Isamu Ichida
- Editor
- 26 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
What are Isamu Ichida's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 4 · Earnest 17
Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 12
A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 7
Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 13
Steady 6 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 5
Casual 3 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 8
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Isamu Ichida's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) · editor · free
- Yakuza Graveyard (1976) · editor · free
- Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) · editor · free
- Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977) · editor · free
- The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974) · editor · free
- Death of a Ninja (1982) · editor · free
- Message from Space (1978) · editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Isamu Ichida's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
70 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Midwinter Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Oil-Hell Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Great Shogunate Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Fukuzawa Yukichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Dohten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Yakuza Ladies 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Anego(1988)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Chaos of Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Carmen 1945(1988)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Labyrinth Romanesque(1988)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Yakuza Ladies 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Tokyo Bordello(1987)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Taikoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Yakuza Ladies(1986)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Death Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
House on Fire(1986)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Tracked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Gray Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Oar(1985)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Story of a Man Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Kita no hotaru(1984)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Appassionata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Death of a Ninja(1982)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Domineering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Fall Guy(1982)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Dropout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Onimasa(1982)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Blazing Valiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Roaring Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Samurai Reincarnation(1981)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Shogun Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Down with The Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
０計画を阻止せよ－総理大臣誘拐！！－ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Fall of Ako Castle(1978)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Yagyu Clan Conspiracy(1978)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Message from Space(1978)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Doberman Cop(1977)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Yakuza Code Still Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Yakuza Graveyard(1976)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Three Ginza Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Violent Panic: The Big Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Evil Doers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Scoundrel Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The International Gang of Kobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Gambling Den Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Viper Brothers and the Young General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Karate 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Karate 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Tattooed Hitman(1974)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Dangerous Trade in Kobe(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sex & Fury(1973)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Aesthetics of a Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Red Silk Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Career shape
A full career of 68 titles from 1972 to 1993.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Isamu Ichida's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th17
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser16
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Isamu Ichida work with?
People who share at least 2 of Isamu Ichida's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hideo Gosha shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Hideo GoshaShared titles: Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989), Carmen 1945 (1988), Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982)See all 7 shared titles with Hideo Gosha
- Kinji FukasakuShared titles: House on Fire (1986), Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983), Fall Guy (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981), Message from Space (1978), Yakuza Graveyard (1976)See all 6 shared titles with Kinji Fukasaku
Writers
- Kôji TakadaShared titles: Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982), The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974), The Tattooed Hitman (1974), Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)See all 7 shared titles with Kôji Takada
- Kazuo KasaharaShared titles: Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989), Carmen 1945 (1988), Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Graveyard (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Kazuo Kasahara
- Hirô MatsudaShared titles: Labyrinth Romanesque (1988), Message from Space (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Hirô Matsuda
- Tomiko MiyaoShared titles: Oar (1985), Onimasa (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Tomiko Miyao
Actors
- Shin'ichi ChibaShared titles: Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983), Death of a Ninja (1982), Fall Guy (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981), Message from Space (1978), Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977), The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974)See all 7 shared titles with Shin'ichi Chiba
- Mikio NaritaShared titles: Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Death of a Ninja (1982), Onimasa (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981), Message from Space (1978)See all 6 shared titles with Mikio Narita
- Hiroyuki SanadaShared titles: House on Fire (1986), Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983), Death of a Ninja (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981), Message from Space (1978)See all 5 shared titles with Hiroyuki Sanada
- Masataka NaruseShared titles: Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973), Sex & Fury (1973)See all 4 shared titles with Masataka Naruse
Composers and cinematographers
- Fujio MoritaShared titles: Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989), Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Death of a Ninja (1982), Onimasa (1982)See all 7 shared titles with Fujio Morita
- Masaru SatōShared titles: Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984)See all 4 shared titles with Masaru Satō
- Daisaku KimuraShared titles: Labyrinth Romanesque (1988), House on Fire (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Daisaku Kimura
- Tôru NakajimaShared titles: Message from Space (1978), Yakuza Graveyard (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Tôru Nakajima
Producers
- Gorô KusakabeShared titles: Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Onimasa (1982), Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)See all 5 shared titles with Gorô Kusakabe
- Takeshi EndôShared titles: Tokyo Bordello (1987), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Takeshi Endô
- Masao SatôShared titles: Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983), Death of a Ninja (1982), Fall Guy (1982), Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Masao Satô
- Haruki KadokawaShared titles: Death of a Ninja (1982), Fall Guy (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Haruki Kadokawa
Mixed roles
- Yûsuke OkadaShared titles: House on Fire (1986), Message from Space (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Yûsuke Okada
