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Actor · 1923 to 2007

Eiji Funakoshi

Best rated (acting): Fires on the Plain (7.6)

Acting films
17
Acting avg
6.33
Peak run
1959’65
7+ run
2 films
CompareBacon number
Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Eiji Funakoshi, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1959 to 1965, 6.74567819541956195819601962196419661968Fires on the Plain 7.6Gammera the Invincible 5.1Career avg 6.33

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Eiji Funakoshi's career barcodecoolhot
195317 films1969
Current formLast 5: 5.86 vs career 6.33 (−0.47)
  1. WManji1964 · 6.5+0.2
  2. LGamera, the Giant Monster1965 · 5.9−0.4
  3. LGammera the Invincible1966 · 5.1−1.2
  4. WBlind Beast1969 · 6.5+0.2
  5. LGamera vs. Guiron1969 · 5.3−1.0
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Eiji by the numbers

Average
6.33
8 rated films
Vote weighted
6.33
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
17y
1953 to 1969
Total votes
823
across every film
Best
7.6
Fires on the Plain
Worst
5.1
Gammera the Invincible
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1969Gamera vs. Guiron posterGamera vs. GuironDr. Shiga5.3108
1969Blind Beast posterBlind BeastMichio6.5105
1966Gammera the InvincibleDr. Hidaka5.136
1966The Great White TowerProfessor Noboru Kikukawa·18
1965Gamera, the Giant Monster posterGamera, the Giant MonsterDr. Hidaka5.9154
1964Manji posterManjiKotaro Kakiuchi6.543
1963An Actor's Revenge posterAn Actor's RevengeHeima Kadokura6.678
1962Elegant Beast posterElegant BeastEisaku Kamiya·24
1962Being Two Isn't Easy posterBeing Two Isn't EasyGoro·16
1962Black Test Car posterBlack Test CarKimio Hiraki7.133
1962The Broken CommandmentKeinoshin Kazama·11
1961Ten Women in Black posterTen Women in BlackMatsukichi Kaze·13
1960Afraid to Die posterAfraid to DieSusumu Aikawa·12
1960The Wandering Princess posterThe Wandering PrincessFutetsu / Fuketsu Aishinkakura·11
1959Fires on the Plain posterFires on the PlainTamura7.6130
1958The Loyal 47 Ronin posterThe Loyal 47 RoninTsunanori Uesugi·12
1953Brother and Sister posterBrother and SisterKobata·19
Better together?

Eiji Funakoshi's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Kon Ichikawa and Eiji Funakoshi movies · Yasuzō Masumura and Eiji Funakoshi movies · Eiji Funakoshi and Ayako Wakao movies · Eiji Funakoshi and Fujiko Yamamoto movies

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On Eiji Funakoshi

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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