Tōru Abe has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Human Condition I: No Greater Love.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 3%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (Top 3%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 24%
2 titles scored
By genre
Drama
2
War
1
History
1
Action
1
Thriller
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Tōru Abe’s Typical Vibe
2 films — slow-burn, dark, harrowing, layered, gritty
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
Dir. Masaki Kobayashi · With Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima
Lady Snowblood is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes. As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who offer her a deal to assassinate some revolutionaries.
Dir. Toshiya Fujita · With Meiko Kaji, Yoshio Harada, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
