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Kazuya Konaka

Kazuya Konaka

Director and writer, also actor · Born February 8, 1963 (63) · Mie Prefecture, Japan

Kazuya Konaka is a long-time Japanese action director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the Ultraman franchise with Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Nexus. He is also the brother of writer Chiaki J. Konaka (Ultraman Gaia, Digimon Tamers).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 8, 1963 (63)
From
Mie Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director and writer, also actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 62 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 27Up 35% in 30 days

What are Kazuya Konaka's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
36%
Survival
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kazuya Konaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuya Konaka'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

62 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gekijôban Shirubania Famirî: Furea kara no okurimono(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Single8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Production Design · Writer

  • The Land Beyond the Starry Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Story

  • Labyrinth of Cinema(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Iine! Hikaru Genji-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Vamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • My Little Lover(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Taikomochi no tatsujin: Tadashii XX no homekata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Ultraman Ginga S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • What I Long For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman Ginga(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • My future of being executed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Atsuhime No.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Nanase futatabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Manpuku Shoujo Dragonet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • You'll Die Six Hours Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Cellphone Investigator 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Tokyo Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • 0093: Masao Kusakari On Her Majesty's Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Ultraseven X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Magical Teacher Negima! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers(2006)

    Director · Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mirrorman Reflex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Ultraman: The Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · as Miku's Father

  • Ultraman Nexus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 37 episodes · Director · Series Director · Special Effects Coordinator

  • Astro Boy(2003)

    Show 50 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Olfactogram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Ultraman Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 65 episodes · Director

  • Rayca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • ウルトラマンダイナ SPECIAL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • The Dimension Travelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Ultraman Dyna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Special Effects Supervisor

  • The Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Alice 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Lady Poison: Beasts of the Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Haunted High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Kuma-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • After a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Story

  • Gridman the Hyper Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Anata ga koko ni itehoshii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The World You Don't Know II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The World You Don't Know I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Report on Latent Narcotic Substances in the Brain: Drugless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • WHITE GIRL STORY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Red Crow and the Ghost Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Screenplay

  • April Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Graduation Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • The Land Beyond the Starry Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Story

  • Bumpkin Soup(1985)

    as Member of the Veracruz Music Circle

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • 真夏の夜はNO,TIME (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The New Seven Lines Between Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • TURN POINT 10:40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 1979 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers (2006)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers (2006)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013)

Film career

  • 2004Screen debut· Ultraman: The Next

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 60: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting54 of 60: 43 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting9 of 60: 2 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing1 of 60: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography2 of 60: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 60: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 60: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

60 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s7 · 2 acting · 5 crew1990s20 · crew2000s16 · 2 acting · 15 crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · crew

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 Kazuya Konaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director

Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga (2016)

60th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers (2006)

Midcredits 86th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 3 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 Kazuya Konaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuya Konaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hirotoshi Kobayashi shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors