Acting
Eiji Funakoshi
- Titles
- 59movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 1998, with a break from 1985 to 1997, busiest in 1960 and 1962 with 7 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 27top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Fires on the Plain91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.6
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Uncanny3.2average 2.5
- Psychological6.1average 5.6
- Violence4.9average 4.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay3.0, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Complex Characters 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Gentle Humor 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Campy 2
- Kaiju Film 2
- Political Intrigue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorBlind Beast, Manji, Fires on the Plain, Being Two Isn't Easy, Gamera, the Giant Monster, +18 more
Ayako WakaoActorManji, An Actor's Revenge, Stolen Pleasure, Thousand Cranes, Afraid to Die, +11 more
Yasuzō MasumuraDirectorBlind Beast, Manji, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Stolen Pleasure, Thousand Cranes, +8 more
Machiko KyōActorBrother and Sister, Night Butterflies, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Thousand Cranes, The Wandering Princess, +7 more- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerBlind Beast, Manji, Fires on the Plain, Being Two Isn't Easy, An Actor's Revenge, +6 more
Natto WadaWriterFires on the Plain, Being Two Isn't Easy, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Ten Dark Women, The Wandering Princess, +4 more
Kon IchikawaWriterFires on the Plain, Being Two Isn't Easy, An Actor's Revenge, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Ten Dark Women, +4 more
Fujiko YamamotoActorBeing Two Isn't Easy, Night Butterflies, An Actor's Revenge, The Golden Demon, Ten Dark Women, +3 more
Jiro TamiyaActorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Stolen Pleasure, Black Test Car, Mother, Goodbye, Hello, +2 more
Sei IkenoComposerNight Butterflies, Stolen Pleasure, Black Test Car, Elegant Beast, Disobedience, +2 more
Jun HamamuraActorRomansu, Gamera, the Giant Monster, An Actor's Revenge, Stolen Pleasure, The Broken Commandment, +1 more- MMichio TakahashiCinematographerThe Golden Demon, Mother, The Ataka Family, The Sentimental Idiot, Paper Pigeon, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
67Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
91
as Tamura
Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
85
as Michio
Good
Score 70 to 79
3 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Kobata
72
as Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector
70
as Kimio Hiraki
Decent
Score 60 to 69
8 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Heima Kadokura
67
as Keinoshin Kazama
67
as Futetsu (Fuketsu Aishinkakura)
66
as Tsunanori Uesugi
65
as Kotaro Kakiuchi
63
as Kaze
62
as Susumu Aikawa
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
4 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
56
as Dr. Hidaka
45
as Koisuke Sengi
40
as Dr. Shiga
40
as Dr. Hidaka
Not rated yet
50 titles
Not rated yet
as Ichiro Mihara
as Shuji
as Yasuhiko Shima
as Masayoshi Zaitsu
as Yamano
as Writer Gomu
as Toku no Ichi / Tatsu no Ichi
as Kazuo Arima
as Tadao
as Fugu
as Yonetaro Mikami
as Naminosuke