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Shinji Sōmai

Japanese film director (1948-2001)

4.22body-of-work score · ranked #262 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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

Born
January 13, 1948 · Morioka
Died
September 9, 2001 · Isehara
Nationality
Japan
Work
film director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

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
    Wait and Seeあ、春

    1998 · Japan · action, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1999 #1

    1.001 citation
  2. 2
    The FriendsLes Amis

    1971 · France · drama

    Locarno Golden Leopard winner 1971

    0.751 citation
  3. 3
    Movingお引越し

    1993 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1993 #2

    0.631 citation
  4. 4
    Typhoon Club台風クラブ

    1985 · Japan · action, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1985 #4

    0.431 citation
  5. 5
    The Friends夏の庭 The Friends

    1994 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1994 #5

    0.391 citation
  6. 6
    Kaza-hana風花

    1999 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 2001 #5

    0.391 citation
  7. 7
    The Catch魚影の群れ

    1983 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1983 #7

    0.331 citation
  8. 8
    Luminous Woman光る女

    1987 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1987 #9

    0.301 citation

Complete filmography

All 14 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.