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Eiji Minakata

Actor · 27 credits · 3 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sonatine (1993)

Frequent collaborators: Masuo Kamiki, Kenji Kusumoto, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Kinjirô Tooyama, Hiroshi Kato

Movies (27 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sonatine

    1993 · ★ 7.5 (699 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    1

  2. 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

    1961

    Action, Drama, History

    2

  3. 20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion

    1963

    Action, Drama, History

    3

  4. The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

    1963 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    4

  5. Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

    1962 · ★ 7.5 (12 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    5

  6. Case of Umon: Red Lizard

    1962

    History, Mystery, Action

    6

  7. The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

    1963 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    7

  8. Dad's Backdrop

    2004 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    8

  9. Faraway Heaven

    2008 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    9

  10. A Revengeful Raid

    1962 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    10

  11. The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

    1963

    11

  12. Onibi: The Fire Within

    1997 · ★ 4.6 (13 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    12

  13. Billiken

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama

    13

  14. In Search of Mother

    1962 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Bokunchi - My House

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    15

  16. Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

    1963 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. A Yakuza in Love

    1997 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Drama, Action, Romance

    17

  18. Lord Mito: All Star Version

    1960 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    18

  19. Shabu

    1996

    19

  20. Kōshoku hana densha

    1981

    Drama

    20

  21. Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

    1963

    21

  22. Mighty Shosuke

    1960

    Comedy

    22

  23. The King of Minami: Insurance Embezzler

    1997

    Crime

    23

  24. Red peonies on the skin

    1957

    Drama

    24

  25. Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

    1962

    Drama, Crime, History

    25

  26. Shimmering Sword

    1962

    26

  27. Goro the Fixer

    1995

    27

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.