Directing
Tokuzō Tanaka
- Titles
- 68movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 1991, busiest in 1963 and 1966 with 6 main titles each.
- Directed
- 69titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Lone Wolf and Cub79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.3average 2.6
- Violence7.0average 4.3
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Spiritual3.7average 2.0
- Crime5.3average 3.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Tension7.2average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Wholesome1.7, average 3.3
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Revenge 7
- Historical Drama 6
- Political Intrigue 6
- Tragedy 4
- Samurai 3
- Yakuza 3
- Melancholy 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Feudal Japan 3
- Sword Fighting 3
- Betrayal 3
- Japanese Folklore 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Shintarō KatsuActorNew Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance, The Demon of Mount Oe, The Whale God, Zatoichi the Fugitive, +15 more- HHiroshi YamadaEditorThe Snow Woman, New Tale of Zatoichi, A Samurai Never Tells a Lie, Zatoichi the Fugitive, Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade, +10 more
Akira IfukubeComposerThe Snow Woman, New Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Vengeance, Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege, The Whale God, +6 more- FFuji YahiroWriterThe Snow Woman, The Demon of Mount Oe, A Samurai Never Tells a Lie, Ken ni kakeru, Scars of Honor, +4 more
Raizō IchikawaActorShinobi no Mono 4: Siege, The Demon of Mount Oe, A Samurai Never Tells a Lie, Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade, Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman, +3 more- CChikashi MakiuraCinematographerThe Snow Woman, New Tale of Zatoichi, A Samurai Never Tells a Lie, Zatoichi the Fugitive, Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade, +3 more
Takahiro TamuraActorSleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman, Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom, The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again, Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging, Five Star Private, +2 more- HHajime TakaiwaWriterZatoichi's Vengeance, Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege, Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman, Bloody Shuriken, The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords, +2 more
Yoshikata YodaWriterBad Reputation Returns, Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again, New Bad Reputation Continues, Bad Reputation of the Big Three, Tough Guy, +2 more- KKanji SuganumaEditorZatoichi's Vengeance, The Demon of Mount Oe, The Betrayal, Ken ni kakeru, The Lord and the Gambler, +1 more
- SSenkichirō TakedaCinematographerShinobi no Mono 4: Siege, Homeless Dog, Ken ni kakeru, The Lord and the Gambler, The Princess Says No, +1 more
Jirō TamiyaActorHomeless Dog, Bad Reputation Returns, Bad Reputation of the Big Three, Tough Guy
Movies and TV shows
681990s
1 title
1980s
10 titles
Nemuri Kyōshirō (1989)
Director
Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi (1987)
Director
Ronin on a Mission (1987)
Director
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records (1982)
Director, Screenplay
1970s
1 title
1960s
43 titles · average score 66
64
Haunted Castle (1969)
Director
70
The Snow Woman (1968)
Director
66
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
Director
68
The Betrayal (1966)
Director
71
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Director
75
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
Director
67
The Whale God (1962)
Director
Tough Guy (1961)
Director
61
The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
Director
Scars of Honor (1960)
Director
1950s
13 titles · average score 81
The Princess Says No (1959)
Director
お嬢吉三 Ojou Kichizo (1959)
Director
The Lord and the Gambler (1959)
Director
84
Conflagration (1958)
Assistant Director
Bakeneko goyō da (1958)
Director
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes (1958)
Assistant Director
Bakeneko Goyōda (1958)
Director
81
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Assistant Director
78
The Crucified Lovers (1954)
Assistant Director
The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954)
Assistant Director
80
Ugetsu (1953)
Assistant Director
80
Rashomon (1950)
Assistant Director