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Tsutomu Tamura

Tsutomu Tamura

Writer · Died March 28, 1997, aged 64 · Tomioka, Gunma, Japan

Born
January 5, 1933
Died
March 28, 1997 (aged 64)
From
Tomioka, Gunma, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 29 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 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Tsutomu Tamura's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
24%
Morality
24%
Power
13%
Society
12%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · 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 0 · Some laughs 5 · 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 0 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Tsutomu Tamura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Tsutomu Tamura'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

29 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Beyond the Shining Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay

  • Katayoku dake no tenshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • MacArthur's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay

  • Demon Pond(1979)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Jûhassai, umi e(1979)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Youth Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • Dear Summer Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

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

    Screenplay

  • The Man Who Left His Will on Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Story

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

    Screenplay

  • Diary of a Shinjuku Thief(1969)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Three Resurrected Drunkards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Good-bye Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Death by Hanging(1968)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

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

    Writer

  • Double Suicide: Japanese Summer(1967)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Sing a Song of Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Violence at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Novel

  • The Start of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Ningen ni kakeruna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Bride is Fifteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Prince of Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • The Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Volunteering for Villainy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Only She Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Shisha to no kekkon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • Street of Love and Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1959 to 1989.

Highest rated

Death by Hanging (1968)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 29: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting28 of 29: 27 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew1 of 29: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s18 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s4 · 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 Tsutomu Tamura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer

Death by Hanging (1968)

Midcredits 93rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 4 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 Tsutomu Tamura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tsutomu Tamura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nagisa Ōshima shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles