Portrait of Daisuke Tengan

Writing

Daisuke Tengan

Career

Active from 1990 to 2026, with a break from 2012 to 2024, busiest in 1998 and 2002 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for 13 Assassins
13 Assassins
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Daisuke Tengan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Noir 2
  • Yokohama Setting 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Melancholic 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 61
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Meet Me at Angie’s Bar
Meet Me at Angie’s Bar (2025)

Screenplay

2010s

2 titles · average score 84
Dendera
Dendera (2011)

Director, Screenplay

13 Assassins
13 Assassins (2010)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

2000s

8 titles · average score 72
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
The Most Beautiful Night In The World (2008)

Director, Writer

Waiting in the Dark
Waiting in the Dark (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

Imprint
Imprint (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

Teleplay

Detective Office 5
Detective Office 5 (2005)

Writer

September 11
September 11 (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Aiki
Aiki (2002)

Writer, Director

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Audition
Audition (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

1990s

9 titles · average score 69
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi (1998)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

Blood
Blood (1998)

Screenplay

The Eel
The Eel (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Trap
The Trap (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Muteki no Handicap
Muteki no Handicap (1993)

Director

Asian Beat: I Love Nippon
Asian Beat: I Love Nippon (1991)

Director, Screenplay

My Sister And Izuna
My Sister And Izuna (1990)

Script, Director