Masao Shimizu
- Cinematographer
- 5 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Masao Shimizu's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Masao Shimizu's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Masao Shimizu'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
13 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Final Yamato(1983)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Bullet Train(1975)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
City of Corruption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Transgressor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A Woman’s Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Woman His Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Spooky Kitaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Attack Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
A Love that Wagers the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1959 to 1998.
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 Masao Shimizu's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the cinematography 82/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 62. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Masao Shimizu work with?
People who share at least 2 of Masao Shimizu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Osamu Tanaka shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Shunya ItōShared titles: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Shunya Itō
Writers
- Hirô MatsudaShared titles: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Hirô Matsuda
- Tooru ShinoharaShared titles: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Tooru Shinohara
Actors
- Fumio WatanabeShared titles: Bullet Train (1975), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Fumio Watanabe
- Meiko KajiShared titles: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Meiko Kaji
Composers and editors
- Osamu TanakaShared titles: Bullet Train (1975), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Osamu Tanaka
- Shunsuke KikuchiShared titles: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Shunsuke Kikuchi
Producers
- Kineo YoshimineShared titles: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Kineo Yoshimine