Hanjirô Nakazawa
- Cinematographer
- 7 on MovieCove · 74 credits in all
Known for
What are Hanjirô Nakazawa's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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 0 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 7
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous2
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 Hanjirô Nakazawa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Hanjirô Nakazawa'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
74 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Gate of Youth 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Gate of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Revolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Desire of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Fall of Ako Castle(1978)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Winter's Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Sex Pervert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Curse of the Dog God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Dragon Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Green Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Graveyard of Honor(1975)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Violent Fraternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Third Generation Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Ando Gang Documentary Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Yokosuka Navy Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Quarreling with Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Street Mobster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Wandering Ginza Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Sex Up and Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Japan Derby Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Modern Sorority (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Bloodstained Clan of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Bad Guy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Cheating Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Night Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Army Intelligence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Parole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
King of the Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Organized Violence II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Organized Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Nerves for Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Pretty Devil Yoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Night Bitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Secret Club 000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Dupe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Tale of Japanese Burglars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Tokyo Untouchable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
A Fugitive from the Past(1965)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Homicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Roadside Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Revenge and the Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Police Precinct Part 22: Teenage Footsteps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Tale of Army Brutality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Police Precinct: Backing Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Eighth Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Police Department Part 15: Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Devotion to Railway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Tale of Young Drifter 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Great Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Hachi no ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Sound of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
A Trumpet Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Last Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Stand in Hakone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The River Watches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 74 titles, 73 of them dated from 1952 to 1982.
Highest rated
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
Most popular right now
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
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 Hanjirô Nakazawa's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the cinematography 76/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Hanjirô Nakazawa work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hanjirô Nakazawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fumio Kônami shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Kinji FukasakuShared titles: The Fall of Ako Castle (1978), Graveyard of Honor (1975), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971), Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)See all 4 shared titles with Kinji Fukasaku
Writers
- Fumio KônamiShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (1975), Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973), Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971), Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)See all 5 shared titles with Fumio Kônami
- Hirô MatsudaShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (1975), Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973), Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)See all 4 shared titles with Hirô Matsuda
- Tooru ShinoharaShared titles: Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973), Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Tooru Shinohara
Actors
- Harumi SoneShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (1975), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971), Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Harumi Sone
- Tsunehiko WataseShared titles: The Fall of Ako Castle (1978), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Tsunehiko Watase
- Hideo MurotaShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (1975), Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Hideo Murota
- Kenji ImaiShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (1975), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Kenji Imai
Composers and editors
- Osamu TanakaShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (1975), Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971), Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)See all 4 shared titles with Osamu Tanaka
- Toshiaki TsushimaShared titles: The Fall of Ako Castle (1978), Graveyard of Honor (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Toshiaki Tsushima
Producers
- Toru YoshidaShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (1975), Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Toru Yoshida
- Kôji ShundôShared titles: Sympathy for the Underdog (1971), Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Kôji Shundô
