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Yumiko Nakaba

Editor

Yumiko Nakaba (中葉 由美子, Nakaba Yumiko) is a Japanese female editor. She has worked as an editor and assistant editor in many of the Doraemon and Shin-chan movies.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Editor
Titles
45 on Motif · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Yumiko Nakaba's films like?

Across their 33 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Self
22%
Survival
10%
Morality
9%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Power
2%
Friendship16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 9 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 14

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 21 · Intense 3

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

Steady 17 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

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 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Thrilling
16
Warm
13
Tense
10
Absurd
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet11
  • 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 Yumiko Nakaba's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 45 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yumiko Nakaba's titles on Motif; 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

64 credits, 45 with a Motif page.

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1983 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)

$28M worldwide

Highest rated

Shin Chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing41 of 46: 41 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew5 of 46: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s9 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Yumiko Nakaba's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020)

70th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Shin Chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Yumiko Nakaba's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Yumiko Nakaba work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yumiko Nakaba's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshihiko Kojima shares the most, 27.

Directors

  • Tsutomu Shibayama11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Tsutomu Shibayama
  • Keiichi Hara7 titles · 5 as director    See all 7 shared titles with Keiichi Hara
  • Mitsuru Hongô4 titles · 3 as director    See all 4 shared titles with Mitsuru Hongô
  • Takashi Watabe2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Takashi Watabe

Writers

  • Fujio F. Fujiko11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Fujio F. Fujiko
  • Yoshito Usui8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Yoshito Usui
  • Nobuaki Kishima7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Nobuaki Kishima
  • Takashi Yamada3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Takashi Yamada

Actors

  • Kaneta Kimotsuki11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Kaneta Kimotsuki
  • Michiko Nomura11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Michiko Nomura
  • Noriko Ohara11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Noriko Ohara
  • Keiji Fujiwara9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Keiji Fujiwara

Editors

  • Toshihiko Kojima27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Toshihiko Kojima
  • Hideaki Murai27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Hideaki Murai
  • Akihiro Kawasaki25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Akihiro Kawasaki
  • Hajime Okayasu25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Hajime Okayasu

Producers

  • Toshihide Yamada11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Toshihide Yamada
  • Kenji Ôta9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Kenji Ôta
  • Jun'ichi Kimura9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jun'ichi Kimura
  • Hiroshi Mogi8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Hiroshi Mogi

Mixed roles