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Seizô Sengen

Cinematographer · Died March 1, 2020, aged 81 · Kyoto, Japan

Born
July 23, 1938
Died
March 1, 2020 (aged 81)
From
Kyoto, Japan
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 67 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 28

What are Seizô Sengen's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Self
31%
Bonds
22%
Power
19%
Survival
9%
Ideas
9%
Society
6%
Morality
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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 3 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Absurd
3
Contemplative
2
Tense
2
Manic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Seizô Sengen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Seizô Sengen'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

67 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • No One Can Draw My Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The Laughing Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Byakkotai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Tannka(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Madamada Abunai Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Camera Technician

  • Okite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Madness in Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Heisei Zankeiden: Blood Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • The Accomplice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Heisei Zankeiden: Blood Blade Dos Barks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Abunai Deka Forever The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Heisei Zankeiden: The Lion Roars! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Heisei Zankeiden: The Wolf Slashes! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Yakuza Ladies: Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Steel & Lead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Love and Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Heisei Zankeiden: Gaido is Killed! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Nozokiya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • I Don't Have a License! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • The Shootist: Final Episode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Succession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • The Shootist 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Yakuza Warfare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Water Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Kitchin(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • 24 Hour Playboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Music Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Juliet Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Stay or go? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Memories of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • This Story of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Lover's Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • A Homance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Cabaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Early Spring Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • W's Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Curtain Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Legend of the Eight Samurai(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Detective Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Cliff of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Sailor Suit and Machine Gun(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Hidden Trail of the Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Yokohama BJ Blues(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Beast to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • The Execution Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Killing Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • The Glacier Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • The Most Dangerous Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Rahman: Father of Bengal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • SORA, MI TA KA? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Diary of a Shinjuku Thief(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 67 titles from 1969 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Tannka (2006)

$993 worldwide

Highest rated

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography66 of 67: 65 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew2 of 67: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s10 · crew1980s25 · crew1990s22 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s1 · 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 Seizô Sengen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Tannka (2006)

61st percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)

Midcredits 93rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 77/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. 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 Seizô Sengen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Seizô Sengen's MovieCove titles; Hiroko Yakushimaru shares the most, 2.