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Satsuo Yamamoto

Japanese film director (1910–1983)

6.92body-of-work score · ranked #147 of 2631 directors · 16 films in our library

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

Born
July 15, 1910 · Kagoshima Prefecture
Died
August 11, 1983 · Tokyo
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Satsuo Yamamoto
制作社 · 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
    The Great White Tower白い巨塔

    1966 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1966 #1

    1.001 citation
  2. 2
    War and Peace戦争と平和

    1947 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1947 #2

    0.631 citation
  3. 3
    Karei-naru Ichizoku華麗なる一族

    1974 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1974 #3

    0.501 citation
  4. 4
    金環蝕金環蝕 (石川達三)

    1975 · Japan · crime

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1975 #3

    0.501 citation
  5. 5
    Ballad of the Cart荷車の歌

    1959 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1959 #4

    0.431 citation
  6. 6
    Tale of Japanese Burglarsにっぽん泥棒物語

    1965 · Japan · crime

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1965 #4

    0.431 citation
  7. 7
    Fumō Chitai不毛地帯

    1976 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1976 #4

    0.431 citation
  8. 8
    Shōnin no isu証人の椅子

    1965 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1965 #5

    0.391 citation
  9. 9
    Shinkū Chitai真空地帯

    1952 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1952 #6

    0.361 citation
  10. 10
    The Human Wall人間の壁

    1959 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1959 #6

    0.361 citation
  11. 11
    Typhoon台風騒動記

    1956 · Japan · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1956 #7

    0.331 citation
  12. 12
    Kizudarake no Sanga傷だらけの山河

    1964 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1964 #7

    0.331 citation
  13. 13
    Bōryoku no Machi暴力の街

    1950 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1950 #8

    0.321 citation
  14. 14
    The War Without Weapons武器なき斗い

    1960 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1960 #8

    0.321 citation
  15. 15
    Floating Weeds Diary浮草日記

    1955 · Japan · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1955 #9

    0.301 citation
  16. 16
    Nomugi Passあゝ野麦峠

    1979 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1979 #9

    0.301 citation

Complete filmography

All 34 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.