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Masato Ide

Writer · Died July 17, 1989, aged 69 · Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan

Born
January 1, 1920
Died
July 17, 1989 (aged 69)
From
Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Masato Ide's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
35%
Self
34%
Morality
31%
Power3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Tense
1
Cathartic
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Masato Ide's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masato Ide's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Masquerade(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Oil-Hell Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • The Story of Jiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • Surgical Designs in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay

  • Ran(1985)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kitsune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

  • Confessions of a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay

  • Writhing Tongue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • The Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Screenplay

  • Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior(1980)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Dynamite Don-Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • The Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • The Alaska Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Kenkaku Shōbai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 22 episodes · Screenplay

  • Kataashi no ēsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • The Sands of Kurobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Family of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Rise Against the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • The Betrayers Out! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • The Witness' Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • Red Beard(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Rabble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Muchana Yakko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Outpost of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Assassins for sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • A Man with Dragon Tattoos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • 假名手本忠臣蔵 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Tatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Otoko no Uta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Bandits on the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • A Wife Confesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Beware of The Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • The Master Spearman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • The Forbidden Scoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Points and Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer

  • Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • 直八子供旅 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Adaptation

  • A Matter of Valour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • The Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Outlaw island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • 流轉 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Adaptation

  • Troupers of Asakusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Adaptation

  • A Man Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Picture Book of Sarutobi Sasuke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Adaptation

  • 親馬鹿花合戦 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Koi no rantō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 1951 to 1992.

Biggest box office

Masquerade (2012)

$94M worldwide

Highest rated

Red Beard (1965)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Ran (1985)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing49 of 49: 49 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s13 · crew1960s22 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Masato Ide's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 98th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4

Most loved · writer

Red Beard (1965)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 70/100 and the plot and story 68/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Masato Ide's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Masato Ide work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masato Ide's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akira Kurosawa shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers