Bontarō Miake
Actor · 170 credits · 12 in highly-rated films
Best known for Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Frequent collaborators: Kumeko Urabe, Kiyoko Hirai, Eiji Funakoshi, Hikaru Hoshi, Ichirō Sugai
Best Bontarō Miake movies by genre
Movies (170 total, ranked by score)
1Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · ★ 8.1 (428 votes)
Drama
2Street of Shame
1956 · ★ 7.7 (151 votes)
Drama
3New Snow
1942
Drama
4A Public Benefactor
1964
Drama
5Late Chrysanthemums
1954 · ★ 7.2 (38 votes)
Drama
6The Romance of Yushima
1955 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
7Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955 · ★ 6.7 (67 votes)
Romance, Drama, History
8Sound in the Mist
1956
Drama, Romance
9Metropolitan Symphony
1929
10The Feast of Gion
1933 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Romance
11Carmen Comes Home
1951 · ★ 6.2 (22 votes)
Comedy, Music
12Gamera vs. Barugon
1966 · ★ 6.4 (99 votes)
Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
13Hole in One
1957 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Mystery
14A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Drama
15Love and Greed
1964 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
16Asakusa at Night
1954
Drama, Romance
17Earth
1939 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)
Drama
18Organized Violence
1967 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Crime
19The Water Magician
1933 · ★ 7.2 (18 votes)
Drama, Romance, Crime
20The Crowded Train
1957 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)
Comedy, Drama
21Strange Triangle
1965 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
22Goodbye, Hello
1959 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Drama
23A Woman's Testament
1960 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)
Drama
24The Falcon Fighters
1969
Drama, War
25The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
Comedy
26Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964
27Beauty the Enemy
1959
Drama, Romance
28Kojiki Taishô
1952
History, Drama
29The Burdened Sisters
1961
- 30
Town of Love
1928
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.