Portrait of Isshin Inudo

Directing

Isshin Inudo

Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, with a break from 1983 to 1992, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isshin Inudo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.7, average 3.5
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Biographical
    0.0, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Terminal Illness 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Emotional Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 70
Yamazaki Riverside - Over an Actor's Shoulder -
Yamazaki Riverside - Over an Actor's Shoulder - (2026)

Director

Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage
Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage (2025)

Director

Haw
Haw (2022)

Director, Screenplay

The Unnameable Dance
The Unnameable Dance (2022)

Director

Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Film Director / Yamanaka

Kono atari no mono
Kono atari no mono (2020)

Director

2010s

9 titles · average score 67
The Bucket List
The Bucket List (2019)

Screenplay, Director

Samurai Shifters
Samurai Shifters (2019)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films (2019)

Director

The Cat in Their Arms
The Cat in Their Arms (2018)

Director

ドラマ・ミステリーズ~カリスマ書店員が選んだ珠玉の一冊~
ドラマ・ミステリーズ~カリスマ書店員が選んだ珠玉の一冊~ (2017)

Director

Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ancient Biologist

Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic
Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (2014)

Director

The Floating Castle
The Floating Castle (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Nihon no Uta Film (Red Disc)
Nihon no Uta Film (Red Disc) (2010)

Director

2000s

13 titles · average score 64
Zero Focus
Zero Focus (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Gu Gu, the Cat
Gu Gu, the Cat (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Yellow Tears
Yellow Tears (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Bizan
Bizan (2007)

Director

La Maison de Himiko
La Maison de Himiko (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Touch
Touch (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

All About My Dog
All About My Dog (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Tracing Jake
Tracing Jake (2004)

Screenplay, Director

Blooming Again
Blooming Again (2004)

Director, Screenplay

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Yomigaeri
Yomigaeri (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Whispered City
The Whispered City (2000)

as 達也の友人

1990s

7 titles
Osaka Story
Osaka Story (1999)

Screenplay

Across a Gold Prairie
Across a Gold Prairie (1999)

Director

Dream Maker
Dream Maker (1999)

Screenplay

Two People Talking
Two People Talking (1997)

Director, Writer

Infinity / The Making of 20th Century Nostalgia
Infinity / The Making of 20th Century Nostalgia (1997)

Director

The Happy and Short Life of a Goldfish
The Happy and Short Life of a Goldfish (1995)

Writer, Director

Nanimokamo hyaku-kai mo iwa reta koto
Nanimokamo hyaku-kai mo iwa reta koto (1993)

Director, Producer

1980s

1 title
Aka-suika ki-suika
Aka-suika ki-suika (1982)

Screenplay, Director

1970s

1 title
気分を変えて?
気分を変えて? (1978)

Director of Photography, Director