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Kazuki Nakashima

Kazuki Nakashima

Writer · Born August 19, 1959 (67) · Fukuoka, Japan

Kazuki Nakashima (中島 かずき, born August 19, 1959) is a Japanese playwright, novelist, contributing editor, and anime screenwriter. He was born in Fukuoka, Japan. He has written screenplays for Re:Cutie Honey, Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare and Oh! Edo Rocket. He was also responsible for the series composition of Gurren Lagann and he wrote the play and novel that were the basis for the anime Oh! Edo Rocket.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 19, 1959 (67)
From
Fukuoka, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 46 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 45% in 30 days

What are Kazuki Nakashima's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: 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
Self
29%
Bonds
26%
Survival
16%
Society
10%
Power
9%
Morality
6%
Ideas
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
11
Joyful
4
Tense
3
Absurd
5
Triumphant
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1

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 Kazuki Nakashima's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuki Nakashima'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

46 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • シネマ歌舞伎『歌舞伎NEXT 朧の森に棲む鬼』 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Rose & Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • 劇団☆新感線 ゲキ×シネ 『バサラオ』 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Jeanne d'Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • Shaman Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Screenplay

  • Eiga Bakuten!!(2022)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • 劇団☆新感線『神州無頼街』 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • The Sealer(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • 劇団☆新感線『狐晴明九尾狩』 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Back Arrow(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Original Story · Screenplay · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • BNA(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Original Story · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Promare(2019)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Promare / Side: Galo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • Promare / Side: Lio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • Fortress of Skulls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Batman Ninja(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Terra Formars(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Concrete Revolutio(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Asura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Theatre Play

  • The Making of Kill la Kill: 500 Days of Total Coverage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as (Self)

  • Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Shiren & Ragi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Theatre Play

  • Kill La Kill(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · Original Story · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Kamen Rider Fourze: FINAL EPISODE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Seven Souls in the Skull Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Kamen Rider Movie War Ultimatum: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here!(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Movie War Mega Max: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO(2011)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Fourze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 48 episodes · Series Composition

  • Goemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Theatre Play

  • Banyuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars(2009)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End(2008)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Oh! Edo Rocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Theatre Play

  • Gurren Lagann(2007)

    Show 27 episodes · Original Story · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Juken Sentai Gekiranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Nodame Cantabile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · Series Composition

  • Ultraman Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Blood Gets in Your Eyes(2005)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Re: Cutie Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Screenplay · Series Composition · Writer

  • Sunset at Chaopraya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dr. Yoshi

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 48 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Untitled Hiroyuki Imaishi/Kazuki Nakashima Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1971 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! (2012)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Gurren Lagann (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 46: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting43 of 46: 43 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s1 · acting2000s11 · crew2010s20 · 1 acting · 19 crew2020s12 · 1 acting · 11 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 Kazuki Nakashima's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Kamen Rider Movie War Mega Max: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO (2011)

74th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Kazuki Nakashima's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles8–55 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Kazuki Nakashima work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuki Nakashima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nobuyuki Hiyama shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers