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Shizuo Yamanouchi

Shizuo Yamanouchi

Producer · Died August 15, 2021, aged 96 · Kamakura, Japon

Born
June 13, 1925
Died
August 15, 2021 (aged 96)
From
Kamakura, Japon
Works as
Producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 28 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Shizuo Yamanouchi's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th 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
Bonds
42%
Society
20%
Self
18%
Survival
9%
Morality
7%
Power
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
8
Warm
5
Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
4
Tense
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Shizuo Yamanouchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Shizuo Yamanouchi'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

28 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • In Search of Ozu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Ozu's Films from Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Talking with Ozu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Rikyu(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Downtown Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • Guys Who Never Learn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • Children on the Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • I Lived, But... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Samurai Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Snow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Executive Producer

  • Haigo no hito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Assassination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • The House Where Flowers Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • An Autumn Afternoon(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Glory on the Summit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Executive Producer

  • Our Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Executive Producer

  • Noren to hanayome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • Furimuita hanayome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Executive Producer

  • Late Autumn(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Storm on the Silvery Peaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • Tokyo Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Associate Producer

  • Good Morning(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Equinox Flower(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Her Hoodlum Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • Tokyo Twilight(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Early Spring(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dancing Girls of Izu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • Early Summer(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1954 to 2018.

Biggest box office

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

$27K worldwide

Highest rated

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Late Autumn (1960)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 26: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing24 of 26: 24 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score98th

By decade

1950s7 · crew1960s12 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

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 Shizuo Yamanouchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 97th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 7 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser1

Most loved · producer

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

Midcredits 98th · 87% 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 Shizuo Yamanouchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shizuo Yamanouchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yasujirō Ozu shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors