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Toshiharu Ikeda

Toshiharu Ikeda

Director · Died December 24, 2010, aged 59 · Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Film director and screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 23, 1951
Died
December 24, 2010 (aged 59)
From
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 44 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Toshiharu Ikeda's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
43%
Power
23%
Morality
22%
Bonds
12%
Violence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 0 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
2
Cold
2
Melancholic
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Toshiharu Ikeda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toshiharu Ikeda'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

44 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Aki fukaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Man Behind the Scissors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

  • DEATH II: Bleeding Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • DEATH: Bleeding Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Shadow of the Wraith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Confinement Escape: The Woman Who Bloomed in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Another XX: Matori Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • The Key(1997)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Confinement Escape: Sex Slave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Confinement Escape: Obscene Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • XX: Beautiful Prey(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • XX: Beautiful Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Beautiful Target(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Confinement Escape: Forbidden Humiliation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Brutal Insanity of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Red Foliage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Misty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Nekketsu After School Club 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Nekketsu After School Club 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Evil Dead Trap(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cheek to Cheek at Night ~ A Woman Embracing the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Scent of a Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Mermaid Legend(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Angel Guts: Red Porno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Blue Lagoon: A Summer Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Crazed Fruit(1981)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sex Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Uptown Lady: Days of Eros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Assistant Director

  • Boss Girl Mafia: Flesh Punishment (Lynch) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Image of a Bound Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Assistant Director

  • Wet Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Assistant Director

  • Angel Guts: Nami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    First Assistant Director

  • Marital War in Kibogaoka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Assistant Director

  • Woman of the Afternoon: Incite! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Assistant Director

  • Joseito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Assistant Director

  • Women in Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Assistant Director

  • Angel Guts: High School Co-Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Assistant Director

  • Wet Vase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1976 to 2008.

Highest rated

Mermaid Legend (1984)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Beautiful Target (1995)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing30 of 43: 23 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting9 of 43: 1 only writing, 8 with another roleOther crew12 of 43: 11 only other crew, 1 with another role

43 titles, 8 with more than one role.

By decade

1970s9 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s7 · crew

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

How do Toshiharu Ikeda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Beautiful Target (1995)

75th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Mermaid Legend (1984)

Midcredits 80th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Toshiharu Ikeda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toshiharu Ikeda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tamiya Takebashi shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers