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Tetsurô Yoshida

Writer · Died December 20, 2011, aged 82 · Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Japanese screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 26, 1929
Died
December 20, 2011 (aged 82)
From
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 38 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 28% in 30 days

What are Tetsurô Yoshida's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
41%
Power
20%
Society
20%
Bonds
10%
Survival
10%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · 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 3 · 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

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
5
Bittersweet
2
Warm
1
Triumphant
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5

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 Tetsurô Yoshida's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tetsurô Yoshida'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, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Forever Young Concert 吉田拓郎・かぐや姫 in つま恋 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as 歌手

  • Ā dokushin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • The Invisible Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo(1970)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Second Generation Young Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Girl with Bamboo Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts(1969)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • 出獄四十八時間 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Samaritan Zatoichi(1968)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Great Yokai War(1968)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • The Daring Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters(1968)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Wrath of Daimajin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Return of Daimajin(1966)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Heiji, the Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Daimajin(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fight, Zatoichi, Fight(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • School of Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • The Tragedy of a Young Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Third Generation's Loyalty Offering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Tenka ayatsuri-gumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Shikaku yashiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Samurai Save The Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Invisible Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • The Two Musashis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Blue Snake Bath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Akado Suzunosuke: The Defeat of the Skull Mask Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Red Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Adaptation

  • Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Yūtō rakudaisei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • The Rust Cleaner Sings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Yoidore nitōryū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1954 to 2006.

Highest rated

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 38: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting36 of 38: 36 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing1 of 38: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s12 · crew1960s22 · crew1970s3 · crew2000s1 · 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 Tetsurô Yoshida's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · writer

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 8 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 Tetsurô Yoshida work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tetsurô Yoshida's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masaichi Nagata shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers