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Yoichi Takabayashi

Director · 18 credits · 2 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Water Was So Clear (1973)

Directed movies (17 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Water Was So Clear

    1973 · ★ 7.2 (6 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. In the Cellar

    1981

    Drama

    2

  3. Irezumi

    1982 · ★ 5.7 (13 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    3

  4. The Woman

    1980

    4

  5. Naomi

    1980 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Death at an Old Mansion

    1975 · ★ 6.3 (13 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Mystery

    6

  7. The Temple of the Golden Pavillion

    1976 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Double Suicide at Nishijin

    1977 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Red Scandal: Affair

    1982 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    9

  10. In the Realm of Death and Pleasure

    1978

    Drama

    10

  11. The Wonderful World of Steam Locomotive

    1970

    Documentary

    11

  12. T-shi no gogo

    1962

    12

  13. Tamashii asobi - hōkō

    1988

    Drama, Documentary

    13

  14. The Sand

    1963

    14

  15. Musashino

    1965

    15

  16. Prostitute

    1973

    Documentary

    16

  17. Doll in the Shadows aka Shadow of a Doll

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    17

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.