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Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Composer · Died December 5, 1999, aged 71 · Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan

Masaru Satō (佐藤 勝) was a Japanese composer of film scores. The youngest of six brothers, all of them music lovers, Masaru Sato decided early in life that he wanted to be a composer. His models were two other composers born, as he was, on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido: Akira Ifukube and Fumio Hayasaka. After hearing Hayasaka's score for Rashomon (1950), Sato decided Hayasaka was the only one he wanted for his teacher. He absorbed much of Hayasaka's modernist leanings, and grew to know Hayasaka's best friend Akira Kurosawa during this period. The year 1955 was a vast turning point for Sato: after scoring numerous insignificant pictures for various studios in Tokyo, Sato won the assignment for Gojira no Gyakushu (1955). Then his teacher Fumio Hayasaka died tragically young, while finishing the score for Kurosawa's Ikimono no Kiroku (1955). Sato stepped in to complete the score, uncredited. Kurosawa was sufficiently pleased with Sato to use him for all his pictures for the following ten years. Though the two had a falling-out after Akahige (1965), Sato remained one of Japan's most in-demand film composers, returning to the Gojira series several times and remaining a favorite of many other directors such as Kihachi Okamoto and June Fukuda. After scoring Dun-Huang in 1987, Sato had to call a brief halt to his career in order to tend to family interests in real estate in his native Hokkaido; but within a few years, the problems were wrapped up, and Sato was able to go back to film composing full time, at last reaching and surpassing his 300th movie score. Sato is almost unique among Japan's prolific film composers in that he has written extensively for his chosen field, but has never written for the concert stage.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 29, 1928
Died
December 5, 1999 (aged 71)
From
Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 293 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 27Up 39% in 30 days

What are Masaru Satō's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
31%
Survival
22%
Bonds
18%
Power
14%
Self
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 4 · Dark 25

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 12

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 13 · Intense 23

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 7

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 22

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
20
Dread
10
Thrilling
10
Warm
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic8
  • 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 Masaru Satō's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masaru Satō'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

293 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • Godzilla: Final Wars(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Goblin of Mt. Kurama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • After the Rain(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Story of Modern Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

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  • Mitabi no kaikyô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

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  • East Meets West(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Himeyuri no To (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Gokenin Zankuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • In Blazing Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Free and Easy Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • The Oil-Hell Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

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  • Oda Nobunaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

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  • Free and Easy 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

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  • War and Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

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  • Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

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  • Rainbow Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

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  • Takeda Shingen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

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  • 13 Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

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  • She-Shogun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

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  • Fancy Dance(1989)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dream Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

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  • The Demon Comes in Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

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  • Shogun's Shadow(1989)

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    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Silk Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

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  • The Great Department Store Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

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  • The Forest of the Little Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

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  • Guys Who Never Learn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

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  • Tokyo Bordello(1987)

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    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

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

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  • Yakuza Ladies(1986)

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    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Kāsan no ki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

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  • Death Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

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  • Tracked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

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  • Oar(1985)

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    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kita no hotaru(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 君のふるさとに太陽がのぼった (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

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  • Adrift at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Secret of the Forbidden Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • The Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Our Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Irezumi(1982)

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    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Law of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • The Highest Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • 南十字星 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • Ah! Nomugi Pass — Fresh Green Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • Xiongmao Monogatari TaoTao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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  • At This Late Date, the Charleston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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  • Willful Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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  • Lowly Ronin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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  • Toward the Terra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

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  • A Distant Cry from Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

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

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

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  • Nomugi Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • Hunter in the Dark(1979)

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    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Blood Type: Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

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  • Dynamite Don-Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

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  • August Without Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

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

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  • Sweet Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • Sugata Sanshiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • The Yellow Handkerchief(1977)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • The Alaska Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • A Portrait of Shunkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Stars and Storms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • The Corporation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Between Women and Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Friendship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Solar Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Kyukei no Koya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Waga seishun no toki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Tidal Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Battle Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Without Complaint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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

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  • Aoba shigereru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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  • Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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  • Machi no Hi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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  • Violent Streets(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla(1974)

    Composer · Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Demon Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Submersion of Japan(1973)

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    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Stray Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Men and War III: The Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Long Journey into Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • The King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Deeper Than Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • The Twilight Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Home from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • Sapporo Winter Olympics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • Onna no hanamichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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

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  • Battle of Okinawa(1971)

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    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • Maboroshi no Satsui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • Banner of the Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Where Spring Comes Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Song of the Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • City of Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Incident at Blood Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • 240 Hours in One Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • Travels of Lord Mito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Red Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • The Magoichi Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • Hitokiri(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Battle of the Japan Sea(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • Forward, Young People! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • The Steel Edge of Revenge(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Futari no Koibito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Vagabond Schemer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • Samurai Banners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Young People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Scrap Collectors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • The Day the Sun Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • The Human Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Cry of the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • My Brother, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Admiral Yamamoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Kill!(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Judge and Jeopardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Golden Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Sôshun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Son of Godzilla(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Skiing on the Summit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Sodachi zakari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Japan's Longest Day(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Organized Violence II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Portrait of Chieko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Who Is Gomez? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Organized Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • The Age of Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Three Faces of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

  • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Big Wind from Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Koto—The Lake of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • The Mad Atlantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Zero Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • Moment of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thirst for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • The Sword of Doom(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Cash Calls Hell(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ironfinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Stairs of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Fort Graveyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Retirement of a Train Engineer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Sanshiro Sugata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Three Yakuza(1965)

    Composer

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

  • Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Red Beard(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Tattooed Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Samurai Assassin(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Juvenile Delinquents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Raised in a Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • 間諜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Could I But Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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

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  • Oh, Bomb! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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

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

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  • Jakoman and Tetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Samurai from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Zoku ôsho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • A House in the Quarter(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Okashina yatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Samurai Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Tale of Army Brutality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Life of Hishakaku 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Legacy of the 500,000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Warring Clans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Life of Hishakaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • High and Low(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Modern Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Anything For Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Kurobe Gorge Part III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Operation Enemy Fort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Our Failures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • 零戦黒雲一家 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • The Ambitious Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • Operation Sewer Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Burūtaun aoi machi no ōkami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Facing to the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • The Crimson Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Otoko no Uta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Sanjuro(1962)

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    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Run, Genta, Run! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Procurer of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Blood on the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Gambler in the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Challenge to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Yojimbo(1961)

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    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Shokei zen'ya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Yabure Kabure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Pacific Porters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Blueprint of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Man at the Bullfight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • Chikuhō no kodomotachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • Westward Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • Sixteen years old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • The Bad Sleep Well(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Man Against Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • University Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • Ôana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • The Happicoat Comedian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • The Gambling Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • Intimidation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • The Curio Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • I'm a Single Salaryman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • The Last Gunfight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • The Spear Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • The Age of Our Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Desperado Outpost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Woman from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Someday I'll Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Work Hard, Happy Girls! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Otome no inori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • A Love that Wagers the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Gigantis: The Fire Monster(1959)

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    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • A Man Explodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • I Want to Be a Shellfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • I Will Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • We Live Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Masked Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • The Praying Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • The Stream of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Crimson Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • The Hidden Fortress(1958)

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    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • The Man Who Rode the Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • Oban kanketsu hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • The H-Man(1958)

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    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 死の壁の脱出 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • A Slope in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • Rusty Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • Song for a Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • I Am Waiting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • The Lower Depths(1957)

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    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Living Koheiji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • Last Days of the Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • Half Human(1958)

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    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Muhō Ichidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • Ôban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • Streetlights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • Throne of Blood(1957)

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    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Eacape of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • Crazed Fruit(1956)

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    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • Season of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • The Vampire Moth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • Crossroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • Runaway Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • Beyond The Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • Cell No. 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • I Live in Fear(1955)

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    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • We Never Let You Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • Tactics of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • The Samurai of Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • Taira Clan Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • Beast Man Snow Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • Six Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • Godzilla Raids Again(1955)

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    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Ootone no Taiketsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • A Young Couple Oversleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

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  • Secret Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

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Career shape

A full career of 293 titles from 1953 to 2004.

Biggest box office

Submersion of Japan (1973)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

High and Low (1963)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music292 of 293: 291 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew2 of 293: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s59 · crew1960s118 · crew1970s58 · crew1980s36 · crew1990s19 · crew2000s3 · 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 Masaru Satō's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Three Yakuza (1965)

71st percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

High and Low (1963)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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.

Is Masaru Satō's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles35–73 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles4–42 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles4–30 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles19–45 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles34–65 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Masaru Satō work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masaru Satō's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomoyuki Tanaka shares the most, 17.

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