Acting
Eiji Funakoshi
- Titles
- 62movies8TV 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
- 28top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Fires on the Plain91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.7
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.3
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
- Showbiz0.5, average 1.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Historical Setting 3
- Complex Characters 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Class Conflict 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Kaiju Film 2
- NHK Asadora 2
- Showbiz 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, The Great White Tower, Manji, Fires on the Plain, Ten Women in Black, +20 more
Ayako WakaoActorManji, An Actor's Revenge, Stolen Pleasure, Thousand Cranes, Afraid to Die, +12 more
Yasuzō MasumuraDirectorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Manji, Blind Beast, Stolen Pleasure, Thousand Cranes, +9 more
Machiko KyōActorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Thousand Cranes, Brother and Sister, The Wandering Princess, Night Butterflies, +7 more- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerManji, Fires on the Plain, An Actor's Revenge, Ten Women in Black, Blind Beast, +7 more
Natto WadaWriterThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Fires on the Plain, Ten Women in Black, The Broken Commandment, The Wandering Princess, +4 more
Kon IchikawaWriterThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Fires on the Plain, An Actor's Revenge, Ten Women in Black, The Broken Commandment, +4 more
Jiro TamiyaActorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, The Great White Tower, Stolen Pleasure, Black Test Car, Mother, +3 more
Fujiko YamamotoActorAn Actor's Revenge, Ten Women in Black, Night Butterflies, The Golden Demon, Being Two Isn't Easy, +3 more
Sei IkenoComposerThe Great White Tower, Stolen Pleasure, Night Butterflies, Black Test Car, A Public Benefactor, +3 more- HHiroshi MuraiCinematographerThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Afraid to Die, The Most Valuable Wife, The False Student, The Cast-Off, +2 more
Jun HamamuraActorRomansu, An Actor's Revenge, Gamera, the Giant Monster, Stolen Pleasure, The Broken Commandment, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
491970s
2 titles
1960s
30 titles · average score 69
85
Blind Beast (1969)
as Michio
72
The Great White Tower (1966)
as Professor Noboru Kikukawa
64
Manji (1964)
as Kotaro Kakiuchi
Superexpress (1964)
as Masayoshi Zaitsu
A Public Benefactor (1964)
as Kazuo Arima
69
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
as Heima Kadokura
70
Black Test Car (1962)
as Kimio Hiraki
73
Elegant Beast (1962)
as Eisaku Kamiya
The Old Temple Well (1961)
as Toku no Ichi / Tatsu no Ichi
66
The Wandering Princess (1960)
as Futetsu / Fuketsu Aishinkakura
The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960)
as Writer Gomu
1950s
17 titles · average score 74
91
Fires on the Plain (1959)
as Tamura
The Most Valuable Wife (1959)
as Ichiro Mihara
The Cast-Off (1959)
as Itazaki
Goodbye, Hello (1959)
as Torao Ichige
Night Butterflies (1957)
as Shuji
Dancing Girl (1957)
as Yamano
Warm Current (1957)
as Yasuhiko Shima
Hole in One (1957)
as Koisuke Sengi
The Sentimental Idiot (1956)
as Tadao
Bridge of Japan (1956)
as Shinpachiro Kasahara
The Golden Demon (1954)
as Tomiyama
68
Brother and Sister (1953)
as Kobata