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Osamu Tanaka

Editor, also producer · Japan

From
Japan
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 188 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Osamu Tanaka's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
30%
Morality
23%
Self
14%
Society
11%
Bonds
8%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 13

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · 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 6 · Engaged 13 · 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 5 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
10
Dread
8
Thrilling
7
Contemplative
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Osamu Tanaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Osamu Tanaka'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

188 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hakuchū no onna gari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

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  • Katame dake no koi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

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  • A Tonkatsu Diner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

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  • Gifu no yubi asobi: Nukanaide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

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  • Stepmother's Secret: Son's Caress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

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  • Mariko Kawana: The Sweet Water of the Cherry-Blossom Shell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

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  • Miko no bihada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

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  • Seihanzai file: Yamide naku onnatachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

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  • Wakazuma kairaku lesson: Toriko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

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  • Inran nyôbô: Kahanshin no amai kaori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

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

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  • Gauche the Cellist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

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  • Tousen - The Election (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

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  • Noctiluca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

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  • SEXY COP 348 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

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  • At the End of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

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  • Uwakizuma: Inran dônôkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

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  • Large Rotation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

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  • Jukunen fûfu: Mahiru inniku seiseikatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

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

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  • Kobo, the Li'l Rascal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

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

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  • Asian Beat: I Love Nippon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

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  • Female Neo-Ninjas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

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

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  • High Heels Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

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  • Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

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  • Female Punisher Zebra 2: Action Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

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  • Female Punisher Zebra: Sexy Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

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  • Circus Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

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  • Sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

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  • Bomber Bikers of Shonan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

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  • Kyûkyoku onanie: Yume jigoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

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  • Be-Bop High School 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

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  • Taguchi Yukari: Za keiren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

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

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  • Bondage Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

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  • Onanii musume: Midarana shiseikatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

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  • Secret Flesh Torture Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

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  • Pero Pero Candy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

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  • Hentai kinbaku chôkyô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

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  • The Dagger of Kamui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

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  • Blue Skirt: Dangerous Breeding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

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  • Nyan Nyan Musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

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  • Toruko no 48-jikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

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  • Serial Killer: Coldblooded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

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  • Kahanshin Shôkôgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

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  • Lensman(1984)

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    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Nogare no machi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Harmagedon(1983)

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    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Binding the Tattooed Woman: Snake and Peony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • The True Story of the Element (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Bishôjo onanie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Lusty Discipline in Uniform (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • Young Wife Assault Pervert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • Nure hada irezumi o shibaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • Molester's Train: Mischievous Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • Black Hair, Velvet Soul(1982)

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    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bondage White Coat Torture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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  • Uniform Virgin Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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  • Violence in Shinjuku 25 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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  • Yokohama BJ Blues(1981)

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    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Tattooed Slave Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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

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  • Rope Violation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

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  • Dracula(1980)

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    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Apartment Wife Tied Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

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

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

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  • Tortured Women's Dark History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

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

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  • Bizarre Rose Makeup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • The Tale of Jean Valjean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • No Grave for Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • College Girl: 3 Days, 3 Nights, All Sweaty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • Devil's Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • Conan, the Boy in Future(1979)

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    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Holy Virgin Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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

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  • Harry and His Geisha Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

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  • The Song of the Lady Musashino: Inmai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

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  • Tie Up the Girl! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

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

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  • Mrs. Muremure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

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  • The Shocking History of the Death Penalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • Johan-ma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • The Circuit Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • Karate for Life(1977)

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    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Short and Fat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • The Devil's Island(1977)

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    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • A Kawachi Rascal's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Snake and Lady Slave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Jitsuroku: Maruhi tsûkin chijo nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Karate Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Dragon Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Karate Bear Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Deep Throat in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Bullet Train(1975)

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    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Wolf Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Graveyard of Honor(1975)

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    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • Violent Fraternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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  • Sister Street Fighter(1974)

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    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Oh Wonderful Utamaro! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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

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  • Prophecies of Nostradamus(1974)

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    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Golgo 13(1973)

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    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Ando Gang Documentary Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Yokosuka Navy Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Bodyguard Kiba 2(1973)

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    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Blond Call Girls in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable(1973)

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    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Three Little Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Bodyguard Kiba(1973)

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    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Flower in a Neon Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • A Woman’s Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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  • Submersion of Japan(1973)

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    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41(1972)

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    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Horrible Obsessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • Yakuza Skirmishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion(1972)

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    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Street Mobster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • Gang Warfare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • Delinquent Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

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  • The Armed Organization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • The Gambler's Counterattack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • The Gambling Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • Patience Has An End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • Sympathy for the Underdog(1971)

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    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • A Kamikaze Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Code Between Brothers: All New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • The Bad Guy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Japan Organized Crime Boss(1969)

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    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Domain: Flower and Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Sex and Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • The Green Slime(1968)

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    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Blue in Isezaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • The Cheating Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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

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  • Gambler's Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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

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  • Yanagase Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

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

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  • Dissolution Rites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

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

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  • Nerves for Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • Continental Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • Three Generations of Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • Married Woman Due Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • One Man's Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

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  • A Charming Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

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  • A Lonely Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

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  • The Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

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

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  • Police Precinct: Missing Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Storm Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Wolves, Pigs & Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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

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  • Police Precinct: Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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

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

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  • Element of Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • The Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • League of Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Violent Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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

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  • The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Greed in Broad Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Police Precinct Part 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Darling Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Challenge Beneath the Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • The Sand City in Manchuria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • Won't Stand for Dying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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Career shape

A full career of 183 titles from 1960 to 2012.

Biggest box office

Submersion of Japan (1973)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing183 of 183: 183 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1960s49 · crew1970s64 · crew1980s41 · crew1990s19 · crew2000s9 · 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 Osamu Tanaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
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Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Black Hair, Velvet Soul (1982)

78th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Conan, the Boy in Future (1979)

Midcredits 95th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Osamu Tanaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Osamu Tanaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fumio Kônami shares the most, 5.

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