Writing
Seiji Hoshikawa
- Titles
- 67movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1953 to 1983, busiest in 1961 and 1969 with 7 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Zatoichi Monogatari81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.6average 2.6
- Violence7.9average 4.3
- Crime6.7average 3.7
- Politics5.1average 2.6
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Adrenaline6.7average 5.1
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics3.0, average 4.7
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 6
- Samurai Film 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Tragedy 3
- Action 3
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Blind Swordsman 2
- Yakuza 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Samurai 2
- Revenge 2
- Sword Fighting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Raizō IchikawaActorSleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade, Shinsengumi Chronicles, Sword Devil, Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction, Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire, +8 more
Akinori MatsuoDirectorThe Debt of Blood, Dice and Swords, Taiheiyō no katsugiya, Ningen Gari, The Man From the Sea, +6 more- CChikashi MakiuraCinematographerFight, Zatoichi, Fight, Zatoichi the Fugitive, Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade, Sword Devil, Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction, +4 more
- KKanji SuganumaEditorFight, Zatoichi, Fight, Shinsengumi Chronicles, Sword Devil, Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction, Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire, +4 more
- SShinya InoueEditorGambler's Dilemma, The Debt of Blood, Dice and Swords, Haunted Samurai, Exiled to Hell, +2 more
Hideki TakahashiActorGambler's Dilemma, Haunted Samurai, Exiled to Hell, Duel in the Storm, Family Crest: Die Like a Man, +1 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerShinsengumi Chronicles, Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction, Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire, Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing, Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure, +1 more
Kenji MisumiDirectorFight, Zatoichi, Fight, Shinsengumi Chronicles, Sword Devil, Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire, On the Road Forever, +1 more
Masaru SatōComposerLowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl, 零戦黒雲一家, Taiheiyō no katsugiya, Secret of the Forbidden Valley
Hajime KaburagiComposerBy a Man's Face Shall You Know Him, Sword Devil, The Third Shadow Warrior, Gonin no totsugeki tai
Akira IfukubeComposerFight, Zatoichi, Fight, Zatoichi the Fugitive, The Betrayal, Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Tōru AbeActorZatoichi the Fugitive, Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire, Family Crest: Die Like a Man
Movies and TV shows
67Upcoming
1 title
Tasogare no Tokyo Tower
Writer
1980s
6 titles
Curse of the Seven flutes (1983)
Screenplay
Secret of the Forbidden Valley (1983)
Screenplay
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri (1982)
Screenplay
Baian Mayoibashi (1982)
Screenplay
The Woman (1980)
Writer
1970s
3 titles
1960s
51 titles · average score 67
68
The Betrayal (1966)
Screenplay
65
Sword Devil (1965)
Screenplay
71
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Screenplay
75
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
Screenplay
66
Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)
Screenplay
66
Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
Screenplay
1950s
6 titles
The Fugitive (1959)
Screenplay
Tokyo Eyes (1958)
Screenplay
Nine Hours of Terror (1957)
Screenplay
Burning Youth (1954)
Screenplay
Secret Mother (1953)
Screenplay