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Yoshio Shirasaka

Yoshio Shirasaka

Writer · Died January 2, 2015, aged 82 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Born
September 1, 1932
Died
January 2, 2015 (aged 82)
From
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 69 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 20% in 30 days

What are Yoshio Shirasaka's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
37%
Self
32%
Society
24%
Ideas
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · 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 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Dread
1
Manic
1
Cold
1
Triumphant
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Yoshio Shirasaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Fandor (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshio Shirasaka'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

69 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Setting Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Screenplay

  • The Souvenir Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Detective Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Dog of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • The Young Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Butterfly Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Double Suicide of Sonezaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Inside the Storm of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Nikutai no akuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • The Red Petal Is Wet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • The Japanese Belly Button (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Rape! 13th Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Lullaby of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Main Line to Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • The Beast Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Kage no tsume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • Red Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Child Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • The Good Little Bad Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Attack at Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Yabanjin no Nekutai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Blind Beast(1969)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Territory of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Kojiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Till We Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Cheers to the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Beast Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Tokyo Olympiad(1965)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Radish and the Carrot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Monrō no yōna onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Tale of Scarlet Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • When Women Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Ninja in a Business Suit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • La Fée Diabolique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Adaptation

  • Forbidden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Glory on the Summit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Closing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • The Burdened Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • A Lustful Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • The False Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • The Blue Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Ripe and Marriageable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Three Dolls in Ginza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • The Beast Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay · as Tsuji

  • The Cast-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • The Most Valuable Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • The Perfect Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Giants and Toys(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • All About Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • The Green Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Warm Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • The Blue Sky Maiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • The Betrothed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Morning Whistling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Adaptation

  • Asashio yushio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Adaptation

  • The Band in Paradise: Acharaka's Big Hit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • Jochū-san nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Adaptation

  • The Band in Paradise: Acharaka Is Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 69 titles from 1956 to 2022.

Highest rated

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Blind Beast (1969)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 69: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting69 of 69: 68 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s20 · 1 acting · 20 crew1960s26 · crew1970s20 · crew1980s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Yoshio Shirasaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most loved · writer

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 56/100 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 Yoshio Shirasaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshio Shirasaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tatsuji Nakashizu shares the most, 3.

Directors

Editors

Producers