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Fumio Kônami

Writer · Died March 4, 2012, aged 78 · Tokyo, Japan

Born
January 10, 1934
Died
March 4, 2012 (aged 78)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 66 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Fumio Kônami's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th 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
Morality
33%
Survival
26%
Power
17%
Bonds
15%
Society
5%
Self
2%
Ideas
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 10

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · 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 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

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 10

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4

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 Fumio Kônami's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fumio Kônami'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

66 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Romantic Mania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Taboo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Lipstick: Falling Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • Tôhôkenbunroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Lucia Bud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Catch Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan(1992)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Tigers Memorial Club Band: My Summer, and Our Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • Balloon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • A Chaos of Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • Makeup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • House on Fire(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Crazy Family(1984)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay

  • The Dropout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • The Go Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Sanshiro the Judoist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Screenplay

  • Crazed Fruit(1981)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shogun's Ninja(1980)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Image of a Bound Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Screenplay

  • Wet Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • Dead Angle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • Down with The Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • Panic in High School(1978)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Japanese Humanity and Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • The Classroom of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Violent Panic: The Big Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • True Story of a Woman in Jail: Hell of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Wolf Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Graveyard of Honor(1975)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Four Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sex, Gamble and Big Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Story of Japanese Bad Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer

  • Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Sympathy for the Underdog(1971)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • A Kamikaze Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Japan Organized Crime Boss(1969)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Playgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Snake Woman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Blackmail Is My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Gambler's Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Rampaging Dragon of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Pretty Devil Yoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • A Circus Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Sasuke and His Comedians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles from 1961 to 1997.

Highest rated

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing66 of 66: 66 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1960s13 · crew1970s31 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s11 · 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 Fumio Kônami's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Crazed Fruit (1981)

57th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

Midcredits 89th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 50/100 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 Fumio Kônami work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fumio Kônami's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hirô Matsuda shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers