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Hiro Narita

Hiro Narita

Cinematographer · Born June 26, 1941 (85) · Keijō, Empire of Japan (now Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Born
June 26, 1941 (85)
From
Keijō, Empire of Japan (now Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 55 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Hiro Narita's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
19%
Self
14%
Society
11%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Power
7%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 8 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 8 · Intense 8

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Hopeful
8
Thrilling
8
Warm
7
Joyful
6
Other
25

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Hiro Narita's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiro Narita'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

55 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Neil Young - Boarding House 1978 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Camera Operator

  • Love Is Love Is Love(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Mathematics Of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Shadow Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Love & Taxes(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Perfect Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Darwin Awards(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Strange Culture(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Valley of the Heart's Delight(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Scorpion King(2002)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Time Machine(2002)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Teknolust(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Pictures(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fortress 2: Re-Entry(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Conceiving Ada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Shadrach(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sub Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Visas and Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Arrival(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • James and the Giant Peach(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • They (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Hocus Pocus(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gunmen(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Two-Fisted Tales(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Inland Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Solomon Northup's Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • The Rocketeer(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Plymouth(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Roller Coaster Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Shuttlecock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tummy Trouble(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Pigeon Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • No Man's Land(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Fire with Fire(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Prince Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • The Blue Yonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Sylvester(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Go Tell It on the Mountain(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Haunting Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Never Cry Wolf(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • listen... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Camera Operator

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • More American Graffiti(1979)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Apocalypse Now(1979)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Last Waltz(1978)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Journey Through the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1972 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

$223M worldwide

Highest rated

Never Cry Wolf (1983)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Hocus Pocus (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 53: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography47 of 53: 47 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew5 of 53: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s18 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Hiro Narita's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · cinematographer

Love & Taxes (2015)

94th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Last Waltz (1978)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Hiro Narita's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles20–56 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles13–59 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles25–45 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles24–34 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles26–53 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hiro Narita work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiro Narita's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Debney shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers