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Shoji Ueda

Career

Active from 1973 to 2022, busiest in 1981 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ran
Ran
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shoji Ueda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Contemplative 3
  • Loyalty 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Sacrifice and Duty 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)

Director of Photography

2010s

1 title
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle (2014)

Director of Photography

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 71
For Those We Love
For Those We Love (2007)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Best Wishes for Tomorrow
Best Wishes for Tomorrow (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

Camera Technician

The Professor and His Beloved Equation
The Professor and His Beloved Equation (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

To the Bracken Fields
To the Bracken Fields (2003)

Director of Photography

Letter from the Mountain
Letter from the Mountain (2002)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

After the Rain
After the Rain (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 73
Madadayo
Madadayo (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Marriage
Marriage (1993)

Director of Photography

Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Dreams
Dreams (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 74
Only 5 Grams
Only 5 Grams (1988)

Director of Photography

Ran
Ran (1985)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985)

Director of Photography

F2 Grand Prix
F2 Grand Prix (1984)

Director of Photography

The Mysterious Gemini โ€ข Y&S
The Mysterious Gemini โ€ข Y&S (1982)

Director of Photography

The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

Return of the Champ
Return of the Champ (1981)

Director of Photography

Good Luck Love
Good Luck Love (1981)

Director of Photography

Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 54
Murder in the Doll House
Murder in the Doll House (1979)

Director of Photography

The Last Dinosaur
The Last Dinosaur (1977)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Greatest Game Ever Part II
Greatest Game Ever Part II (1976)

Director of Photography

Greatest Game Ever
Greatest Game Ever (1975)

Director of Photography

Slope of the Sun
Slope of the Sun (1975)

Director of Photography

ESPY
ESPY (1974)

Director of Photography

Horror of the Wolf
Horror of the Wolf (1973)

Director of Photography

1960s

1 title
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old (1961)

Camera Production Assistant

1950s

1 title
Executive Chair
Executive Chair (1958)

Camera Department Production Assistant