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Kishû Izuchi

Writer and director · Born April 25, 1968 (58) · Mie, Japan

Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 25, 1968 (58)
From
Mie, Japan
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 47 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 9% in 30 days

What are Kishû Izuchi's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
31%
Morality
22%
Ideas
7%
Survival
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

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

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 2 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Romantic
3
Melancholic
2
Warm
2
Hopeful
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Kishû Izuchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Kishû Izuchi's 5 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Kishû Izuchi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

47 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Almost Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • A Fool's Love(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Manji(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tocka(2022)

    Development Producer · Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Far Away, Further Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Screenplay

  • Living, Dying, Father, etc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Screenplay

  • Drowning Love(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Like a Fairy Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sugimoto

  • All About Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Love and Treachery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Screenplay

  • Piranha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • What a Wonderful Life!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Screenplay

  • Daydream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay

  • The Faceless Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Counterfeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay

  • Yaneura no Sanposha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Screenplay

  • Fall Into The Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Screenplay

  • Left Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Yumeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay

  • Moon Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza Wives’ Code of Honor: The Demon’s Scream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay

  • The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Rush! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Screenplay

  • The Suicide Chain(2001)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fellatio Angel: Mascot in White Uniform (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • Hysteric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • Eyes on Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Mofuku Shimai: Tappuri Nurashite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • The Cold-Blooded Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Jukujo Soap: Tsukinuke Hassha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Jesus in Nirvana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • The Fetist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Dirty Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Kokkuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Monzetsu Daikaiten: Hitoban Nando de mo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Raigyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Slow Motion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • Meshû: Torokeru Kashin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • Upcoming Scenery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • No Good Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • Apartment 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Angel in September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Thanks

  • The Dream of Garuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • Amazon Garden: Uniform Lesbians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Police

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Drowning Love (2016)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Drowning Love (2016)

Midcredits 50th

Most popular right now

A Fool's Love (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 47: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting10 of 47: 6 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting37 of 47: 32 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing2 of 47: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 47: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

47 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s18 · 1 acting · 17 crew2000s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s6 · crew

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

How do Kishû Izuchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Manji (2023)

87th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Drowning Love (2016)

Midcredits 50th · 43% liked

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 Kishû Izuchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kishû Izuchi's MovieCove titles; Yôta Kawase shares the most, 2.