

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
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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
61970s
1 title

Kumo no Jutan (1976)
TV show · as 白川義信
1960s
3 titles · average score 69
72
Elegant Beast (1962)
as Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collector
67
The Broken Commandment (1962)
as Keinoshin Kazama
67
The Wandering Princess (1960)
as Futetsu (Fuketsu Aishinkakura)
1950s
2 titles · average score 85
91
Fires on the Plain (1959)
as Tamura
79
Brother and Sister (1953)
as Kobata