Kin'ya Naoi
Writer · Born October 30, 1922 (103) · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- October 30, 1922 (103)
- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Kin'ya Naoi's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Kin'ya Naoi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Kin'ya Naoi'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
37 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Zatoichi Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Mute Samurai(1973)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Zatoichi at Large(1972)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Last Kamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Angry Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Wild Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Watch Out, Crimson Bat! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Curse of the Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Fangs of a Female (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Lone Wolf Isazo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
A Woman's Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Tattooed Life(1965)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Life of Hishakaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Violent Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Nerai uchi buraikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Shimmering Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Mukōmizu no kenka kasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Sakura Official (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Young Lord and Second Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Whistling Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
A Fishwife's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Tange Sazen and the Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Obugyō-sama to musume-tachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
If You're Man Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Covered Wagon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Showdown at Shirogane Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
JA750 Gōki Yukuefumei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Third Dead Angle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Ama Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
At the End of the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Career shape
A full career of 37 titles from 1953 to 1980.
How do Kin'ya Naoi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 27. 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.
Who does Kin'ya Naoi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kin'ya Naoi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kan Shimozawa shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Kan ShimozawaShared titles: Zatoichi at Large (1972), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Kan Shimozawa
Actors
- Shintarō KatsuShared titles: Zatoichi at Large (1972), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Shintarō Katsu
- Hōsei KomatsuShared titles: Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), Tattooed Life (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Hōsei Komatsu
