Portrait of Tokuzō Tanaka

Directing

Tokuzō Tanaka

Career

Active from 1958 to 1991, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for New Tale of Zatoichi
New Tale of Zatoichi
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tokuzō Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Revenge 4
  • Feudal Japan 3
  • Sword Fighting 3
  • Japanese Folklore 3
  • Samurai Film 2
  • Jidaigeki 2
  • Betrayal 2
  • Tragedy 2
  • Edo Period 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit (1991)

Director

1980s

12 titles
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell (1989)

Director

Nemuri Kyōshirō
Nemuri Kyōshirō (1989)

Director

Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi
Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi (1987)

Director

Ronin on a Mission
Ronin on a Mission (1987)

Director

Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi
Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi (1986)

Director

Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama
Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama (1985)

Director

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun (1983)

Director

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records (1982)

Director, Screenplay

The Shogun's Vault I
The Shogun's Vault I (1981)

Director

Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope
Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope (1981)

Director

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge (1981)

Director

Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano
Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano (1980)

Director

1970s

1 title
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi (1979)

Director

1960s

45 titles · average score 66
Haunted Castle
Haunted Castle (1969)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

The Snow Woman
The Snow Woman (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman (1968)

Director

Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Betrayal
The Betrayal (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Bloody Shuriken
Bloody Shuriken (1965)

Director

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Zatoichi the Fugitive
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

New Tale of Zatoichi
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Whale God
The Whale God (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Demon of Mount Oe
The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1950s

11 titles · average score 90
Ojo-kichiza
Ojo-kichiza (1959)

Director

The Lord and the Gambler
The Lord and the Gambler (1959)

Director

The Princess Says No
The Princess Says No (1959)

Director

Conflagration
Conflagration (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Assistant Director

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes (1958)

Assistant Director

Bakeneko Goyōda
Bakeneko Goyōda (1958)

Director

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

Assistant Director

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

Assistant Director

The Great White Tiger Platoon
The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954)

Assistant Director

Ugetsu
Ugetsu (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

Assistant Director

Rashomon
Rashomon (1950)
GoodWatch score 90

Assistant Director