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Mutsuo Tanji

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Titles
10 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Mutsuo Tanji's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Self
32%
Power
24%
Bonds
11%
Survival
11%
Society
9%
Morality
8%
Ideas
5%
Class3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 5

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

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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 5 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Absurd
5
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Cold
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Mutsuo Tanji's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Mutsuo Tanji'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

56 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wet Sand in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • A Woman Called En (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • Onna no Iji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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  • Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71(1971)

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    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Banner of the Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal(1970)

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    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Step on the Gas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo(1970)

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    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Young Man's Stronghold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Apart from Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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  • Biographies of Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • The Girl I Abandoned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Bloody Territories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • The Rough One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Profound Desires of the Gods(1968)

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    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • East China Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • Retaliation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • Wind of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • The Sands of Kurobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • A Man Vanishes(1967)

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    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Branded to Kill(1967)

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    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

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  • Asiapol Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • Fighting Elegy(1966)

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    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Heart of Hiroshima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • The Pornographers(1966)

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    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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  • Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

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  • Northern City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

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  • Call My Black Dice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Juvenile Delinquents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Intentions of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • The Beautiful Teenager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Kon'nichiwa 20 sai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Kiri ni Kieta Hito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • The Insect Woman(1963)

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    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Distant Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • The Gambling Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • The Kawakaze Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • A Modern Samurai Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Danger Pays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • The Lucky General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Foundry Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Aoime no Sugao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Hana to musume to shiroi michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • Pigs and Battleships(1961)

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    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • My Second Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Gun Number Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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  • Endless Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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Career shape

A full career of 55 titles from 1958 to 1971.

Biggest box office

A Man Vanishes (1967)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Pigs and Battleships (1961)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing55 of 55: 55 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score84th

By decade

1950s3 · crew1960s41 · crew1970s11 · 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 Mutsuo Tanji's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 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 10

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2

Most loved · editor

Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

Midcredits 92nd · 78% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 27. 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 Mutsuo Tanji work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mutsuo Tanji's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shōhei Imamura shares the most, 5.

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