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
- Historical Drama 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Complex Characters 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Political Intrigue 2
- Gentle Humor 2
- Showbiz 2
- Post-War Japan 2
- Class Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorFires on the Plain, Blind Beast, Manji, Gamera, the Giant Monster, The Great White Tower, +20 more
Ayako WakaoActorManji, An Actor's Revenge, Stolen Pleasure, The Freezing Point, Thousand Cranes, +12 more
Yasuzō MasumuraDirectorBlind Beast, Manji, Stolen Pleasure, Disobedience, Black Test Car, +9 more
Machiko KyōActorBrother and Sister, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Thousand Cranes, The Wandering Princess, A Certain Woman, +7 more- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerFires on the Plain, Blind Beast, Manji, An Actor's Revenge, Being Two Isn't Easy, +7 more
Natto WadaWriterFires on the Plain, Being Two Isn't Easy, The Broken Commandment, The Woman Who Touched Legs, The Wandering Princess, +4 more
Kon IchikawaDirectorFires on the Plain, An Actor's Revenge, Being Two Isn't Easy, The Broken Commandment, The Woman Who Touched Legs, +4 more
Fujiko YamamotoActorAn Actor's Revenge, Being Two Isn't Easy, Night Butterflies, Ten Women in Black, The Golden Demon, +3 more
Jiro TamiyaActorThe Great White Tower, Stolen Pleasure, Black Test Car, Mother, The Woman Who Touched Legs, +3 more
Sei IkenoComposerThe Great White Tower, Stolen Pleasure, Black Test Car, Disobedience, The Freezing Point, +3 more- HHiroshi MuraiCinematographerDisobedience, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Afraid to Die, The Most Valuable Wife, The Cast-Off, +2 more
Jun HamamuraActorRomansu, Gamera, the Giant Monster, An Actor's Revenge, Stolen Pleasure, The Broken Commandment, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
11960s
1 title · average score 85
85
Blind Beast (1969)
as Michio