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Yoshiyuki Kuroda

Yoshiyuki Kuroda

Director · Died January 22, 2015, aged 86 · Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田 義之, Hepburn: Kuroda Yoshiyuki, March 4, 1928 – January 22, 2015) was a Japanese filmmaker and special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction films and television shows.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 4, 1928
Died
January 22, 2015 (aged 86)
From
Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 34 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 8% in 30 days

What are Yoshiyuki Kuroda's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Self
28%
Bonds
19%
Survival
12%
Society
11%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
2
Cold
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Yoshiyuki Kuroda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshiyuki Kuroda'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

34 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Zankyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • When We See Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Goblin & "Yuki-Usagi" (Snow-Hare) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • A Legend of Turmoil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Masked Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 118 episodes · Director

  • The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • The Shogun's Vault III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Evil Spirit Princess Sakurako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • The Shogun's Vault II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Samurai of Hachiman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Tokugawa no Onnatachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Shadow Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Zatoichi Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mute Samurai(1973)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Jumborg Ace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Kaihei shi-gō seito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Mirrorman(1971)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ā dokushin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • The Invisible Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Great Yokai War(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Wrath of Daimajin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Special Effects

  • Return of Daimajin(1966)

    Special Effects

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Daimajin(1966)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Assistant Director

  • Oniisan to oneesan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Assistant Director

  • Tabiwa Oiroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Yûrei koban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Assistant Director

  • Fighting Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1956 to 1999.

Highest rated

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Mute Samurai (1973)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing23 of 33: 22 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 33: 3 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew7 of 33: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s11 · crew1970s8 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s4 · crew

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

How do Yoshiyuki Kuroda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Mirrorman (1971)

62nd percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 62/100 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 Yoshiyuki Kuroda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshiyuki Kuroda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshio Taniguchi shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles