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Kazuo Kuroki

film director (1930–2006)

3.83body-of-work score · ranked #289 of 2640 directors · 7 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
November 10, 1930 · Matsusaka
Died
April 12, 2006 · Tokyo
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Directing career
10 directorial credits, 1966–2006 · first: Silence Has No Wings (1966) · last: The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko (2006)
Work
film director, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Kazuo Kuroki
映画評論社 · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    A Boy's Summer in 1945美しい夏キリシマ

    2003 · Japan · war

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 2003 #1

    1.001 citation
  2. 2
    Preparation for the Festival祭りの準備

    1975 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1975 #2

    0.631 citation
  3. 3
    TomorrowTOMORROW 明日

    1988 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1988 #2

    0.631 citation
  4. 4
    The Face of Jizo父と暮せば

    2004 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 2004 #4

    0.431 citation
  5. 5
    The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko紙屋悦子の青春

    2006 · Japan · war

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 2006 #4

    0.431 citation
  6. 6
    Ryoma Ansatsu竜馬暗殺

    1974 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1974 #5

    0.391 citation
  7. 7
    Rônin-gai浪人街

    1990 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1990 #8

    0.321 citation

Complete filmography

All 10 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.