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Daisuke Nishio

Daisuke Nishio

Director and writer · Born April 1, 1959 (67) · Hiroshima, Japan

Born
April 1, 1959 (67)
From
Hiroshima, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 36 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 49% in 30 days

What are Daisuke Nishio's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
23%
Survival
15%
Self
14%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 9

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
9
Joyful
5
Triumphant
3
Dread
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Daisuke Nishio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daisuke Nishio'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

36 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Magic Candies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Dragon Ball Z Kai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Power of Hope: Precure Full Bloom(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Story Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • ドラゴンボール改 魔人ブウ編 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 69 episodes · as 导演

  • Halo Legends(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Halo Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Yes! PreCure 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Futari wa Precure Splash☆Star: Maji Doki Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Pretty Cure(2004)

    Show 96 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem(2003)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Air Master(2003)

    Show 27 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: The Adventure in Grand Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • The World of Dragon Ball Z(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • One Piece(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murderous Deep Blue(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kindaichi Case Files: Death God Hospital Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Kindaichi Case Files Movie 1: The Opera House Murders(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blue Legend Shoot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Go! Go! Ackman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Storyboard

  • Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 58 episodes · Series Director

  • Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks(1993)

    Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • 3x3 Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku(1990)

    Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z(1989)

    Show 199 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Crying Freeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1986 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Pretty Cure (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 36: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting29 of 36: 22 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting5 of 36: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew9 of 36: 4 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score96th

36 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s7 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s4 · 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 Daisuke Nishio's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Power of Hope: Precure Full Bloom (2023)

89th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 11 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.

Who does Daisuke Nishio work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daisuke Nishio's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shin'ichi Fukumitsu shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Masako Nozawa9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Masako Nozawa
  • Kohei Miyauchi8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Kohei Miyauchi
  • Mayumi Tanaka7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Mayumi Tanaka
  • Hiromi Tsuru6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Hiromi Tsuru

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Shin'ichi Fukumitsu11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
  • Shunsuke Kikuchi9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Motoaki Ikegami5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Motoaki Ikegami
  • Jeremy Jimenez4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Jeremy Jimenez

Producers