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Chikako Nakabayashi

Producer · Born January 7, 1972 (54)

Born
January 7, 1972 (54)
Works as
Producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 22% in 30 days

What are Chikako Nakabayashi's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
31%
Survival
30%
Self
25%
Power
7%
Society
4%
Morality
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · 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 5 · Engaged 7 · 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 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
6
Warm
4
Dread
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Chikako Nakabayashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chikako Nakabayashi'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, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Missing Child Videotape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Production Executive

  • Best Wishes to All(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • From the End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Ribbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Ox-Head Village(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Yama Onna(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Homunculus(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Suicide Forest Village(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Memory's Technique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Howling Village(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Ainu Mosir(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Good People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Casting · Producer

  • Noble Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · Producer

  • L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Anitomo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • Cloudy, Ocassionally Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • High & Low: The Movie 3 - Final Mission(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Movie(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hee(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • High & Low: The Red Rain(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Girls Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Saigo no Inochi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • L.DK(2014)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jellyfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Line Producer

  • Blindly in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • ×××HOLiC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • The Idiots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Soil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Happy Darts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Love Letter from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer's Assistant

  • Sakuran(2006)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Meatball Machine(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Love My Life(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Love/Juice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Maborosi(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

High & Low: The Movie (2016)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Maborosi (1995)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

High & Low: The Movie 3 - Final Mission (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing28 of 29: 27 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thOther crew2 of 29: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s15 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Chikako Nakabayashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Hee (2015)

76th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Maborosi (1995)

Midcredits 93rd · 77% 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 Chikako Nakabayashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chikako Nakabayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harue Miyake shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers