Kyū Sazanka has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Bad Sleep Well.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 10%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
The Bad Sleep Well (Top 10%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 14%
2 titles scored
By genre
Drama
2
Crime
1
Thriller
1
War
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Kyū Sazanka’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, layered, gritty
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
Dir. Akira Kurosawa · With Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Dir. Kon Ichikawa · With Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis
