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Akira Inoue

Director · 54 credits · 2 in highly-rated films

Best known for Secret Assignment (1967)

Directed movies (52 total, ranked by score)

  1. Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

    1981

    History, Action, Drama

    31

  2. Women's Prison

    1968

    32

  3. 10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal

    2004

    Mystery, Drama

    33

  4. Drunken Harbor

    1966

    Action, Crime

    34

  5. Straw hat of Itako

    1961

    Adventure, Drama

    35

  6. The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

    1984

    Drama, TV Movie

    36

  7. Showdown at Night's End

    1964

    Action, Crime, Mystery

    37

  8. The love song of farewell later

    1991

    Drama, Romance

    38

  9. 森の石松

    1992

    39

  10. The Fir Trees Remain

    1983

    History, Drama, TV Movie

    40

  11. Black Weapon

    1964

    Drama, Crime

    41

  12. Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

    1966

    Crime, Drama

    42

  13. Invitation to Jail

    1967

    Action, Crime

    43

  14. One Day in January

    2012

    Drama

    44

  15. Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife

    2016

    Drama, Crime

    45

  16. Kagerō 4

    1998

    Crime, Drama

    46

  17. Yagyu Abaretabi

    1980

    47

  18. Kanto Woman Fortitude

    1969

    48

  19. Shishamo and the Widow

    1987

    Horror

    49

  20. The Thief and the Expelled Master

    1987

    Drama, Action, History

    50

  21. Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face

    2011

    Drama, History

    51

  22. Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2

    1982

    Action, Drama, History

    52

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 3, 2026.