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Kazuo Kasahara

Kazuo Kasahara

Writer · Died December 12, 2002, aged 75 · Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan

Screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 8, 1927
Died
December 12, 2002 (aged 75)
From
Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 91 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Kazuo Kasahara's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Survival
23%
Morality
21%
Power
21%
Bonds
16%
Society
9%
Self
8%
Ideas
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Thrilling
4
Contemplative
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Kazuo Kasahara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Fandor (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuo Kasahara'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

91 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • 11 Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Original Concept · Original Story

  • Sangokushi: The Distant Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Fukuzawa Yukichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • Dohten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Ronin Gai(1990)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Carmen 1945(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Forced Marriage with Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • Tokyo Bordello(1987)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay

  • Love: Starting on a Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay

  • Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight(1985)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • A Madcap Corporation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Script Editor

  • Battle Anthem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay

  • Final Yamato(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Imperial Japanese Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 8 episodes · Original Story · Writer

  • The Battle of Port Arthur(1980)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • The Shogun Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Kajikazawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • Lesbian Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Yakuza Graveyard(1976)

    Screenplay · as Kizu Group Leader (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Three Ginza Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Company Buggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Cops vs. Thugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Father of the Kamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Police Tactics(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Proxy War(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hiroshima Death Match(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity(1973)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Organized Crime: Killer's Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • The Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Trials of an Okinawa Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Dagger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Fate Deals the Card of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • The Domain: Rising Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • A Wad of Notes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • A Lively Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Born Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Rise and Fall of Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Brave Red Flower of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Gambler Biography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Desperate Hoodlum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Brothers'Code - The Back Relation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • The Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Prison Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Gamblers: The Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Big Time Gambling Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • The Domain: Where The Blade Enters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • The Gambler's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Eighteen Years in Prison(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Seven Fugitives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Seven Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Japan's Most Chivalrous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Underworld Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • Three Yakuza(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Domain: The Naniwa Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • The Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Editor · Screenplay

  • The Domain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Life of Hishakaku 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Blind Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Cosmetic Sales Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Kyoto Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • The Man Who Came to the Harbor Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • Deep River Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • 続べらんめぇ芸者 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Samurai Vagabonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • Detective Hibari: Case of the Hidden Coin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • Tokyo Detective Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • A Young Rabble 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • The Tokyo Dame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Diary of a Wandering Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • With Songs in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Detective Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 89 titles from 1958 to 2024.

Highest rated

Hiroshima Death Match (1973)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 89: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 89: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting88 of 89: 86 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thEditing1 of 89: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s9 · crew1960s35 · crew1970s25 · 1 acting · 25 crew1980s13 · crew1990s6 · crew2020s1 · crew

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 Kazuo Kasahara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Final Yamato (1983)

78th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Hiroshima Death Match (1973)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Kazuo Kasahara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuo Kasahara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kinji Fukasaku shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles