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Kôji Takada

Kôji Takada

Writer · Born April 7, 1934 (92) · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Japanese screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 7, 1934 (92)
From
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 140 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 28% in 30 days

What are Kôji Takada's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
27%
Morality
27%
Bonds
21%
Power
13%
Self
9%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Revenge7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 15

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 16

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 6

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 15 · Full focus 2

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 3 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
9
Thrilling
7
Dread
3
Absurd
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Kôji Takada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kôji Takada'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

140 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chacha: The Princess of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay

  • Akumyoh 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Screenplay

  • Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies: Companions in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Screenplay

  • Another Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies: I Want You Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • The Seven Chefs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • The Man Who Shot the Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • Emperor of Upheaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

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

    Writer

  • The Great Shogunate Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

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

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle(1990)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Notorious Bored Samurai 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

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

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • The Notorious Bored Samurai 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • The Notorious Bored Samurai 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • The Notorious Bored Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Ladies(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Spring Bell(1985)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Oar(1985)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kita no hotaru(1984)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay

  • L・O・V・I・N・G (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Future War 198X(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Onimasa(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ninja-gari(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gate of Youth 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Virus(1980)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • The Fall of Ako Castle(1978)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Never Give Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Tarao Bannai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Japanese Godfather: Ambition(1977)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Double Suicide at Nishijin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Gambling Code and Feuds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Doberman Cop(1977)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hokuriku Proxy War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Japan's Don(1977)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

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

    Screenplay

  • Jail Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • A Cheerful Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Operation Plazma in Osaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Evil Doers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • The Decisive Power of Aikido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • The Boss's Head(1975)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Gambling Den Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • The Viper Brothers and the Young General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • The Karate 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • The Street Fighter's Last Revenge(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • The Karate 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Third Generation Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Final Episode(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bronson Lee, Champion(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Return of the Street Fighter(1974)

    Original Concept

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Tattooed Hitman(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Street Fighter(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Dangerous Trade in Kobe(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hard Core Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Eight Men to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • The Red Silk Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • A Yakuza Has His Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • Zorome no San Kyoudai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • Evil Boss vs. Henchmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • The Viper Brothers Rage Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • The Viper Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • The Path of the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • The Silk Hat Boss 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Silk Hat Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • The Fort of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Kanto Woman Fortitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Okatsu the Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Killer's Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Kanto Woman Infamy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Quick-draw Okatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Sworn Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Ohyaku: The Female Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Gambling Den's Master Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • The Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Prison Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Ishimatsu the Yakuza: Something's Fishy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Showdown of Men 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Black Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Gambler: Victory Without Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Showdown of Men 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

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

    Writer

  • Tale of Ninja Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Ninja Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Edo Crime Book: Black Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Ukyonosuke Junsatsu-ki(1963)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Kagemaru of the Iga Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Road in the Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • The Duel at the Satta Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Uta matsuri Akagiyama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Showdown at Lightning Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Ōedo no taka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • 鷹天皇飄々剣　吉野の風雲児 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Princess of Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Seven Knights Pt. 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Seven Knights Pt. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Seven Knights Pt. 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Original Story

  • The South Sea Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Vampire Monster Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • Vampire Dead Beauty Carving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Rumble Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 140 titles from 1960 to 2007.

Highest rated

Final Episode (1974)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Virus (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing140 of 140: 140 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1960s47 · crew1970s53 · crew1980s18 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s6 · 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 Kôji Takada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

Ukyonosuke Junsatsu-ki (1963)

85th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Final Episode (1974)

Midcredits 89th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 10 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 Kôji Takada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôji Takada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshiaki Tsushima shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles