Filmography
Between 1958 and 1992, Toshio Masuda directed 82 feature films, 52 of those over the course of his decade with the Nikkatsu Company. He developed a reputation as a "hitmaker" and 16 of his films breached the top ten list for domestic Japanese box office revenues. Only one other director has superseded that record. The following is a list of the 16 films.
| Year | Title | Japanese | Romanization | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Rusty Knife | 錆びたナイフ | Sabita naifu | 7 |
| 1959 | The Man Who Risked Heaven and Earth | 天と地を駈ける男 | Ten to chi o kakeru otoko | 10 |
| 1960 | The Brawler | 喧嘩太郎 | Kenka Tarō | 4 |
| 1960 | Man at the Bullfight | 闘牛に賭ける男 | Togyu ni kakeru otoko | 3 |
| 1962 | Hana and Ryu | 花と竜 | Hana to Ryu | 2 |
| 1964 | Red Handkerchief | 赤いハンカチ | Akai hankachi | 3 |
| 1973 | The Human Revolution | 人間革命 | Ningen kakumei | 2 |
| 1974 | Catastrophe 1999: The Prophecies of Nostradamus | ノストラダムスの大予言 | Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen | 2 |
| 1976 | The Human Revolution 2 | 続人間革命 | Zoku ningen kakumei | 1 |
| 1978 | Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato | さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち | Saraba uchu senkan Yamato: Ai no senshitachi | 2 |
| 1980 | The Battle of Port Arthur aka 203 Koichi | 二百三高地 | Ni hyaku san kochi | 3 |
| 1980 | Be Forever Yamato | ヤマトよ永遠に | Yamato yo towa ni | 5 |
| 1982 | The Great Japanese Empire | 大日本帝国 | Dainippon teikoku | 3 |
| 1982 | High Teen Boogie | ハイティーン・ブギ | Hai tiin bugi | 2 |
| 1985 | Love: Take Off | 愛・旅立ち | Ai: Tabidachi | 7 |
| 1991 | Doten | 動天 | Dōten | 9 |
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