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
61980s
1 title
Romansu (1984)
TV show · as 真之助の父・香木真太郎
1970s
1 title
1960s
3 titles · average score 66
The Night before Pearl Harbor (1968)
as Goro Mizuike
Eriko (1962)
as Sobei Nodera
66
The Wandering Princess (1960)
as Futetsu / Fuketsu Aishinkakura
1950s
1 title · average score 68
68
Brother and Sister (1953)
as Kobata