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Teinosuke Kinugasa

Japanese film director (1896–1982)

5.15body-of-work score · ranked #203 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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

Born
January 1, 1896 · Mie Prefecture
Died
February 26, 1982 · Kyoto
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter, actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Teinosuke Kinugasa
Unknown authorUnknown author · 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
    Gate of Hell地獄門Must-See #276

    1953 · Japan · drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1954 · Locarno Golden Leopard winner 1954 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    2.334 citations
  2. 2
    A Page of Madness狂つた一頁

    1926 · Japan · silent, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1926 #4 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.542 citations
  3. 3
    Chūshingura忠臣蔵

    1932 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1932 #3

    0.501 citation
  4. 4
    Aru yo no Tonosama或る夜の殿様

    1946 · Japan · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1946 #3

    0.501 citation
  5. 5
    Actress 1947女優

    1947 · Japan · biography

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1947 #5

    0.391 citation
  6. 6
    Genpei The Carp鯉名の銀平

    1933 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1933 #9

    0.301 citation
  7. 7
    The Siege Of Osaka大坂夏の陣

    1937 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1937 #9

    0.301 citation
  8. 8
    Crossroads十字路

    1928 · Japan · silent, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1928 #10

    0.291 citation

Complete filmography

All 24 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.