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Yutaka Abe

Japanese film director (1895-1977)

3.13body-of-work score · ranked #349 of 2631 directors · 6 films in our library

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

Born
February 2, 1895 · Miyagi Prefecture
Died
January 3, 1977 · Kyoto
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
actor, film director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Yutaka Abe
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
    The Woman Who Touched The Legs足にさはつた女

    1926 · Japan · silent

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1926 #1

    1.001 citation
  2. 2
    Five Women Around Him彼を繞る五人の女

    1927 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1927 #2

    0.631 citation
  3. 3
    A Mermaid on Land陸の人魚

    1926 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1926 #3

    0.501 citation
  4. 4
    南海の花束

    1942 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1942 #5

    0.391 citation
  5. 5
    Moyuru ōzora燃ゆる大空

    1940 · Japan · war

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1940 #8

    0.321 citation
  6. 6
    The Makioka SistersSasameyuki

    1950 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1950 #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.