Tôru Nakajima
- Cinematographer
- 7 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Tôru Nakajima's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
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 Tôru Nakajima's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Tôru Nakajima'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
18 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Identity V STAGE Episode 4 [Phantom of the Monochrome] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Manji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
真紅な動輪 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Ninja-gari(1982)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Gate of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Shogun's Ninja(1980)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Message from Space(1978)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Yagyu Clan Conspiracy(1978)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Gambling Code and Feuds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Doberman Cop(1977)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Hokuriku Proxy War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Yakuza Graveyard(1976)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Violent Panic: The Big Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Boss's Head(1975)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1975 to 2024.
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 Tôru Nakajima's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the cinematography 56/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Tôru Nakajima work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tôru Nakajima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kinji Fukasaku shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Kinji FukasakuShared titles: Message from Space (1978), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978), Doberman Cop (1977), Yakuza Graveyard (1976), The Boss's Head (1975)See all 5 shared titles with Kinji Fukasaku
Writers
- Hirô MatsudaShared titles: Message from Space (1978), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Hirô Matsuda
- Kôji TakadaShared titles: Doberman Cop (1977), The Boss's Head (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Kôji Takada
Actors
- Shin'ichi ChibaShared titles: Shogun's Ninja (1980), Message from Space (1978), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978), Doberman Cop (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Shin'ichi Chiba
- Hiroyuki SanadaShared titles: Shogun's Ninja (1980), Message from Space (1978), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Hiroyuki Sanada
- Etsuko ShihomiShared titles: Shogun's Ninja (1980), Message from Space (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Etsuko Shihomi
- Isao NatsuyagiShared titles: Shogun's Ninja (1980), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Isao Natsuyagi
Composers and editors
- Toshiaki TsushimaShared titles: Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978), Yakuza Graveyard (1976), The Boss's Head (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Toshiaki Tsushima
- Isamu IchidaShared titles: Message from Space (1978), Yakuza Graveyard (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Isamu Ichida