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Mutsuo Naganuma

Career

Active from 1978 to 2014, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mutsuo Naganuma Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melancholy 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Loyalty 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Tragedy 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Human Resilience 2
  • Samurai Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Family Obligations 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 65
Cape Nostalgia
Cape Nostalgia (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

A Chair on the Plains
A Chair on the Plains (2013)

Director of Photography

The Last Ronin
The Last Ronin (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 79
The Unbroken
The Unbroken (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Kabei: Our Mother
Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

The Taste of Fish
The Taste of Fish (2008)

Director of Photography

Love and Honor
Love and Honor (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

The Hidden Blade
The Hidden Blade (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Half a Confession
Half a Confession (2004)

Director of Photography

The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Jesus is My Boss
Jesus is My Boss (2001)

Director of Photography

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (2000)

Director of Photography

Free and Easy 11
Free and Easy 11 (2000)

Director of Photography

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 71
Wait and See
Wait and See (1998)

Director of Photography

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (1998)

Director of Photography

A Class to Remember II
A Class to Remember II (1996)

Director of Photography

Toki no kagayaki
Toki no kagayaki (1995)

Director of Photography

A Class to Remember
A Class to Remember (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Yearning
Yearning (1993)

Director of Photography

Marriage
Marriage (1993)

Cinematography

The Dream of Russia
The Dream of Russia (1992)

Director of Photography

Maria's Stomach
Maria's Stomach (1990)

Cinematography

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 67
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Luminous Woman
Luminous Woman (1987)

Director of Photography

A Tale of Young Elopement
A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)

Cinematography

Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari
Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari (1986)

Director of Photography

Go for Broke
Go for Broke (1985)

Director of Photography

No More God, No More Love
No More God, No More Love (1985)

Director of Photography

Kids
Kids (1985)

Cinematography

The Catch
The Catch (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Man from Shimizu
The Man from Shimizu (1982)

Cinematography

Somehow, Crystal
Somehow, Crystal (1981)

Cinematography

The First Catch
The First Catch (1980)

Director of Photography

1970s

1 title
New - No Longer Human
New - No Longer Human (1978)

Director of Photography