screenplay

Morning for the Osone Family
Morning for the Osone Family (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Army
Army (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Jubilation Street
Jubilation Street (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Living Magoroku
The Living Magoroku (1943)

Director, Writer

1930s

3 titles
Five Siblings
Five Siblings (1939)

Idea, Writer

The Lights of Asakusa
The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

Assistant Director

Okoto and Sasuke
Okoto and Sasuke (1935)

Assistant Camera