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Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Director · Born February 5, 1937 (89) · Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Born in Nagano Prefecture, Yamaguchi graduated from Waseda University and began working at the Tōei studios in Kyoto. He directed a number of action movie series in the 1970s and has also helmed many TV movies.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 5, 1937 (89)
From
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 40 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 27Up 14% in 30 days

What are Kazuhiko Yamaguchi's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
22%
Bonds
18%
Self
18%
Power
18%
Survival
18%
Society
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Tense
2
Manic
1
Dread
1

How their films linger

Rousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kazuhiko Yamaguchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuhiko Yamaguchi'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

40 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moon Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Will You Die in the Chinpira Dream Chara! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Shadow Over Innsmouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Der Lindenbaum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Onna Furin Kazan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Tenshi no Uppercut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Ponytail Won't Look Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

  • Big Magnum Kuroiwa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Kanei Command Performance(1983)

    Director

  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Totsugawa Keibu Series (The Suspence) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Extravagant Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • Karate for Life(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • The Karate Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

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

    Director

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

    Director

  • The Return of Sister Street Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Karate Bullfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

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

    Director

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

    Director

  • Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Sister Street Fighter(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • Neon Jellyfish: Shinjuku Flower Streetcar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

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

    Director

  • Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Wandering Ginza Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Troops of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Final Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Assistant Director

  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Assistant Director

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

    Assistant Director

  • I Sell My Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Assistant Director

  • Express Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1967 to 1996.

Highest rated

Sister Street Fighter (1974)

Midcredits 59th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing34 of 40: 25 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting9 of 40: 0 only writing, 9 with another roleCinematography1 of 40: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew5 of 40: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

40 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1960s4 · crew1970s25 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s3 · crew

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

How do Kazuhiko Yamaguchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of the 2 of 3 with a score; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 2 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 2 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most loved · director

Karate for Life (1977)

Midcredits 68th · 61% 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.

Who does Kazuhiko Yamaguchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuhiko Yamaguchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Norifumi Suzuki shares the most, 2.

Writers

Cinematographers and editors