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
11960s
1 title · average score 85
85
Blind Beast (1969)
as Michio