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Toyomichi Kurita

Toyomichi Kurita

Cinematographer · Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

Toyomichi Kurita (born 1950 in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan) is a Japanese cinematographer who has worked in both Japan and the USA. He has frequently worked with American directors, Alan Rudolph and Tyler Perry, after graduating from the AFI Conservancy in 1981. In Japan, he has frequently collaborated with Takashi Miike.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Toyomichi Kurita's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
23%
Self
16%
Power
12%
Survival
5%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 14 · Intense 8

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 5

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
13
Warm
6
Bittersweet
6
Hopeful
9
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Toyomichi Kurita's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toyomichi Kurita'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

35 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Cube(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Brain Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Madea's Big Happy Family(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Why Did I Get Married Too?(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Toad's Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • The Family That Preys(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Why Did I Get Married?(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sukiyaki Western Django(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Little Girls(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Imprint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Madea's Family Reunion(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • First Daughter(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Taboo(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cookie's Fortune(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Afterglow(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Infinity(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Crime of the Century(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Homecoming(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Woman Undone(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Waiting to Exhale(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pinocchio: The Making of a Masterpiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Moving(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Grand Isle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • A Rage in Harlem(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Convicts(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Blood Red(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Powwow Highway(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Moderns(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Trouble in Mind(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters(1985)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hard Rock Zombies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Big Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Camera Operator

  • Pastoral: To Die in the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1974 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

$81M worldwide

Highest rated

Moving (1993)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography31 of 34: 31 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew3 of 34: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · 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 Toyomichi Kurita's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · cinematographer

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

94th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Moving (1993)

Midcredits 96th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 58/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Toyomichi Kurita's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity7 titles30–54 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Toyomichi Kurita work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toyomichi Kurita's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tyler Perry shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers