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Koreyoshi Kurahara
★ Directing

Koreyoshi Kurahara

1927 – 2002 · Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia · Active 1956–1998

Over the course of his varied career, Koreyoshi Kurahara made meticulous noirs, jazzy juvenile-delinquency pictures, and even nature films. His free-form approach to moviemaking was perfectly suited to the radical spirit of the 1960s, when he was one of the biggest hit makers working at the razzle-dazzle, youth-oriented Nikkatsu studios.

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The Warped Ones

The Warped Ones

1960 ★ 6.9
Director

A juvenile delinquent gets out of the pen and immediately embarks on a rampage of untethered anger, most of it directed at the girlfriend of the journalist who helped send him up.

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Filmography

48 credits
Crew Credits
1990s 4 credits
1995
Hiroshima Director
Movie ★ 8.0
1995
Hiroshima Director
TV ★ 8.0
1991
Movie ★ 10.0
1980s 8 credits
1988
Movie
1986
Michi Director
Movie ★ 1.0
1985
Spring Bell Director
Movie ★ 6.0
1983
Antarctica Director
Movie ★ 7.2
1983
Movie ★ 7.2
1983
Movie ★ 7.2
1982
Movie
1981
Movie ★ 7.3
1970s 7 credits
1978
Movie ★ 7.8
1978
Movie ★ 7.8
1977
TV ★ 7.0
1977
TV
1975
Movie ★ 7.5
1973
Movie ★ 8.2
1973
Sunset Sunrise Screenplay
Movie ★ 8.2
1960s 17 credits
1969
Safari 5000 Director
Movie ★ 7.3
1967
Movie ★ 6.9
1967
Movie ★ 6.9
1966
Movie
1965
Movie
1964
Black Sun Director
Movie ★ 6.5
1964
Movie ★ 6.8
1963
Movie
1962
Movie ★ 6.9
1962
Movie
1962
Movie ★ 5.0
1962
Movie
1961
Movie
1961
Movie
1961
Movie
1960
Movie ★ 6.9
1960
Movie ★ 7.2
1950s 12 credits
1959
Movie ★ 8.0
1959
Movie
1959
Movie
1959
Movie
1959
Movie
1958
Movie
1958
Movie
1957
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
The Temptress and the Monk Assistant Director
Movie
1957
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 Assistant Director
Movie
1956
Crazed Fruit Assistant Director
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
Movie