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Hiroshi Imai

Career

Active from 1951 to 1971, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroshi Imai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.1, average 3.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Folklore 3
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Samurai Epic 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Feudal Japan 2
  • Historical Fantasy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
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Role
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Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles
Women's Prison for Torture
Women's Prison for Torture (1971)

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Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan (1971)

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The Invisible Swordsman
The Invisible Swordsman (1970)

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The Killer's Killer
The Killer's Killer (1970)

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1960s

38 titles · average score 63
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)
GoodWatch score 63

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Lefty Fencer
Lefty Fencer (1969)

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Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

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Wrath of Daimajin
Wrath of Daimajin (1966)
GoodWatch score 62

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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

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Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

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Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

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Bronze Magician
Bronze Magician (1963)

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The Fencing Master
The Fencing Master (1962)

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Buddha
Buddha (1961)

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Satan's Sword
Satan's Sword (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

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The Demon of Mount Oe
The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

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1950s

29 titles
Enchanted Princess
Enchanted Princess (1959)

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Gambler and the Princess
Gambler and the Princess (1959)

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Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)

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Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (1959)

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The Lord Pretends
The Lord Pretends (1959)

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Ojo-kichiza
Ojo-kichiza (1959)

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Travels of Lord Mito
Travels of Lord Mito (1958)

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Okesa karasu
Okesa karasu (1958)

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Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight (1957)

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Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower (1957)

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Akadô Suzunosuke
Akadô Suzunosuke (1957)

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Who Will Judge Me?
Who Will Judge Me? (1951)

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