- October 1, 1899
- June 9, 1985 (aged 85)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Writer, also actor
- 3 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Known for
What are Matsutarō Kawaguchi's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Matsutarō Kawaguchi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Matsutarō Kawaguchi'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
100 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Shingo's Ten Duels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
蛇公主 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Onna no hanamichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Night of the Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Sisters and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Shingo's Final Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Zoku aizen katsura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Flower in a Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Oniisan to oneesan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Radiant Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Love New and Old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Nocturne of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
晴小袖 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Tsukinode no ketto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Deep River Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Demon of Mount Oe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Beauty the Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Paper Pigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Turbulent Highways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Jōen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Snake Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Disobedience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
A Mother's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Magnificent Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Tokyo Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
A Woman's Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Night Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Love of the Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Gonpachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Sentimental Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Sabakareru jūdai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Migratory Birds of the Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
I Was Tokichiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Tama wa kudakezu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Taira Clan Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Hanamazu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Ginji of the Seven Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Life of Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
A Gang of Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
A Story from Chikamatsu(1954)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Asakusa at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Maiko monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Tree of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Golden Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
A Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Haha nami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Lady Chatterley of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Ugetsu(1953)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Paths of Two Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Furisode kyōjo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Hahakozuru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Izayoi kaidō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Aizenbashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Kyūjō hiroba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Kenjū no mae ni tatsu haha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Hebi hime dōchū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Aizenso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Doku bara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Arashi no naka no shimai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Shin Aizen Katsura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Nocturnal Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Oyabaka taishō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Taki no shiraito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
The Famous Sword Bijomaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Miyamoto Musashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Goju no to (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Sumida River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Suzhou Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
夫婦太鼓 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
晴小袖 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Zoku Hebihimesama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Haru yo izuko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Zoku aizen katsura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Tsukiyo Karasu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Tree of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Straits of Love and Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Miss Okichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Oyuki the Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
The Feast of Gion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
The Passion of a Woman Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Zoku hebi hime dōchū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 100 titles, 99 of them dated from 1926 to 1990.
How do Matsutarō Kawaguchi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 3 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 65/100 in their films, across 3 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 Matsutarō Kawaguchi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matsutarō Kawaguchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenji Mizoguchi shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Kenji MizoguchiShared titles: A Story from Chikamatsu (1954), Ugetsu (1953), The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers
- Yoshikata YodaShared titles: A Story from Chikamatsu (1954), Ugetsu (1953), The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Yoshikata Yoda
Actors
- Kakuko MoriShared titles: Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Kakuko Mori
- Kyōko KagawaShared titles: Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Kyōko Kagawa
- Machiko KyôShared titles: Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), Ugetsu (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Machiko Kyô
- Eitarō OzawaShared titles: A Story from Chikamatsu (1954), Ugetsu (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Eitarō Ozawa
Composers and cinematographers
- Kazuo MiyagawaShared titles: Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), A Story from Chikamatsu (1954), Ugetsu (1953)See all 3 shared titles with Kazuo Miyagawa
- Fumio HayasakaShared titles: A Story from Chikamatsu (1954), Ugetsu (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Fumio Hayasaka
Producers
- Masaichi NagataShared titles: Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), A Story from Chikamatsu (1954), Ugetsu (1953)See all 3 shared titles with Masaichi Nagata
