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Portrait of Hitoshi Yazaki

Directing

Hitoshi Yazaki

Titles
21movies
Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, with a break from 1981 to 1990, busiest in 2006 with 2 main titles.

Directed
17
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for March Comes In Like a Lion
March Comes In Like a Lion
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Hitoshi Yazaki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.9
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.2
  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Adultery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
RoleAnyDirecting19Writing8Appearances1Art1Production1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s41980s21990s12000s32010s72020s3
GenreAnyDrama18Romance9Comedy2Mystery1Action1Crime1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

3 titles
Sakura

Writer, Director

2010s

7 titles · average score 50
1+1=11

Screenplay, Director

Love and Treachery

Screenplay, Director

2000s

3 titles · average score 64
Have a Nice Day

Director, Writer

1990s

1 title · average score 66

1980s

2 titles
Afternoon Breezes

Screenplay, Director

1970s

4 titles
Back of Happy Street

Assistant Director

Yumeko's Death

Production Design, Assistant Director