Directed movies (44 total, ranked by score)
1Tower of Lilies
1953 · ★ 6.8 (8 votes)
War, Drama
2Revenge
1964 · ★ 7.5 (23 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Action
3The Possessed
1976
Horror
4The Blue Mountains: Part II
1949 · ★ 6.8 (8 votes)
Drama
5When the Cookie Crumbles
1967 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
6Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963 · ★ 6.7 (30 votes)
History, Drama, Action
7The Story of Pure Love
1957 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)
Romance, Drama
8Yuki
1981 · ★ 7.3 (9 votes)
Animation, Adventure, Family
9A Woman Called En
1971
Drama, History
10The Cruel Sea
1944
Action, War, Drama
11An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)
History, Drama
12Night Drum
1958 · ★ 5.9 (14 votes)
Drama, History
13River Without a Bridge Part 2
1970
Drama
14If Indeed One Loves
1955
Drama
15Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
1943 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)
Action, War
16A Story from Echigo
1964 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)
Drama
17Darkness at Noon
1956 · ★ 6.9 (5 votes)
Crime, Drama
18My Voiceless Friends
1972 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Drama
19Till We Meet Again
1950 · ★ 6.3 (9 votes)
Romance, War, Drama
20Rice
1957 · ★ 6.5 (10 votes)
Drama
21Brother and Sister
1976 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Drama
22Rika
1979 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Drama
23Nippon no obaachan
1962 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
24The Time of Reckoning
1968 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)
Drama
25The Yamabiko School
1952
Drama
26Eternal Monument
1982 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
War, Drama
27Here Is a Spring
1955 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)
Drama
28Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)
War
29Numazu Officer School
1939
War, Drama
30River Without a Bridge
1969 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.