Tetsuya Chiba (千葉 徹彌 or ちばてつや Chiba Tetsuya, born January 11, 1939) is a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories. He was born in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Shenyang, Liaoning when northeast China was colonized by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory when they lived in China. Two of his younger brothers are manga artists: Akio Chiba, and Shigeyuki Chiba who is almost completely unknown outside Japan, despite writing many popular sports manga in Japan. Shigeyuki Chiba works under the pen name Taro Nami. Chiba's works include Tomorrow's Joe, his best known work. Many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity. He lives in Nerima, Tokyo.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 11, 1939 (87)
- Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
- Writer, also director
- 4 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Tetsuya Chiba's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Tetsuya Chiba's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Tetsuya Chiba'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
17 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Megalo Box(2018)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Tomorrow's Joe(2011)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Sayonara Midori-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The World, The Journey of My Heart - Traveler: Manga Artist Tetsuya Chiba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
A Great Super Shot Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Tomorrow's Joe 2(1981)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Glorious Number 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Tomorrow's Joe The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Ore wa Teppei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Yuki's Sun(1972)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Tomorrow's Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Tomorrow's Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Akane-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Harris' Whirlwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1966 to 2018.
How do Tetsuya Chiba's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
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.
Who does Tetsuya Chiba work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tetsuya Chiba's MovieCove titles; Ikki Kajiwara shares the most, 2.
- Ikki KajiwaraShared titles: Tomorrow's Joe (2011), Tomorrow's Joe 2 (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Ikki Kajiwara
