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 3.6
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- 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
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Complex Characters 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Gentle Humor 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Kaiju Film 2
- Post-War Japan 2
- Class Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Manji, Fires on the Plain, Blind Beast, Afraid to Die, +20 more
Ayako WakaoActorManji, Afraid to Die, An Actor's Revenge, Stolen Pleasure, Elegant Beast, +12 more
Yasuzō MasumuraDirectorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Manji, Blind Beast, Afraid to Die, Stolen Pleasure, +9 more
Machiko KyōActorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Brother and Sister, Night Butterflies, The Wandering Princess, Dancing Girl, +7 more- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerManji, Fires on the Plain, Blind Beast, An Actor's Revenge, Stolen Pleasure, +7 more
Kon IchikawaDirectorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Fires on the Plain, An Actor's Revenge, Ten Women in Black, The Broken Commandment, +4 more
Natto WadaWriterThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Fires on the Plain, Ten Women in Black, The Broken Commandment, The Wandering Princess, +4 more
Fujiko YamamotoActorAn Actor's Revenge, Ten Women in Black, Night Butterflies, The Golden Demon, Being Two Isn't Easy, +3 more
Jiro TamiyaActorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Stolen Pleasure, The Great White Tower, Black Test Car, Mother, +3 more
Sei IkenoComposerStolen Pleasure, The Great White Tower, Night Butterflies, Elegant Beast, Black Test Car, +3 more- HHiroshi MuraiCinematographerThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Afraid to Die, The Cast-Off, The False Student, The Most Valuable Wife, +2 more
Jun HamamuraActorRomansu, An Actor's Revenge, Gamera, the Giant Monster, Stolen Pleasure, The Broken Commandment, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
71970s
1 title
Netchū Jidai (1978)
TV show
1960s
4 titles · average score 85
85
Blind Beast (1969)
as Michio
The Night before Pearl Harbor (1968)
as Goro Mizuike
Rabble Tactics (1963)
as Yaju
Victory and Defeat (1960)
as Ryusuke Suma
1950s
2 titles · average score 91
91
Fires on the Plain (1959)
as Tamura
Mother (1958)
as Hiroshi Takayama