Acting
Eiji Funakoshi
- Titles
- 60movies8TV 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
66/100
- 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.
- Historical5.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.8, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Complex Characters 3
- Showbiz 2
- Family Life 2
- NHK Asadora 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Psychological Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorBlind Beast, Manji, Fires on the Plain, Gamera, the Giant Monster, Being Two Isn't Easy, +18 more
Ayako WakaoActorManji, Stolen Pleasure, An Actor's Revenge, Thousand Cranes, A Certain Woman, +11 more
Yasuzō MasumuraDirectorBlind Beast, Manji, Stolen Pleasure, Black Test Car, The Woman Who Touched Legs, +8 more
Machiko KyōActorBrother and Sister, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Thousand Cranes, The Wandering Princess, A Certain Woman, +7 more- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerBlind Beast, Manji, Fires on the Plain, Being Two Isn't Easy, Stolen Pleasure, +6 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, Being Two Isn't Easy, The Broken Commandment, An Actor's Revenge, The Woman Who Touched Legs, +4 more
Jiro TamiyaActorThe Great White Tower, Stolen Pleasure, Black Test Car, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Mother, +3 more
Fujiko YamamotoActorBeing Two Isn't Easy, An Actor's Revenge, Night Butterflies, Ten Dark Women, Bridge of Japan, +3 more
Sei IkenoComposerThe Great White Tower, Stolen Pleasure, Black Test Car, Night Butterflies, Elegant Beast, +3 more
Jun HamamuraActorRomansu, Gamera, the Giant Monster, Stolen Pleasure, The Broken Commandment, An Actor's Revenge, +1 more- MMichio TakahashiCinematographerThe Golden Demon, Mother, The Sentimental Idiot, Paper Pigeon, The Ataka Family, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
21960s
1 title
The Night before Pearl Harbor (1968)
as Goro Mizuike
1950s
1 title · average score 91
91
Fires on the Plain (1959)
as Tamura