Tetsuya Nakashima is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was born in Fukuoka, attending high school in Chikushino. His 2010 film Confessions was awarded Best Picture at the Japanese Academy Awards, where Nakashima was also awarded Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 2, 1959 (67)
- Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Director and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Tetsuya Nakashima's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4
Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous3
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 Tetsuya Nakashima's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Tetsuya 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
20 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
The Brightest Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
It Comes(2018)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The World of Kanako(2014)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
I Am Searching For Myself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Flarella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Confessions(2010)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Lalapipo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Paco and the Magical Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Memories of Matsuko(2006)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Birth of Unicorn Ryuji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Kamikaze Girls(2004)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Rolling Bomber Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Smap Short Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Beautiful Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Happy-Go-Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Forget The Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
菩薩の仮想 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1981 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Confessions (2010)
Highest rated
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
Most popular right now
Confessions (2010)
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 Tetsuya Nakashima's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 81/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Tetsuya Nakashima's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Tetsuya Nakashima work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tetsuya Nakashima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoshiyuki Koike shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Nobuhiro MonmaShared titles: It Comes (2018), The World of Kanako (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nobuhiro Monma
Actors
- Munetaka AokiShared titles: It Comes (2018), The World of Kanako (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Munetaka Aoki
- Nana KomatsuShared titles: It Comes (2018), The World of Kanako (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nana Komatsu
- Satoshi TsumabukiShared titles: It Comes (2018), The World of Kanako (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Takako MatsuShared titles: It Comes (2018), Confessions (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Takako Matsu
Cinematographers and editors
- Yoshiyuki KoikeShared titles: It Comes (2018), The World of Kanako (2014), Confessions (2010), Memories of Matsuko (2006), Kamikaze Girls (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Yoshiyuki Koike
- Shôichi AtôShared titles: The World of Kanako (2014), Confessions (2010), Memories of Matsuko (2006), Kamikaze Girls (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Shôichi Atô
Producers
- Yutaka SuzukiShared titles: The World of Kanako (2014), Confessions (2010), Kamikaze Girls (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Yutaka Suzuki
- Yûji IshidaShared titles: Confessions (2010), Memories of Matsuko (2006), Kamikaze Girls (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Yûji Ishida
- Genki KawamuraShared titles: It Comes (2018), Confessions (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Genki Kawamura
- Minami IchikawaShared titles: It Comes (2018), Confessions (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Minami Ichikawa
