Natto Wada
Writer · Died February 18, 1983, aged 62 · Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
Natto Wada (和田 夏十, Wada Natto, 13 September 1920 – 18 February 1983), also known as Natsuto Wada, was a Japanese script writer and film columnist. Wada graduated with an English degree from Tokyo Women's College in 1946. She started her career at the Fujimoto Cinema Production company, where she met her husband, Kon Ichikawa, a filmmaker who promoted her script work to colleagues and collaborated with her on several films. She began writing, or co-writing, scripts in 1951, and continued until 1965. Wada's scripts included the 1953 film Puu-san, a satirical comedy based on the manga of Yokoyama Taizo; the 1956 film Shokei no Heya, based on a novel by Ishihara Shintaro. That year, Wada also wrote Nihonbashi, based on a novel by Izumi Kyoka, which documented the rivalry of two geisha in a male-dominated culture. Kuroi Junin no Onna (Ten Dark Women) was a 1961 film that satirized an egotistical male's reliance on his wife to stay out of trouble. Also that year, Wada wrote Hakai (The Broken Commandment) a film adaptation of Shimazaki Toson's eponymous 1906 novel, which examined the life of a social outcast. Wada's adaptation was notable for strengthening the role of the female protagonist. Other film scripts by Wada or with collaborators include Biruma no Tategoto (Harp of Burma, 1956), based on the eponymous 1946 novel by Takayama Michio; Enjō (Conflagration, 1959) based on Mishima Yukio's 1956 novel, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Wada was also known for her work as an advice columnist during the 1960s. Her column, "Personal Life Consultation," ran in the Asahi Shimbun.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 13, 1920
- February 18, 1983 (aged 62)
- Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
What are Natto Wada's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous1
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 Natto Wada's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Natto Wada'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
38 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Ten Dark Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Ten Dark Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Kah-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Burmese Harp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Tokyo Olympiad(1965)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Alone Across the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
An Actor's Revenge(1963)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Being Two Isn't Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Broken Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Ten Women in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Ashi ni sawatta onna(1960)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bonchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Wandering Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Fires on the Plain(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Key(1959)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Goodbye, Hello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Conflagration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Hole in One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The Crowded Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Bridge of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Punishment Room(1956)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Burmese Harp(1956)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Ghost Story of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
12 Chapters About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
A Billionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Mr. Pu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
This Way, That Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Woman Who Touched the Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Forbidden Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Wedding March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Bengawan Solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Stolen Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Koibito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Endless Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Ningen moyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Career shape
A full career of 38 titles from 1949 to 2016.
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 Natto Wada's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 5 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 Natto Wada work with?
People who share at least 2 of Natto Wada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kon Ichikawa shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Kon IchikawaShared titles: Tokyo Olympiad (1965), An Actor's Revenge (1963), Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960), Fires on the Plain (1959), The Key (1959), Punishment Room (1956), The Burmese Harp (1956)See all 7 shared titles with Kon Ichikawa
Writers
- Keiji HasebeShared titles: The Key (1959), Punishment Room (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Keiji Hasebe
Actors
- Eiji FunakoshiShared titles: An Actor's Revenge (1963), Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960), Fires on the Plain (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Eiji Funakoshi
- Jun HamamuraShared titles: An Actor's Revenge (1963), Fires on the Plain (1959), The Burmese Harp (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Jun Hamamura
- Mantarō UshioShared titles: Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960), Fires on the Plain (1959), The Key (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Mantarō Ushio
- Ayako WakaoShared titles: An Actor's Revenge (1963), Punishment Room (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Ayako Wakao
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Tatsuji NakashizuShared titles: Tokyo Olympiad (1965), Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960), Fires on the Plain (1959), The Key (1959), Punishment Room (1956)See all 5 shared titles with Tatsuji Nakashizu
- Yasushi AkutagawaShared titles: An Actor's Revenge (1963), Fires on the Plain (1959), The Key (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Yasushi Akutagawa
- Kazuo MiyagawaShared titles: Tokyo Olympiad (1965), The Key (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Kazuo Miyagawa
- Setsuo KobayashiShared titles: An Actor's Revenge (1963), Fires on the Plain (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Setsuo Kobayashi
Producers
- Masaichi NagataShared titles: An Actor's Revenge (1963), Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960), Fires on the Plain (1959), The Key (1959)See all 4 shared titles with Masaichi Nagata
- Hiroaki FujiiShared titles: An Actor's Revenge (1963), Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960), Fires on the Plain (1959), The Key (1959)See all 4 shared titles with Hiroaki Fujii
