Takashi Ishii was a Japanese film director, screenwriter and manga artist. He has directed several pinku eiga erotic films, but his most notable feature was the 1995 crime thriller Gonin starring Takeshi Kitano.
Biography from TMDB.
- July 11, 1946
- May 22, 2022 (aged 75)
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Writer, director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are Takashi Ishii's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic3
- 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 Takashi Ishii's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Takashi Ishii'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, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Ame no etranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Gonin Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Sweet Whip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
A Night in Nude: Salvation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Brutal Hopelessness of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Behind Flower and Snake II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Flower & Snake II莱2233.wf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Flower & Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Behind Flower and Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
TOKYO G.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Freeze Me(2000)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Black Angel 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Black Angel Vol. 1(1998)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Gonin 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Killing Angel Muhan(1995)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Five(1995)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Alone in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Angel Guts: Red Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
A Night in Nude(1993)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Brutal Insanity of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Original Sin(1992)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Goddamn!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Orchids Under the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Evil Dead Trap(1988)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Cheek to Cheek at Night ~ A Woman Embracing the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Akai nawa: Hateru made (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Saya: Perspective in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Scent of a Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Dream Crimes(1985)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Love Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Rope Sisters: Strange Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Girl and the Wooden Horse Torture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Angel Guts: Red Porno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Angel Guts: Nami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Angel Guts: Red Classroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Angel Guts: High School Co-Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
A full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 1978 to 2015.
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 Takashi Ishii's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Takashi Ishii work with?
People who share at least 2 of Takashi Ishii's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daisuke Iijima shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Daisuke IijimaShared titles: Freeze Me (2000), Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993), Original Sin (1992)See all 5 shared titles with Daisuke Iijima
- Naoto TakenakaShared titles: Freeze Me (2000), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993), Original Sin (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Naoto Takenaka
- Hideo MurotaShared titles: Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993), Original Sin (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Hideo Murota
- Jinpachi NezuShared titles: Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Jinpachi Nezu
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Gorô YasukawaShared titles: Freeze Me (2000), Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993), Original Sin (1992)See all 5 shared titles with Gorô Yasukawa
- Yasushi SasakibaraShared titles: Freeze Me (2000), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993), Original Sin (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Yasushi Sasakibara
- Akimasa KawashimaShared titles: Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993), Evil Dead Trap (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Akimasa Kawashima
Producers
- Taketo NiitsuShared titles: Freeze Me (2000), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Taketo Niitsu