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Tadashi Imai

Japanese film director (1912–1991)

12.08body-of-work score · ranked #61 of 2631 directors · 19 films in our library

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

Born
January 8, 1912 · Tokyo
Died
November 22, 1991 · Tokyo
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Tadashi Imai
朝日新聞社出版 撮影:秋山庄太郎 · 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
    Bushido, Samurai Saga武士道残酷物語

    1963 · Japan · action, drama

    Berlin Golden Bear winner 1963 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1963 #5

    1.392 citations
  2. 2
    Until We Meet Againまた逢う日まで

    1950 · Japan · war

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1950 #1

    1.001 citation
  3. 3
    An Inlet of Muddy Waterにごりえ

    1953 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1953 #1

    1.001 citation
  4. 4
    Darkness at Noon真昼の暗黒

    1956 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1956 #1

    1.001 citation
  5. 5
    Rice米

    1957 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1957 #1

    1.001 citation
  6. 6
    Kiku to Isamuキクとイサム

    1959 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1959 #1

    1.001 citation
  7. 7
    Aoi sanmyaku青い山脈

    1949 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1949 #2 · Kurosawa's 100 favorite films

    0.812 citations
  8. 8
    Brother and Sisterあにいもうと

    1976 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1976 #6 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1936 #7

    0.692 citations
  9. 9
    Jun'ai Monogatari純愛物語

    1957 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1957 #2

    0.631 citation
  10. 10
    A Woman Called En婉という女

    1971 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1971 #3

    0.501 citation
  11. 11
    And Yet We Liveどっこい生きてる

    1951 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1951 #5

    0.391 citation
  12. 12
    Koko ni izumi ariここに泉あり

    1955 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1955 #5

    0.391 citation
  13. 13
    Night Drum夜の鼓

    1958 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1958 #6

    0.361 citation
  14. 14
    A Story from Echigo越後つついし親不知

    1964 · Japan · biography

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1964 #6

    0.361 citation
  15. 15
    Himeyuri no Tôひめゆりの塔

    1953 · Japan · war, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1953 #7

    0.331 citation
  16. 16
    Kaigun tokubetsu nenshô-hei海軍特別年少兵

    1972 · Japan · war

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1972 #7

    0.331 citation
  17. 17
    School of Echoes山びこ学校

    1952 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1952 #8

    0.321 citation
  18. 18
    Nippon no obaachan喜劇 にっぽんのお婆あちゃん

    1962 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1962 #9

    0.301 citation
  19. 19
    Revenge仇討

    1964 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1964 #9

    0.301 citation

Complete filmography

All 30 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.