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Shigeo Tanaka

Director · Died January 18, 1992, aged 85 · Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Born
January 7, 1907
Died
January 18, 1992 (aged 85)
From
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 89 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 7% in 30 days

What are Shigeo Tanaka's films like?

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

Genres

Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Family 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
64%
Bonds
21%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Tense
3
Absurd
2
Warm
2
Dread
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5

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 Shigeo Tanaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shigeo 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

89 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gamera: Super Monster(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Wicked Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • The Genius and Delinquent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • The High School Deviates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Gamera vs. Jiger(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 新・与太郎戦記 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Woman Gambler's Supplication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Woman Gambler and the Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Champion Woman Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Woman Gambler Is Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Gamera vs. Viras(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • G-Men of the Sea: Pacific Ocean Bodyguards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • War of the Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Gamera vs. Gyaos(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Gamera vs. Barugon(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • Strange Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • I'll Cry Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Ocean Floor Crime #1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Typhoon Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Black Dividend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Girls Born in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Great Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Princess and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Wakai yatsura no kaidan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Prize of Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Triangle Moods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Dare yori mo kimi o aisu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Yoru wa usotsuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

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

    Director

  • The White Road Across the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Paper Pigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Tainted Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Love River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Tokyo Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

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

    Director

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

    Director

  • Ai no kaikyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Asakusa Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Teen-ager's Resistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Tama wa kudakezu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • A Daughter's Life Guide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Driving Like Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • The Messenger from the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Hana no Inochi wo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Kurohyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Shinkon noroke bushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Daigaku no kotengu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Haha yamahiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Tokyo Elegy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Nanatsu no seiza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Fire Department (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Rain on Jogashima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Tsuma mo koisu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Aizenso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Full Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Arashi no naka no shimai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • At the Time Men Have Seen Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Suiren fujin to bara musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • As If To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Butai wa mawaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Doyō fujin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Woman on the Night Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Dai ni no hōyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Thunderstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Kare to kanojo wa iku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Iku-san ga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Who Is the Criminal? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Even Parting is Enjoyable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Saigo no kikyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Human Bullet Corps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Monpe-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Wagaya no kaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Day England Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • 現代インチキ物語　ど狸 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 85 titles, 84 of them dated from 1942 to 1971.

Highest rated

Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

Midcredits 26th

Most popular right now

Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing85 of 85: 85 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s21 · crew1950s32 · crew1960s28 · crew1970s3 · crew

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

How do Shigeo Tanaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Gamera: Super Monster (1980)

72nd percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

Midcredits 26th · 27% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 44/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Shigeo Tanaka work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers