Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Editor · Japan
- Japan
- Editor
- 18 on MovieCove · 141 credits in all
What are Jun'ichi Kikuchi's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
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 Jun'ichi Kikuchi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jun'ichi Kikuchi'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
141 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Arirang Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Talking the Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Side Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Policeman and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Natsumi's Firefly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Mother's Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Strobe Edge(2015)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Her Granddaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Kabukicho Love Hotel(2014)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Nobody's Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Yellow Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Terminal Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Dearest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Life Back Then (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Egoists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Lightning Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
April Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Zen(2009)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
252: Signal of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Osaka Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
I Just Didn't Do It(2006)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Diary of Beloved Wife: Naive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
It's Only Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
A Heartful of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Hibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
River of First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Locomotive Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Girlfriend: Someone Please Stop the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Séance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
L'amant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Milk White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Touch a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Her Island, My Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Resurrection(2002)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Barber's Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Gibojiri: Musuko ga shitai yoru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Rain of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Last Dance: Divorce Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Labyrinth of Leg Fetishism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Closed Ward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Love Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Pulse(2001)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
I Am an S+M Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Chaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Charisma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Night the Angel Turned Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Give It All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
French Dressing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
MIND GAME (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Dosukebe na oyako: Midara na sei-seikatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Yusuri: The Blackmailer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Human Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Wild Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Close Your Eyes and Hold Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Seraphim Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Shall We Dance?(1996)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Do-sukebe oyako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Nozokiya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
A New Love in Tokyo(1994)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Emperor of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Iyarashii zengi: Sugoku kanjiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Human Scramble: Delinquent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Honban roshutsu gurui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Hit-and-Run Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Gorotsuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't(1992)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
High School Jingi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Hunting Young Wives: Tormenting Their Erogenous Zones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Love of Sawako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Wakaokusama no namashitagi: Ikasete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Gappie, Wear a Tie this Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Fancy Dance(1989)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Itsuki Mariko: Kyonyû shigoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Harimao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Groper Train: Unrepentant Fingertips, Professional Baseball Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Genuine Masturbation: Finger Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Door(1988)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Hitomi Kobayashi's Beast Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Shimai ryôjoku! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Nerawareta hôkago: Zekkyô! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Hard Petting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Danchi tsuma: Nyuu taun bôkô-ma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Captured Mother and Daughter: She Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Bedtime Eyes(1987)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Guzoo: The Thing Forsaken by God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Entrails of a Beautiful Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
New Wife Tortured in a Locked Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Love Slave Doll: Make Me Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Perverted Rope Torture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Kôkô kyôshi: bôkei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Masochist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Bumpkin Soup(1985)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Furin no wana: Kantsû (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Za yobai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Namadori kaikin tour: Mushirareta bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Kôkô kyôshi: Shisshin! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
OL kankin (hakuchū no reipu) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Sukebe shimai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Chikan to rikon tsuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Apartment Wife: Body Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Disgraced! Uniform Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Bondage: Whip and High Heels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Marushû shojo tarento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Love Beast: Steamy Disgrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Seifuku kyōjidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Hishoku rîsuzuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Bondage: Whip and Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Crazy Family(1984)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Abnormal Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Days of Lust: Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Sekkusumeido: Osouji no Atode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Sexy Oral: Uwakina Kuchibiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Danchizuma: Sarakin Jigoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Kandagawa Pervert Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Taxi driver: Hakuchû no tôsui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Dokyumento: SEX joshi daigaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Snake Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Girl Rope Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
A newlywed is brutally raped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Wolf: Running Is Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
The Woman with the Red Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Tattoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Raped with Eyes: Daydream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Onna kyōshi o hagu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
High School Girl's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Day Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Empire of Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Career shape
A full career of 140 titles from 1981 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Resurrection (2002)
Highest rated
Shall We Dance? (1996)
Most popular right now
Pulse (2001)
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 Jun'ichi Kikuchi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Jun'ichi Kikuchi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jun'ichi Kikuchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masayuki Suō shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Masayuki SuōShared titles: I Just Didn't Do It (2006), Shall We Dance? (1996), Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992), Fancy Dance (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Masayuki Suō
- Banmei TakahashiShared titles: Zen (2009), A New Love in Tokyo (1994), Door (1988), The Crazy Family (1984)See all 4 shared titles with Banmei Takahashi
- Ryūichi HirokiShared titles: The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017), Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Ryūichi Hiroki
- Kiyoshi KurosawaShared titles: Pulse (2001), Bumpkin Soup (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers
- Hiroshi SaitôShared titles: The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017), Resurrection (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroshi Saitô
Actors
- Shō AikawaShared titles: Zen (2009), Resurrection (2002), Pulse (2001), A New Love in Tokyo (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Shō Aikawa
- Naoto TakenakaShared titles: Shall We Dance? (1996), Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992), Fancy Dance (1989), Bedtime Eyes (1987)See all 4 shared titles with Naoto Takenaka
- Akira EmotoShared titles: Shall We Dance? (1996), Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992), Bedtime Eyes (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Akira Emoto
- Hiromasa TaguchiShared titles: Shall We Dance? (1996), Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992), Fancy Dance (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Hiromasa Taguchi
Composers and cinematographers
- Naoki KayanoShared titles: I Just Didn't Do It (2006), Shall We Dance? (1996), A New Love in Tokyo (1994), Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Naoki Kayano
- Yoshikazu SuoShared titles: I Just Didn't Do It (2006), Shall We Dance? (1996), Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992), Fancy Dance (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Yoshikazu Suo
- Atsuhiro NabeshimaShared titles: The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017), Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Producers
- Shôji MasuiShared titles: I Just Didn't Do It (2006), Shall We Dance? (1996), Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992), Fancy Dance (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Shôji Masui
- Hiroshi YamamotoShared titles: Pulse (2001), Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992), Fancy Dance (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Hiroshi Yamamoto
- Shigeo MinakamiShared titles: The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017), Shall We Dance? (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Shigeo Minakami
- Atsuyuki ShimodaShared titles: Resurrection (2002), Pulse (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Atsuyuki Shimoda