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Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

Director · Born September 1, 1974 (52) · Obihiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Born
September 1, 1974 (52)
From
Obihiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 33 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 37 days to Oct 26

What are Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
35%
Self
29%
Society
17%
Bonds
12%
Morality
7%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuyoshi Kumakiri'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

33 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Shrine(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Meisou Kazoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • All of Tokyo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

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

    Director

  • #Manhole(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Love's Twisting Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Assistant Director

  • 60 JUSTICE PROJECT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Mukoku(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Dias Police: Police from Another Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • 光の音色 -THE BACK HORN Film- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • My Man(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The End of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blazing Famiglia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Sketches of Kaitan City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Bungo Japanese Literature Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Midnight Diner(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Non-ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Tonsure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Late Bloomer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Freesia: Bullet Over Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Green Mind, Metal Bats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

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

    Screenplay

  • The Volatile Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • The Ravaged House: Zoroku's Disease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Fuyu no hanabi hen - Imouto no teryouri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Natsu no hanabi hen - asagao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Antenna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Hole in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Zenbu of World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Shrine (2026)

$305K worldwide

Highest rated

My Man (2014)

Midcredits 46th

Most popular right now

The Shrine (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing30 of 33: 23 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting8 of 33: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing4 of 33: 1 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 33: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

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

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s12 · 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 Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

The Shrine (2026)

89th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Midnight Diner (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 94% 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 Kazuyoshi Kumakiri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashi Ujita shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers