Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二 Hepburn: Itō Junji, born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror mangaka. Some of his most notable works include Tomie, a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story where fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench."
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 31, 1963 (63)
- Sakashita, Gifu, Japan
- Writer and actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Junji Ito's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 7
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous7
- Cyclical1
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 Junji Ito's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Junji Ito'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
34 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bloody Smart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Living Corpse(2026)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Fearsome Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Uzumaki(2024)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all showsHorror Manga Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Junji Ito Collection(2018)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Earthbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack(2012)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Tomio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Tomie: Unlimited(2011)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Tomie vs Tomie(2007)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Tomie: Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Tomie: Beginning(2005)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Groaning Drain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Marronnier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tomie: Forbidden Fruit(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Kakashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Love Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Tomie: Re-birth(2001)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Street of Gravestones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Oshikiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Face Burglar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Long Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Hanging Balloons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Tomie: Replay(2000)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Uzumaki(2000)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Tomie: Another Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Tomie(1998)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all filmsBloodsucking Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Junji Ito Crimson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 34 titles, 32 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.
Highest rated
Uzumaki (2000)
Most popular right now
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)
Film career
- 1998Screen debut· Tomie
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 Junji Ito's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 9 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.
Is Junji Ito's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Junji Ito work with?
People who share at least 2 of Junji Ito's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryûji Miyajima shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Ataru OikawaShared titles: Tomie: Beginning (2005), Tomie (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Ataru Oikawa
Writers
- Yoshinobu FujiokaShared titles: Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002), Tomie: Re-birth (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshinobu Fujioka
Actors
- Hinako SaekiShared titles: The Living Corpse (2026), Uzumaki (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Hinako Saeki
- Stephen FuShared titles: Uzumaki (2024), Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Fu
- Kenji MizuhashiShared titles: Tomie: Beginning (2005), Tomie (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Kenji Mizuhashi
- Tarō SuwaShared titles: Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Uzumaki (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Tarō Suwa
Cinematographers and editors
- Ryûji MiyajimaShared titles: Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002), Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Tomie: Replay (2000), Tomie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Ryûji Miyajima
- Yasutaka NaganoShared titles: Tomie: Unlimited (2011), Tomie vs Tomie (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Yasutaka Nagano
Producers
- Yasuhiko HigashiShared titles: Tomie vs Tomie (2007), Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002), Tomie: Replay (2000), Tomie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Yasuhiko Higashi
- Mikihiko HirataShared titles: Tomie: Beginning (2005), Tomie: Replay (2000), Tomie (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Mikihiko Hirata
- Shun ShimizuShared titles: Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Tomie: Replay (2000), Tomie (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Shun Shimizu
- Tsutomu TsuchikawaShared titles: Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Tomie: Replay (2000), Tomie (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
