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Shoji Ehara

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 42% in 30 days

What are Shoji Ehara's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
35%
Survival
22%
Self
18%
Bonds
12%
Society
9%
Power
2%
Ideas
2%
Duty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Warm
4
Absurd
2
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous1

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 Shoji Ehara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shoji Ehara'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

39 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Banjo no Himawari(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Samurai Detective Onihei: Dangerous Mercy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • House of Ninjas(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • My Happy Marriage(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Yudo: The Way of the Bath(2022)

    Camera Technician · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Radiation House: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Camera Technician

  • Masquerade Night(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Fukushima 50(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Masquerade Hotel(2019)

    Camera Technician · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Itosato(2018)

    Camera Technician · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Honnouji Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Samurai Hustle Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Attack on Titan: Part 2(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Attack on Titan Part 1(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Hustle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Thermae Romae II(2014)

    Camera Technician · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Nobunaga Concerto(2014)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Floating Castle(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Chuushingura Sono Gi Sono Ai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Camera Operator

  • Killer Bride's Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Shabake 2: Uso Uso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Shabake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Baian Fujieda the Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Technician

  • Shin Kunoichi Ninpo-Den: Shakunetsu no Ranbu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Kibakichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • 10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Bounty Hunter Vixens: Treasure of Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Black Out Tokyo Elevator Panic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Kunoichi: Lady Ninja(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Haunted Lantern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Legend of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Thermae Romae II (2014)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

My Happy Marriage (2023)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

House of Ninjas (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography30 of 38: 30 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew8 of 38: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s11 · 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 Shoji Ehara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015)

80th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

My Happy Marriage (2023)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 60/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 44. 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 Shoji Ehara's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Shoji Ehara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shoji Ehara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masayuki Suzuki shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers