Shigeru Wakatsuki

What are Shigeru Wakatsuki's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

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 Shigeru Wakatsuki's films?

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

• The Criterion Channel6 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) · producer
  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) · producer
  • The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) · producer
  • Kwaidan (1964) · producer
  • Empire of Passion (1978) · producer
  • In the Realm of the Senses (1976) · production manager
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Kwaidan (1964) · producer

Subscription and free streaming for Shigeru Wakatsuki'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

17 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

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  Empire of Passion(1978)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  In the Realm of the Senses(1976)

  Production Manager

  Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  Kwaidan(1964)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  Ako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

  Producer
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  Pale Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

  Producer
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  The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Executive Producer
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  A Flame at the Pier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Producer
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  Love Under the Crucifix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Executive Producer
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  The Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Producer
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  A Full Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Executive Producer
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  Run, Genta, Run! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

  Development Manager
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  The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer(1961)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity(1959)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  The Human Condition I: No Greater Love(1959)

  Producer · Production Manager

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  The Fighter in the Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

  Producer
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  Mune yori mune ni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  So Deep in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1955 to 1978.

Highest rated

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Midcredits 99^th

How do Shigeru Wakatsuki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98^th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 99^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.

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• Universally Loved4
• Crowd Pleaser2

Most loved · producer

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

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.

Is Shigeru Wakatsuki's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Shigeru Wakatsuki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shigeru Wakatsuki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masaki Kobayashi shares the most, 4.