Portrait of Hiroshi Teshigahara

Directing

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Career

Active from 1953 to 1992, busiest in 1959 and 1964 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes
GoodWatch score93/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Directing

    1966 · Nominated · 38th Academy Awards

    The Woman in the Dunes

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroshi Teshigahara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tea Ceremony 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Art House 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Japanese New Wave 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 69
Basara: The Princess Goh
Basara: The Princess Goh (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 80
Rikyu
Rikyu (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Director

Basara no Hana (Flowers of Extravagance)
Basara no Hana (Flowers of Extravagance) (1985)

Director

Antonio Gaudí
Antonio Gaudí (1984)
GoodWatch score 86

Editor, Executive Producer

Moving Sculpture: Jean Tinguely
Moving Sculpture: Jean Tinguely (1981)

Director

1970s

2 titles
Summer Soldiers
Summer Soldiers (1972)

Director of Photography, Director

240 Hours in One Day
240 Hours in One Day (1970)

Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 77
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Explosion Course
Explosion Course (1967)

Director

The Face of Another
The Face of Another (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Jose Torres II
Jose Torres II (1965)

Director

Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
GoodWatch score 93

Director

Ako
Ako (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

That Tender Age
That Tender Age (1964)

Director

Pitfall
Pitfall (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Sculptures by Sofu - Vita
Sculptures by Sofu - Vita (1962)

Director

1950s

14 titles · average score 66
Jose Torres
Jose Torres (1959)

Director of Photography, Director

Gaudi, Catalunya
Gaudi, Catalunya (1959)

Director

Drumu To Shonen
Drumu To Shonen (1959)

Director

Tokyo 1958
Tokyo 1958 (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

Yurakucho 0 Street
Yurakucho 0 Street (1958)

as Ryoji (Poet)

The Living Sea
The Living Sea (1958)

Production Design

Ikebana
Ikebana (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”
The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death” (1957)

Co-Director

It Is Good to Live
It Is Good to Live (1956)

Co-Director

Wheat Will Never Fall
Wheat Will Never Fall (1955)

Editor

12 Photographers
12 Photographers (1955)

Director

Hokusai
Hokusai (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Associate Producer