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Akinori Nagaoka

Director · Born January 1, 1954 (72)

Born
January 1, 1954 (72)
Works as
Director
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all

What are Akinori Nagaoka's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
30%
Morality
9%
Survival
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Joyful
1
Dread
1
Tense
1
Other
3

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 Akinori Nagaoka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Akinori Nagaoka's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

36 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Soreike! Anpanman: Donburimantorio no Otsukai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Anpanman: The Secret of Fairy Rin-Rin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Touch: Cross Road(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Go! Anpanman: Tears of the Mermaid Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Touch 4: Miss Lonely Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Storyboard

  • Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: The Flying Picture Book and the Glass Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Anne Frank's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Storyboard

  • Go! Anpanman: The Secret of Tsumiki Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The Wizard of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Co-Director

  • Sore Ike! Anpanman: Minami no Umi wo Sukue! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Record of the Lodoss War(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Co-Director

  • Funky Fables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 41 episodes · Director

  • Madonna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Bug-tte Honey: Megalom Shōjo Rondo 4622 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Touch 3: Don't Pass Me By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Honey Bee in Toycomland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 51 episodes · Director

  • Dragon Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Animation Director · Storyboard

  • Gu-Gu Ganmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Little Memole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Dr. Slump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Storyboard

  • The New Adventures of Gigantor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Dracula(1980)

    Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Storyboard

  • There Goes Our Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Storyboard

  • The Rose of Versailles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Shin Aim for the Ace! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1978 to 2011.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing26 of 35: 24 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting6 of 35: 5 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew6 of 35: 3 only other crew, 3 with another role

35 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s1 · crew

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

How do Akinori Nagaoka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

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 Akinori Nagaoka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akinori Nagaoka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomoko Konparu shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors